Aury Wallington is an American novelist and TV writer. She has written extensively for TV, and her latest book is based upon science fiction series ''
Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
''. The novel, titled ''
Heroes: Saving Charlie'', is the first in what will be a series of ''Heroes'' books which have been written with the full cooperation of ''Heroes'' creator
Tim Kring
Richard Timothy Kring (born July 9, 1957) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series '' Strange World'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Heroes'', and ''Touch''.
Early life
Kring was born in El D ...
.
Aury currently created the
NBC.com series ''
Dial *'' starring
AnnaLynne McCord. She is also writing for the new live-action
Cartoon Network TV show ''
Tower Prep
''Tower Prep'' is an American-Canadian 13-episode live-action teen science-fiction television series created by Paul Dini for Cartoon Network. It aired between October 12 to December 28, 2010. Prior to ''Tower Prep'', Dini was a producer and wri ...
''.
Biography
Wallington grew up in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
and always wanted to be a writer but was not sure how to go about it. She graduated from
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...
and moved to
because one of her favourite writers,
Ellen Gilchrist, was from there and Wallington thought that she would soak up some inspiration from living there too. Instead, she spent her nights bartending and her days writing really bad poetry and collecting rejection slips.
After a stint in New York as personal assistant to an actor, she moved to Mexico to do research for a screenplay she was writing. She ran out of money before finishing the script and headed back to New York, landing a job as script coordinator on TV show ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...
''. Wallington was thrilled when she was asked to write an episode for the final season of the show and in the meantime worked on her novel, ''Pop!'' and wrote a one-woman show which was performed off-Broadway as part of the Double Helix Theater’s One Festival.
When ''Sex and the City'' ended, she moved to
Los Angeles
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and wrote for ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...
'' and ''
Courting Alex
''Courting Alex'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23 to March 29, 2006, and was a vehicle for Jenna Elfman of ''Dharma & Greg'' fame. The series was based on the British sitcom ''According to Bex''.
Elfman portrays Alex Rose ...
''. She also wrote a pilot called ''Pure Sunshine'' for Sony Television. She is currently working on a new FOX drama called ''Wedding Album''.
Wallington currently lives in Los Angeles with her two-year-old rescue dog, Tuesday.
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Work
Wallington has written six novels. These are:
* '' Heroes: Saving Charlie'' - The first in the official ''Heroes'' book series.
* ''Pop!'' - A teenage novel.
* ''The OC
''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initiali ...
''
**''Cohen''
**''Bait and Switch''
**''Spring Break''
**''The Misfit''.
Wallington has written three anthologies and eight scripts for television. These are:
* The pilot for USA ''Death Benefits''
* The pilot for ABC Family ''Will Triumph Fights Alone''
* The pilot for ABC Family ''Menace to Society''
* ''Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'': "Once Upon a Time in Texas"
* '' The Wedding Album'' pilot
* One episode for ''Courting Alex
''Courting Alex'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23 to March 29, 2006, and was a vehicle for Jenna Elfman of ''Dharma & Greg'' fame. The series was based on the British sitcom ''According to Bex''.
Elfman portrays Alex Rose ...
'' called "Big Client".
* Two episodes for ''Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...
'' titled " Like a Virgin" and "Clash of the Tritons
"Clash of the Tritons" is the twelfth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series ''Veronica Mars''. Co-written by Phil Klemmer and Aury Wallington and directed by David Barrett, the episode premiered on UPN on Janua ...
".
* One episode for ''Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...
'', "The Cold War".
* Two episodes for ''Gravity Falls
''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines ( Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel ( Kristen Schaal) ...
'', " Headhunters" and " The Time Traveler's Pig".
She also created the Netflix original series ''Spirit Riding Free
''Spirit Riding Free'' is a computer-animated series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and distributed by Netflix, based on the 2002 Oscar-nominated traditionally animated film, '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', and the first se ...
'' and served as the co-writer for its 2021 feature film, ''Spirit Untamed
''Spirit Untamed'' is a 2021 American computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Elaine Bogan and co-directed by Ennio Torresan Jr. (in their feature dir ...
'' with Kristin Hahn
Kristin Hahn (born 1969) is an American film and television producer, writer and director. Hahn is the founder and president of production company, Hahnscape Entertainment, and the co-founder of production company Echo Films, alongside Jennifer ...
.
References
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21st-century American novelists
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American women television producers
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DreamWorks Animation people
Living people
Tufts University alumni
American women television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women writers
21st-century American screenwriters