Eric Lodal
Born
Eric Olaf Lodal

(1976-01-30) January 30, 1976
Washington, DC, U.S.
Alma materYale University, Juilliard School
Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active2005–present

Eric Lodal (born January 30, 1976) is an American screenwriter, creator, producer and director. He has written and developed original television series and feature films for Warner Brothers, F/X, TNT, Fox Studios, Sonar, Sony and New Regency.[1] He is noted for co-creating and showrunning Murder in the First which is currently distributed by Hulu.[1][2][3]

Lodal has also developed TV series with William Broyles Jr. (Laredo), Stephen Gaghan (Search and Rescue), Michael Eisner (Bel Canto), and Michael De Luca (Simple City), amongst others. Lodal is currently working on several projects including a dramatic rendering of the Kennedy presidency, which he has developed with novelist Scott Lasser (Battle Creek, True Detective) and Zona, a new crime series set in the world of human trafficking.

Lodal spent his twenties engaged in a number of diverse professional pursuits, ranging from classical music to politics and investment banking.[1] An Eagle Scout, All State Football player and Virginia Academic Player of the Year (1994), as well as a classically trained opera singer, Lodal has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, with the New York City Opera, and was featured on NPR's "World of Opera".[4] He served as Communications Director for former Governor of Virginia and current US Senator Tim Kaine.[5] A native of Virginia, he received his B.A. from Yale University with a double major in economics and music, and a master's degree from The Juilliard School.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Biography for Eric Lodal at IMDb, Retrieved February 5, 2017
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 4, 2013). "Steven Weber Joins TNT Pilot 'Murder In The First', Thomas Schlamme To Direct".
  3. ↑ "TNT Orders Steven Bochco Drama Murder in the First - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "NPR World Of Opera".
  5. ↑ "Parting Shots".
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