Liz Tigelaar
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Liz Tigelaar is an American television writer
, producer
and author. She has worked on the series Brothers & Sisters, Melrose Place, American Dreams
, and Once and Again
. In 2010, she created and executive produced The CW
series Life Unexpected
. Until its cancellation in January 2011.
Tigelaar has received much praise for her work on Life Unexpected. A review in the Los Angeles Times
called Tigelaar's writing smart and insightful.
She was adopted as a child, which has influenced her work on Life Unexpected.
Similarly, Randee Dawn, from The Hollywood Reporter
stated that Tigelaar "has a delicate, spot-on feel for dialogue." The Futon Critics Brian Ford Sullivan singled out Tigelaar, as well as director Gary Fleder, in Life Unexpected
for adeptly exploring Lux's perceived lack of love in her life.
She is also notable for writing the Pretty Tough novels, a teen fiction series about girls who play sports. Recently, in 2010, the first novel of the series, Pretty Tough, was developed into a webseries by Vuguru.
In Summer 2011, Tigelaar joined the writing staff of the ABC
fantasy series Once Upon a Time
, as a writer and co-executive producer.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and author. She has worked on the series Brothers & Sisters, Melrose Place, American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...
, and Once and Again
Once and Again
Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father...
. In 2010, she created and executive produced The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
series Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
. Until its cancellation in January 2011.
Tigelaar has received much praise for her work on Life Unexpected. A review in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
called Tigelaar's writing smart and insightful.
She was adopted as a child, which has influenced her work on Life Unexpected.
Similarly, Randee Dawn, from The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
stated that Tigelaar "has a delicate, spot-on feel for dialogue." The Futon Critics Brian Ford Sullivan singled out Tigelaar, as well as director Gary Fleder, in Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
for adeptly exploring Lux's perceived lack of love in her life.
She is also notable for writing the Pretty Tough novels, a teen fiction series about girls who play sports. Recently, in 2010, the first novel of the series, Pretty Tough, was developed into a webseries by Vuguru.
In Summer 2011, Tigelaar joined the writing staff of the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
fantasy series Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....
, as a writer and co-executive producer.