Teresa Hsiao

Teresa Hsiao (born May 26, 1985)[1][2] is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on the animated series Family Guy and American Dad! and for co-creating the sitcom Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsiao.
Teresa Hsiao
Born (1985-05-26) May 26, 1985
Indiana, United States
OccupationScreenwriter, executive producer
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materHarvard University

Background

Hsiao attended Harvard University, where she served on the board of Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business (HUWIB) and as editor-in-chief of Make It Happen, the organization's first national magazine. Hsiao co-founded Smart Woman Securities at Harvard with Tracy Britt Cool in 2006,[3][4] and earned her degree in Economics in 2007.[5]

Career

Hsiao has been a writer for Family Guy, We Bare Bears and American Dad!, for which she was also a producer.[5]

The Huffington Post published numerous articles written by Hsiao during 2012 through 2017.[6]

Hsiao is the co-creator and an executive producer on the television coming of age comedy Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.[7] for which she had been in development with Awkwafina since 2016. The series was renewed for a second season on January 14, 2020,[8] prior to the January 22 premiere of its first episode.[9]

More recently, Hsiao signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop comedy and animation for cable streaming platforms via her Red 136 Productions.[10]

Personal life

In January 2017, Hsiao was among more than 2000 Harvard alumni to add their names to an open letter to fellow alumnus and Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner,[11] admonishing: "Truth. It is the guiding value of your alma mater; let it be a value in the Administration as well."[12]

References
  1. Hsiao, Teresa (21 May 2014). "Rap Dream".
  2. Hsiao, Teresa (15 April 2015). "Growing Up Asian".
  3. "Teresa Hsiao". rt Woman Securities. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. McMillan Portillo, Caroline (October 28, 2014). "6 things to know about Tracy Britt Cool, a Buffett protégée and Pampered Chef's new CEO". bizjournals.com. The Business Journals. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. Staff, Harvardwood (March 1, 2016). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Q&A with HWP Alum & Past Most Staffable TV Writer TERESA HSIAO (AMERICAN DAD)". Harvardwood. Retrieved 2020-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Teresa Hsiao - The Huffington Post".
  7. Kang, Inkoo (February 21, 2020). "Critic's Notebook: 'Fresh Off the Boat' and the Asian American Entertainment Revolution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. Turchiano, Danielle (January 14, 2020). "'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' Gets Season 2 Renewal Ahead of Series Premiere". Variety. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. Yang, Rachel (January 20, 2020). "'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' looks to put a new kind of Asian-American family on screen". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2022). "'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' Co-Creator Teresa Hsiao Inks Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. Hallemann, Caroline (February 1, 2017). "Harvard Alums Request Meeting with Jared Kushner". Town & Country. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. Rochelson, Jacob. "Open Letter to Jared Kushner from Harvard Alumni". Medium. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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