Emily Kapnek (born 27 March 1972) is a 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. Kapnek is also a lyricist, having written the theme
songs for As Told By Ginger, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Suburgatory,
Selfie and others.In 1999, Kapnek created the Nickelodeon series As
Told by Ginger produced by Eryk Casemiro, Gabor Csupo, 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 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
served as a consulting producer for Aliens in America, which aired on
The CW. In 2008, Kapnek wrote a pilot for Fox titled The Emancipation
of Ernesto, which starred Wilmer Valderrama. 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 served as 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. The series starred
Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy. Suburgatory premiered on 28 September 2011
and ran for three seasons. That 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. In 2015,
Kapnek was given a pilot commitment for Front Man, a new FOX series
created by Kapnek and to be produced by Elizabeth Banks, and Max
Handelman. 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. Emily Kapnek's new banner
"Specifica Productions" specificaproductions.com launched in 2019 as
part of her deal with ABC Studios. Her latest pilot is set to star
Quintessa Swindell
https://deadline.com/2020/02/quintessa-swindel-star-headline-abc-comedy-pilot-emily-kapnek-dean-holland-1202864950/.In
December 2008, Emily Kapnek married Dan Lagana. They have two
children: Oszkar Nosek and Guy Lagana.
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. Kapnek is also a lyricist, having written the theme
songs for As Told By Ginger, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Suburgatory,
Selfie and others.In 1999, Kapnek created the Nickelodeon series As
Told by Ginger produced by Eryk Casemiro, Gabor Csupo, 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 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
served as a consulting producer for Aliens in America, which aired on
The CW. In 2008, Kapnek wrote a pilot for Fox titled The Emancipation
of Ernesto, which starred Wilmer Valderrama. 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 served as 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. The series starred
Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy. Suburgatory premiered on 28 September 2011
and ran for three seasons. That 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. In 2015,
Kapnek was given a pilot commitment for Front Man, a new FOX series
created by Kapnek and to be produced by Elizabeth Banks, and Max
Handelman. 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. Emily Kapnek's new banner
"Specifica Productions" specificaproductions.com launched in 2019 as
part of her deal with ABC Studios. Her latest pilot is set to star
Quintessa Swindell
https://deadline.com/2020/02/quintessa-swindel-star-headline-abc-comedy-pilot-emily-kapnek-dean-holland-1202864950/.In
December 2008, Emily Kapnek married Dan Lagana. They have two
children: Oszkar Nosek and Guy Lagana.
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