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Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She is known for portraying Gina Linetti on the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Early life
Peretti was born and raised in Oakland, California,the daughter of an Italian American father and Jewish mother. Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York in 1996 to attend Barnard College and graduated in 2000. She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg, and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.
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.
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.
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.
Peretti is credited as a writer on six episodes of the television show Parks and Recreation from 2011-2012.
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.
As of 2013, Peretti has been a series regular on Fox's detective comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine playing Gina Linetti. She also stars in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show as multiple characters.
Personal life
Peretti has been dating actor Jordan Peele since 2013.
She is the sister of American internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, who founded Buzzfeed and co-founded The Huffington Post.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Twisted Fortune Rachel
2011 Guy Talk Girl Short film
2014 Women Aren't Funny Herself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Comedy Lab Eugene's Friend 1 episode
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
13 episodes
2011–2013 Funny as Hell Writer
2 episodes
2012 The Couple Gigi 2 episodes
2012 The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest Herself 1 episode
2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Jackie Rush 1 episode
2013 High School USA! Superintendent Andrea Kunssler 1 episode
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Delivery Woman 1 episode
2013 Saturday Night Live Writer
2 episodes
2013–present Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gina Linetti 34 episodes
2013–present Kroll Show Herself
Various Characters Writer (7 episodes)
Producer (8 episodes)
2014 Key & Peele Art Show Presenter 1 episode
Chelsea Peretti - Writers Guild Awards in Los Angeles - 14-02-2015 (x6)
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Early life
Peretti was born and raised in Oakland, California,the daughter of an Italian American father and Jewish mother. Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York in 1996 to attend Barnard College and graduated in 2000. She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg, and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.
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.
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.
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.
Peretti is credited as a writer on six episodes of the television show Parks and Recreation from 2011-2012.
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.
As of 2013, Peretti has been a series regular on Fox's detective comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine playing Gina Linetti. She also stars in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show as multiple characters.
Personal life
Peretti has been dating actor Jordan Peele since 2013.
She is the sister of American internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, who founded Buzzfeed and co-founded The Huffington Post.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Twisted Fortune Rachel
2011 Guy Talk Girl Short film
2014 Women Aren't Funny Herself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Comedy Lab Eugene's Friend 1 episode
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
13 episodes
2011–2013 Funny as Hell Writer
2 episodes
2012 The Couple Gigi 2 episodes
2012 The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest Herself 1 episode
2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Jackie Rush 1 episode
2013 High School USA! Superintendent Andrea Kunssler 1 episode
2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Delivery Woman 1 episode
2013 Saturday Night Live Writer
2 episodes
2013–present Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gina Linetti 34 episodes
2013–present Kroll Show Herself
Various Characters Writer (7 episodes)
Producer (8 episodes)
2014 Key & Peele Art Show Presenter 1 episode
Chelsea Peretti - Writers Guild Awards in Los Angeles - 14-02-2015 (x6)
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