Tony Yacenda
Tony Yacenda | |||
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| Born | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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| Known for | Co-creator of American Vandal | ||
Tony Yacenda is an American television writer, Television director and Television producer. He is best-known for the TV series American Vandal, for which he won a Peabody Award.[1]
Career
In 2011, Yacenda co-founded the production company Woodhead Entertainment along with his writing partner Dan Perrault, and producing partner, Sean Carrigan.[2]
In 2016, Yacenda scored a direct to series order from Netflix for his True crime mockumentary series, American Vandal. He served as co-creator, writer and executive producer for the series. [3]
In 2021, Yacenda received another direct to series order with Paramount%2b|Paramount+. He will serve as co-creator, writer and executive producer along with long time writing partner, Dan Perrault. [4]
American Vandal
Yacenda created, directed, wrote and executive produced Season 1 of American Vandal and returned for Season 2.[5] Vandal was Netflix's most Binge-watching|binge-watched show of 2017.[6][7] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment.[8] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[9]
References
- ↑ Cutler, Jacqueline (2018-05-18). "Why Honoring Socially Conscious Storytelling Is Key to Peabody Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ Zuckerman, Esther (14 September 2017). "American Vandal Makes Fun of Making a Murderer, with Netflix's Blessing". Vanity Fair Blogs.
- ↑ Team, The Deadline (6 January 2017). "2017 Netflix Pilots". Deadline.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (27 August 2021). "'American Vandal' Creators Land Esports Comedy at Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "'American Vandal' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ "2017 on Netflix - A Year in Bingeing". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ Feldman, Dana. "The Most Binged Shows On Netflix In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ "Entertainment, Children's & Youth Winners Named". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ↑ Chow, Andrew R. "2018 Emmy Awards: Here Are the Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
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