Tyler Bensinger
Tyler Bensinger | |
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| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director Television writer, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Tyler Bensinger is an American film and television writer, producer and film director.
Career
Bensinger grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Webb School of California. He earned his B.A. as an English Major at Yale before attending UCLA Film School where he received his MFA.[1] He began his career writing features and wrote and directed the film Just Looking. Bensinger moved from features to TV in the late nineties and has written on numerous shows including The Cape (1996),[2] The Pretender, Beverly Hills 90210, Titans, Going to California, Dragnet, Cold Case, Justice, Viva Laughlin, Harper's Island, Parenthood, Prime Suspect, Masters of Sex, Nashville, The Good Wife, Notorious and This Is Us.[3] He has been nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award (Masters of Sex)[4] and an Emmy Award (This Is Us).[5]
Bensinger is also a photographer. His monograph There and Away won first place in the International Photography Awards/Lucie Foundation competition in 2018.[6] Bensinger's photographs have been featured twice in Lens' Magazine (issues 69 and 83).
References
- ^ Rice, Jessica. "22 1/2 Minutes With Television Writer Tyler Bensinger Class of '80". The Webb Schools of California. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Episode 17-The Last to Know". YouTube.
- ^ O'Neill, Tyler (28 April 2020). "How 'This Is Us' Got Made". www.backstage.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "WGA Awards 2014: Complete list of winners and nominees". LA Times. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Tyler Bensinger Awards and Nominations". Emmys. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "There and Away". International Photography Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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