Lauren Corrao

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Lauren Corrao
Education Brown University
OccupationTelevision Executive
SpouseJim Jones

Lauren Corrao is an American television executive. She became Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development at Freeform in 2019. [1] She is a former programming executive for Comedy Central, where she oversaw The Daily Show With John Stewart and The Colbert Report. [1] [2] [3] She was also formerly co-president of Tornante TV and Vice President of MTV. [1]

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Early life & education

Corrao grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. [4] Corrao earned her B.A. in semiotics from Brown University in 1983. [4]

Career

She started her career at MTV in 1983 as a production assistant, just days after graduating from Brown University. She rose through the ranks, becoming a vice president and executive producer. Corrao was instrumental in launching MTV’s non-music program development department, which was responsible for developing The Real World. [4]

Following her time at MTV, Corrao spent four years at Fox Broadcasting Co., joining in 1994 and serving as vice president of comedy development and vice president of alternative and late-night development. [4] She helped establish That 70s Show , Mad TV , and King of the Hill . She left the company in 1998. [5]

Before joining Comedy Central in 2002, Corrao and her partner Peter Tolan secured a production deal with Touchstone Television, where she served as an executive producer for the series The Job with Denis Leary. [6]

In December 2009, Corrao left Comedy Central, where she worked for seven years as a programming executive. [7]

In 2013, Corrao was hired as the chief creative officer for Vuguru. [8]

Corrao served as Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development at Freeform from April 2019 to October 2020. [9]

Personal life

She and her husband, Jim Jones, have two children. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (2019-04-18). "Lauren Corrao Joins Freeform As Head Of Original Programming". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. ↑ Host: Robert Siegel; Reporter: Elizabeth Blair (5 October 2007). "Behind Comedy Central is One Laughing Woman". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Transcript.
  3. ↑ "Corrao upped at Comedy". Daily Variety. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 STILSONpublished, JANET (2005-01-31). "Lauren Corrao". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  5. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (1998-06-11). "Corrao ankles Fox B'casting". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  6. ↑ Dempsey, John (2002-07-10). "Comedy Central taps Corrao sr. VP". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  7. ↑ Levine, Stuart (2009-10-12). "Lauren Corrao exits Comedy Central". Variety. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  8. ↑ Shaw, Lucas (2013-11-06). "Vuguru Hires Comedy Central Exec Lauren Corrao". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-10-03). "Lauren Corrao Exits As Head Of Original Programming At Freeform". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Corrao Replaces Karey Burke as Freeform Head of Originals". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-12.


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