Chelsea Peretti
American comedian and actress
Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian and actress. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine . She wrote for various TV series, including Parks and Recreation , Saturday Night Live and Kroll Show .[1]
Early life and education
Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California , to Amanda Cherkin, a schoolteacher, and Gene Peretti, a criminal defense lawyer and painter.[2] [3] Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish . Her step-mother was African-American.[4] [5] She was raised in Oakland .[6] She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti , co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post .[7] [8] Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University ,[6] [9] during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London .[10] She graduated 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 , and American Theatre Magazine , as well as online publications including The Huffington Post .[citation needed ]
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 story editor on the fourth season of 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 was "Four Movements."[19] She returned later in the season in a guest appearance, in "Return of the King," which premiered May 2, 2019.[20] She also returned for the two part finale.
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 .[21]
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."[22]
On April 21, 2020, Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam , a musical comedy concept album about coffee.[23] She created the music in collaboration with Kool Kojak , and the songs feature guests Reggie Watts , Terry Crews , and Juliette Lewis .[23] In tandem with the EP, Peretti also released two accompanying music videos: "Late"[24] and "Oatmilk."[25] 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."[26]
Personal life
Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015.[27] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped .[28] They have a son, who was born in 2017.[29]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Show
Role
Notes
2004
Comedy Lab
Eugene's Friend
Episode: "12:21"
2006
Cheap Seats
Shonda
Episode: "Evel Kneival"
2008–2013
The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest
Herself
88 episodes
2009
Bobby Bottleservice
Writer Episode: "T-Shirt Ideas for Jersey Shore"
2010
Louie
Date
Episode: "Pilot"
The Sarah Silverman Program
Becky
Writer Episode: "Smellin' of Troy"
WTF with Marc Maron
Writer TV movie
2011
Comedy Central Presents
Herself
Writer Episode: "Chelsea Peretti"
2011–2012
Parks and Recreation
Zelda
Episode: "Live Ammo" Writer (2 episodes)Story editor (season 4)
2011–2013
China, IL
Crystal Peppers / Kim Buckett
Voice, 14 episodes
Funny as Hell
Writer 2 episodes
2012
The Couple
Gigi
2 episodes
Hell's Kitchen
Herself
Season 10, Episode 14
2013
The Greatest Event in Television History
Jackie Rush
Episode: "Too Close for Comfort"
High School USA!
Superintendent Andrea Kunssler
Voice, episode: "Janitor Day"
Saturday Night Live
Writer 2 episodes
2013–2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Delivery Woman / Trey Booth
2 episodes
Kroll Show
Herself / Various Characters
9 episodes Writer (8 episodes) Producer (8 episodes)
2013–2021
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Gina Linetti
Main role (seasons 1–6), guest role (season 8); 108 episodes
2014
Key & Peele
Art Show Presenter
Episode: "Dicknanigans"
2015
Gravity Falls
Darlene
Voice, episode: "Roadside Attraction"[30]
Drunk History
Ann Druyan
Episode: "Space"
2015–2016
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Herself
2 episodes
2016
Animals
Angela
Voice, episode: "Dogs."[30]
New Girl
Gina Linetti
Episode: "Homecoming"
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Herself
Episode: "Revenge of the Queens"
HarmonQuest
Deepak Chopra
Episode: "The Stone Saw Mines"
2016–2018
Future-Worm!
Ennuisha / Mean Little Girl
Voice, 3 episodes
2017
Girls
Chelsea
Episode: "All I Ever Wanted"
Adventure Time
Queen of Ooo
Voice, episode: "Fionna and Cake and Fionna"[30]
2017–2023
Big Mouth
Monica Foreman-Greenwald / Cellsea
Voice, 22 episodes
2018
Alone Together
Tamra
Episode: "Pop-Up"
Another Period
Reporter
Episode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
Inside Jokes
Herself
4 episodes
2018–2019
American Dad!
Dorothy, Angie
Voice, 2 episodes
2019–2020
The Simpsons
Piper, Lauren
Voice, 2 episodes
Harvey Girls Forever
Maria
Voice, 5 episodes[30]
2019–2021
Crank Yankers
Herself
Voice, 2 episodes
2020
Search Party
Patsy Monahan
Episode: "The Whistleblower"
2021–2023
The Great North
Lara Silverblatt / Abigail
Voice, 4 episodes
2022
Nailed It!
Herself
Episode: "Slime Time"
2022–2023
Bob's Burgers
Eleanor / Chelsea
Voice, 2 episodes
2023
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Pam
Voice
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Queenie
Voice, 2 episodes
2024
Krapopolis
Additional Voices
Voice, episode: "A Krapwork Orange"
Web
Year
Title
Credit
Role
Notes
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
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Chelsea Peretti Bio" . Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre . Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013 .
^ "Chelsea Peretti biography | Wife of Jordan Peele" . CelebCritics . August 27, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021 .
^ Bhattacharji, Alex (April 1, 2017). "Peretti Siblings Share a Sense of Humor, Not Just Genes" . The New York Times .
^ "Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com. (9:00–10:00 am) (Broadcast transcript)". November 21, 2002.
^ "Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me?" . Contagious Media . November 17, 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
^ a b c "Move Over, Sarah Silverman!" . The New York Observer . July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ "Jonah Peretti: What I Read" . The Atlantic . June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ "The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed" . Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
^ "Chelsea Peretti, Comedian" . Gothamist . February 23, 2004. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ Peretti, Chelsea [@chelseaperetti] (June 3, 2018). "EGHAM FOREVER #junioryearstudyabroad" (Tweet ). Retrieved May 27, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ a b Dennis Hensley (July 13, 2010). "10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti" . Variety . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ "Barnard College News Center" . Barnard College . Summer 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00
^ "Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend" . Heeb Magazine . December 19, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
^ Conan , September 25, 2014
^ "Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted" . Earwolf . August 15, 2012.
^ "10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show" . Vulture . January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ Park, Andrea. "Chelsea Peretti says she's leaving "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" " . CBS News . Retrieved October 24, 2018 .
^ "Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup" . Vulture . September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ Sepinwall, Alan (January 31, 2019). " 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Long Goodbye" . Rolling Stone .
^ Sepinwall, Alan (May 3, 2019). " 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Gang's All Here" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
^ "Call Chelsea Peretti" . Feral Audio . Retrieved February 10, 2014 .
^ Hongo, Hudson (December 15, 2014). "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014" . Paste . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ a b c Fox, Jesse David (April 21, 2020). "Chelsea Peretti Made an Instant-Classic Coffee Comedy Concept Album" . Vulture . Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
^ "Late on Youtube" . YouTube . April 21, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
^ "Oatmilk on Youtube" . YouTube . April 21, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
^ "Chelsea Peretti Artist Bio" . Spotify . Retrieved April 21, 2020 .
^ Adams, Char (November 29, 2015). "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter" . People . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ "Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped" . People . April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ Schiff, Matthew; Passalaqua, Holly (July 17, 2017). "Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Their First Child" . E! News . Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
^ a b c d e "Chelsea Peretti (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 4, 2023 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
^ a b "Chelsea Peretti Gets Caffeinated on 'Phosphorescent Panic' EP, Featuring Nick Kroll, Kathleen Hanna" , Rolling Stone , August 11, 2020, retrieved August 12, 2020
^ "Actress-Writer-Comedian Chelsea Peretti to Host 2019 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony on Feb. 17" . wga.org . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "SAG Award Winners 2015: Full List" . Variety . January 26, 2015. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "19th Annual Webby Award Winners Announced" . The Webby Awards . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ Busis, Hillary (December 6, 2012). "WGA Awards nominees announced" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2012). " 'Breaking Bad' & 'Modern Family' Dominate 2013 Writers Guild Awards TV Nominations" . Deadline . Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
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