Lauren Iungerich

Lauren Emily Iungerich ( ; born September 14, 1974) is a writer, director and showrunner known for Awkward. Early life Iungerich was born in Los Angeles, California to social worker mother, Viola Iungerich (née Dube), and attorney father, Russell Iungerich. She grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, graduating from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 1992 and from Claremont McKenna College in 1996. The Palos Verdes area was the setting of Awkward. Career At the end of her junior year of college Iungerich began interning for Hollywood producers. She worked as an assistant to producer Arnold Kopelson on U.S. Marshals and A Perfect Murder. She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by Icon Productions. She was hired to the writing staff of ABC Family's 10 Things I Hate About You based on her play Love on the Line. She has created some web content, My Two Fans, which she describes as being inspired by Curb Your Enthusiasm.