Chelsea Peretti
American comedian and actress (born 1978)
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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.[1]
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| Born | February 20, 1978 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Jonah Peretti (brother) |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | chelseaperetti |
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.[2][3] Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American.[4][5] She was raised in Oakland.[6] She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post.[7][8] Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University,[6][9] during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London.[10] She graduated in 2000.[11][12][13] She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.[14]
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.[15]
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.[16]
Peretti is credited as a story editor on the fourth season of Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012.[17]
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.[18][19] Her departure episode was "Four Movements."[20] She returned later in the season in a guest appearance, in "Return of the King," which premiered May 2, 2019.[21] 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.[6]
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.[22]
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.[11] Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014."[23]
On April 21, 2020, Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam, a musical comedy concept album about coffee.[24] She created the music in collaboration with Kool Kojak, and the songs feature guests Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Juliette Lewis.[24] In tandem with the EP, Peretti also released two accompanying music videos: "Late"[25] and "Oatmilk."[26] 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."[27]
Personal life
Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015.[28] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped.[29] They have a son, who was born in 2017.[30]
Filmography
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[31] |
| 2023 | Cora Bora | Laurie | |
| First Time Female Director | Sam Clifford | Also director, writer, and producer | |
| 2026 | Cut Off | Filming |
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 | ||
| 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"[31] |
| Drunk History | Ann Druyan | Episode: "Space" | |
| 2015–2016 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Animals | Angela | Voice, episode: "Dogs."[31] |
| 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"[31] | |
| 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[31] | |
| 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 |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Lori Williams-Jones | Voice |
Discography
Studio albums
- TBA[32]
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Foam and Flotsam |
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| Phosphorescent Panic |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Comedy Awards | 2014 | Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TV | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated | [33] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2015 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated | [34] |
| Webby Awards | 2015 | Outstanding Comedic Performance | Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats | Won | [35] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2012 | Television: Comedy Series | Parks and Recreation | Nominated | [36] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2013 | Television: Comedy Series | Parks and Recreation | Nominated | [37] |
