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Tanase Popa. Producer: American Crime Story. Tanase Popa is a Peabody Award, Television Academy Honors Award, AFI Award recipient as well as a eight-time Emmy®-nominated and four-time Golden Globe®-nominated television producer at Ryan Murphy Productions.
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Apr 20, 2024 · A 2006 B.F.A. graduate of the School of Design and Production in stage management, Tanase Popa is a Peabody and AFI award recipient as well as a five-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated television and film producer. Now an imperative cog in acclaimed producer Ryan Murphy’s film and television empire — which has spawned network TV’s ...
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One of the productions I have been most proud of working on at Ryan Murphy Productions has been "Pose." It is a deeply enriching show that has been changing cultures and perceptions around the world and providing opportunities to an underrepresented community of untapped talent ready for their spotlight. Since our first season, we have been changin...
Since graduating UNCSA, I have been very fortunate to be able to work on Broadway and on national tours of "Wicked" (San Francisco), "Next to Normal," "Sweeney Todd" (first national tour), "Company" and "Gypsy." After many years in theatre, I decided to transition to film. I first worked at Pixar Animation Studios in development on "Coco." Then, I ...
There are two memories that stand out for me from my time at UNCSA. I had an incredible interview process when I applied to the school by being welcomed by Deborah Foster (Admissions Counselor), who helped recruit me and champion me through my entire time at the school (including now — we still keep in touch). She introduced me to the legendary Joh...
Dream big and work hard to achieve those goals. I remember when I was at UNCSA, I made the conscious choice to learn every art form that I could in order to be invaluable in the industry. I studied drama, dance, opera and musical theatre, as well as took Italian and German language classes and music theory classes. I also asked Dean Gerald Freedman...
Tanase Popa. Producer: American Crime Story. Tanase Popa is a Peabody Award, Television Academy Honors Award, AFI Award recipient as well as a eight-time Emmy®-nominated and four-time Golden Globe®-nominated television producer at Ryan Murphy Productions. He is a co-founder of Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative and served as the Program Director in its inaugural years by developing the initiative ...
Mar 5, 2021 · Tanase Popa is supervising producer. Lou Eyrich, Jeff Dickerson, and Kip Myers also serve as producers. The show is produced by 20th Television and FX Productions.
Sep 22, 2023 · It’s Tanase Popa, one of the producers, and he’s telling me, “Ryan Murphy thinks you should take that tweet down. Things are being handled, and he considers us a family, and we don’t share ...
Feb 3, 2021 · UNC School of the Arts alum Tanase Popa has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards. UNCSA alum among 2021 Golden Globe nominees. Others have connections to TV and film nominations.
