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Helen Pai is a Korean-American television writer, producer and director.
Pai started out on the show as a script coordinator, and was credited as producer on several episodes on the Gilmore Girls. She is the best friend of the show's creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and has served various roles on the show, from taking notes in the writer's room, typing, to unspecified involvement in set design, publicity, DVD special features, legal clearances, sound mixing and post-production.
Pai was the inspiration for Lane Kim, and an anagram of her name created the band name, Hep Alien. Like Lane, she is Korean-American and was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist. She also was in charge of publication of a series of books based on the the show, which included writing one of the novelizations, "The Other Side of Summer," herself.
•Dave Rygalski is loosely based on, and named after, her real-life husband, Dave Rygalski, a writer for the Jay Leno show.
Ode to Gilmore Girls: Behind the Musicality of TV’s Beloved Show
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The other side of summer. by. Helen Pai. Publication date. 2002. Topics. High school students., Mothers and daughters., Single-parent families. Publisher. HarperEntertainment.
Oct 1, 2023 · Sherman-Palladino’s childhood friend Helen Pai – who was also a producer on the show – is the real-life inspiration behind the character Lane Kim. So much so that Lane’s band name Hep ...
Nov 30, 2020 · The 'Gilmore Girls' character Lane Kim Is based on a real person named Helen Pai. Who is Pai and what does she have in common with Lane? by Catherine Wright. Published on November 30, 2020. 3...
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Jan 25, 2016 · Last week, Agena snapped a photo with Helen Pai, a longtime producer on the series and the real life inspiration for Lane. "With the REAL LIFE Lane Kim, Helen Pai. :) Good things are coming," she captioned the photo of the duo.
Dec 10, 2016 · Interestingly, Lane Kim is based on Amy Sherman-Palladino's longtime friend, Helen Pai, who also served as a co-producer on the show. It was Pai's own life experience that became the starting...
Nov 1, 2002 · Gilmore Girls : Other Side of Summer Library Binding – November 1, 2002. by Helen Pai (Author) 4.3 59 ratings. Part of: Gilmore Girls (4 books) See all formats and editions. It's true. The Chilton gods seem to get great amusement out of putting Paris and me in the same setting, be it academically or socially.
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