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name: "Diane Ruggiero"
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roles: ["Producer","Writer"]
born: "31 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:49:55.837192+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Diane Ruggiero

Producer and writer. Born 31 December 1969 in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 31 December 1969, Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, USA
- **Also known as:** Diane Ruggiero-Wright

## Biography

Diane Ruggiero-Wright is an American television writer and producer. She created the CBS series *That's Life* (2000–2002) and has written and produced on numerous shows, including *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), *The Ex List* (2008) and *High Potential* (2024).

She joined the writing staff of *Veronica Mars* (2004) in its first season, contributing episodes as writer and teleplay author, and later served as producer and executive producer across the series run and the 2014 feature film, which she co-wrote with Rob Thomas. She co-created and served as showrunner on the CW series *iZombie* (2015–2019) with Thomas.

Ruggiero-Wright was born in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, and began her career after working as a waitress; her writing was discovered by playwright Mark St. Germain, leading to her first screenplay sale.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, www-s4.npr.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Veronica Mars* (2004), Fi1m 84, Producer, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)

## Also known for

- *iZombie* (2015), Writer
- *Veronica Mars* (2014), Screenplay
- *High Potential* (2024), Writer
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), Writer

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