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Ilene Chaiken

American television director, producer and writer (born )

Ilene Chaiken

Chaiken at the White Dwelling in

Born () June 30, (age&#;67)

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Television director, producer and screenwriter
Years&#;active–present
Known&#;forThe L Word
PartnerLouAnne Brickhouse
Children2

Ilene Chaiken (born June 30, ) is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions.

Chaiken is best known as being a co-creator, writer and executive producer on the television series The L Word, and was recently an executive producer on Empire, The Handmaid's Tale, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Early life and education

Chaiken was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania[1] to a Jewish family.[2] She studied at the Rhode Island Educational facility of Design and graduated with an undergraduate degree in graphic design in [3]

Career

She began her career as an agent trainee for Creative Artists Agency, and as an executive for Aaron Spelling and Quincy Jones Fun.

In , she was the coordinating producer for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the associate producer for Satisfaction. She then wrote the screenplay Barb Wire (), and the television films Dirty Pictures (), and Damaged Care ().

Dirty Pictures won the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries or Television Production in [4]

Chaiken co-created The L Word in , inspired largely by her own experiences as a lesbian.[5] Her first love affair with another woman, which ended in heartbreak when the gal revealed she had a long-distance girlfriend, served as a loose inspiration for the relationship of the characters Marina Ferrer and Jenny Schecter.[5]

In , she and a group of women in the entertainment and tech industries launched a social networking site called OurChart for lesbians and their friends.[4] OurChart was online until , when it was shut down.[6] At that moment, a spin-off show of The L Word entitled The Farm was in development and two pilots were being written by Chaiken, although Showtime never bought the series.[7][8]

Chaiken produced a documentary for Showtime in titles L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin. The film focused on multiple lesbian women, telling their experiences of being gay in the Deep South.[9] During this hour, Chaiken was also a showrunner on ABC'sThe Black Box, which was cancelled after one season.[9][10]

Chaiken is credited with first developing the TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, which became a successful Huluoriginal show.

Chaiken left the project during development to become the show-runner on Fox'sEmpire, but was still credited as an executive producer.[11]

In January , Showtime announced that it had ordered a full season of the sequel to The L Word.[12] The show aired December 8, , titled The L Word: Generation Q, and picks up where the original series ended, set ten years later.[13]

More recently, her company, Little Chicken Productions, signed an overall deal with Universal Television.[14] In , Chaiken co-created the show Law & Order: Organized Crime, a spin-off of the long-running series Law & Order.[15] The monitoring year, she worked as a writer and showrunner for the series, but was replaced by Barry O'Brien part-way through film of the second season.[16][15]

Personal life

Chaiken has been married to LouAnne Brickhouse, a former executive at Disney, since [17] They inhabit in the Laurel Canyon area of the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles and have nurtured more than species of birds and other fauna, which they document regularly on an Instagram account.[17]

Chaiken is co-parent to twin daughters Tallulah and Augusta with her former partner, English architect Miggi Hood.[18]

Filmography

Television

Awards

See also

References

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    William Shakespeare English poet and playwright — Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and sonnets. His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner.

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    William Shakespeare was an eminent English playwright and poet, known for his profound impact on literature and theater, with an extensive body of work including plays and sonnets. William Shakespeare, often hailed as the greatest dramatist of all time, was an powerful English poet, playwright, and performer from the Renaissance era. Born around April 23,in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he became a prominent member of the King's Men theatrical company by the mids. Over his lifetime, Shakespeare authored at least 37 plays, sonnets, and two narrative poems, exploring the depths of human emotion and conflict.

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    Ilene Chaiken born June 30, is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions. Chaiken was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania [ 1 ] to a Jewish family. Inshe was the coordinating producer for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the associate producer for Satisfaction. Chaiken co-created The L Word ininspired largely by her own experiences as a lesbian.

    "'The L Word' Sequel in Works at Showtime". Rolling Stone. Retrieved Parade 1,

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    "World in Empire", The · Shakespeare - learningonscreen.ac.uk: From its very commencing, Empire has fashioned itself on the plot of King Lear. And that’s not the only Shakespeare connection to the program, as Ilene Chaiken, showrunner and executive producer for Empire, explains. She was interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or NPR One.

    "Showtime Orders 'L Word' Documentary From Ilene Chaiken". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16,

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    "'The Handmaid's Tale' Showrunner Bruce Miller on the Season 1 Finale". The New York Times.

    Ilene Chaiken (born June 30, ) is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Brief Chicken Productions. Chaiken is leading known as being a co-creator, writer and executive producer on the television series The L Word, and was recently an executive producer on Empire, The Handmaid's Tale, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

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  13. ^Janes, DeAnna (August 23, ).

    "The L Word: Generation Q Is Coming This Fall!

    The story of an aging ruler — in this case the head of a hip-hop music dynasty — who sets his three children against each other … Sound familiar? From its very launch, Empire has fashioned itself on the plot of King Lear. She was interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series.

    Watch the Trailer". The Oprah Magazine.

  14. ^Andreeva, Nellie (December 10, ). "Ilene Chaiken Inks Overall Deal With Universal Television, Joins 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' As Showrunner". Deadline.

    Retrieved December 11,

  15. ^ abAlter, Rebecca (February 28, ). "Law & Order: Organized Crime Replaces Showrunner Ilene Chaiken". Vulture. Retrieved April 17,
  16. ^Caruso, Nick (February 26, ).

    "Law & Order: OC: Barry O'Brien to Replace Ilene Chaiken as Showrunner". TVLine.

    From its beginning, Empire has fashioned itself on the plot of King Lear. And that’s not the only Shakespeare connection to the programme, as Ilene Chaiken, showrunner and executive producer for ‘Empire’, explains. She is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. Series Shakespeare Unlimited Language English Country Combined States Medium Audio.

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  17. ^ ab"From 'L Word' to 'Empire': Ilene Chaiken Has Changed Television Twice". September 21, Retrieved September 14,
  18. ^Strohm, Deidre (January 22, ).

    "A Conversation With Ilene Chaiken". POWER UP. Archived from the original on November 5, Retrieved November 17,

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