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'''Tawny Newsome''' (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on ''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]],'' co-starring in ''[[Space Force (TV series)|Space Force]]'' and the third season of ''[[Brockmire]],'' and co-hosting the podcast ''[[Yo, Is This Racist?]]''. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Tawny Newsome''' (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on ''[[Bajillion Dollar Propertie$]],'' co-starring in ''[[Space Force (TV series)|Space Force]]'' and the third season of ''[[Brockmire]],'' and co-hosting the podcast ''[[Yo, Is This Racist?]]''. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.<ref name=":0" /> She voices one of the main characters, Beckett Mariner, on ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''. |
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== Early life== |
== Early life== |
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Revision as of 01:51, 21 September 2021
Tawny Newsome | |
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 Newsome at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | February 24, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actress, comedian, podcaster |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | tawnynewsome |
Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, co-starring in Space Force and the third season of Brockmire, and co-hosting the podcast Yo, Is This Racist?. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.[1] She voices one of the main characters, Beckett Mariner, on Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Early life
Originally from Vacaville, California, Newsome attended theater school in Chicago, where she started her comedy career with Second City.[2]
Career
Newsome was a backup singer in a touring Talking Heads tribute band. This later led to her being cast in Documentary Now! in the same role.[citation needed]
Newsome's first major television roles were as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Nina on The Comedy Get Down.[2]
Newsome has been a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti since 2018.[1] She also appears as a frequent guest on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.[3][4]
Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls alongside Jon Langford, Bethany Thomas, and John Szymanski.[5] The group released a debut self-titled album in 2017.[6]
Newsome was in the main cast of Brockmire in its third season.[7] She was also cast in the 2019 ABC pilot Woman Up.[8] She was cast as a lead voice in the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Lower Decks[9] and appeared in a lead role in the Netflix series Space Force in 2020.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Uncle John | Cute Hipster Girl | |
| 2016 | Einstein's God Model | Marcel Gutierrez | |
| 2018 | Canal Street | Kai | |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Agency Employee #1 | Voice |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Celine | |
| Vacation Friends | Brooke |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Jen | Episode: "A Problem House" |
| 2014 | Crisis | EMT | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 2015 | Sirens | Jami | Episode: "Balls" |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Chrissy | Episode: "And the Basketball Jones" |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Worried Mom | Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears Rolled Khakis and Shoes with Brown Laces" | |
| Take My Wife | Pam | Episode: "Punchline" | |
| Documentary Now! | Backup Singer | Episode: "Final Transmission" | |
| 2016–2019 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Chelsea Leight-Leigh | 34 episodes |
| 2017 | Nobodies | Grace | 3 episodes |
| The Carmichael Show | Jessica | Episode: "Three Year Anniversary" | |
| Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Marion | Episode: "A Body and a High School Reunion (with Joe Lo Truglio)" | |
| The Comedy Get Down | Nina | 10 episodes | |
| 2019 | Brockmire | Gabby Taylor | 6 episodes |
| The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle | Performer | Episode: "Money" | |
| Sherman's Showcase | Various | 4 episodes | |
| HarmonQuest | Donna (voice) / Herself | Episode: "Ivory Quay" | |
| Big Mouth | (voice) | Episode: "Duke" | |
| Perfect Harmony | Georgia | 3 episodes | |
| 2019–2020 | Craig of the Creek | Jasmine (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Superstore | Isabel | Episode: "Zephra Cares" |
| The Twilight Zone | Zara Delancey | Episode: "Ovation" | |
| Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | The Queen | Episode: "Dinner Party" | |
| 2020–present | Space Force | Angela Ali | Main role |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Beckett Mariner (voice) | Main role, 2 seasons Nominated—Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series (2021) |
References
- ^ a b Stuart, Gwynedd (2019-10-23). "When People Ask 'Yo, Is This Racist?' These Podcasters Find It Usually Is". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ a b Kozell, Isaac (2017-10-27). "The Two Worlds of Tawny Newsome". Vulture. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ Malin, Sean (2019-05-13). "Want to Try Yo, Is This Racist? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ Ruskin, Zack (2018-01-10). "Bajillion Dollar Talent: Tawny Newsome - 01/10/2018". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Miller, Joshua (2017-10-09). "How Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kaseko, Baraka; Eakin, Marah (2017-11-20). "Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls open their session with the wandering "Fish Out Of Water"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Otterson, Joe (2018-10-02). "'Brockmire' Season 3 Adds Tawny Newsome (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hipes, Patrick (2019-02-26). "Mary Elizabeth Ellis & Tawny Newsome To Star In 'Woman Up' Comedy Pilot At ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lincoln, Ross A.; Welk, Brian (2019-07-20). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks': Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero to Star in Animated Series". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2019-09-26). "'Space Force': John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Among 6 Cast In Greg Daniels-Steve Carell Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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