Zalaznick, Lauren 1963-

PERSONAL

Born January 18, 1963; married; children: three. Education: Brown University, B.A., English and premedical studies, 1984. Avocational Interests: Cooking, reading, watching films with her children.

Addresses:

Office—Bravo Networks, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor East, New York, NY 10112.

Career:

Producer and executive. Film and television producer, 1986-94; VH1 (cable television network), vice president for on-air productions, 1994-c. 1996, then senior vice president for original programming, c. 1996-2002; Bravo Networks, New York City, involved with various projects and affiliated with Trio Network, beginning 2002, executive vice president of Trio Network, president, beginning 2005. Worked as a line producer, production executive, production manager, and location assistant; producer of public service announcements, music videos, commercials, and promotional pieces.

Awards, Honors:

Houston Film Festival Silver Medal (with others), best public service announcement, 1991, for "Too Much"; Independent Spirit Award nomination (with Christine Vachon), best feature, Independent Features Project/West, 1996, for Safe; Daytime Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding special class program, 1999, and outstanding special class series, 2000, 2001, and 2002, all for Pop Up Video; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding nonfiction program (special class), 2001, for Bands on the Run.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; Series:

The RuPaul Show, VH1, beginning 1996.

Storytellers (also known as VH1 Storytellers and VH1's "Storytellers"), VH1, beginning 1996.

Mixology, VH1, beginning 1998.

My Generation, VH1, beginning 1998.

Pop Up Video '80s, VH1, beginning 1998.

Vinyl Justice, VH1, beginning 1998.

The List, VH1, beginning 1999.

Pop Up Video, VH1, beginning 1999.

Random Play, VH1, beginning 1999.

Rock Candy, VH1, beginning 1999.

Video Timeline, VH1, beginning 1999.

Pop Up Quiz, VH1, beginning 2000.

Rock of Ages, VH1, beginning 2000.

RockStory, VH1, beginning 2000.

Sound Affects, VH1, beginning 2000.

20 to 1, VH1, beginning 2000.

VH1 Confidential, VH1, beginning 2000.

VH1 FanClub, VH1, beginning 2000.

Bands on the Run, VH1, beginning 2001.

Name That Video, VH1, beginning 2001.

Road to Fame, VH1, beginning 2001.

What's My 20?, VH1, beginning 2001.

Executive producer of other programs, including The Game behind the Music and Love & Harmony, both VH1.

Television Executive in Charge of Production; Series:

Legends (also known as VH1's "Legends"), VH1, beginning 1996.

Storytellers (also known as VH1 Storytellers and VH1's "Storytellers"), VH1, beginning 1996.

Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

Network executive for various programs.

Television Work; Other; Series:

Development executive, Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, VH1, beginning 1998.

Supervising producer, Pop Up Video, VH1, beginning 1999.

Creator, VH1 FanClub, VH1, beginning 2000.

Television Executive Producer; Miniseries:

The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock and Roll, VH1, 1998.

100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll, VH1, 1999.

100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, VH1, 2000.

The 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll (also known as The 100 Greatest Dance Songs), VH1, 2000.

The 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV, VH1, 2000.

100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll, VH1, 2000.

From the Waist Down: Men, Women & Music, VH1, 2001.

100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll, VH1, 2001.

100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll, VH1, 2001.

VH1 Presents the '80s, VH1, 2001.

100 Greatest Teen Stars, VH1, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Celine, Aretha, Gloria, Shania and Mariah: Divas Live, VH1, 1998.

Madonna Rising, VH1, 1998.

Billboard 40 Top Forty Singles (1959-1998), VH1, 1999.

VH1 Divas Live '99, VH1, 1999.

VH1's "Celebrity Karaoke Cabaret," VH1, 1999.

It's Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, ABC, 2000.

Men Strike Back (also known as VH1: Men Strike Back), VH1, 2000.

My VH1 Music Awards Pre-Show, VH1, 2000.

VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross, VH1, 2000.

Video Killed the Radio Star, VH1, 2000.

KISS: Beyond the Makeup, VH1, 2001.

Rock to Erase MS, VH1, 2001.

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin—A Benefit Concert for VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1, 2001.

Television Line Producer; Specials:

"Summer Stories: The Mall," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1992.

Television Executive Producer; Awards Presentations:

1996 VH1 Fashion Awards (also known as The VH1 Fashion Awards), VH1, 1996.

VH1 97 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997.

1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998.

The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 1999.

My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000.

The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Breakthrough (also known as break.through), VH1, 2000.

EveryNight, VH1, 2000.

Fish ‘n’ Clips, VH1, 2000.

Radical Recut, VH1, 2000.

Reunion, VH1, 2000.

Rock of Ages, VH1, 2000.

Animal Trax, VH1, 2001.

Television Executive in Charge of Production; Pilots:

Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Pilot Season, Trio, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, Square Off, TV Guide Channel, 2006.

Film Executive Producer:

Swoon (also known as Leopold & Loeb lapsenmurhaajien tarina), Fine Line Features, 1992.

Zoolander (also known as Derek Zoolander), Paramount, 2001.

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of "Heaven's Gate" (documentary), Viewfinder Productions/Specialty Films, 2004.

Film Producer:

Overnight Success (short film), c. 1988.

Associate producer, Poison (also known as Veneno), Zeitgeist Films, 1991.

Sublet (also known as Realquiler), 1991.

Dottie Gets Spanked (short film), Zeitgeist Films, 1993.

(With others) Kids (also known as Dzieciaki, Koelykoek, Miudos, and Mularija), Shining Excalibur Films, 1995.

Safe (also known as Chemical Syndrome and Seguro), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995.

Girls Town (also known as Regazze di citta), October Films, 1996.

Film Line Producer:

Jumpin' at the Boneyard (also known as Due vitte in pericolo, Manny und Dan—Leben und Sterben in der Bronx, and Matkalippu hautausmaalle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Swoon (also known as Leopold & Loeb lapsenmurhaajien tarina), Fine Line Features, 1992.

Getting In (also known as Kamikaze College, Kill Me Tender, Student Body, and Vestibular da morte), Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Film Work; Other:

Assistant, Compromising Positions (also known as Kompromisowe pozycje, Posizioni compromettenti, and Todliche Beziehung), Paramount, 1985.

Location assistant, Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (also known as Home Front, Aelae mokaa Morgan, Kaikki kotiinpaein, and Morgan Stewart powraca do domu), New Century Vista Film Company, 1987.

Production manager, Poison (also known as Veneno), Zeitgeist Films, 1991.

Video segment editor, Safe (also known as Chemical Syndrome and Seguro), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995.

Film Appearances:

Waitress, Poison (also known as Veneno), Zeitgeist Films, 1991.

Phrenology head, Swoon (also known as Leopold & Loeb lapsenmurhaajien tarina), Fine Line Features, 1992.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Miniseries:

100 Greatest Teen Stars, VH1, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Broadcasting and Cable, May 2, 2005, p. 24.