Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Peretti
Peretti performing in January 2013
Birth name Chelsea Vanessa Peretti
Born (1978-02-20) February 20, 1978
Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Medium Television, stand-up, film
Spouse
Jordan Peele (m. 2016)
Children 1
Relative(s) Jonah Peretti (brother)
Website chelseaperetti.com

Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress and writer. She portrays Gina Linetti in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[1]

Early life

Peretti was born on February 20, 1978 in Contra Costa County, California. Her mother is Jewish and her father is of British and Italian descent.[2][3] Peretti was raised in Oakland, California.[4] She has two brothers and a sister; her older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founded BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post.[5][6] Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College[4][7] of which she took a study year abroad in her Junior Year to Royal Holloway University[8], finally graduating in 2000.[9][10][11] She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.[12]

Career

Writing

Peretti has written for The Village Voice, Details, Playgirl, Jest, American Theatre Magazine, as well as online publications including The Huffington Post.

Television

After moving to Los Angeles, Peretti made appearances on programs such as “Kroll Show”, 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.[13]

Peretti is credited as a writer on six episodes of the television show Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012.[14]

Since 2013, Peretti has been a series regular on Fox's detective/police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, playing Gina Linetti.[15]

In other media

While in New York, Peretti made short films with Variety SHAC, a comedy troupe she formed in 2004 with Andrea Rosen, Heather Lawless, and Shonali Bhowmik.[4]

She has made several guest appearances on podcasts including Doug Loves Movies, How Did This Get Made?, WTF with Marc Maron, 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.[16]

In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.[9]

Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014".[17]

Personal life

Peretti began dating actor, comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. The couple became engaged in November 2015.[18] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced on Instagram that she and Peele had "eloped".[19] They have a son who was born in 2017.[20]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Twisted FortuneRachel
2011Guy TalkGirl
2014Women Aren't FunnyHerself
2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingBrunette CMZ Reporter
2018Game NightGlenda
TBASpinsterGabyFilming
TBAFriendsgivingClairePost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Comedy LabEugene's FriendEpisode: "12:21"
2006Cheap SeatsShondaEpisode: "Evel Kneival"
2008–2013The Smoking Gun Presents: World's DumbestHerself88 episodes
2009Bobby BottleserviceWriter
Episode: "T-Shirt Ideas for Jersey Shore"
2010LouieDateEpisode: "Pilot"
2010The Sarah Silverman ProgramBeckyWriter
Episode: "Smellin' of Troy"
2010WTF with Marc MaronWriter
TV movie
2011Comedy Central PresentsHerselfWriter
Episode: "Chelsea Peretti"
2011–2012Parks and RecreationZeldaEpisode: "Live Ammo"
Writer (2 episodes)
2011–2013China, ILCrystal Peppers / Kim Buckett (voice)14 episodes
2011–2013Funny as HellWriter
2 episodes
2012The CoupleGigi2 episodes
2013The Greatest Event in Television HistoryJackie RushEpisode: "Too Close for Comfort"
2013High School USA!Superintendent Andrea Kunssler (voice)Episode: "Janitor Day"
2013Saturday Night LiveWriter
2 episodes
2013–2015Comedy Bang! Bang!Delivery Woman / Trey Booth2 episodes
2013–2015Kroll ShowHerself / Various Characters9 episodes
Writer (8 episodes)
Producer (8 episodes)
2013–presentBrooklyn Nine-NineGina LinettiMain role
2014Key & PeeleArt Show PresenterEpisode: "Sex Addict Wendell"
2015Gravity FallsDarlene (voice)Episode: "Roadside Attraction"
2015Drunk HistoryAnn DruyanEpisode: "Space"
2015–2016The Big Fat Quiz of Everything Herself2 episodes
2016Animals.Angela (voice)Episode: "Dogs."
2016New GirlGina LinettiEpisode: "Homecoming"
2016Future-Worm!Ennuisha / Mean Little Girl (voice)2 episodes
2016RuPaul's Drag RaceHerselfEpisode: "Ruvenge of the Queens (All Stars 2)"
2016HarmonQuestDeepak ChopraEpisode: "The Stone Saw Mines"
2017GirlsChelseaEpisode: "All I Ever Wanted"
2017Big MouthMonica (voice)4 episodes

Web

YearTitleCreditRoleNotes
2009Chelsea Peretti's All My ExesCreatorHerself6 episodes
2014Chelsea Peretti: One of the GreatsWriter, executive producerHerselfNetflix special

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Grand Theft Auto IVLori Williams-JonesVoice

References

  1. ↑ "Chelsea Peretti Bio". Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me?". Contagiousmedia.org. November 17, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Move Over, Sarah Silverman!". New York Observer. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Jonah Peretti: What I Read". Theatlanticwire.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea Peretti, Comedian". Gothamist. February 23, 2004. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005.
  8. ↑ "Chelsea Peretti on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Dennis Hensley (July 13, 2010). "10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti". Variety.
  10. ↑ "Barnard College News Center". Barnard College. Summer 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00
  11. ↑ "Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend | Heeb". Heebmagazine.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  12. ↑ Conan, September 25, 2014
  13. ↑ "Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted". Earwolf. August 15, 2012.
  14. ↑ "10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show". Splitsider. January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup". Splitsider. September 30, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Call Chelsea Peretti". Feral Audio. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ Hongo, Hudson (December 15, 2014). "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  18. ↑ People: "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter" BY CHAR ADAMS November 29, 2015
  19. ↑ "Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped". People.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  20. ↑ 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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