Английская Википедия:Alexis Wilkinson
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Alexis Wilkinson (born 1992)[1][2] is an American writer and comedian. She gained prominence after she was elected the first African American female president of The Harvard Lampoon.
Wilkinson was a staff writer for Veep and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and she is a contributing writer to The New Yorker.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
Wilkinson was raised in Wheaton, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Nicolet High School.[6] Her mother is a computer engineer and her father died of colon cancer when she was a child.[1][6]
She attended Harvard University and studied economics, with aspirations of writing for television. Wilkinson joined The Harvard Lampoon writing staff as a freshman, and her junior year she was elected president of the publication, the first African American woman to hold the position.[6][7]
Career
Just prior to graduating, Wilkinson sent copies of The Harvard Lampoon to the Harvard alumni trustees and asked for job leads.[1] David Mandel was a recipient and the show runner of Veep; he hired Wilkinson onto the writing staff. She was the only person of color in the writer's room.[1] Wilkinson left Veep to join the writing staff of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in 2016.[1][4]
She left TV writing to work on her first book. She also consults on ad campaigns.[8]
In November 2019, it was announced that Wilkinson had written an audiobook for Serial Box, called The Co-Founder, about two female entrepreneurs who hire a man to sell their product to Silicon Valley investors.[9] It is also currently being developed into a film.[9]
Personal life
Wilkinson resides in San Francisco, California.[8]
Awards and nominations
- 2017 Шаблон:En dash Writers Guild of America Award, Veep - Nominee[8]
- 2017 Шаблон:En dash Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety Special, 68th Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominee[8]
- 2018 Шаблон:En dash Writers Guild of America Award, Veep - Winner
References
External links
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