Josann McGibbon
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Josann McGibbon is an American screenwriter who previously teamed with Sara Parriott in one of the longest writing partnerships in Hollywood; they were a team for 33 years from 1986 to 2019.
Biography
The team's first major success as
Writers Guild of America Award in television for Outstanding Children's Long Form.[citation needed] They then wrote and executive-produced Descendants 2, also directed by Kenny Ortega, which was simulcast in July, 2017, on the Disney Channel, ABC, and the other cable channels owned by Disney-ABC, with viewership reaching 21 million viewers.[4] They wrote and executive-produced Descendants 3, which premiered on August 2, 2019. After Parriott retired in 2019, McGibbon has continued to write, and her movie Choose Love[5] is the first interactive
romantic comedy being produced by Netflix.
McGibbon won several days on $25,000 Pyramid in July–August 1985, winning over $10K and a trip to the Caribbean.[6] She played one of her episodes against pre-fame Kathy Najimy, who lost on her appearance and later played the Evil Queen in Descendants.
McGibbon & Parriott have been featured in interviews in IndieWire[7] and FSM Media,[8] among others.
References
- ^ Emmys.com List of 2007 Nominees & Winners
- ^ Emmy biography
- ^ Golden Globe nomination list
- ^ "'Descendants 2' Rises to 21 Million Viewers in Delayed Viewing". Variety. July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Netflix Orders Interactive Rom-Com 'Choose Love' From Josann McGibbon". Variety. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
- ^ Josann McGibbon on $25,000 Pyramid on YouTube.
- ^ Indiewire interview
- ^ FSM media review
External links
- Josann McGibbon at IMDb
- Josann McGibbon at Emmys.com
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