Nate Dern
{{short description|American writer and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| education = Harvard University
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| notableworks = Not Quite a Genius
Mr. Student Body President
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Nate Dern (born November 30, 1984) is an American writer and actor. His first book, Not Quite a Genius, was published by Simon & Schuster on August 8, 2017.{{cite book| url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Not-Quite-a-Genius/Nate-Dern/9781501122200| publisher=Simon & Schuster| isbn=9781501122217| title=Not Quite a Genius| date=28 August 2018}} Dern is a senior writer at Funny Or Die and the former artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.{{cite web| url=http://natedern.ucbcomedy.com/| publisher=UCB Comedy |access-date=2023-09-18 |title=Nate Dern |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425033118/http://natedern.ucbcomedy.com/ |archive-date=25 Apr 2015}} In 2007 Dern was a contestant on season 3 of the reality television series Beauty and the Geek.
Background and career
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Dern was born and raised in Colorado. He attended Evergreen High School (Evergreen, Colorado) and then enrolled at Harvard University where he became a member and later tsar of the improv group The Immediate Gratification Players. After graduating from Harvard, Dern attended Cambridge University and earned an MPhil in Screen Media and Culture. Dern then moved to New York City to begin a Ph.D. program in sociology at Columbia University. While living in New York City, Dern began taking improv comedy classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, eventually becoming a performer, then a teacher, then the artistic director. Dern joined Funny or Die as a senior writer in 2014.
Books
As a writer at Funny or Die in 2007, Dern received a book deal from Simon & Schuster.{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/funny-die-writer-lands-book-772273|title=Funny or Die Writer Lands Book Deal | work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=10 February 2015 | accessdate = 2015-02-10}}
Dern's first book, Not Quite a Genius, is a collection of humor pieces, short stories, and personal essays. It was originally entitled In Case of Fire, Use Stairs: And Other Plans That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. It was selected as a 2017 summer "must read" by Domino Magazine{{cite web| url=https://domino.com/best-books-summer-2017 |title=The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2017 | publisher=Domino Magazine| accessdate = 2017-06-11}} and CraveOnline.{{cite web| url=http://www.craveonline.com/art/1266619-summer-books
|title=7 Must-Read Books for Summer | publisher=CraveOnline| accessdate = 2017-06-11}}
Dern has written for McSweeney's,{{cite web|title=McSweeneys.net|url=https://www.mcsweeneys.net/authors/nate-dern}} The New Yorker,{{cite magazine|title=The New Yorker|magazine=The New Yorker |url=http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/nate-dern}} New York Magazine,{{cite web|title=New York Magazine|url=http://nymag.com/author/Nate%20Dern/}} Outside Magazine,{{cite web|title=Outside Magazine|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2146276/nate-dern}} Vice,{{cite web|title=Vice.com|url=https://www.vice.com/en_nz/contributor/nate-dern}} and other outlets.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title !Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Youth | Actor | Funny Screenwriter |
| 2014 | The Sisterhood of Night | Actor | Interviewer |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Actor | Donald |
=Television=
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! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
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| 2016 | Mr. Student Body President{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/verizons-go90-renews-mr-student-body-president-miss-2059|title = Verizon's Go90 Renews 'Mr. Student Body President' and 'Miss 2059'|date = 6 January 2017}} | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Actor | Public Urinator |
| 2013 | Boardwalk Empire | Actor | Agent |
| 2012 | Gossip Girl | Actor | Connor |
| 2008 | Beauty and the Geek | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Beauty and the Geek | Himself | 10 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.natedern.com}}
- [http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Not-Quite-a-Genius/Nate-Dern/9781501122200 Dern] on Simon & Schuster website
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American television writers
Category:American male television writers
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:21st-century American screenwriters
Category:21st-century American male writers