Michael J. Cinquemani

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Michael J. Cinquemani is an American television writer and video game developer. He has written for The Vampire Diaries , Lucky 7 and First Wave .

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Career

Cinquemani began his career in soap operas as a script coordinator, and later script writer on General Hospital (2001 - 2005). He also worked on network programmes, working as script writer on All My Children (2008), staff writer on "10 Things I Hate About You" (2009) and staff writer on Brothers & Sisters" (2009-2011). Most recently, he wrote on Jane the Virgin (2014-2019) and الآنسة فرح (Miss Farah) (2019-2022).

Outside of television, Cinequemani has also worked on video games, working as lead narrative designer for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. [1] [2] In 2022, he was made chief content officer at Fusebox Games, for its LA studio. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery review: A shameless shake-down". TheGuardian.com . 4 May 2018.
  2. "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Review". Ign. 3 May 2018.
  3. "Fusebox appoints Michael Cinquemani to lead new LA-based studio". Pocketgamer.biz.
  4. Michael J. Cinquemani update, animationxpress.com. Accessed March 27, 2024.