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Jordan Peele | |
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 Peele at the 2014 Peabody Awards | |
| Born | Jordan Haworth Peele February 21, 1979 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Chelsea Peretti (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Full list |
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres.[1][2] He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Peele started his career in sketch comedy before transitioning his career to a writer and director of psychological horror and satirical films. In 2017, Peele was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[3]
Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film Keanu (2016) and appeared in various projects since.
His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success,[4] for which he received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee's drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed films Us (2019) and Nope (2022). Critics have since frequently named Get Out and Nope as among the best films of the 21st century.[5][6][7]
He founded the film and television production company Monkeypaw Productions in 2012. He wrote and produced Candyman (2021), and Wendell and Wild (2022), co-starring in the latter. Peele has also voice acted in the animated films Storks (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019), as well as in the adult animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present). He co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–2022) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–2020).
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- ^ "'Get Out' Is Now Officially The Most Profitable Film Of 2017". Vibe. August 6, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Get Out has been named the 'greatest' screenplay of the 21st century so far". The Independent. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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