Rolin Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1972
[1] Los Angeles, California |
| Education |
California State University, Northridge (
BA) Yale University ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, television writer |
Rolin B. Jones (born September 22, 1972) [2] is an American playwright and television writer. His plays include The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, for which he was a 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist, [3] The Jammer, which first appeared at the New York Fringe Festival and features a hilarious dedication to the original lead actor, Kevin Rich, [4] and Sovereignty. [5] His work in television includes Showtime's Weeds and United States of Tara, NBC drama Friday Night Lights, HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Perry Mason, and AMC's Interview with the Vampire, [6] for which he serves as showrunner. [7]
Jones joined the crew of Friday Night Lights as a writer and supervising producer for the series fourth season in 2009 and wrote the episodes " The Son" and "Laboring". He was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Series for his work on the series [8] and received a 2010 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Son". [9]
Jones grew up in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California, [2] and graduated from El Camino Real High School in 1990. [9] He studied filmmaking and English at Cal State Northridge [10] and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 2004. [2] [11]
References
- ^ "Rolin B Jones, Born 09/22/1972 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Schillinger, Liesl (September 18, 2005). "The Accidental Design of Rolin Jones's Career". New York Times.
- ^ "Drama: Past Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". www.dramatists.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Rolin Jones – complete guide to the Playwright and Plays
- ^ Rolin Jones at IMDb
- ^ "Rolin Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman (2009). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Lowman, Rob (October 20, 2011). "Playwright Rolin Jones finds inspiration in San Fernando Valley life". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (May 4, 2003). "A fanciful slice-of-life story". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Yale Rep's next offering is a 'techno-comedy' by an alumnus". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. Yale University. October 15, 2004.
External links
- Rolin Jones at IMDb
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Rolin Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1972
[1] Los Angeles, California |
| Education |
California State University, Northridge (
BA) Yale University ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, television writer |
Rolin B. Jones (born September 22, 1972) [2] is an American playwright and television writer. His plays include The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, for which he was a 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist, [3] The Jammer, which first appeared at the New York Fringe Festival and features a hilarious dedication to the original lead actor, Kevin Rich, [4] and Sovereignty. [5] His work in television includes Showtime's Weeds and United States of Tara, NBC drama Friday Night Lights, HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Perry Mason, and AMC's Interview with the Vampire, [6] for which he serves as showrunner. [7]
Jones joined the crew of Friday Night Lights as a writer and supervising producer for the series fourth season in 2009 and wrote the episodes " The Son" and "Laboring". He was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Series for his work on the series [8] and received a 2010 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Son". [9]
Jones grew up in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California, [2] and graduated from El Camino Real High School in 1990. [9] He studied filmmaking and English at Cal State Northridge [10] and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 2004. [2] [11]
References
- ^ "Rolin B Jones, Born 09/22/1972 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Schillinger, Liesl (September 18, 2005). "The Accidental Design of Rolin Jones's Career". New York Times.
- ^ "Drama: Past Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". www.dramatists.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Rolin Jones – complete guide to the Playwright and Plays
- ^ Rolin Jones at IMDb
- ^ "Rolin Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman (2009). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Lowman, Rob (October 20, 2011). "Playwright Rolin Jones finds inspiration in San Fernando Valley life". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (May 4, 2003). "A fanciful slice-of-life story". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Yale Rep's next offering is a 'techno-comedy' by an alumnus". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. Yale University. October 15, 2004.
External links
- Rolin Jones at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
|
| This article about a television writer from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- 1972 births
- 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
- American male dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century American male writers
- El Camino Real High School alumni
- Screenwriters from California
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American showrunners
- American television writer stubs