Megan Amram

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Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987 ) is an American screenwriter , comedian , actress and producer . She received two Emmy nominations in 2018 for her series An Emmy for Megan .

Life

Amram grew up in Portland, Oregon and studied psychology at Harvard University . She has lived in Los Angeles since 2010.

Amram wrote plays for Harvard's theater group Hasty Pudding during her studies , and she also appeared in plays herself. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to establish herself as a comedy writer.

At this point, she had already made a name for herself on Twitter with her jokes, which helped her to make contacts in the comedy world and to get her first engagements: Among other things, she wrote for the Oscars 2011 and the Disney series ANT: Attention nature talents . Michael Schur became aware of her through her tweets, and she hired her as a writer for his series Parks and Recreation . Amram is also involved in Schur's series The Good Place as executive producer and part of the team of authors. She also produces and writes a. for The Simpsons .

In 2018, Amram's web series An Emmy for Megan went online. The declared aim and theme of the series was to win an Emmy in the category “Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series”. Amram's performance as an actress finally brought her the sought-after Emmy nomination in the same year, and the miniseries was also nominated as "Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama". After receiving nothing in both categories, she announced a second season.

In addition to scripts, Amram u. a. for the New Yorker and published Science ... for her! , a satirical book on women and science.

Filmography (selection)

scriptwriter

Producer

Awards and nominations

Emmys

  • 2018: Nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries for An Emmy for Megan
  • 2018: Nomination for Best Miniseries for An Emmy for Megan

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Megan Amram - Awards and Nominations. Television Academy, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Joseph P. Kahn: Hilarious at 140 characters or less. June 28, 2011, accessed March 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Lisa Ryan: How I Get It Done: Comedy Writer Megan Amram of The Good Place. October 23, 2018, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Craig Lambert: Tweeter Titters. February 17, 2012, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  5. ^ Curt Hopkins: On Twitter, the surreal side of comedian Megan Amram. April 22, 2013, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Craig Lambert: Tweeter Titters. February 17, 2012, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Lisa Ryan: How I Get It Done: Comedy Writer Megan Amram of The Good Place. October 23, 2018, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Alexandra Tirado: Young Hollywood | "The Good Place" Writer Megan Amram Shows You How To Get Nominated For An Emmy! Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Luke Darby: Megan Amram Didn't Win Her Emmy So Now It's Time for Revenge. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Megan Amram. The New Yorker, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Dina Gachman: Q&A: Comedy Writer Megan Amram Doesn't Hold Back. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Amram, Megan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, comedian, actress, and producer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1987