Alexa Junge
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Alexa Junge is an American television writer, producer and screenwriter. Her work on Friends, from 1994 to 1999, earned her nominations for three Emmy Awards.
Personal life
Junge grew up in Los Angeles and attended
Junge is the granddaughter of screenwriter Marvin Borowsky and has one son, Henry Petrie.[4]
Career
Junge was a writer and producer for Friends from 1994 to 1999, for which she was nominated for three
Junge wrote the episode "The One Where Everybody Finds Out", which won the National AOL Poll for "All Time Favorite Friends Episode"[2]
Her episode "The One with the Prom Video" was heralded by the authors of Friends like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends as "a watershed in the history of the show."[7] In 2014, Gawker published a list of every episode of Friends ranked from #236 through #1. "The One With The Prom Video" came in first.[8] It was 100 in the TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time.[9]
Junge went on to write for
A frequent contributor to National Public Radio's
Junge's play
Television writing credits
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Friends episodes
Junge has written the following Friends episodes:
- "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (1999)
- "The One with the Yeti" (1998)
- "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" (1997)
- "The One with the Metaphorical Tunnel" (1996)
- "The One with the Two Parties" (1996)
- "The One with the Prom Video" (1996)
- "The One with Phoebe's Husband" (1995)
- "The One with the Ick Factor" (1995)
- "The One with the Boobies" (1995)
- "The One with George Stephanopoulos" (1994)
The West Wing episodes
Junge has written the following The West Wing episodes:
- "Eppur Si Muove" (2004)
- "Disaster Relief" (2003)
The United States of Tara episodes
Junge has written the following
- "Snow" (2009)
- "Revolution" (2009)
- "Inspiration" (2009)
Grace and Frankie episodes
Junge has written the following Grace and Frankie episodes:
- "The Floor" (2017)
- "The Party" (2016)
- "The Vitamix" (2016)
- "The Vows" (2015)
- "The Funeral" (2015)
References
- ^ a b "Alexa Junge". American Repertory Theater. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ a b c "Alexa Junge - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ Stack, Vanessa. "Writer's POV" (in feature "Road to the Emmys writers and directors"), Daily Variety, 14 June 2001, 272(9), page not given.
- ^ "137: The Book That Changed Your Life". This American Life. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Alexa Junge - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b "2004 List of Nominees". Writers Guild Awards. Archived from the original on June 13, 2004.
- ISBN 978-0753502235
- ^ Donohue, Lacey (3 September 2014). "Every Episode of Friends, Ranked". Gawker. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
- ^ "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide June 28–July 4, 1997.
- ^ a b c d e The Dramatists Guild. "Ten questions: Alexa Junge," The Dramatist, Jan/Feb 2017, 14-15.
- ^ "Season preview 2015-16," American Theatre, October 2015, p. 66.
- ^ "Alexa Junge". This American Life. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "What I Learned from Television". This American Life. March 16, 2007. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "'United States of Tara': How to Make a Personality Disorder Into Comedy". The New York Times. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Junge steps aside as Tara topper," Hollywood Reporter, 409(4), 2009-03-23, page not given. via Press Reader (subscription required)
- ^ "Grace and Frankie (TV Series 2015–2022)". IMDb.
- ^ Verini, Bob (2016-12-19). "Regional Theater Review: 'Fingersmith,' Based on the Novel That Inspired 'The Handmaiden'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ Starcrossed: the trial of Galileo (theatrical program), New York Public Library Research holdings.
External links
- Alexa Junge at IMDb