Laurie Zaks
| Laurie Zaks | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zaks at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Plainview, New York |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Horn |
| Children | 1 |
Laurie A. Zaks is an American television producer. She has been the President of Television at Mandeville Films since 2013.[1] From 1981 to 1984, she worked behind the scenes of NBC's Saturday Night Live. She served as an executive producer of ABC's drama series Castle from 2009 until 2013, and is currently an executive producer for the true crime anthology series Wicked City and the political drama series The Family, both for ABC.
Career
Zaks previously worked as Vice President of the Comedy Department at Comedy Central, where she was one of the executives originally hired to launch the network in New York City; Vice President of Series Programs at CBS, where she oversaw series such as Everybody Loves Raymond; and Senior Vice President of Series Programs at UPN, where she oversaw series such as Veronica Mars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Following her stints at these companies, she became President of Armyan Bernstein's Beacon Television.[2][3] At Beacon Television, Zaks developed the pilot and served as executive producer of Castle for the ABC network. She was executive producer of the series from its first season in 2009, until its fifth season in 2013, when she left to work for Mandeville.[1]
Zaks launched her own production company, Second Season, in 2012.[4] She will serve as executive producer on two of ABC's upcoming series, Wicked City (2015) and The Family (2016), both of which will premiere in the 2015–16 television season.[5]
Filmography
As executive producer
- Ny-Lon (2009; unsold pilot for ABC Studios)
- Castle (2009–13)
- Sea of Fire (2014; unsold pilot for ABC Studios)
- Warriors (2014; unsold pilot for ABC Studios)
- Wicked City (2015)
- The Family (2016)
As crew member
- Saturday Night Live (1980–84)
- The Concert in Central Park (1982)
- The Best of John Belushi (1985)
- The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986)
References
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (April 23, 2013). "Mandeville Films Taps Laurie Zaks As TV President, Signs New Deal With ABC Studios". Deadline.
- ↑ "Laurie Zaks - President, Mandeville Television". Screen Forever. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Laurie Zaks - President, Mandeville Television". Mandeville Films. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 31, 2012). "'Castle' EP Laurie Zaks Starts Production Company, Signs Deal With ABC Studios". Deadline.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2015). "ABC Picks Up Dramas 'The Catch', 'The Family', 'Kings & Prophets', 'Boom', 'Wicked City', & 'Quantico' To Series". Deadline.