Emily Heller | |
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| Born | Emily Elizabeth Heller October 5, 1985 Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Emily Elizabeth Heller (born October 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actor and podcast host. Her stand-up comedy career includes two Comedy Central specials, two albums, and guest appearances on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. She is a writer and producer for the HBO series Barry.
Early life
Heller was born on October 5, 1985, in Alameda, California. She has an older sister, film writer and director Marielle Heller, and a brother.[1] She graduated from The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California in 2003,[2] and from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007, majoring in History of Art and Visual Culture.[3]
Career
Heller signed an overall development deal with CBS Studios in 2021.[4]
Filmography
As writer and producer
As actor/performer
- Codefellas – 2013 animated web series
- Ground Floor – 2014–2015 TBS series, season two
- Half Hour – 2016 stand-up comedy special[7]
- Ice Thickeners – 2019 stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central[8]
- The George Lucas Talk Show - October 27, 2020, as guest; episode: "Revenge of the Sick"[9]
Discography
- Good For Her (Kill Rock Stars, 2015)[10]
- Pasta (Kill Rock Stars, 2018)[10]
Other creative work
- Baby Geniuses podcast – co-host, with Lisa Hanawalt[11]
- Emily's Garden Show, a recurring segment on the Lovett or Leave It podcast
Awards and nominations
- 2016, Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Special Class (32nd Independent Spirit Awards) – nominated
- 2018, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy (Barry) – nominated
- 2018, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (Barry) – nominated[12]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series, for Barry – won[13]
- 2018, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – nominated[13]
- 2019, Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Series, for Barry – won[14]
References
- ↑ Guthmann, Edward (October 15, 2018). "Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "PrepTalk with Emily Heller '03". The College Preparatory School. November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "UC Santa Cruz Alum Emily Heller Is Taking Laughter to the Next Level". arts.ucsc.edu.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (June 23, 2021). "Emily Heller Inks Overall Deal With CBS Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Wiese, Ben (August 23, 2018). "Comedian Emily Heller on Writing for HBO's Barry". Westword.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emily Heller". IMDb.
- ↑ Kozell, Isaac (September 22, 2016). "How Emily Heller Balances Standup with Writing for TV". www.vulture.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Emily Heller: Ice Thickeners – Emily Heller: Ice Thickeners". Comedy Central. March 8, 2019.
- ↑ "The George Lucas Talk Show - Episode XIII with Taran Killam and Emily Heller". Youtube.
- 1 2 "Emily Heller". Kill Rock Stars. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Baby Geniuses". maximumfun.org. March 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Outstanding Comedy Series – 2018". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- 1 2 McNary, Dave (February 18, 2019). "WGA Awards 2019: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards". Variety.
- ↑ Beresford, Trilby; Crist, Allison; Chuba, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary (February 1, 2020). "WGA Awards: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Among Film Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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