Brenda Hampton

Birth Name:

Brenda Hampton

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Script department

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

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Secret Life Star on Series Finale: The Ending Is Not a Fairy Tale

Who will Amy end up with on the Secret Life series finale -- Ricky or Ben? In July 2008, ABC Family debuted the show, created by 7th Heaven's Brenda Hampton, to record ratings for the network. The high school soap stars newcomer Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens, a shy incoming freshman who learns she's pregnant after losing her virginity to popular Ricky Underwood (Daren Kagasoff) at band camp before starting to date boy-next-door Ben (Ken Baumann). By the end of the season, both Ricky and Ben know the truth, remain supportive, but are fighting for Amy's affections.

Sat, Jun 1, 2013

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Watch My Show: Secret Life's Brenda Hampton Answers Our Showrunner Survey

Executive producer Brenda Hampton knows a thing or two about the life of the American teenager. Her family drama 7th Heaven ran for 11 seasons and now her hit ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager is marking its landmark 100th episode on Monday (8/7c). Secret Life stars Shailene Woodley as a high school student whose life gets turned upside down when she becomes pregnant — and things just get more complicated from there. Hampton took a moment to tell us why we should learn the secrets of The Secret Life. TV Guide Magazine: It's been 100 episodes. Is the American teenager's life secret anymore?Brenda Hampton: Oh yeah. Teenagers always have secrets. That's because they're never doing what they're supposed to do. You were a teenager, right? You have secrets from when you were a teen, don't you? No? Liar!

Mon, Jun 25, 2012

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Exclusive: Secret Life Star Says Upcoming Tragedy Will Devastate Couple

WARNING! The following interview contains a major spoiler about the upcoming Secret Life episodes. Just as Ben and Adrian are ready to settle into married life and parenthood, they're going to be hit with a devastating blow — the loss of their baby. Ken Baumann, who plays Ben, says the tragedy will not only devastate the couple in The Secret Life of The American Teenager, it will change the course of every relationship in the series. TVGuide.com spoke to the 21-year-old actor about the episode (Monday, June 6, 8/7c, ABC Family), and how he and Adrian (Francia Raisa) will cope.

Wed, May 25, 2011

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Secret Life Scoop: Show Creator Talks Band-Camp Flashback

Secret Life of the American Teenager is going back to band camp to show us the day Amy got pregnant, series creator Brenda Hampton tells TVGuide.com. The episode will air the week before the March 23 season finale, in which Amy (Shailene Woodley) will finally give birth to the baby, Hampton said in an interview Tuesday.

Tue, Jan 6, 2009