Lauren Iungerich Explained

Lauren Iungerich
Birth Name:Lauren Emily Iungerich
Birth Date:14 September 1974
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California U.S.
Known For:Awkward, On My Block
Children:2

Lauren Emily Iungerich (;[1] born September 14, 1974)[2] is a writer, director and showrunner known for Awkward.[3]

Early life

Iungerich was born in Los Angeles, California to social worker mother, Viola Iungerich (née Dube), and attorney father, Russell Iungerich.[4] She grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, graduating from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 1992 and from Claremont McKenna College in 1996. The Palos Verdes area was the setting of Awkward.[5]

Career

At the end of her junior year of college Iungerich began interning for Hollywood producers. She worked as an assistant to producer Arnold Kopelson on U.S. Marshals and A Perfect Murder.[6] She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by Icon Productions. She was hired to the writing staff of ABC Family's 10 Things I Hate About You based on her play Love on the Line.

She has created some web content, My Two Fans, which she describes as being inspired by Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Iungerich created the MTV sitcom Awkward.[7] She left the show after season three.[8] The New York Times called Awkward “the smartest, freshest, most moving sitcom of 2011” and it won the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable Comedy.

From 2018-2021 she was the showrunner, director, producer, and writer for the popular Netflix show On My Block. In 2018, the show was announced to be Netflix’s most binge-watched series and Google’s tenth most top trended search in all of television. The show also won the Teen Choice Award for “Breakout Show” in 2018. In 2020, Time Magazine called On My Block one of TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time. [9] Iungerich directed the pilot of the Netflix limited series Boo, Bitch that she co-created and executive produced.[10] She executive produced, co-created and directed the Netflix pilot of Freeridge—the On My Block spin-off series.[11]

Filmography

Personal life

Iungerich married producer and music supervisor Jamie Dooner in 2012.[12] [13] They reside in Southern California with their two children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Two Fans: Interview with creator Lauren Iungerich. 25 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Emily Iungerich - United States Public Records. FamilySearch. 7 January 2015.
  3. News: Hale . Mike . High School, That Hilarious Minefield . . November 4, 2011.
  4. News: Cary. Stephanie. Palos Verdes Peninsula upbringing inspires writer's MTV series. 7 January 2015. Daily Breeze. 21 July 2012.
  5. News: Skrzypczak. Meredith. Depiction of Palos Verdes on MTV's 'Awkward' Has Some Viewers Talking. 7 January 2015. Palos Verdes Patch. 26 August 2011.
  6. News: Press. Joy. Creative Minds: How Lauren Iungerich got so 'Awkward'. 7 January 2015. Los Angeles Times. 19 September 2011.
  7. News: Iungerich. Lauren. 'Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time.. 7 January 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. 3 October 2012.
  8. News: Goldberg. Lesley. MTV's 'Awkward' Creator Lauren Iungerich Exits. 7 January 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 June 2013.
  9. News: Berman. Judy. TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time, Ranked. 8 May 2023. Time Magazine. 11 September 2020.
  10. News: Petski. Denise. 'Boo, Bitch' Trailer: First Look at Lana Condor As a Ghost In Netflix Comedy Series. 17 April 2023. Deadline. 13 June 2022.
  11. News: Cordero. Rosy. 'freeridge': Netflix sets Premiere Date for 'On My Block' Spinoff. 17 April 2023. Deadline. 16 December 2022.
  12. Web site: McNutt. Myles. Cultural Interview: Lauren Iungerich on the end of her Awkward. journey [Part One]]. Cultural Leanings. 7 January 2015. 17 December 2013.
  13. News: Tchekmedyian. Alene. MTV's "Awkward." creator, a Palos Verdes native. 7 January 2015. Easy Reader News. 7 December 2011.

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