Steven Canals | |
|---|---|
 Canals in 2019 | |
| Born | September 14, 1980 |
| Education |
Binghamton University (
BA,
MA) University of California, Los Angeles ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable work | Pose |
Steven Canals (born September 14, 1980) [1] [2] is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-creating and executive-producing the FX television show Pose. [2]
Canals grew up in the Housing Projects in Castle Hill, Bronx. [3] He began practicing filmmaking at the Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice after school program. He co-produced his first documentary about gang violence with other classmates when he was 15. [2] [3] [4]
Canals graduated with a BA in cinema and MA in student affairs from Binghamton University in 2005 and 2008 respectively. [5] Canals received his MFA in screenwriting from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2015. [3] [5]
Prior to working in entertainment, Canals worked in university administration. He worked as an LGBT resource coordinator at SUNY-Cortland while completing his master's degree part time, where he was also residence hall director of Shea Hall and advisor to the university's gay-straight alliance for six years. [2] [6] [7] Allegheny College appointed Canals as associate director for gender and sexual orientation initiatives in June 2011. [6]
Canals was a staff writer on Freeform's Dead of Summer in 2016. His short film Afuera premiered at the LA Film Festival that same year. [8]
Canals developed the pilot script for television show Pose while studying at UCLA in 2014. [2] [3] He was initially inspired by the story in Paris Is Burning. [9] He however found it difficult to get the script developed as industry executives found the subject matter about LGBT people of color and ball culture to be "too niche". [3] [9] [10] Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Glee and American Horror Story, would later come on as a producer in 2016, along with his producing partner Brad Falchuk. [3] [11] The first season premiered in June 2018 on FX. [10] The show is noted to have the largest transgender cast in television history. [10] [11]
He was named a "writer to watch" by Variety in 2018. [4]
Canals signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television in January 2020. [12]
He is of African American and Puerto Rican heritage. [3]
- ^ Canals, Steven (2019-09-14). "My sister knows me so well!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! Thanks @michelle_canals for my @DonutFriend pic.twitter.com/5BqStY81j7". @StevenCanals. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e Kaplan, Ilana (26 June 2019). "'Pose' Co-Creator Steven Canals Spent Years Hiding. Now Everyone Can See Him". GQ. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Canals, Steven (2018-05-24). "FX's 'Pose' Creator on His Difficult Journey Bringing the Groundbreaking Trans Series to TV". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b Freund, Kelley. "Steven Canals says idea for Pose began at Binghamton - Binghamton News". News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b Gilroy, Maggie. "Steven Canals, co-creator of Emmy nominated 'Pose,' is a Binghamton University alum". Pressconnects. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "Allegheny College Appoints Three Individuals to Positions Focusing on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence". Allegheny.edu. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Cortland in the news - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Steven Canals's schedule for 2019 Austin Film Festival & Conference". 2019austinfilmfestivalconfe.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "Steven Canals Created 'Pose.' Still, He's Hollywood's Best-Kept Secret". www.out.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Steven Canals on How Growing Up as a Queer Afro-Latino in 1980s Bronx Prepared Him to Write 'Pose'". Remezcla. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "With the largest cast of trans actors in history, Ryan Murphy's Pose is a strut in the right direction". The Independent. 2019-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Thorne, Will (2020-01-21). "'Pose' Co-Creator Steven Canals Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- Binghamton University alumni
- UCLA Film School alumni
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- American LGBT writers
- LGBT television producers
- African-American LGBT people
- LGBT people from New York (state)
- LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- American queer men
- Queer screenwriters
Steven Canals | |
|---|---|
|
Canals in 2019 | |
| Born | September 14, 1980 |
| Education |
Binghamton University (
BA,
MA) University of California, Los Angeles ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable work | Pose |
Steven Canals (born September 14, 1980) [1] [2] is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-creating and executive-producing the FX television show Pose. [2]
Canals grew up in the Housing Projects in Castle Hill, Bronx. [3] He began practicing filmmaking at the Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice after school program. He co-produced his first documentary about gang violence with other classmates when he was 15. [2] [3] [4]
Canals graduated with a BA in cinema and MA in student affairs from Binghamton University in 2005 and 2008 respectively. [5] Canals received his MFA in screenwriting from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2015. [3] [5]
Prior to working in entertainment, Canals worked in university administration. He worked as an LGBT resource coordinator at SUNY-Cortland while completing his master's degree part time, where he was also residence hall director of Shea Hall and advisor to the university's gay-straight alliance for six years. [2] [6] [7] Allegheny College appointed Canals as associate director for gender and sexual orientation initiatives in June 2011. [6]
Canals was a staff writer on Freeform's Dead of Summer in 2016. His short film Afuera premiered at the LA Film Festival that same year. [8]
Canals developed the pilot script for television show Pose while studying at UCLA in 2014. [2] [3] He was initially inspired by the story in Paris Is Burning. [9] He however found it difficult to get the script developed as industry executives found the subject matter about LGBT people of color and ball culture to be "too niche". [3] [9] [10] Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Glee and American Horror Story, would later come on as a producer in 2016, along with his producing partner Brad Falchuk. [3] [11] The first season premiered in June 2018 on FX. [10] The show is noted to have the largest transgender cast in television history. [10] [11]
He was named a "writer to watch" by Variety in 2018. [4]
Canals signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television in January 2020. [12]
He is of African American and Puerto Rican heritage. [3]
- ^ Canals, Steven (2019-09-14). "My sister knows me so well!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! Thanks @michelle_canals for my @DonutFriend pic.twitter.com/5BqStY81j7". @StevenCanals. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e Kaplan, Ilana (26 June 2019). "'Pose' Co-Creator Steven Canals Spent Years Hiding. Now Everyone Can See Him". GQ. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Canals, Steven (2018-05-24). "FX's 'Pose' Creator on His Difficult Journey Bringing the Groundbreaking Trans Series to TV". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b Freund, Kelley. "Steven Canals says idea for Pose began at Binghamton - Binghamton News". News - Binghamton University. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b Gilroy, Maggie. "Steven Canals, co-creator of Emmy nominated 'Pose,' is a Binghamton University alum". Pressconnects. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "Allegheny College Appoints Three Individuals to Positions Focusing on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence". Allegheny.edu. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Cortland in the news - SUNY Cortland". www2.cortland.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "Steven Canals's schedule for 2019 Austin Film Festival & Conference". 2019austinfilmfestivalconfe.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "Steven Canals Created 'Pose.' Still, He's Hollywood's Best-Kept Secret". www.out.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Steven Canals on How Growing Up as a Queer Afro-Latino in 1980s Bronx Prepared Him to Write 'Pose'". Remezcla. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "With the largest cast of trans actors in history, Ryan Murphy's Pose is a strut in the right direction". The Independent. 2019-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Thorne, Will (2020-01-21). "'Pose' Co-Creator Steven Canals Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- Binghamton University alumni
- UCLA Film School alumni
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- American LGBT writers
- LGBT television producers
- African-American LGBT people
- LGBT people from New York (state)
- LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- American queer men
- Queer screenwriters