Eric Andrew Gurian is an American film and television producer, director and writer. He is the President of

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's production company Little Stranger.

Early life

Gurian grew up in West Caldwell, NJ the son of Dr. David Gurian, optician and audiologist, and Marcia Gurian, renowned speech pathologist and co-founder of Ethan and The Bean, a coffee shop employing persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He has a brother, Dr. Michael Gurian, a pediatric radiologist who practices in Orlando, Fl. Gurian attended

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and then the

S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, commonly known as Newhouse School, is the communications and journalism school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. It has programs in print and broadcast journalism; music business; graphic ...

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Career

Upon graduation from Syracuse, Gurian began his career as an

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in New York City. After being hired out of the Page Program, Gurian worked at

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where he initially met Tina Fey. His credits include ''

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, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,

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, and

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'', and many more.

Awards

Gurian is a sixteen-time

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nominated producer, two-time

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winner and a member of the 30 Rock team which was honored with the

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

in 2007.

Charitable work

Gurian is politically active and has supported many philanthropies including the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, University Settlement House, and the ACLU. On March 31, 2017 he founded ''Stand For Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU'' as a telethon for Facebook Live. The benefit drew talent including

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, and more. It received an

nomination, which was the first of its kind for Facebook. Gurian is also known to have worked on humanitarian efforts in several countries.

References

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