Emily Kapnek

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Emily Kapnek
Born (1972-03-27) March 27, 1972 (age 52)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, actress, television producer
Years active1996–present
Known forCreator of As Told by Ginger , Suburgatory , and Selfie
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children2 sons

Emily Kapnek (born March 27, 1972) is an American television creator, writer and producer. Kapnek is best known for creating the animated program As Told by Ginger as well as the television series Suburgatory and Selfie . She was a consulting producer on the television series Parks and Recreation and has written the theme songs for several shows. [1]

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Career

In 1999, Kapnek created the Nickelodeon series As Told by Ginger which was produced by Eryk Casemiro, Gábor Csupó, and Arlene Klasky. Kapnek also voiced the character of Noelle Sussman. In 2005, Kapnek had two pilots produced. "Wiener Park" starred Donal Logue and Fred Willard [2] for FOX and Emily's Reasons Why Not for ABC, which starred Heather Graham and was based on a novel of the same name. The latter was picked up to series and premiered on 9 January 2006, but was cancelled after the first episode.

In 2007, Kapnek wrote and was a consulting producer for Aliens in America , which aired on The CW. [3] In 2008, Kapnek wrote a pilot for Fox titled The Emancipation of Ernesto, which starred Wilmer Valderrama. [4]

In 2009, Kapnek served as a co-executive producer and wrote two episodes for the HBO show Hung which premiered on 28 June 2009, and ran for three seasons. From 2010 to 2011, Kapnek was a consulting producer on the third season of the NBC series Parks and Recreation , which starred Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. Kapnek penned the episode "Ron and Tammy Part Two." In January 2011, it was announced ABC had picked up the pilot for Suburgatory , a show which Kapnek created. [5] The series starred Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy. Suburgatory premiered on 28 September 2011 [6] and ran for three seasons. She had a Warner Bros. Television-affiliated production company called Piece of Pie Productions. [7] In the same year Kapnek created Selfie , which starred Karen Gillan and John Cho. Selfie ran for just one season but developed a cult following after its cancellation. [8] In 2015, Kapnek was given a pilot commitment for Front Man, a new FOX series created by Kapnek, which would have been produced by Elizabeth Banks, and Max Handelman. [9] However, the pilot did not move to production. [10] In 2018, Kapnek wrote and produced the ABC pilot Splitting Up Together , starring Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson which was picked up to series and ran for two seasons on ABC.

Kapnek's new banner "Specifica Productions" (specificaproductions.com) launched in 2019 as part of her deal with ABC Studios, a three-year contract. Her former production company which worked with Warner Brothers Television was Piece of Pie Productions. [11] [12] In February 2020, an ABC pilot order was signed for a show starring Quintessa Swindell for Wild Child, [13] but there were no further developments on the project. In November 2021, it was reported that Kapnek is working again with Selfie star Gillan and Danny Elfman on a musical animation for Disney+ called Rhona Who Lives by the River. [14]

Personal life

In December 2008, Emily Kapnek married Dan Lagana. They have two children, Oszkar Nosek and Guy Lagana.

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
CreatorWriterExecutive
producer
1998–1999 Hercules NoYesNo2 episodes
1999 Rocket Power NoYesNo2 episodes
2000Psyko FerretNoTeleplayNoTelevision short
The Wild Thornberrys NoYesNo1 episode ("Monkey See, Monkey Don't")
Noah Knows Best NoYesNo3 episodes
2000–2006 As Told by Ginger YesYesYesAs writer (14 episodes)
As co-executive producer (22 episodes)
As executive producer (12 episodes)
Also consulting producer (23 episodes)
Also voiced Noelle Sussman (6 episodes)
2001 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald NoYesNo1 episode ("Have Time, Will Travel")
Additional material by ("Birthday World")
2005 The Legend of Frosty the Snowman NoYesNo Direct-to-video
Also creative producer
Wiener ParkNoYesYes Pilot
2006 Emily's Reasons Why Not Developed
by		YesYesAs writer (2 episodes)
As executive producer (6 episodes)
2007–2008 Aliens in America NoYesNoAs writer (3 episodes)
Also consulting producer (17 episodes)
2008The Emancipation of ErnestoYesYesYesPilot
2009 Hung NoYesCo-executiveAs writer (2 episodes)
As co-executive producer (9 episodes)
2010–2011 Parks and Recreation NoYesNo1 episode ("Ron & Tammy: Part Two")
Also consulting producer (23 episodes)
2011–2014 Suburgatory YesYesYesAlso director ("Stray Dogs")
As writer (10 episodes)
As executive producer (11 episodes)
2014 Selfie YesYesYesAs writer (2 episodes)
As executive producer (13 episodes)
2018–2019 Splitting Up Together Developed
by		YesYesBased on the Danish series Bedre skilt end aldrig
As writer (3 episodes)
As executive producer (26 episodes)
TBARhona Who Lives by the River†YesYesYesPost-production

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  12. ↑ Otterson, Joe (January 23, 2019). "'Splitting Up Together' Creator Emily Kapnek Inks Overall Deal at ABC Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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  14. ↑ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (November 16, 2021). "Karen Gillan To Star In Emily Kapnek's 'Rhona Who Lives By The River' Animated Musical Series With Danny Elfman In Works At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved December 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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