Anthony S. Cipriano (born August 1, 1975) is an American-born writer and producer, currently based in

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. He is best known for creating the A&E drama-thriller series '' Bates Motel''. Cipriano is also an

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nominee for his film '' 12 and Holding'', directed by

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and starring

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. Although he was born in

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, Cipriano spent most of his childhood in

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. In 1997, he received a

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from

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where he studied mass communications. Cipriano began his career in Los Angeles in the late 1990s as a director's assistant on ''

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''. He quickly transitioned to scripted television, landing a job as a writer on

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's sci-fi comedy series ''

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''. Cipriano then went on to serve as a development executive for The Tom Lynch Company and penned episodes for '' Sk8'' on

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, ''

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'' on Nickelodeon, and ''

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'' on

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. In 2005, Cipriano developed and wrote '' 12 and Holding'', a coming of age drama film, directed by Michael Cuesta and starring Jeremy Renner. The film was distributed by

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and released on May 19, 2005 in limited theaters. His recent work includes the creation of the acclaimed series '' Bates Motel'', for A&E. The series, a prequel to

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's 1960 film '' Psycho'' (based on

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's novel of the same name), depicts the lives of Norman Bates (

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) and his mother Norma (

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) prior to the events portrayed in the film, albeit in a different fictional town (White Pine Bay, Oregon, as opposed to the film's Fairvale, California) and in a modern setting.

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