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Diane English

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The Resume

    (1948- )
    Creator/writer on 'Murphy Brown'
    Wrote 'Ink,' 'Double Rush,' 'My Sister Sam,' 'Classified Love,' 'Living in Captivity.' 'Her Life as a Man' and 'Lathe of Heaven'

Why she might be annoying:

    She produced many shows that were not that successful, like 'Living in Captivity,' 'Ink,' 'Double Rush,' 'My Sister Sam' and 'Foley Square.'
    Dan Quayle criticized Murphy Brown for having a child out of wedlock.
    She and her husband, Joel Shukovsky, left 'Murphy Brown' to produce 'Love Is Hell.'
    She was very shy as a child.
    She taught high school English for only one year.
    She claims that all comedies are similar and concluded 'So it's hard for someone like me to find a place in all of this.'
    She was a TV columnist for Vogue (1977-80).
    When asked if she had children, she replied 'No kids ... I have actors.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She won many Emmys.
    She executive produced 'Murphy Brown' with her husband Joel Shukovsky.
    She said she knew Murphy Brown was going to be a huge hit.
    She ranked #37 (1991) and #74 (1992) in Entertainment Weekly's Power List.
    She was selected among People Magazine's most intriguing people of 1992.
    She is willing to be edgy and take chances, saying: 'We're never going to make this a family show or a couch comedy.'
    She is willing to put in a lot of time on a single joke saying: 'It takes us an average of, I'd say, 30 minutes, an hour, on sometimes one joke. We've spent two hours on a single joke. It is a long, arduous process.'
    Her father was an alcoholic.
    She graduated Buffalo State College with a degree in English.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 66.15% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 92 Votes: 55.43% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 179 Votes: 64.80% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 282 Votes: 68.79% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 449 Votes: 65.26% Annoying