Chara Campanella is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer, and creator who believes humor is everywhere and it's her job to share it. Her work has appeared on Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Discovery Family and the Hallmark Channel, as well as in international collaborations throughout Europe and Asia. Both on screen and in print, Chara uses comedy and journey-driven storytelling to grab audiences by the guts. She’s dedicated to amplifying the under-heard, digging up the hilarious, and encouraging everyone to make more noise.
In 2014, she became a Producers Guild of America Diversity fellow and later a PGA Diversity mentor. Chara has served on the Board of Directors of KEPYR, an organization raising funds and awareness in support of the worldwide child refugee crisis. She has also volunteered with Girls on the Run, in every classroom, and on every PTA Board west of the Mississippi.
In a previous life, Chara was a reality producer, a boat captain, and a chocolate box assembler, just like Lucy. The chocolate box assembling was a terrible job. The other two, however, were great. Once a week she considers hopping on the nearest whale watch and telling tourists to turn their attention to the port bow.
Chara lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two kids, and 14,000 pets.
FAQs
Why are kids the best audience in the world?
Children go from blowing spit bubbles to programming space stations in a nanosecond. They’re little possibility machines. Everything is new and dramatic and colorful and angsty before they even learn to tie their shoes. Just ask them— except it’s too late. They already took off with the car.
So, they’re the best audiences and the best subjects?
The child who is behaving the worst is the one who needs the most love. I can give my young characters (and young viewers) the benefit of the doubt, even when they’re acting terribly. This is not the case with adults. Once that frontal lobe is formed, good luck.
That’s great, except what about the chaos right this second?
The three blank faces next to mashed potatoes on the wall? That’s funny. Feces in your infant’s hair? Hilarious. A broken minivan door when you’re already late for school? Don’t fight the universe. Pour another cup of coffee and teach the children how to call AAA.
So you’re saying you’ll watch my kids for me?
Absolutely. Send ‘em over.