Emily Kapnek
Emily Kapnek (born March 27, 1972) is an American 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" and has written the theme songs for several shows. Career. 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. She had a Warner Bros. Television-affiliated production company called Piece of Pie  Productions. 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. Kapnek's new banner "Specifica Productions" specificaproductions.com launched in 2019 as part of  her deal with ABC Studios, which was signed for a three-year contract. In February 2020, a comedy pilot was set to star Quintessa Swindell. In November 2021, it was reported that Kapnek is working with "Selfie" star, Karen Gillan again and Danny Elfman on a musical animation for Disney+. Personal life. In December 2008, Emily Kapnek married Dan Lagana. They have two children: Oszkar Nosek and Guy Lagana.