Emily Kapnek

Birth Name:

Emily Kapnek

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Actress, Music department

VIDEO: Watch Selfie, ABC's Modern Take on My Fair Lady, Online Ahead of Premiere

Selfies have taken social media, and basically the entire world, by storm. So will ABC's new half-hour comedy of the same name hit it off as well with viewers? That's up to viewers like you! Thankfully, ABC is helping TV lovers decide that and offering an...

Tue, Aug 19, 2014

VIDEO: Watch Selfie, ABC's Modern Take on My Fair Lady, Online Ahead of Premiere

Selfie Creator Defends "Provocative" Title

Thanks to Instagram and Facebook, "selife" was named Oxford's word of the year for 2013. But is Selfie really a good name for a TV show? "We definitely talked about it," series creator Emily Kapnek told reporters at Tuesday's Television Critics Association fall previews. "Selfie is a very provocative word, but for us, it really speaks to the disease that...

Tue, Jul 15, 2014

Selfie Creator Defends "Provocative" Title

VIDEO: Get a First Look at ABC's Selfie, New Shonda Rhimes Drama and More New Fall Shows

ABC has released trailers for its new fall series, including the comedies Selfie and Manhattan Love Story, as well as Shonda Rhimes' new drama How to Get Away with Murder. Check out the first looks below:

Tue, May 13, 2014

VIDEO: Get a First Look at ABC's Selfie, New Shonda Rhimes Drama and More New Fall Shows

Doctor Who's Karen Gillan Lands Lead in ABC's Selfie

Karen Gillan has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Selfie, TVGuide.com has learned. The Doctor Who alum will play Eliza Dooley, a self-obsessed woman who is more concerned with "likes" than being liked. But when she becomes the subject of a viral video made after...

Wed, Feb 19, 2014

Doctor Who's Karen Gillan Lands Lead in ABC's Selfie

Suburgatory Team Talks About "Leaner" Cast, and the Shays' New Addition

Suburgatory returned this past Wednesday after a 10-month hiatus and down two cast members — three if you count fan-favorite recurring guest Parker Young — but creator Emily Kapnek insists that fans shouldn't be worried about the future of Chatswin. "From a scheduling standpoint, there was a little bit of shuffling that goes on, but I will say that [ABC President Paul Lee] has been incredibly supportive of our show," she told reporters Friday at the Television Critics Association winter TV previews. "I know that some of the scheduling stuff was hard and they're in the midst of trying to figure out what works where and we're very happy to be ....

Sat, Jan 18, 2014