Eileen Heisler

Birth Name:

Eileen Heisler

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Director

Best known as the executive producer for the TV series "The Middle" which resulted in receiving a Humanitas Prize nomination in 2012
Attended Indiana University and later transferred to New York University and received her bachelor's degree in film and television from the Tisch School of the Arts
In addition to producing "The Middle" she has written and created more than 90 episodes for the series
She and her "The Middle" co-executive producer DeAnn Heline have been friends and writing partners since rooming together at college
Was the executive producer for 12 episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" on its first season in 2005
Her first job in TV was as a production assistant on the series "Kate & Allie" in 1984
She and TV producer Adam Wolman married in 1997, and the two have twin sons born in 2000

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