Full Name Eric Olaf Lodal Role Screenwriter Name Eric Lodal | Years active 2005–present | |
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Born January 30, 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-01-30 ) Washington, DC, U.S. Similar People Steven Bochco, Bess Rous, Ian Anthony Dale, Raphael Sbarge, Lombardo Boyar Profiles | ||
Eric Lodal (born January 30, 1976) is an American screenwriter, creator, producer and director. He has written and developed original television series and feature films for F/X, TNT, Fox Studios and New Regency. He is noted for co-creating "Murder In The First", a series drama produced by TNT Original Productions. The 10-episode first season of the murder mystery stars Taye Diggs, Kathleen Robertson, Tom Felton, James Cromwell, Steven Weber and Richard Schiff, with Lodal and Steven Bochco serving as Executive Producers. His most current project, loosely titled "Simple City", finds him working with acclaimed film producer Michael De Luca on a televised dramatic adaptation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar set in a hyper-real, modern-day Washington D.C.
Lodal spent his twenties engaged in a number of diverse professional pursuits, ranging from classical music to politics and investment banking. A classically trained opera singer, he has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, with the New York City Opera, and was featured on NPR's "World of Opera". He served as Communications Director for former Governor of Virginia and current US Senator Tim Kaine. A native of Virginia, he received his B.A. from Yale University with a double major in economics and music, and a Master's degree from The Juilliard School.