Dan Perrault
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Dan Perrault | |
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| Born | Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer |
| Known for | Co-creator of American Vandal |
Dan Perrault is an American television writer and producer. He is best-known for the TV series American Vandal, for which he won a Peabody Award.[1]
Career
In 2011, Perrault co-founded the production company Woodhead Entertainment along with his writing partner Tony Yacenda, and producing partner, Sean Carrigan.[2]
In 2016, Perrault served as co-creator, writer and executive producer for the series True crime "mockumentary", American Vandal on Netflix.[3]
In 2021, Universal Pictures purchased the rights to Perrault's original screenplay, Strays. Josh Greenbaum is to direct, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller producing.[4]
Also in 2021, Perrault will serve as co-creator, writer and executive producer on Paramount+, for Players, along with long time writing partner, Tony Yacenda.[5]
American Vandal
Perrault created, wrote and executive produced Season 1 of American Vandal and returned for Season 2.[6] Vandal was Netflix's most binge-watched show of 2017.[7][8] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment.[9] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[10]
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.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (27 May 2021). "Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Picturestart Set Live-Action Comedy 'Strays' at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ 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.