DeAnn Heline Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up in West Chester, a suburb in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Met creative partner Eileen Heisler at the Indiana University, where they were roomates
• Transferred to New York University after studying at Indiana University for two years
• The Middle was inspired by her own experiences of living in West Chester, which was farmland at the time her family moved there
• Has been friends with Eileen Heisler since college and have work together ever since, including shows like Ellen, How I Met Your Mother and The Middle