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Greg Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American television writer and producer. .
Personal life
Berlanti is from Rye, New York; he described his early life in an August 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly: "We were Italians in a town of WASPs" and his family was not "doing as well as 90% of the community."
Berlanti is openly gay.
Career
Berlanti studied writing at Northwestern University.
He was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and its short-lived spin-off Young Americans, as well as writer on Everwood. He co-created the short-lived series Jack & Bobby.
Berlanti also wrote and directed the film Broken Hearts Club, about young gay friends in West Hollywood.
In August 2006, Berlanti announced a new deal with Touchstone Television and ABC to create new pilots. In conjunction with the announcement, Berlanti announced a parting of the ways with longtime creative partner Mickey Liddell. [1]
At the same time, news surfaced that Berlanti was acting as a consultant for the new ABC series Brothers and Sisters. The previous showrunner, Marti Noxon, had left the show after conflict with creator Jon Robin Baitz. [2] Berlanti now serves as an Executive Producer for the Touchstone-produced series.
With Marc Guggenheim, Berlanti is the co-writer of Eli Stone, a television pilot for ABC in pre-production in 2006.
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