Lindsay Shookus
{{short description|American television producer (born 1980)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|06|18}}
| birth_place = Williamsville, New York, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| occupation = Television producer
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kevin Miller|2010|2014|end=divorced}}
| children = 1
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Lindsay Anne Shookus (born June 18, 1980) is an American television producer. She has been nominated for 10 Emmy Awards, winning four times, for her work on Saturday Night Live.
Early life
Shookus's father, Robert, owned a manufacturers representative business while her mother, Christine, worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Shookus and Kevin Miller|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/fashion/weddings/13Shookus.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=11 June 2010}}{{cite web|last1=Gleason|first1=Bucky|title=Gleason: He's 91 and shooting his age|url=http://buffalonews.com/2012/09/10/gleason-hes-91-and-shooting-his-age/|website=The Buffalo News|date=10 September 2012}} She has one older brother, Jeff, and one younger sister, Sara.{{cite news |title='SNL' producer – and WNY native – Lindsay Shookus' strong personal learning curve |url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/19/a-strong-personal-learning-curve-for-snl-producer-lindsay-shookus/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=The Buffalo News |date=19 May 2019 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |title=From WNY to 'SNL': Lindsay Shookus talks about her roots and her career ... but not her boyfriend |url=https://buffalonews.com/2017/10/20/wny-snl-lindsay-shookus-talks-roots-career-not-boyfriend/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=The Buffalo News |date=20 October 2017 |language=en-us}} She was raised in Williamsville, New York, and attended Williamsville South High School, where she was president of her junior and senior high school classes.{{cite web|title='Live From New York,' an expanded update for SNL's 40th season|url=http://buffalonews.com/2015/02/21/live-from-new-york-an-expanded-update-for-snls-40th-season/|website=The Buffalo News|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=21 February 2015}} She studied journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1998 to 2002.{{cite news |last1=Rosenblum |first1=Emma |title=Who Is Lindsay Shookus? |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a20066561/lindsay-shookus-profile-june-2018/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=ELLE |date=14 May 2018}}
Career
After graduating from college in 2002, Shookus was hired as Marci Klein's assistant on Saturday Night Live.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Shookus, 35 - Next Gen 2015: Hollywood's Up-and-Coming Execs 35 and Under|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/next-gen-2015-hollywoods-up-836717/item/lindsay-shookus-next-gen-2015-836763|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 November 2015 |accessdate=9 July 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|title=From WNY to SNL: Lindsay Shookus talks about her roots and her career ... but not her boyfriend|url=http://buffalonews.com/2017/10/20/wny-snl-lindsay-shookus-talks-roots-career-not-boyfriend/|website=The Buffalo News|date=20 October 2017}} In 2008, she became an associate producer on the show and also had producing credits on 45 episodes of 30 Rock between 2008 and 2010. She was named an SNL co-producer in 2010, and was named as a producer in 2012. She is head of the show's talent department,{{cite web|title=Bill Hader|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/bill-hader/|website=Interview Magazine|date=31 August 2014 |accessdate=9 July 2017}} booking hosts and musical guests, as well as scouting potential cast members.{{cite web|title=Brianna Bennett, 33 – Next Gen 2015: Hollywood's Up-and-Coming Execs 35 and Under|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/next-gen-2015-hollywoods-up-836717/item/brianna-bennett-next-gen-2015-836757|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 November 2015 |accessdate=9 July 2017|language=en}} She was named one of Billboard{{'}}s 50 Most Powerful Music Executives in both 2015 and 2016.{{cite magazine|title=Women In Music 2015: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6785510/women-in-music-2015-the-50-most-powerful-executives-in-the-industry|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=9 July 2017|language=en}}{{cite magazine|title=Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/7595964/women-in-music-2016-most-powerful-executives|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=9 July 2017}} After 20 years at SNL, Shookus left the show in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/snl-producer-lindsay-shookus-exits-20-years-1235096222/ | title='SNL': Producer & Talent Chief Lindsay Shookus Exits After 20 Years | date=19 August 2022 }}
Shookus and friend Kristin O’Keeffe Merrick host an annual “Women Work Fucking Hard” networking event in New York, which spotlights female entrepreneurs and encourages women to help each other succeed in business.{{cite news |title="Women Work Fucking Hard" Founders Lindsay Shookus & Kristin O'Keeffe Merrick on Shaking Up Overly Male Industries |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/badass-women-lindsay-shookus-kristin-merrick |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=InStyle.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Shookus met television producer Kevin Miller in 2002 and they married in 2010.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Shookus and Kevin Miller|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/fashion/weddings/13Shookus.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=11 June 2010}} Their daughter was born in early 2013.{{cite news |title=From WNY to 'SNL': Lindsay Shookus talks about her roots and her career ... but not her boyfriend |url=http://buffalonews.com/2017/10/20/wny-snl-lindsay-shookus-talks-roots-career-not-boyfriend/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=The Buffalo News |date=20 October 2017 |language=en-us}} The couple separated in 2014 and later divorced.{{cite news |title=Date Night with Jake and Page: Lindsay Shookus on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lindsay-shookus/id1204083408?i=1000466378737 |accessdate=20 April 2020 |work=Apple Podcasts |language=en-us}} She dated Ben Affleck from 2017 to 2018,{{cite news |title=Ben Affleck and Girlfriend Lindsay Shookus Go On Dinner Date Day After Christmas |url=https://people.com/movies/ben-affleck-and-girlfriend-lindsay-shookus-go-on-dinner-date-day-after-christmas/ |accessdate=16 March 2020 |work=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Why Lindsay Shookus Broke Up with Ben Affleck: 'She Had to Let Him Hit Bottom,' Says Source |url=https://people.com/movies/ben-affleck-lindsay-shookus-inside-split/ |accessdate=16 March 2020 |work=PEOPLE.com |language=en}} and again in early 2019.{{cite news |title=Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus Have Split to Spend Time with Their Families: Source |url=https://people.com/movies/ben-affleck-lindsay-shookus-split-again/ |accessdate=16 March 2020 |work=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Shookus supported Hillary Clinton and was a member of the Emily's List Creative Council.{{cite web|last1=Ellis|first1=Kristi|title=Lena Dunham to Co-Chair New Emily's List Council Backing Clinton|url=http://wwd.com/business-news/government-trade/lena-dunham-to-co-chair-new-emilys-list-council-backing-clinton-10389531/|website=WWD|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=14 March 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2692866}}
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Category:Television producers from New York (state)
Category:People from Williamsville, New York
Category:UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumni
Category:American women television producers