Greg Berlanti
Greg Berlanti (born May 24, 1972 in Rye , New York ) is an American television producer , screenwriter and director . He currently leads the television series Arrow , The Flash , Supergirl , Blind Spot and Riverdale as Executive Producer .
Career
Greg Berlanti grew up as the son of Italian immigrants in a New York neighborhood that, as he later described it, was shaped by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants . He graduated from Northwestern University in Illinois with a degree in drama .
After writing a few plays for the theater, he began working on Dawson's Creek in 1998 as a writer and producer . In 2000 he was behind the camera for the first time as director of the feature film The Broken Hearts Club , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival . In 2002 he created the television series Everwood , which he supervised as executive producer , and which was nominated for two Emmys in the four years of its existence .
In 2002 Berlanti also invented the short-lived television series Jack & Bobby , which in turn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . In the following years Berlanti developed and produced various television series. Together with Marc Guggenheim , whom Berlanti met while working on Jack & Bobby , he developed and produced the Eli Stone series of lawyers from 2008 to 2009 , which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award . My Superhero Family followed in 2010, and The Tomorrow People from 2013 to 2014 . Guggenheim and Berlanti have been showrunners for the CW television series Arrow since 2012, and for The Flash since 2014 . Together with Guggenheim, he also wrote the comic book adaptation Green Lantern in 2011 . He also developed the television series Supergirl .
Berlanti also produced several series, from 2006 to 2011 the television series Brothers & Sisters , 2013 Golden Boy and since 2014 Detective Laura Diamond .
For the miniseries Political Animals , which Berlanti wrote and produced, he has received several nominations, including an Emmy , a Directors Guild of America Award and a Writers Guild of America Award .
Greg Berlanti is openly gay . He has been in a relationship with US footballer Robbie Rogers since November 2013 . In February 2016, the two became parents of a boy with the help of a surrogate mother . In May 2019 they became parents to a daughter.
Filmography (selection)
Writer and producer
- 1998: Dawson's Creek (TV series)
- 2002–2006: Everwood (TV series)
- 2004–2005: Jack & Bobby (TV series)
- 2008–2009: Eli Stone (TV series)
- 2011: Green Lantern
- 2010–2011: My Superhero Family ( No Ordinary Family , TV series)
- since 2012: Arrow (TV series)
- 2013–2014: The Tomorrow People (TV series)
- since 2014: The Flash (TV series)
- since 2015: Supergirl (TV series)
- since 2015: Blindspot (TV series)
- 2012: Political Animals (miniseries)
- since 2017: Riverdale (TV series)
- since 2018: Titans (web series)
- since 2018: You - You will love me (TV series)
- since 2019: Doom Patrol (web series, production only)
- since 2019: Batwoman (TV series, production only)
producer
- 2006–2011: Brothers & Sisters (TV series)
- 2013: Golden Boy (TV series)
- 2014–2016: Detective Laura Diamond ( The Mysteries of Laura , TV series)
- 2015: Pan
Director
- 2000: The Broken Hearts Club (The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy)
- 2010: Life As We (Life as We Know It)
- 2012: Political Animals (miniseries, pilot episode)
- 2018: Love, Simon
Web links
- Greg Berlanti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on Starpulse.com
- Biography at TV Guide
- Biography at Tribute.ca
Individual evidence
- ^ Marc Guggenheim . In: imagecomics.com . Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jim Halterman: Greg Berlanti Talks "The Flash" Excitement & Loving Robbie Rogers . In: thebacklot.com . August 19, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Charlie Carballo: Soccer star Robbie Rogers splits from Flash producer Greg Berlanti ... but insists the pair are still 'friends' . In: dailymail.co.uk . December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Robbie Rogers: Happy Valentines Day !!! Thank you to all the men and women who made it possible for me to be able to share my life with the man I love. xRR . In: instagram.com . Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Greg Berlanti Welcomes a Son via Surrogate: 'My Heart Is Full Forever' . In: people.com . February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Greg Berlanti on Instagram: “Welcome to the world Mia Barbara Rogers-Berlanti. 5/13/19. Our hearts and our family have grown even larger. @robbierogers has already… “ Retrieved on May 26, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Berlanti, Greg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer , screenwriter, and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rye , New York |