Dan Lagana

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Dan Lagana
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Known forCo-creator of Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous and American Vandal
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
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Dan Lagana is an American television writer and producer. He is best known for creating the TV series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous on MTV and for serving as showrunner on the Netflix series American Vandal . He has won a Peabody Award. [1]

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Career

Lagana served as showrunner (and co-creator) on Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous with Bo Burnham on MTV as well as showrunner on Seasons 2 and 3 of Deadbeat , a Hulu comedy TV series. He has developed projects for Fox, CBS, [2] NBC, [3] and a web series for Lionsgate Television. [4] He began his career as a production assistant on the Fox show Malcolm in the Middle. [5]

In 2019, Lagana co-wrote the script for The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) for Netflix, starring Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Andrew Bachelor, Leslie Bibb, Ken Marino, and Jenna Ortega. [6]

American Vandal

Lagana was the showrunner on Season 1 of American Vandal and returned for Season 2. [7] Vandal was Netflix's most binge-watched show of 2017. [8] [9] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment. [10] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. [11]

Personal life

Lagana is married to actress, television producer, and writer Emily Kapnek. [12] They have two children, Guy Lagana and Oszkar Nosek.

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  2. ↑ "CBS Buys a Comedy from Bo Burnham's 'Zach Stone' Co-Creator Dan Lagana". Vulture. 2013-11-12. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-11-14). "NBC Buys Dad Comedy From Bill Lawrence & Dan Lagana". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2015-08-04). "TV Writer Dan Lagana Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ↑ Arthur, Kenneth. "Talking True Crime Satire with 'American Vandal' Showrunner Dan Lagana". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  6. ↑ Ridgely, Charlie (August 15, 2019). "Netflix's The Babysitter Is Getting a Sequel, McG Directing". ComicBook. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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