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Encyclopedia > Dawn Ostroff

Dawn Ostroff (born 1960) is President of Entertainment of The CW Television Network. She is a graduate of Florida International University. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The CW Television Network, casually referred to as The CW, or most recently as The New CW (due to it being a new network) is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006 television season. ... Florida International University, commonly known as FIU, is a public research university with its main campus in University Park in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ...


Ostroff served as President of UPN Entertainment from February 11 2002 until 2006. Prior to this she was Executive Vice President of Lifetime Television from 1999 . Ostroff had joined Lifetime Television in October 1996 as Senior Vice President, Programming and Production. Most of this article is about heads of state. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared towards women or feature women in lead roles. ... Lifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared towards women or feature women in lead roles. ...


Before she had worked at 20th Century Fox Television as Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs, where she was involved in the development of new comedy and drama series for the 1996-97 season, including King of the Hill for FOX, Buffy the Vampire Slayer for The WB and The Practice for ABC. 20th Century Fox Television is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of News Corporation. ... King of the Hill is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge (creator of Beavis and Butt-head) and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... The Warner Bros. ... The Practice was an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...


Dawn Ostroff was named President, UPN in February 2005, and reports directly to Leslie Moonves, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Viacom and Chairman, CBS. Ostroff joined the Network as President, Entertainment, UPN on February 11, 2002.


Since arriving at UPN, Ostroff has been instrumental in creating and defining UPN's brand identity targeting adults 18 to 34 years old with a focus on young women. She has also brought several A-list talent to produce and star in new projects for UPN, including Chris Rock, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Lopez, Denise Richards, Taye Diggs, Missy Elliott, Eve, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola and Joel Silver. Christopher Julius Rock III[1] (born February 7, 1965)[2][3] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jada Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... “J. Lo” redirects here. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Taye Diggs (born Scott Diggs on January 2, 1971 in Rochester, New York[1]) is an American theatre, film and television actor. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. ... Look up eve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American director, actress, producer, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is a successful Hollywood film producer. ...


Under Ostroff, UPN's hit series America's Next Top Model emerged as the highest-rated show in the network's history in many of UPN's key demographics. In just the past few seasons, Ostroff and her team have developed several high-quality series in all genres for UPN, including last year's Veronica Mars and Everybody Hates Chris, which is currently running on the CW, with great success. “ANTM” redirects here. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ...


As President, Entertainment, UPN, Ostroff has been listed among the 100 most powerful women in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter for three consecutive years (Dec. 2004, Dec. 2003, and Dec. 2002). For two consecutive years, Entertainment Weekly ranked Ostroff among Hollywood's top executives in their annual "Power List" issue. In addition, Electronic Media (now Television Week) named her one of the year's 12 to Watch (Jan. 2003) as well as one of the most powerful women in television (Oct. 2002). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A screenshot of a web page. ...


Ostroff came to UPN from Lifetime Television, where she had been Executive Vice President, Entertainment, since August 1999, overseeing all programming and production, scheduling and acquisitions, including Lifetime's original movies, primetime series, specials, documentaries and sports, as well as all programming for the Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Real Women.


Under her stewardship, Lifetime rose from the sixth highest-rated network in cable to the Number One cable network in prime time, building its reputation as a dynamic outlet for Hollywood's most talented women in front of and behind the camera. During Ostroff's tenure, Lifetime's line-up boasted the top three original dramas on basic cable, including "Strong Medicine," "Any Day Now" and "The Division," as well as the highly successful "Intimate Portrait" series, which profiled the world's most fascinating women. For the Arthur Haileys novel with the same name, see Strong Medicine (novel) Strong Medicine was a fictional medical drama with a focus on womens health issues, progressive social politics and class conflict. ... Any Day Now is a hit Lifetime TV series which originally ran four seasons from 1998 to 2002. ... The Divisions was a popular Lifetime television series about a team of Felony Division police officers in the San Francisco Police Department headed by Captain Kate McCafferty (Bonnie Bedelia) that includes glimpses into their personal lives as well as their professional lives. ... Intimate Portrait was a limited edition relase to co-incide with a major tour in 1997 for Caedmons Call. ...


While at Lifetime, Ostroff was named one of the top 50 women in entertainment by The Hollywood Reporter. In 1999, she was honored by American Women in Radio & Television (AWRT) with the Star Award for her extraordinary commitment to the issues and concerns of women through Lifetime's programming and public service efforts. She was also celebrated by the New York chapter of Women in Cable & Telecommunication and Cablevision Magazine as a "Wonder Women of Cable," recognizing her as one the most powerful women in cable for 2001. That same year, she was listed for the first time in Cablefax Magazine's Top 100 in the cable industry. Ostroff joined Lifetime in October 1996 as Senior Vice President, Programming and Production.


Prior to Lifetime Television, Ostroff worked at 20th Century Fox Television as Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs, where she was involved in the development of comedy and drama series for the 1996-97 season, including "King of the Hill" for FOX, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for The WB and the Emmy Award-winning "The Practice" for ABC.


Prior to 20th Century Fox Television, Ostroff was President of Michael Jacobs Productions, where she produced and supervised the production of comedies such as "Boy Meets World" and "Dinosaurs" for ABC and "The Torkelsons" for NBC. From 1984 to 1989, Ostroff served as Vice President, Development, at the Kushner-Locke Company, developing and producing a number of series for cable, as well as several mini-series and television movies for all of the broadcast networks.


She received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Florida International University. She began her career in news as a reporter for WINZ, a CBS affiliate in Miami. She also worked in local news at WPLG and WTVJ in Miami.


Ostroff lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Mark, and at home, she takes on her favorite role of mom to her daughter, Lane, and sons, Michael, Justin and Jonathan. She plans to have Jane audition to be the Next Pussycat Doll.


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