Amy Sherman-Palladino
17 Jan, 1966 in
An only child, Amy Sherman-Palladino is daughter to comedian Don Sherman & dancer Maybin Hewes. Originally a dancer herself, Palladino had initially received a callback to the musical Cats, while also having a possible writing position on the staff of Roseanne in rotation. When she and writing partner Jennifer Heath were... asked to join Roseanne, she put behind her dancing career -- much to her mother's chagrin, -- and began writing for television.
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