Tim Federle, Emmy-nominated writer/director/producer.

Tim Federle is an Emmy and DGA-nominated producer, writer, and director.

He created and served as showrunner for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+, which earned fourteen Emmy nominations and a Television Critics’ Association Award nomination for Outstanding Teen Series.

Tim wrote and directed the film Better Nate Than Ever, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Screenplay, as well as a Directors Guild of America nomination.

He co-wrote Ferdinand, which was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, and for which Tim won the Humanitas Prize.

On Broadway, he co-wrote the libretto for Tuck Everlasting, and began his career as a dancer in multiple shows, including Gypsy, directed by Sam Mendes, and The Little Mermaid.

His many books include Tequila Mockingbird, the best-selling cocktail recipe book of all time, and his debut novel, Better Nate Than Ever, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and won the Lambda Literary Award.

Tim’s production company, Chorus Boy, is under a multi-year overall deal with Disney TV. Bronwyn North-Reist serves as Head of Creative and Jennie Frisbie is Creative Consultant.