Chelsea Peretti
{{Short description|American comedian and actress (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name = Chelsea Peretti
| image = Chelsea Peretti at Meltdown (cropped).jpg
| caption = Peretti in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|20}}
| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = Barnard College
| medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|film|music}}
| active = 1998–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jordan Peele|2016}}
| children = 1
| relatives = Jonah Peretti (brother)
| website = {{URL|chelseaperetti.com}}
}}
Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She portrayed Gina Linetti in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and has written for various TV series, including Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live and Kroll Show.{{cite web |url=http://www.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/11682 |title=Chelsea Peretti Bio |website=Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre |access-date=November 14, 2013 |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228135857/http://www.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/11682 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-27|title=Chelsea Peretti biography {{!}} Wife of Jordan Peele|url=https://celebcritics.com/chelsea-peretti/|access-date=2021-09-24|website=CelebCritics}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/fashion/jonah-peretti-chelsea-peretti-get-out-buzzfeed-brooklyn-nine-nine.html |title=Peretti Siblings Share a Sense of Humor, Not Just Genes |first=Alex |last=Bhattacharji |date=April 1, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}} Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American.{{cite web|url=|title=Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com. (9:00–10:00 am) (Broadcast transcript) |website= |date=November 21, 2002 |access-date=}}{{cite web |url=http://contagiousmedia.org/press/bplu/bplu-nyt.htm |title=Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me? |website=Contagious Media|date=November 17, 2002 |access-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040402155950/http://www.contagiousmedia.org/press/bplu/bplu-nyt.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2004}} She was raised in Oakland.{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2007/07/move-over-sarah-silverman/|title=Move Over, Sarah Silverman!|date=July 10, 2007|work=The New York Observer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713020148/http://observer.com/2007/move-over-sarah-silverman|archive-date=July 13, 2007|access-date=May 27, 2022}} She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post.{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/06/jonah-perretti-what-i-read/327000/ |title=Jonah Peretti: What I Read |website=The Atlantic |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116072158/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/06/jonah-perretti-what-i-read/53467/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://mmagazine.tumblr.com/post/45911798703/the-jolly-abrupt-wtf-rise-of-buzzfeed|title=The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed|access-date=October 6, 2018}} Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University,{{cite web |url= https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/chelsea-peretti-comedian |title= Chelsea Peretti, Comedian |website= Gothamist |date= February 23, 2004 |url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051101064139/http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/02/23/chelsea_peretti_comedian.php |access-date=May 27, 2022|archive-date= November 1, 2005 |df= mdy-all }} during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London.{{Cite tweet|user=chelseaperetti|number=1003411838606901248|title=EGHAM FOREVER #junioryearstudyabroad|first=Chelsea|last=Peretti|access-date=May 27, 2022}} She graduated in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/markets-festivals/10-comics-to-watch-chelsea-peretti-1118021686/|title=10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti|author=Dennis Hensley|date=July 13, 2010|work=Variety|access-date=May 27, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |title=Barnard College News Center |website=Barnard College |date=Summer 2007 |quote=Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213214951/http://barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://heebmagazine.com/chelsea-peretti-interview/31955 |title=Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend |website=Heeb Magazine|date=December 19, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2012}} She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.Conan, September 25, 2014
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|date=January 2023}}
= 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.earwolf.com/episode/grown-up-laughs |title= Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted |work= Earwolf |date= August 15, 2012}}
Peretti is credited as a story editor on the fourth season of Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/10-parks-and-rec-writers-who-have-played-characters-on-the-show.html|title=10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show|date=January 9, 2014|work=Vulture|access-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427032446/http://splitsider.com/2014/01/10-parks-and-rec-writers-who-have-played-characters-on-the-show/|archive-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite news |last= Park |first= Andrea |title=Chelsea Peretti says she's leaving "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chelsea-peretti-says-shes-leaving-brooklyn-nine-nine/ |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=CBS News}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/talking-to-chelsea-peretti-about-brooklyn-nine-nine-parks-and-recreation-and-the-differences-between-new-york-and-la-standup.html|title=Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup|date=September 30, 2013|work=Vulture|access-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222192301/http://splitsider.com/2013/09/talking-to-chelsea-peretti-about-brooklyn-nine-nine-parks-and-recreation-and-the-differences-between-new-york-and-la-standup/|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=dead}} Her departure episode was "Four Movements."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-recaps/brooklyn-nine-nine-recap-four-movements-goodbye-gina-season-6-episode-4-786553/|title='Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Long Goodbye|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Alan|last=Sepinwall|date=January 31, 2019}} She returned later in the season in a guest appearance, in "Return of the King," which premiered May 2, 2019.{{Cite magazine|last1=Sepinwall|first1=Alan|date=2019-05-03|title='Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Gang's All Here|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-recaps/brooklyn-nine-nine-recap-season-6-episode-15-return-king-827893/|access-date=2020-07-16|magazine=Rolling Stone}} 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.
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.feralaudio.com/show/call-chelsea-peretti/ | title= Call Chelsea Peretti |website= Feral Audio|access-date=February 10, 2014}}
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list. Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014."{{cite news |first= Hudson |last= Hongo |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/twitter/the-75-best-twitter-accounts-of-2014/|title=The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 |work=Paste|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=May 27, 2022}}
On April 21, 2020, Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam, a musical comedy concept album about coffee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/chelsea-peretti-coffee-concept-comedy-music-album-good-one.html|title=Chelsea Peretti Made an Instant-Classic Coffee Comedy Concept Album|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|date=2020-04-21|website=Vulture|access-date=2020-04-21}} She created the music in collaboration with Kool Kojak, and the songs feature guests Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Juliette Lewis. In tandem with the EP, Peretti also released two accompanying music videos: "Late"{{cite web |title=Late on Youtube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fH58jAQGgs | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/_fH58jAQGgs| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020}}{{cbignore}} and "Oatmilk."{{cite web |title=Oatmilk on Youtube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8yzN9-6e1I | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/J8yzN9-6e1I| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020}}{{cbignore}} 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."{{cite web |title=Chelsea Peretti Artist Bio |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0OkEZKnaq49daqIlFbKxKL?si=ycZv2Di6Rk--m2mVVDy2mA |website=Spotify|access-date=21 April 2020}}
Personal life
Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/chelsea-peretti-and-jordan-peele-engaged/ |magazine=People |title=Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter |first=Char |last=Adams |date=November 29, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2022}} On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/tv/chelsea-peretti-jordan-peele-elope/ |title=Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped |magazine=People |date=April 26, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2022}} They have a son, who was born in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/864098/jordan-peele-and-chelsea-peretti-welcome-their-first-child |title=Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Their First Child |website=E! News |last1= Schiff |first1= Matthew |last2= Passalaqua |first2= Holly |date=July 17, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Twisted Fortune | Rachel | |
| 2011 | Guy Talk | Girl | |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Brunette CMZ Reporter | |
| 2018 | Game Night | Glenda | |
| 2019 | Spinster | Gaby | |
| rowspan=2|2020 | The Photograph | Sara Rodgers | |
| | Friendsgiving | Claire | ||
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Suki Lane | Voice{{cite web |title=Chelsea Peretti (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Chelsea-Peretti/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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 credits or other reliable sources of information. |
| rowspan=2|2023 | Cora Bora | {{TableTBA}} | |
| | First Time Female Director | Sam Clifford | Also director, writer, and producer |
=Television=
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| Year | Show | Role | class="unsortable" | 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" | |
| rowspan="3" | 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) |
| rowspan="2" | 2011–2013 | China, IL | Crystal Peppers / Kim Buckett | Voice, 14 episodes |
| Funny as Hell | Writer 2 episodes | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | The Couple | Gigi | 2 episodes |
| Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Season 10, Episode 14 | |
| rowspan="3" | 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 | ||
| rowspan="2" | 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" |
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | Gravity Falls | Darlene | Voice, episode: "Roadside Attraction" |
| Drunk History | Ann Druyan | Episode: "Space" | |
| 2015–2016 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Herself | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 2016 | Animals | Angela | Voice, episode: "Dogs." |
| 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 |
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | Girls | Chelsea | Episode: "All I Ever Wanted" |
| Adventure Time | Queen of Ooo | Voice, episode: "Fionna and Cake and Fionna" | |
| 2017–2025 | Big Mouth | Monica Foreman-Greenwald / Cellsea | Voice, 22 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 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 |
| rowspan="2" | 2019–2020 | The Simpsons | Piper, Lauren | Voice, 2 episodes |
| Harvey Girls Forever | Maria | Voice, 5 episodes | |
| 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" |
| 2022–2024 | Bob's Burgers | Eleanor / Chelsea | Voice, 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 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" |
| 2025 | Am I Being Unreasonable? | Savannah | 2 episodes |
=Web=
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| Year | Title | Credit | Role | class="unsortable" | 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=
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| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Lori Williams-Jones | Voice |
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| Phosphorescent Panic
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Awards and nominations
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!Award !Year !Category !Nominated work !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| American Comedy Awards
|2014 |Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TV |{{nom}} |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards
|2015 |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |Brooklyn Nine-Nine |{{nom}} |
| Webby Awards
|2015 |Outstanding Comedic Performance |Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats |{{won}} |
| Writers Guild of America Awards
|2012 |Television: Comedy Series |{{nom}} |
| Writers Guild of America Awards
|2013 |Television: Comedy Series |Parks and Recreation |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|2003229}}
- {{twitter|chelseaperetti| name=Chelsea Peretti}}
- [http://callchelseaperetti.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr page for the Call Chelsea Peretti podcast]
- [https://celebcritics.com/chelsea-peretti/ Chelsea Peretti Biography]
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