Lauren Iungerich

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

Lauren Iungerich
Born
Lauren Emily Iungerich

(1974-09-14) September 14, 1974
Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • director
  • producer
Known forAwkward, On My Block
Spouse(s)
Jamie Dooner
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(m. 2012)​
Children2

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[4] 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, and worked in production.[6] She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by Icon Productions.[6] 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.[6]

She has created some web content, My Two Fans, which she describes as being inspired by Curb Your Enthusiasm.[6]

Iungerich created the MTV sitcom Awkward.[7] She left the show after season three.[8] That year she won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Cable Comedy". Since 2018 she has been the director, producer, and writer for the popular Netflix show On My Block.

Iungerich has an upcoming project called Couch Detective, an ABC hour long comedic mystery via Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. Television.[9] Another upcoming project is called Tough Cookie, and is set up at ABC Family and will be a single camera comedy.[10]

Filmography
  • 2018–present: On My Block - Co-creator, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
  • 2014: Damaged Goods (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
  • 2013: Awkward – Executive Producer (47 episodes); Writer (21 episodes); Director (11 episodes)
  • 2013: Hot Mess (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Director, Writer
  • 2013: Dumb Girls (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
  • 2009: 10 Things I Hate About You – Writer (1 episode "Don't Give Up")
  • 2009: My Two Fans (Web series) – Producer, Director, Writer
  • 1998: A Perfect Murder – Producer's Assistant
  • 1998: U.S. Marshals – Producer's Assistant

Personal life

Iungerich married music supervisor Jamie Dooner in 2012.[11][12] They reside in Southern California with their two children Charlie and Fletcher.

References
  1. "My Two Fans: Interview with creator Lauren Iungerich". Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. "Emily Iungerich - United States Public Records". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. Hale, Mike (November 4, 2011). "High School, That Hilarious Minefield". The New York Times.
  4. Cary, Stephanie (July 21, 2012). "Palos Verdes Peninsula upbringing inspires writer's MTV series". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. Skrzypczak, Meredith (August 26, 2011). "Depiction of Palos Verdes on MTV's 'Awkward' Has Some Viewers Talking". Palos Verdes Patch. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. Press, Joy (September 19, 2011). "Creative Minds: How Lauren Iungerich got so 'Awkward'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  7. Iungerich, Lauren (October 3, 2012). "'Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. Goldberg, Lesley (June 26, 2013). "MTV's 'Awkward' Creator Lauren Iungerich Exits". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (September 8, 2014). "ABC Buys Comedic Mystery From Lauren Iungerich, Jerry Bruckheimer As Put Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  10. Goldberg, Lesley (January 6, 2015). "ABC Family Orders Comedy Pilots From 'Awkward' Creator, 'Mother' Alum". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  11. McNutt, Myles (December 17, 2013). "Cultural Interview: Lauren Iungerich on the end of her Awkward. journey [Part One]". Cultural Leanings. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  12. Tchekmedyian, Alene (December 7, 2011). "MTV's "Awkward." creator, a Palos Verdes native". Easy Reader News. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
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