Deborah Spera, Maria Grasso
Former Mark Gordon Company TV boss Deborah Spera has partnered with former Lifetime comparison manager Maria Grasso to launch One-Two Punch Productions, which has set up a two-year pod understanding during Sony Pictures Television.
The twin met prior to long after Grasso took a pursuit as conduct of scripted during Lifetime as good as began celebration of a mass a commander for Army Wives, which Spera had developed. ”When Deb as good as we primary met upon Army Wives we was rught away drawn to her passion for story telling,” says Grasso. “I admire her drive, savviness, as good as ambience in element as good as couldn’t ask for a improved partner.”
Spera is similarly as eager about a partnership. “Maria is a devoted as good as good reputable co-worker as good as friend. we am vehement to have a partner who shares a same passion for story as good as good writers,” she says. “We devise upon carrying fun as good as have been anxious to be during Sony where their passion for radio is so clear in a shows they produce.”
During Spera’s 7 year reign during a Mark Gordon Co., she served as an comparison manager writer upon both Wives as good as CBS’ Criminal Minds. The association also produces such shows as Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. Before that, Spera outlayed 8 years during Showtime, where she was clamp boss of movies, minis as good as series. Among her credits: The American Life, The Baby Dance as good as twelve Angry Men. Earlier stints embody time in facilities during Eden Roc Pictures as good as New Regency Productions, where she was concerned in drive-in theatre similar to What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Free Willy as good as JFK.
Grasso has kept a reduce form given withdrawal OWN, where she quickly served as comparison clamp boss of programming upon a network’s primary team. (She over in Sep 2009, some-more than a year prior to a now-ratings-challenged network debuted.) Prior to that, she was comparison clamp boss of scripted array as good as stream programming during women’s network Lifetime. In further to Wives, she was additionally obliged for building Rita Rocks as good as Drop Dead Diva. Prior gigs embody time during The WB, where she paid for as good as grown Everwood, One Tree Hill as good as Supernatural, as good as Warner Bros. TV, Universal TV as good as Comedy Central.
Grasso is repped by WME as good as Hansen Jacobson; Spera is repped by WME as good as Myman Greenspan.
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