Ilene Chaiken

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ilene Chaiken
Occupation	TV Producer
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1957(1957-06-30)
Age	67
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Cancer

Ilene Chaiken Biography

Ilene Chaiken is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on June 30, 1957 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. Writer and producer of the popular Showtime series The L Word. She also penned the screenplay for the 1996 film Barb Wire.

She created the television series The L Word, which starred Mia Kirshner.

Chaiken was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with an undergraduate degree in graphic design in 1979.

She began her career as an agent trainee for Creative Artists Agency, and as an executive for Aaron Spelling and Quincy Jones Entertainment. In 1988, she was the coordinating producer for the Fresh Prince of Bel Air and the associate producer for Satisfaction. She then wrote the screenplay Barb Wire (1996), and the television films Dirty Pictures (2000), and Damaged Care (2002). Dirty Pictures won the Golden Globe for Best Television Movie in 2000. In 2004 she co-created The L Word, inspired largely by her own experiences as a lesbian woman. In 2007, Chaiken, and a group of women in the entertainment and tech industries, launched a social networking site called OurChart for lesbians and their friends. OurChart was online until 2008, when it was shutdown. In 2008, a spin-off show of The L Word entitled The Farm was in development and two pilots were being written by Chaiken, although Showtime never bought the series. She is credited with first developing the idea for a TV adaptation of novel The Handmaid’s Tale, which is now a successful Hulu original show. Chaiken left the project to become the show-runner on Fox’s Empire. She is credited as an executive producer for The Handmaid’s Tale. In January 2019, Showtime announced that it had ordered a full season of the sequel to The L Word. The show is scheduled to air at the end of 2019, with Chaiken taking on an overseeing role because of her exclusive deal with Fox.

Her relationship with architect Miggi Hood produced twin daughters. She later entered a relationship with Walt Disney Company executive LouAnne Brickhouse.

Ilene Chaiken Net Worth

Ilene Chaiken is one of the richest TV Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ilene Chaiken 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began her career in the entertainment agent training program at the Creative Artists Agency.

During the early 1990s, she was involved in the production of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Ilene Chaiken (born June 30, 1957) is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions. Chaiken is best known as being the co-creator, writer and executive producer of the television series The L Word and is currently an executive producer on the hit television series Empire.

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Facts & Trivia

Ilene Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ilene Chaiken celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.

Who is the creator of The L Word?

Production. The L Word was co-created by Ilene Chaiken, Michele Abbot, and Kathy Greenberg ; Chaiken served as the primary creator and executive director of the series, as well as a writer and director.

How old is Ilene Chaiken?

65 years (June 30, 1957)

What does The L Word stand for?

(euphemistic) The word lesbian.

Was The L Word Cancelled?

“The L Word: Generation Q” has been renewed for Season 3 at Showtime , Variety has learned. The second season of the followup to “The L Word” aired between August and October 2021. Like the second season, the third will consist of 10 episodes. It is expected to air on Showtime later in 2022.

What does Big W mean in TikTok?

TikTok user, Tony Rozario, shared a clip of himself searching what the name meant for the first time. He discovered that the W actually stands for ‘ Woolworths ‘ – which highlights the relationship between Big W and the supermarket chain.