Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[2]

Chelsea Peretti
Peretti performing in January 2013
Birth nameChelsea Vanessa Peretti[1]
Born (1978-02-20) February 20, 1978
Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
MediumTelevision, stand-up, film, music
Alma materBarnard College
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Jordan Peele (m. 2016)
Children1
Relative(s)Jonah Peretti (brother)
Websitechelseaperetti.com

Early life and education

Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and a criminal defense lawyer and painter father.[3] Her father is of English and Italian descent and her mother is Jewish.[4][5] She was raised in Oakland, California.[6] She has two brothers and a sister; her older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founded BuzzFeed and 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,[6][9] during which time she took a study year abroad in her junior year to Royal Holloway, University of London,[10] graduating in 2000.[11][12][13] She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.[14]

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.[15]

Peretti is credited as a writer on six episodes of the television show Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012.[16]

From 2013 until 2019, Peretti was a series regular on NBC's detective/police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, playing Gina Linetti until she announced her departure from the show in October 2018.[17][18] Her departure episode, "Four Movements", premiered January 31, 2019.[19]

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.[6]

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.[20]

In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.[11] Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014".[21]

On April 21, 2020, Chelsea Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam, a musical comedy concept album about coffee.[22] She created the music in collaboration with Kool Kojak, and the songs feature guests Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Juliette Lewis.[22] The comprising five songs contain such evocative lyrics as "How you gonna show up late but have a coffee in your hand?" and "Yeah, I wanna drink coffee with you, but I'm gonna need a soundproof bathroom". In tandem with the EP, Peretti also released two accompanying music videos: "Late",[23] and "Oatmilk".[24] Her music style is described as "whimsical yet depressive...[slamming] you into a wall and then [sliding] you up that wall and [releasing] you into a new galaxy."[25]

Personal life

Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015.[26] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped.[27] They have a son who was born in 2017.[28]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Twisted FortuneRachel
2011Guy TalkGirl
2014Women Aren't FunnyHerself
2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingBrunette CMZ Reporter
2018Game NightGlenda
2019SpinsterGaby
2020The PhotographSara Rodgers
2021Sing 2Pre-production
TBAFriendsgivingClairePost-production

Television
YearShowRoleEpisode
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
2012Hell’s KitchenHerselfSeason 10, Episode 14
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)
2013–2019Brooklyn Nine-NineGina LinettiMain role (seasons 1-5), Recurring role (season 6); 107 episodes
2014Key & PeeleArt Show PresenterEpisode: "Sex Addict Wendell"
2015Gravity FallsDarlene (voice)Episode: "Roadside Attraction"
2015Drunk HistoryAnn DruyanEpisode: "Space"
2015–2016The Big Fat Quiz of EverythingHerself2 episodes
2016Animals.Angela (voice)Episode: "Dogs."
2016New GirlGina LinettiEpisode: "Homecoming"
2016–2018Future-Worm!Ennuisha / Mean Little Girl (voice)3 episodes
2016RuPaul's Drag RaceHerselfEpisode: "Ruvenge of the Queens (All Stars 2)"
2016HarmonQuestDeepak ChopraEpisode: "The Stone Saw Mines"
2017Adventure TimeQueen of Ooo (voice)Episode: "Fionna and Cake and Fionna"
2017GirlsChelseaEpisode: "All I Ever Wanted"
2017–2019Big MouthMonica / Cellsea (voice)11 episodes
2018Alone TogetherTamraEpisode: "Pop-Up"
2018Another PeriodItalian neighbourEpisode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
2018–2019American Dad!Dorothy, Angie (voices)Episode: "Mean Francine" , "Jeff and The Dank Ass Weed Factory"
2018Inside JokesHerself4 episodes
2019–2020The SimpsonsPiper, Lauren (voices)2 episodes
2019Harvey Girls Forever!Maria (voice)3 episodes
2019Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesPiebald (voice)Episode: "Flushed, But Never Forgotten"
2019Crank YankersHerself (voice)Episode: "David Alan Grier, Will Forte & Chelsea Peretti"
2020Search PartyPatsy MonahanEpisode: "The Whistleblower"

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

Discography

Studio albums
  • TBA (Released: June 2020[22])

Extended plays
Title Details
Foam and Flotsam
  • Released: April 21, 2020[22]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

References
  1. "The Birth of Chelsea Peretti". California Birth Index.
  2. "Chelsea Peretti Bio". Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/fashion/jonah-peretti-chelsea-peretti-get-out-buzzfeed-brooklyn-nine-nine.html
  4. "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. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. "Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me?". Contagiousmedia.org. November 17, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. "Move Over, Sarah Silverman!". New York Observer. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007.
  7. "Jonah Peretti: What I Read". Theatlanticwire.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  8. "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  9. "Chelsea Peretti, Comedian". Gothamist. February 23, 2004. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005.
  10. "Chelsea Peretti on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  11. Dennis Hensley (July 13, 2010). "10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti". Variety.
  12. "Barnard College News Center". Barnard College. Summer 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00
  13. "Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend | Heeb". Heebmagazine.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  14. Conan, September 25, 2014
  15. "Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted". Earwolf. August 15, 2012.
  16. "10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show". Splitsider. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  17. Park, Andrea. "Chelsea Peretti says she's leaving "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"". CBS. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  18. "Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup". Splitsider. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  19. Sepinwall, Alan (January 31, 2019). "'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Long Goodbye". Rolling Stone.
  20. "Call Chelsea Peretti". Feral Audio. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  21. Hongo, Hudson (December 15, 2014). "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 :: Comedy :: Lists :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  22. Fox, Jesse David (April 21, 2020). "Chelsea Peretti Made an Instant-Classic Coffee Comedy Concept Album". Vulture. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  23. "Late on Youtube". Youtube.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  24. "Oatmilk on Youtube". Youtube.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  25. "Chelsea Peretti Artist Bio". Spotify.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  26. People: "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter" BY CHAR ADAMS November 29, 2015
  27. "Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped". People.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  28. 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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