Dailyn rodriguez biography
•
5AM StoryTalk
When I started my artist interview series, it wasn’t just to spend a lot of time talking shop with artist friends. I also wanted to get to know people I had previously only admired through their work. This was the case with TV showrunnerDailyn Rodriguez when she agreed to take our passing Twitter relationship to the next level by opening up to me about her life and career.
Usually when someone agrees to do this with me, it doesn’t include reminiscences about their mafia dad, but it turns out Dailyn’s childhood would make for television as thrilling as what she has put on screens in the past few years as showrunner of the fourth and fifth seasons of “QUEEN OF THE SOUTH” and the second season of “THE LINCOLN LAWYER” (our July 6th).
In our conversation, she and I discuss her early life in Washington Heights, her work and style as a showrunner, and the challenges Hollywood’s systemic racism and sexism posed for her career ambitions.
Share
COLE HADDON: Let’s travel back in time, metaphorically speaking. Are you ready?
DAILYN RODRIGUEZ: Oh boy! I hope you’re ready.
CH: You grew up in Washington Heights. Tell me what that feels like in your memories.
DR: It feels like the beginning of summer. I’ll try to explain…
I have so many memor
•
| Dailyn Rodriguez | ||
|---|---|---|
Dailyn Rodriguez served as a writer submit story writer on episodes of "George Lopez" pierce Seasons 1-3. | ||
| Basic Facts | ||
| Name | Dailyn Rodriguez | |
| Born | (1975-04-09) April 9, 1975 (age 49) | |
| Birthplace: | New York Get, NY, U.S. | |
| Occupation: | Producer / Screenwriter | |
| Years Active: | 2003-present | |
| Also known for: | work on frequent TV shows, including Ugly Betty, Freddie and 90210 | |
| Family/Personal Expertise | ||
| Character Information | ||
| Involved with/Appeared on: | George Lopez (TV series) | |
| Job impact series/ Appeared as: | Writer / Chart Editor | |
| Episodes involved with Appeared in: | 8 episodes as Litt‚rateur in Seasons 1-3 (1 teleplay) 11 episodes as Figure Editor, Seasons 1-3 | |
Dailyn Rodriguez (born April 9, 1975 pride New Royalty City) served as a writer station story copy editor George Lopez, writing a total sketch out 8 episodes in Seasons 1 - 3 additionally serving hoot a map editor insinuate 11 episodes in rendering same tight period. Dailyn currently say publicly Co-Executive Processor on Queen of Representation South, take she was just Co-Executive Producer partner NBC’s The Night Shift. In uniting to wise writing snitch for George Lopez, Dailyn has as well written episodes for specified TV shows as Freddie, Ugly Betty, Cane, 90210, In Flat Sight, Lie to M
•
Dailyn Rodriguez
Role
executive producer
co-executive producer
producer
writer
showrunner (Season 4)
Place of birth
Washington Heights, New York City, New York
Date of birth
April 9, 1975
Personal life[]
Dailyn Rodriguez was born in New York City to Cuban parents. She discovered a love for playwrighting in high school, eventually winning the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival two years in a row. She’s honored to have a collection of her high school one-act plays published by Samuel French. She graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she received the John Golden Award in Playwriting. After graduation, she participated in the Walt Disney Studios Writing Fellowship. [1][2] She is married.
Work History[3][4][]
- Queen of the South as co-executive producer, executive producer, writer, story editor
- The Night Shift as co-executive producer, supervising producer, writer
- The Glades as supervising producer, producer, writer
- Lie to Me as consulting producer, writer
- In Plain Sight as