Jennifer Celotta

{{short description|American television producer and writer}}

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| birth_name = Jennifer Ann Celotta

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|11}}

| birth_place = Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.

| occupation = Television writer, producer, director

| yearsactive = 1996–present

| notable_works = The Office
Home Improvement
Malcolm in the Middle
The Newsroom
Cobra Kai

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Jennifer Ann Celotta (born November 11, 1971) is an American television producer, writer, and director. Among her credits are The Office,{{Cite news|title=Jen Celotta|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/674872/Jen-Celotta?scp=2&sq=Jennifer%20Celotta&st=cse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022010301/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/674872/Jen-Celotta?scp=2&sq=Jennifer%20Celotta&st=cse|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-22|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2012|access-date=2009-07-14}} Cobra Kai, Abbott Elementary, Malcolm in the Middle, The Newsroom, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Home Improvement. She has directed three episodes of The Office: "Crime Aid", "The Promotion" and " Promos". By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office executive producer and one of the series showrunners, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein.{{Cite news |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |title=Dispatch from NBC: Daniels, Poehler and company talk "The Office," the non-spin-off and an actual spin-off |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/01/dispatch_from_nbc_daniels_poeh.html |work=The Star-Ledger |location=Newark, New Jersey |date=2009-01-15 |access-date=2009-07-14}} Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic", which ended with character Pam Beesly learning she is pregnant.

Celotta and her co-writers on The Office received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009{{Cite news|work=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |title=Emmy nominations: Fresh faces, same old slights |date=2007-07-19 |url=http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/07/emmy-nomination.html |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202140645/http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/07/emmy-nomination.html |archive-date=2007-12-02 }}{{Cite news |title=2007–2008 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS |date=2008-07-17 |work=Emmy Awards |url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/60thpte_noms.pdf |access-date=2009-07-14}} but lost all three years to 30 Rock.{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |title=Primetime Emmy Awards - TV |work=The New York Times |date=2007-09-17 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/television/17emmy.html?_r=1 |access-date=2009-07-15}}{{Cite news |last=Serjeant |first=Jill |title="John Adams," "30 Rock" big winners at Golden Globes |work=Reuters |date=2009-01-12 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE50B1BW20090112 |access-date=2009-07-14}} The team also received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006.{{Cite web|title=2006 Writers Guild Awards Television and Radio Nominees Announced |work=Writers Guild of America |date=2005-12-14 |url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1493 |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012215422/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1493 |archive-date=2013-10-12 }}{{Cite web |title=Winners Announced for 2007 Writers Guild Awards |work=Writers Guild of America |date=2007-02-11 |url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2310 |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808224705/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2310 |archive-date=2009-08-08 }}{{Cite magazine |title=Writers Guild Announces Nominations |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2008-01-10 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20170492,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122172447/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20170492,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=2009-07-14}}{{Cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |title=TV trio rack up WGA nominations |work=Variety |date=2008-12-08 |url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117997024.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1 |access-date=2009-07-14}} They won the award in 2007, but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm,{{Cite news |last=King |first=Susan |title="Brokeback," "Crash" win WGA honors |date=2006-02-05 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-writers5feb05,0,3610645.story |access-date=2009-07-14}} and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009.{{Cite news |title="Juno," "No Country" take top honors at Writers Guild Awards |date=2008-02-10 |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2008-02-10-writersguild-awards_N.htm |access-date=2009-07-14}}{{Cite web |work=Writers Guild of America |title=2008 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced |date=2008-02-09 |url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2764 |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423232152/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2764 |archive-date=2008-04-23 }} Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series, but lost to Grey's Anatomy.{{Cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |title=Writers love "Simpsons," "Office" |work=Variety |date=2006-12-13 |url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117955688.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1 |access-date=2009-07-14}}

After getting her start directing The Office, Celotta has directed episodes of Cobra Kai, People of Earth, and Trial & Error.

Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson.{{Cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |last2=McNary |first2=Dave |title="Milk," "Slumdog" top WGA Awards |work=Variety |date=2009-02-07 |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1117999784 |access-date=2009-07-14}}