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Lauren Morelli was born on 22nd July 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA, and is a writer, best known for her works for television programs. To give an example, she noted as the writer of the Netflix series called “Orange Is the New Black”. Morelli has been active in the entertainment industry since 2013.

How much is the net worth of Lauren Morelli? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is equal to $1 million, as of the data presented in early 2018. Television is the main source of Morelli’s modest income.

Lauren Morelli Net Worth $1 million

To begin with, the girl was raised in Pittsburgh, and educated at Winchester Thurston High School. Later, Lauren studied dance at Marymount Manhattan College in New York, until she could not continue, due to a back injury.

Concerning her professional career, after many years of regrets while attempting to become a dancer, Morelli was encouraged by one of her college professors to pursue a career as a writer.

Initially, she started writing short stories, until the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” was released in 2013, and she wrote two first episodes entitled “WAC-Pack” and “Tall Men With Feelings” which launched what was to become a popular series, and certainly established her net worth.

Morelli has also become known as a playwright – Just Right Just Now productions of Lesser America in New York staged her short play “Roach & Rat”, and in 2014, Morelli was nominated for the Online Film and Television Association’s Award in the category of the Best Writer in a Comedy. Moreover, Morelli alongside other writers on the series “Orange Is the New Black” were nominated for Writers Guild of America’s Award for the Best Comedy two times, in 2014 and 2015. Overall, all the above described engagements have increased the net worth of Lauren Morelli.

Finally, in the personal life of the writer, Morelli is openly lesbian, having announced her status in 2014. She attributed the discovery of her sexuality to the writing process of the protagonists of “Orange Is the New Black”. So in the autumn of 2014, Morelli divorced her husband, Steve Basilone, with whom she had been married for two years; the separation was friendly on both sides. Morelli is currently married to the former cast member of the series “Orange Is the New Black”, Samira Wiley, since 2017.