Amy Sherman-Palladino Wiki Biography
Amy Sherman-Palladino is an American television writer, director, and producer. The founder of Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions, she is best known as the creator of the television series Gilmore Girls and Bunheads. She is also well known for her trademark rapid-fire dia…
| Full Name | Amy Sherman-Palladino |
| Net Worth | $25 Million |
| Date Of Birth | 1966, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Van Nuys |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Television Director, Television producer |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Daniel Palladino |
| Parents | Maybin Hewes, Don Sherman |
| Nicknames | Amy Sherman |
| http://www.twitter.com/amysherman1 | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792371 |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical |
| TV Shows | Bunheads, The Return of Jezebel James, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Love and Marriage |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | For her directing style – the master shot is heavily featured to frame the actors saying their dialogue and interacting together in one single take. |
| 2 | Her work is usually executed in a screwball-comedy style, with rapid fire delivered dialogue full of obscure pop culture references. |
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| 1 | Many people in the business will refer to a woman who did something or acted a certain as “crazy.” I then say, “Yyou have to define what ‘crazy’ is.” To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it. |
| 2 | [on Hollywood trends] I always find it funny that people take the wrong message from any success. Like Bridesmaids (2011) comes out and people go, “Oh, women are funny, they shit in the street. Let’s make sure now everybody shits in the street!” Not like, “OK, but it’s a well-constructed script with very good characters and the core of it is actually about female relationships,” nothing about that. They take the one shitting in the street thing and then for months you’re going to have every actress that you love shitting in the street. Until they realize, “Oh, it doesn’t work that way, I guess, so now women aren’t funny.” No, no, no! It’s not that women aren’t funny, it’s just that all of them don’t have to shit in the street! |
| 3 | I think music on television is just uniformly dreadful. It is mundane, it says nothing. They use it to say, “Here’s a funny moment!” like everyone’s retarded, you know? It’s not an extension of the drama, it’s distraction. It’s like, “I’ll distract you, so you won’t know how shitty the show is.” |
| 4 | I think every writer has got to direct. If you don’t direct, you can’t protect your work. The only way to ensure that it’s going to be as close as possible to what you put down on paper–and what you see and hear in your head–is to do it yourself. |
| 5 | I think the claustrophobic, too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen scenario is what’s killed the sitcom. My husband [frequent Gilmore Girls (2000) writer and director Daniel Palladino] and I consider ourselves sitcom refugees. We’d love to return to sitcom, but I don’t know where you go to do it. You simply cannot do a sitcom by committee. It will not work. You’ve got to have one or two clean, creative voices in charge, and there’s got to be some faith by the studio and network in those people to make the right choices. When you’re sitting in a room with 20 people giving you notes, there’s no way what you’re going to get is going to be any good. It’s impossible. At the very least, it will be mediocre, because you can only compromise so much before you damage the goods. |
| 6 | [on working conditions in Hollywood] If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity. |
| 7 | The plan on [The Return of Jezebel James (2008)] is the same as [Gilmore Girls (2000)]–to write, produce, do everything. It’s love. I don’t believe that bullshit, “If you love it, let it go”. If you love it, stay there and make sure no one else fucks it up. |
| 8 | [about working with Sherilyn Fenn on Gilmore Girls (2000)] I love Sherilyn so much and I don’t care [to cast her for two different roles on “Gilmore Girls”]. One thing about the show is I just want the best people. I’ve just been looking constantly for a time to work with Sherilyn, and I’m getting very old and I could just get hit by a truck at any minute. I just simply can’t put it off that long, so I’d just rather get her in and have her part of my world. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Daughter of Don Sherman. |
| 2 | In 2010, a pilot was produced for the CW titled “The Damn Thorpes,” a family drama set on a farm. Starring was Sean Faris as Gideon Thorpe, a 22 year old horse trainer who is forced to take care of his siblings and their ranch after their parents die. The pilot was ultimately not ordered to series. The cast included Scarlett Alice Johnson, Kathleen Chalfant & Alan Ruck. |
| 3 | Sherilyn Fenn was to have starred alongside Milo Ventimiglia and Rob Estes in the California-set spin-off “Windward Circle”. After The WB dropped the project, Sherman-Palladino wanted to work with Fenn again and wrote the character of Anna Nardini with her in mind, in order to bring her back in the series. The character of Anna was originally to have a strong enough presence to be a potential threat to the character of Lorelai. However, after Sherman-Palladino left the show, the producers changed the direction originally intended for the character, as they decided to make her a villain in a custody battle. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 2017 | TV Movie pre-production | |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | TV Mini-Series created by – 4 episodes, 2016 written by – 2 episodes, 2016 | ||
| Bunheads | TV Series created by – 18 episodes, 2012 – 2013 written by – 7 episodes, 2012 – 2013 story – 1 episode, 2012 teleplay – 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| The Return of Jezebel James | TV Series created by – 7 episodes, 2008 written by – 3 episodes, 2008 | ||
| Gilmore Girls | TV Series created by – 153 episodes, 2000 – 2007 written by – 48 episodes, 2000 – 2006 story – 2 episodes, 2002 – 2003 teleplay – 2 episodes, 2002 – 2003 | ||
| Veronica’s Closet | TV Series 2 episodes, 1998 – 1999 head writer – 1 episode, 1999 | ||
| Over the Top | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Love and Marriage | 1996 | TV Series created by – 8 episodes | |
| Can’t Hurry Love | 1995 | TV Series written by – 3 episodes | |
| Roseanne | TV Series written by – 10 episodes, 1990 – 1994 story by – 2 episodes, 1991 – 1992 teleplay by – 1 episode, 1992 | ||
| City | 1990 | TV Series written by – 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 2017 | TV Movie executive producer pre-production | |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | 2016 | TV Mini-Series executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| Bunheads | 2012-2013 | TV Series executive producer – 18 episodes | |
| The Wyoming Story | 2010 | TV Movie producer – as Amy Sherman | |
| The Return of Jezebel James | 2008 | TV Series executive producer – 7 episodes | |
| Gilmore Girls | 2000-2006 | TV Series executive producer – 131 episodes | |
| Veronica’s Closet | 1998 | TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes | |
| Over the Top | 1997 | TV Series consulting producer – 12 episodes | |
| Love and Marriage | 1996 | TV Series executive producer – as Amy Sherman | |
| Roseanne | TV Series co-supervising producer – 25 episodes, 1993 – 1994 co-producer – 12 episodes, 1993 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseanne | TV Series story editor – 25 episodes, 1991 – 1992 executive story editor – 16 episodes, 1992 – 1993 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | 2016 | TV Mini-Series 2 episodes | |
| Bunheads | 2012-2013 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| The Return of Jezebel James | 2008 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Gilmore Girls | 2001-2006 | TV Series 15 episodes |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1986 | TV Series | Female Student #1 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | 2016 | TV Mini-Series lyrics – 1 episode |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction in a Comedy Series | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Episode of the Year | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
| 2002 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Gilmore Girls (2000) |
| 1994 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Roseanne (1988) |
| 1993 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | Roseanne (1988) |
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series | Roseanne (1988) |