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- The new CBS sitcom, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch, was created by series vet Marco Pennette — who based its premise on his 2013 kidney transplant. “Unlike Drew [Middleditch], I’m a diabetic, but even I was taken by surprise and didn’t see it coming,” Pennette, 54, says of his transplant.
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Nov 12, 2020 · The new CBS sitcom, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch, was created by series vet Marco Pennette — who based its premise on his 2013 kidney transplant. “Unlike Drew [Middleditch],...
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Nov 12, 2020 · In 2013, Marco was told very suddenly that he was in renal failure and needed a transplant. A childhood friend appeared seemingly at random to help donate a kidney. Nearly 10 months later, Marco had survived the transplant, and he had also established a friend for life.
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Nov 5, 2020 · That predicament was a personal one to series creator Marco Pennette, a transplant recipient, which explains the origins of a concept that’s sort of the opposite of “meet-cute.”
Nov 5, 2020 · Created by “Mom” writer Marco Pennette, and based on his own experiences of getting a kidney transplant, “B Positive” primarily focuses on Drew (Thomas Middleditch), the aforementioned “some guy”...
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Dec 17, 2020 · Every kidney transplant patient has a unique story. For Marco Pennette, his story helped inspire the show B Positive. We are watching today to hear him...
Pennette was suffering from renal failure and required a kidney transplant in 2013. The story of his survival became the basis for the 2020 CBS sitcom B Positive , for which Pennette is creator and co-executive producer.
Jun 23, 2021 · Marco Pennette, the creator of CBS’s BPositive, will receive a 2021 DLH Inspire Award for Season One of the highly-acclaimed program which is largely based on Pennette’s real-life experience...
