Chelsea Peretti
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.
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Chelsea Peretti

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- Name
- Chelsea Peretti
- Born
- 20 February 1978
- Birthplace
- Oakland, California, U.S.
- Education
- Barnard College
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- comedian · actress · screenwriter · film director
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Chelsea Peretti (born 1978) is an American actor, actress and comedian, among other activities. The actor was born in Oakland. Chelsea Peretti studied at Barnard College and The College Preparatory School. Languages used include English.
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Key facts
• Name — Chelsea Peretti • Born — 20 February 1978 • Birthplace — Oakland, California, U.S. • Education — Barnard College • Medium — * Stand-up • television • film • music • Active — 1998–present • Children — 1 • Relatives — Jonah Peretti (brother) • Website — chelseaperetti.com
Early life and education
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. Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American. She was raised in Oakland. She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post. Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College, during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London. She graduated in 2000. She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.
Writing
Writing
Peretti has written for The Village Voice, Details, Playgirl, Jest, and American Theatre Magazine, as well as online publications including The Huffington Post.
Television
Television
After moving to Los Angeles, Peretti made appearances on programs such as Kroll Show, Louie, The Sarah Silverman Program, World's Dumbest..., and Tosh.0. She appeared as a guest correspondent on one episode of Lopez Tonight, interviewing local citizens about Prop 8. Peretti is credited as a story editor on the fourth season of Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012. 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. Her departure episode was "Four Movements." She returned later in the season in a guest appearance, in "Return of the King," which premiered May 2, 2019. She also returned for the two-part finale.
In other media
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. 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." On April 21, 2020, Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam, a musical comedy concept album about coffee. 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" and "Oatmilk." 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."
Personal life
Personal life
Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015. On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped. They have a son who was born on July 1, 2017.
Television
Television
• Year — Show — Role — Notes • 2004 — Comedy Lab — Eugene's Friend — Episode: "12:21" • 2006 — Cheap Seats — Shonda — Episode: "Evel Kneival" • 2008–2013 — World's Dumbest... — Herself — 88 episodes • 2009 — Bobby Bottleservice — Writer Episode: "T-Shirt Ideas for Jersey Shore" • 2010 — Louie — Date — Episode: "Pilot" • The Sarah Silverman Program — Becky — Writer Episode: "Smellin' of Troy" • WTF with Marc Maron — Writer TV movie Brooklyn 99 • 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) • 2011–2013 — China, IL — Crystal Peppers / Kim Buckett — Voice, 14 episodes • Funny as Hell — Writer 2 episodes • 2012 — The Couple — Gigi — 2 episodes • Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Season 10, Episode 14 • 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 • 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" • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 2023 — My Dad the Bounty Hunter — Pam — Voice • 2023–Present — Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake — Queenie — Voice, recurring • 2024 — Krapopolis — Additional Voices — Voice, episode: "A Krapwork Orange" • 2024 — Yo Gabba Gabbaland — Herself — Episode: Silly • 2025 — Am I Being Unreasonable? — Savannah — 2 episodes • 2026 — Very Important People — Jane — 1 episode
Web
Web
• Year — Title — Credit — Role — 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 • 2025 — Tab Time — Actress — Space Casey — 1 episode
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Grand Theft Auto IV — Lori Williams-Jones — Voice
Studio albums
Studio albums
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Extended plays
Extended plays
• Title — Details • Foam and Flotsam — * Released: April 21, 2020 * Labels: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming • Phosphorescent Panic — * Released: August 11, 2020 * Labels: Self-released * Formats: Digital download, streaming
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Chelsea Peretti at SXSW Comedy Fest 2010
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Chelsea Peretti performs stand-up comedy at Very Fresh, Olde English's monthly UCBT NY show.
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — 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 • 2020 — The Photograph — Sara Rodgers • | Friendsgiving — Claire • 2021 — Sing 2 — Suki Lane — Voice • 2023 — Cora Bora — Laurie • | First Time Female Director — Sam Clifford — Also director, writer, and producer • TBA — Cut Off — TBA — Post-production
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5090122: Chelsea Peretti
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Awards and nominations
• Award — Year — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. Reference • American Comedy Awards — 2014 — Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TV — Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Screen Actors Guild Awards — 2015 — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series — Brooklyn Nine-Nine • Webby Awards — 2015 — Outstanding Comedic Performance — Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats • Writers Guild of America Awards — 2012 — Television: Comedy Series — Parks and Recreation • Writers Guild of America Awards — 2013 — Television: Comedy Series — Parks and Recreation
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- 1.Chelsea Peretti Bio. Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre.
- 2.Chelsea Peretti biography Wife of Jordan Peele. CelebCritics. 2021-08-27.
- 3.Bhattacharji, Alex. Peretti Siblings Share a Sense of Humor, Not Just Genes. The New York Times. April 1, 2017.
- 4.Interview: Chelsea and Jonah Peretti discuss their controversial Web site, blackpeopleloveus.com. (9:00–10:00 am) (Broadcast transcript). November 21, 2002.
- 5.Black-White Harmony: Are You Kidding Me?. Contagious Media. November 17, 2002.
- 6.Move Over, Sarah Silverman!. The New York Observer. July 10, 2007.
- 7.Jonah Peretti: What I Read. The Atlantic. June 13, 2012.
- 8.The Jolly, Abrupt, WTF Rise of BuzzFeed.
- 9.Chelsea Peretti, Comedian. Gothamist. February 23, 2004.
- 10.Peretti, Chelsea. EGHAM FOREVER #junioryearstudyabroad. 1003411838606901248.
- 11.Dennis Hensley. 10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti. Variety. July 13, 2010.
- 12.Barnard College News Center. Barnard College. Summer 2007.
- 13.Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend. Heeb Magazine. December 19, 2011.
- 14.Conan, September 25, 2014
- 15.Chelsea Peretti Contributor. Huffpost Contributors.
- 16.Grown-Up Laughs on Who Charted. Earwolf. August 15, 2012.
- 17.10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show. Vulture. January 9, 2014.
- 18.Park, Andrea. Chelsea Peretti says she's leaving "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". CBS News.
- 19.Talking to Chelsea Peretti About 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Parks and Rec', and the Differences Between NY and LA Standup. Vulture. September 30, 2013.
- 20.Sepinwall, Alan. 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Long Goodbye. Rolling Stone. January 31, 2019.
- 21.Sepinwall, Alan. 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: The Gang's All Here. Rolling Stone. 2019-05-03.
- 22.Call Chelsea Peretti. Feral Audio.
- 23.Hongo, Hudson. The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014. Paste. December 15, 2014.
- 24.Fox, Jesse David. Chelsea Peretti Made an Instant-Classic Coffee Comedy Concept Album. Vulture. 2020-04-21.
- 25.Late on Youtube. YouTube. April 21, 2020.
- 26.Oatmilk on Youtube. YouTube. April 21, 2020.
- 27.Chelsea Peretti Artist Bio. Spotify.
- 28.Adams, Char. Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Announce Engagement on Twitter. People. November 29, 2015.
- 29.Surprise! Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele Eloped. People. April 26, 2016.
- 30.Schiff, Matthew. Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Their First Child. E! News. July 17, 2017.
- 31.Behind The Voice Actors. Chelsea Peretti (visual voices guide).
- 32.Chelsea Peretti Gets Caffeinated on 'Phosphorescent Panic' EP, Featuring Nick Kroll, Kathleen Hanna. Rolling Stone. August 11, 2020.
- 33.Actress-Writer-Comedian Chelsea Peretti to Host 2019 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony on Feb. 17. wga.org.
- 34.SAG Award Winners 2015: Full List. Variety. 2015-01-26.
- 35.19th Annual Webby Award Winners Announced. The Webby Awards.
- 36.Busis, Hillary. WGA Awards nominees announced. Entertainment Weekly. 2012-12-06.
- 37.Andreeva, Nellie. 'Breaking Bad' & 'Modern Family' Dominate 2013 Writers Guild Awards TV Nominations. Deadline. 2012-12-06.
References
Citations
References
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