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Peretti was born in [[Contra Costa County, California]],<ref name=birthindex /> raised in [[Oakland, California]],<ref name="observer" /> the daughter of a [[Christian]] father and [[Jewish]] mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/152499/article-1G1-167309418/interview-chelsea-and-jonah-peretti-discuss-their-controversial |title=Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com.(9:00-10:00 AM) (Broadcast transcript) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared |publisher=Business.highbeam.com |date=2002-11-21 |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://contagiousmedia.org/press/bplu/bplu-nyt.htm |title=Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me? |publisher=Contagiousmedia.org |date=2002-11-17 |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> Her older brother is internet entrepreneur [[Jonah Peretti]], who founded [[BuzzFeed]] and co-founded ''[[The Huffington Post]]''.<ref name="The Atlantic Wire">{{cite web |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/06/jonah-perretti-what-i-read/53467/ |title= Jonah Peretti: What I Read|publisher=Theatlanticwire.com |date= June 13, 2012|accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref><ref name=MMag>[http://mmagazine.tumblr.com/post/45911798703/the-jolly-abrupt-wtf-rise-of-buzzfeed M Magazine: "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed" by Matthew Lynch]</ref> |
Peretti was born in [[Contra Costa County, California]],<ref name=birthindex /> raised in [[Oakland, California]],<ref name="observer" /> the daughter of a [[Christian]] father and [[Jewish]] mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/152499/article-1G1-167309418/interview-chelsea-and-jonah-peretti-discuss-their-controversial |title=Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com.(9:00-10:00 AM) (Broadcast transcript) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared |publisher=Business.highbeam.com |date=2002-11-21 |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://contagiousmedia.org/press/bplu/bplu-nyt.htm |title=Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me? |publisher=Contagiousmedia.org |date=2002-11-17 |accessdate=2014-02-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040402155950/http://www.contagiousmedia.org/press/bplu/bplu-nyt.htm |archivedate=April 2, 2004 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Her older brother is internet entrepreneur [[Jonah Peretti]], who founded [[BuzzFeed]] and co-founded ''[[The Huffington Post]]''.<ref name="The Atlantic Wire">{{cite web |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/06/jonah-perretti-what-i-read/53467/ |title= Jonah Peretti: What I Read|publisher=Theatlanticwire.com |date= June 13, 2012|accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref><ref name=MMag>[http://mmagazine.tumblr.com/post/45911798703/the-jolly-abrupt-wtf-rise-of-buzzfeed M Magazine: "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed" by Matthew Lynch]</ref> |
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Peretti attended [[The College Preparatory School]] in Oakland. She moved to [[New York City]] in 1996 to attend [[Barnard College]]<ref name="observer" /><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/02/23/chelsea_peretti_comedian.php |title= Chelsea Peretti, Comedian |publisher= ''[[Gothamist]]'' |date= February 23, 2004}}</ref> and graduated in 2000.<ref name="Variety" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |title=Barnard College News Center |publisher=Barnard College |date=Summer 2007 |quote=Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213214951/http://barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |archivedate=December 13, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heebmagazine.com/chelsea-peretti-interview/31955 |title=Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend | Heeb |publisher=Heebmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref> She attended elementary school with her ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' co-star [[Andy Samberg]] and junior high school with comedian [[Moshe Kasher]].<ref>''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', September 25, 2014</ref> |
Peretti attended [[The College Preparatory School]] in Oakland. She moved to [[New York City]] in 1996 to attend [[Barnard College]]<ref name="observer" /><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/02/23/chelsea_peretti_comedian.php |title= Chelsea Peretti, Comedian |publisher= ''[[Gothamist]]'' |date= February 23, 2004}}</ref> and graduated in 2000.<ref name="Variety" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |title=Barnard College News Center |publisher=Barnard College |date=Summer 2007 |quote=Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213214951/http://barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |archivedate=December 13, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heebmagazine.com/chelsea-peretti-interview/31955 |title=Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend | Heeb |publisher=Heebmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref> She attended elementary school with her ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' co-star [[Andy Samberg]] and junior high school with comedian [[Moshe Kasher]].<ref>''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', September 25, 2014</ref> |
Revision as of 02:05, 4 August 2017
Chelsea Peretti | |
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Birth name | Chelsea Vanessa Peretti |
Born | Contra Costa County, California, United States | February 20, 1978
Medium | Comedian, actress, writer |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relative(s) | Jonah Peretti (brother) |
Website | chelseaperetti |
Chelsea Vanessa Peretti[1] (born February 20, 1978)[1] is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti on the Fox comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[2] Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014".[3]
Early life
Peretti was born in Contra Costa County, California,[1] raised in Oakland, California,[4] the daughter of a Christian father and Jewish mother.[5][6] Her older brother is internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, who founded BuzzFeed and co-founded The Huffington Post.[7][8]
Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College[4][9] and graduated in 2000.[10][11][12] She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.[13]
Career
Peretti has written for The Village Voice, Details, Playgirl, Jest, American Theatre Magazine, as well as online publications like The Huffington Post. While in New York she made short films with Variety SHAC, a comedy troupe she formed in 2004 along with Andrea Rosen, Heather Lawless, and Shonali Bhowmik.[4]
After moving to Los Angeles, Peretti made appearances on programs such as Louie, The Sarah Silverman Program, TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest..., and Tosh.0. She appeared as a guest correspondent on one episode of Lopez Tonight interviewing local citizens about Prop 8.[14]
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.[10] Peretti is credited as a writer on six episodes of the television show Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012.
Peretti also appeared on the UK's Channel 4 show The Big Fat Quiz of Everything.
She has made several guest appearances on podcasts including Doug Loves Movies, How Did This Get Made?, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, The Todd Glass Show, The Lavender Hour, The Bone Zone with Brendon Walsh and Randy Liedtke, and Comedy Bang! Bang! In October 2012, Peretti launched her own call-in podcast, Call Chelsea Peretti.[15]
Peretti guest-starred in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show as Farley, a love interest of Bobby Bottleservice.
Since 2013 Peretti has been a series regular on Fox's detective/police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, playing Gina Linetti.[16]
Personal life
Peretti dated Jim Norton.[17]
Peretti began dating actor Jordan Peele in March 2013.[18] They became engaged in November 2015.[19] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced on Instagram that she and Peele had "eloped".[20]
Peretti gave birth to son Beaumont Gino Peele, on July 1, 2017.[21]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Twisted Fortune | Rachel |
2011 | Guy Talk | Girl |
2014 | Women Aren't Funny | Herself |
2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Brunette CMZ Reporter |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Comedy Lab | Eugene's Friend | 1 episode |
2008–2013 | The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest | Herself | 88 episodes |
2009 | Bobby Bottleservice | Writer 1 episode | |
2010 | Louie | Date | 1 episode |
2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Becky | Writer 1 episode |
2010 | WTF with Marc Maron | Writer 1 episode | |
2011 | Comedy Central Presents | Herself | Writer 1 episode |
2011–2012 | Parks and Recreation | Zelda | 1 episode Writer (6 episodes) |
2011–2013 | China, IL | Crystal Peppers Kim Buckett |
Voice 14 episodes |
2011–2013 | Funny as Hell | Writer 2 episodes | |
2012 | The Couple | Gigi | 2 episodes |
2013 | The Greatest Event in Television History | Jackie Rush | 1 episode |
2013 | High School USA! | Superintendent Andrea Kunssler | Voice 1 episode |
2013 | Saturday Night Live | Writer 2 episodes | |
2013–2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Delivery Woman/Trey Booth | 2 episodes |
2013–2015 | Kroll Show | Herself Various Characters |
9 episodes Writer (7 episodes) Producer (8 episodes) |
2013–present | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Gina Linetti | Main cast, 90 episodes |
2014 | Key & Peele | Art Show Presenter | 1 episode |
2015 | Gravity Falls | Darlene | Voice 1 episode |
2015 | Drunk History | Ann Druyan | 1 episode |
2015–2016 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Herself | 2 episodes |
2016 | Animals. | Angela | Voice 1 episode |
2016 | New Girl | Gina Linetti | Episode: "Homecoming" |
2016 | Future-Worm! | Ennuisha / Mean Little Girl | Voice 1 episode |
2016 | Rupaul's Drag Race | Herself | 1 episode Ruvenge of the Queens (All Stars 2) |
2017 | Girls | Chelsea | Episode: "All I Ever Wanted" |
Web
Year | Title | Credit | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Chelsea Peretti's All My Exes | Creator | Herself | 6 episodes |
2014 | Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats | Writer, executive producer | Herself | Netflix special |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Lori Williams-Jones | Voice |
References
- ^ a b c "The Birth of Chelsea Peretti, Born 02/20/1978 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Peretti Bio". Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ Hongo, Hudson (December 15, 2014). "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Move Over, Sarah Silverman!". New York Observer. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007.
- ^ "Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com.(9:00-10:00 AM) (Broadcast transcript) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared". Business.highbeam.com. November 21, 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me?". Contagiousmedia.org. November 17, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
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- ^ M Magazine: "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed" by Matthew Lynch
- ^ "Chelsea Peretti, Comedian". Gothamist. February 23, 2004.
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(help) - ^ a b Dennis Hensley (July 13, 2010). "10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti". Variety.
- ^ "Barnard College News Center". Barnard College. Summer 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
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- ^ Conan, September 25, 2014
- ^ "Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted". Earwolf. August 15, 2012.
- ^ "Call Chelsea Peretti". Feral Audio. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup". Splitsider.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1DoLmeULM
- ^ "Andy Samberg's Latest Role Is Playing Cupid!". dishnation.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ People: "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter" BY CHAR ADAMS November 29, 2015
- ^ "Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped". People.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Schiff, Matthew; Passalaqua, Holly (July 17, 2017). "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Their First Child". E! News. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American television writers
- American stand-up comedians
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American women comedians
- Barnard College alumni
- Actresses from Oakland, California
- Women television writers
- Jewish American actresses
- Jewish comedians
- Writers from Oakland, California
- Actresses of Italian descent
- Comedians from California
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