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Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American
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writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series ''
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''. Amram created and starred in the
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, '' An Emmy for Megan'', which depicts Amram's quest to win an
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.


Early life and education

Amram was born and raised in
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,
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, and is
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ish. She was educated at Catlin Gabel School and
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where she graduated in 2010. While at Harvard, Amram wrote two of the
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' comedy drag shows with her roommate and writing partner Alexandra Petri. She studied
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for twenty years, and appeared as a violinist in an October 2018 episode of ''
The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves signific ...
'', a sitcom on which she was a staff writer.


Career

Previously, Amram was a writer on the Amazon series '' Transparent'', HBO's ''
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'', and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy ''
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''. Her other past credits include writing for Adult Swim's ''
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'', Fox's ''
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'', Comedy Central's ''
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'', the 83rd and
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, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the ''
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s''. Her writing has appeared in
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,
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, Vulture,
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and
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, among others, and her first book ''Science... For Her!'' was published in November 2015 by
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. Along with her work as a writer, Amram has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on ''
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'', and on
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musical comedy series ''
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'' in an episode titled " I Need Some Balance" in January 2019. In 2018, Amram created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, '' An Emmy for Megan'', which depicts Amram's quest to win an
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by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Amram. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards: one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one, for
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, in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.


Personal life

Amram currently resides in Los Angeles. In 2019, Amram joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of
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.


Filmography


Television


Awards and nominations


Bibliography

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References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amram, Megan 1987 births Living people American women comedians American television writers Harvard University alumni American women screenwriters Catlin Gabel School alumni The New Yorker people Comedians from Oregon Writers from Portland, Oregon Screenwriters from Oregon 21st-century American comedians American women television writers Jewish American writers 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American Jews