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Andy Greenwald

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Andy Greenwald
Born (1977-05-19) May 19, 1977 (age 47)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, podcast host
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University, AB
SubjectMusic, Television
Children2
Website
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Andy Greenwald (born May 19, 1977) is an American author, critic, podcaster,[1] screenwriter, and television producer.[2][3]

Life and career

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Greenwald grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Friends' Central School in Philadelphia and Brown University in Providence.[4] He is married to an attorney and has two daughters.[5][6] Greenwald made a Twin Peaks fanzine in middle school.[7]

Greenwald was a senior contributing writer at Spin, and has also written for such publications as The Washington Post, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, MTV Magazine, Complex, and Magnet.[8] He is the author of the books Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo[9] and Miss Misery: A Novel.[4]

From 2011 to 2015, he was a staff writer and principal TV writer for Bill Simmons' ESPN website Grantland.[10] During his time at Grantland, he began podcasting with his best friend and pop culture writer Chris Ryan,[11] hosting both the Andy Greenwald Podcast and the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast. Once Grantland closed and Simmons started The Ringer in Los Angeles, both Greenwald and Ryan began co-hosting The Watch on the new site's podcast network.[12] In 2016, he and Ryan began hosting the Game of Thrones aftershow After the Thrones on HBO, as well as the Mr Robot aftershow Hacking Robot on USA Network.[8]

Beginning in 2016, Greenwald worked as a screenwriter on the superhero TV show Legion.[3] In 2018, Greenwald and Sam Esmail's adaptation of the Ross Thomas book Briarpatch was ordered to series on USA Network.[13] Greenwald is both a writer and executive producer on the show, which stars Rosario Dawson.[14] The show was cancelled after one season.[15] It was reported that Greenwald was part of a writer's room for a new Star Wars project.[16]

As one of the newly announced writers for upcoming Harry Potter TV series, Greenwald claimed that he did not like the idea of a rigorous adaptation of J.K. Rowling's books despite admitting that it would be successful.[citation needed] Greenwald also admitted to not finishing reading all of the books.

References

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  1. ^ Casselberry, Ian (2015-11-06). "Andy Greenwald and his podcasts reunite with Bill Simmons". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2019-06-06). "'Briarpatch': Kim Dickens Joins USA Crime Anthology As Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ a b Cobb, Kayla (2017-02-22). "From Grantland Critic To TV Writer: Andy Greenwald Discusses His Journey To 'Legion'". Decider. Decider.com. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  4. ^ a b "Class of 1999". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ Tishgart, Sierra (2017-06-03). "Andy Greenwald Craves Herr's Potato Chips at Inopportune Times". Grub Street. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  6. ^ Wolff, Zoë (2007-06-03). "North American Songbird". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. ^ "A Former TV Critic Puts Himself Under the Microscope". New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b Petski, Denise (2016-07-08). "'Mr. Robot' Season 2 Gets More Episodes; Andy Greenwald To Host Live Aftershow – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  9. ^ Fallon, Claire (2017-04-25). "A History Of All-Girl Bands And The Rock World That Tried To Keep Them Out". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  10. ^ Holmes, Dave (2017-03-29). "How an Unconventional Career Shift Helped Create 'Legion', TV's Most Unconventional Superhero Show". Esquire. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  11. ^ Ryan, Chris; Greenwald, Andy (2013-11-27). "Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Talking About Emo Music, With Special Guests Geoff Rickly, Jim Adkins, and Chris Carrabba". Grantland. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  12. ^ "The Watch - The Ringer". www.theringer.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  13. ^ "The Watch: Our Mid-2019 TV Superlatives, Plus: 'Dark' Season 2 | The Watch on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (2019-06-24). "'Briarpatch': Ed Asner & Alan Cumming To Recur On USA Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  15. ^ White, Peter (July 17, 2020). "'Briarpatch' Canceled At USA Network After One Season, Showrunner Andy Greenwald Extends Overall Deal At UCP". Deadline Hollywood.
  16. ^ "A Secret Writers Room, a Rising Scribe and a Post-'Skywalker' Timeline: A Look Inside Damon Lindelof's 'Star Wars' Movie (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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