Terri Minsky

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Terri Minsky
Born (1957-08-27) August 27, 1957 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer
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Terri Minsky (born August 27, 1957) is an American television writer and producer who created The Geena Davis Show , Lizzie McGuire , Less Than Perfect , and Andi Mack .

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Early and personal life

Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. [1] A mother of two, Minsky published a reflection, "The Mother Load," on balancing time between her work and family in Literary Mama . Minsky is Jewish. [2]

Career

Minsky was a writer for the Wall Street Journal , the Boston Globe , the New York Daily News , Premiere , New York , and Esquire . [3]

Minsky's first writing credits were for episodes of Doctor Doctor in 1989 and Flying Blind in 1992–1993. Minsky was the executive producer of Sherri , a Lifetime series that ran for one season in 2009. In 2014, Minsky co-wrote the pilot for MTV's Finding Carter , which debuted on July 8, 2014, and was the show's executive producer for its first season.

Minsky created and executive produced the GLAAD Award-winning Disney Channel series, Andi Mack, which began development in 2015, production in 2016, and aired from 2017 to 2019. It was also her second TV series for the Disney Channel following 2001's Lizzie McGuire. [4]

Following the end of Andi Mack, in August 2019, it was announced that Minsky had signed a deal to create future series and films for Disney Channel and the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, as her first project under this deal being a revival of Lizzie McGuire. [5] Minsky exited her role as showrunner of the revival on January 9, 2020, after the first two episodes of the series had been filmed due to creative differences with Disney, [6] and the revival has since been cancelled. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleEpisodesRoleNotes
1989-1991 Doctor Doctor "Two Angry Men" (1991) ... (written by)

"When Bad Books Happen to Good People" (1990) ... (written by)

"The Last Temptation of Mike" (1990) ... (written by)

"Doctors and Other Strangers" (1990) ... (written by)

"Torch Song Cardiology" (1989) ... (written by)

"Bachelor Doctor" (1989) ... (written by)

WriterTV series
1992-1993 Flying Blind "Unforgiving" (1993) ... (written by)

"The Player" (1993) ... (written by)

"Desperately Seeking Alicia" (1992) ... (written by)

"Prelude to a Brisket" (1992) ... (written by)

(producer - 21 episodes)

Writer, producerTV series
1995ClarissaN/AWriter, co-executive producerTV movie, teleplay
1995-1996 C.P.W "You Belong to Me!" (1996) ... (written by)

"Mermaids Strike Better" (1996) ... (written by)

"Public Execution" (1996) ... (written by)

"She Danced Only One Summer" (1995) ... (written by)

"The History of Gil and Rachel" (1995) ... (written by)

"With the Weapons of a Mrs." (1995) ... (written by)

"Intrigues" (1995) ... (written by)

WriterTV series
1997 Pearl "Power Play" (1997) ... (written by)WriterTV series
1998-1999 Sex and the City "Shortcomings" (1999) ... (written by)

"The Baby Shower" (1998) ... (written by)

WriterTV series
2000-2001 The Geena Davis Show (created by - 14 episodes, 2000 - 2001) (creator - 8 episodes, 2000) (writer - 2 episodes, 2000)

(executive producer - 7 episodes)

Writer, creator, executive producerTV series
2001-2002 Lizzie McGuire (creator - 62 episodes, 2001–2004) (writer - 2 episodes, 2001–2002)

"Pool Party" (2001) ... (executive producer)

Writer, creator, executive producerTV series
2002-2006 Less Than Perfect (creator 66 episodes, 2002–2006) (written by - 4 episodes, 2002–2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2004)

(executive producer - 22 episodes)

Writer, creator, executive producerTV series
2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie N/AExecutive producerMovie
2005What's Stevie Thinking?(created by, 1 episode, 2005) (creator, 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005) (executive producer - 1 episode, 2005)Writer, creator, executive producerAn unsold television pilot produced for Disney Channel
2008 Cashmere Mafia "Yours, Mine and Hers" (2008) ... (written by)

"Conference Call" (2008) ... (written by)

(consulting producer - 4 episodes, 2008) (co-executive producer - 2 episodes, 2008)

Writer, consulting producer, co-executive producerTV series
2009Sherri"Indecision '09" (2009) ... (written by)

(executive producer - 12 episodes)

Writer, executive producerTV series
2011Rip CityN/AWriter, executive producerTV movie
2013 The Carrie Diaries "The Second Time Around" (2013) ... (written by)

"The Long and Winding Road Not Taken" (2013) ... (written by)

"Read Before Use" (2013) ... (written by)

(co-executive producer - 12 episodes)

Writer, co-executive producerTV series
2014 Finding Carter (developed by - 36 episodes, 2014–2015) (written by - 2 episodes, 2014) (teleplay - 1 episode, 2014)

"Drive" (2014) ... (executive producer)

Writer, executive producerTV series
2016 Younger "Jersey, Sure" (2016) ... (written by)WriterTV series
2017 Andi Mack (created by - 31 episodes, 2017–2018) (written by - 3 episodes, 2017) (creator - 2 episodes, 2017)

(executive producer - 25 episodes)

Writer, creator, executive producerTV series

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