Daniel Palladino is an American television executive producer, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his work on the television series ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
'' (2017–present), which earned him a
WGA Award WGA may refer to:
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, two
PGA Award
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s, and four
Primetime Emmy Award
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s.
Career
Palladino began working in series television in 1989, spending three years on the
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program ''
Who's the Boss?'' starring
Tony Danza
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,
Judith Light
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and
Alyssa Milano
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.
Along with stints as a producer of the
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series ''
Flesh 'n' Blood'' and as a writer for an episode of ''
Cheers
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'', Palladino wrote a half-dozen episodes of ''
The Upper Hand
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As in the former series, affluent single woman Caroline Wheatley, ...
'', the British version of ''
Who's The Boss?''.
Palladino spent two years in the mid-1990s on ''
Roseanne
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'', serving as a writer, co-executive producer, then executive producer.
In 2000 he began a half-dozen years on ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...
'' on the
WB Television Network
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. He wrote and eventually segued into directing. ''Gilmore Girls'' was the story of a thirty-something single mom (
Lauren Graham
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) who runs an inn in a small Connecticut town while raising her teenage daughter (
Alexis Bledel
Kimberly Alexis Bledel ( ; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and Emily Malek in ''The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The ...
).
''
Time
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'' magazine listing it among the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time". He went on to serve in producing roles on such original series as ''
The Return of Jezebel James
''The Return of Jezebel James'' is an American sitcom television series, starring Parker Posey as a successful children's book editor who, unable to have children herself, asks her estranged younger sister (Lauren Ambrose) to carry her baby.''The R ...
'' and the dance drama ''
Bunheads
''Bunheads '' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lamar Damon that aired on ABC Family from June 11, 2012, to February 25, 2013. Starring Sutton Foster, the show centers on a Las Vegas showgirl who ...
''.
Just prior and for a time concurrent with ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...
'', Palladino was executive producer and showrunner of the
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animated sitcom ''
Family Guy
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'' for its initial two seasons, earning an
Emmy
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nomination for Outstanding Animated Program for its second season. From 2012 to 2013, he returned to ''Family Guy'' as a consulting producer.
In 2016, Palladino helped navigate the return of ''Gilmore Girls'', to
Netflix
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, writing and directing two of the four installments for ''
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life''. Much of the cast reunited for the four-part mini-series, with each episode tracing the characters' lives across one season: winter, spring, summer and fall. Palladino served as executive producer, writer and director alongside his wife, series creator
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
.
Palladino then served as executive producer on the
Amazon Prime Video
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pilot ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
''.
The series went on to win twenty
Emmy Award
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s, including
Outstanding Comedy Series,
three
Golden Globes
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and five
Critics' Choice Awards
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, as well as the
Peabody and
WGA award WGA may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
* Web Gallery of Art
* Writers Guild of Alberta
* Writers Guild of America, an American union
** Writers Guild of America, East
** Writers Guild of America, West
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.
He is executive producer, writer, and director of the series' fourth season.
Personal life
Palladino is married to
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
with whom he frequently collaborates.
Awards
Palladino has received four
Primetime Emmy Award
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s for his work on ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
'' including
Outstanding Music Supervision and
Outstanding Comedy Series,
two PGA Awards and a
WGA Award WGA may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
* Web Gallery of Art
* Writers Guild of Alberta
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** Writers Guild of America, West
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* Wagga Wagga Airport (IATA ...
.
Nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award
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for ''
Family Guy
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'' along with
Seth MacFarlane
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,
David Zuckerman, Craig Hoffman,
Danny Smith, Billiam Coronel,
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman (born November 13, 1967)
is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of '' American Dad!'' along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for '' Family Guy''.
Weitzman ...
,
Mike Barker,
Sherry Gunther
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,
Gary Janetti
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He has written for ''Family Guy'', and was an executive producer on ''Will and Grace''. He co-created and wrote the British sitcom '' Vicious'', which ...
,
Pete Michels
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,
Peter Shin
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, and
Dan Povenmire
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in the Outstanding Animated Program (For One Hour or Less) category for the episode "Road to Rhode Island" in the year 2000.
Palladino has received two
DGA Award Nominations in the
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series category for the episode "
We're Going to the Catskills!" in 2019 and in the same category in 2020 for "Marvelous Radio".
In 2018, he won the
PGA Award
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in the
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy category for ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
'' alongside
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
, Dhana Gilbert, Sheila R. Lawrence, Matthew Shapiro, Sal Carino, Francesca M. Mannix, Frank Covino, Rachel Jablin, Parker Chehak, and Molly Pabin. He received two
PGA Award
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nominations for ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
'' in 2019 alongside
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
, Dhana Gilbert, and Sheila R. Lawrence, and in 2020 alongside
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
, Dhana Gilbert, Daniel Goldfarb,
Kate Fodor
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, Sono Patel, and Matthew Shapiro.
He won the
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in 2019 in the category
Comedy Series
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for his work on ''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...
'' alongside
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
, Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Daniel Goldfarb, Jen Kirkman, and Sheila R. Lawrence. He received a nomination in 2020 alongside
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
, Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Daniel Goldfarb, Alison Leiby, Sono Patel, and Jordan Temple.
Palladino won a
Peabody Award
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along with
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Sherman-Palladino has rec ...
in the Entertainment category for first season of ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' in 2017.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American television writers
American television directors
American writers of Italian descent
Television producers from California
People from Reseda, Los Angeles
Peabody Award winners
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Writers Guild of America Award winners