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Chelsea Peretti Wiki Biography

Chelsea Vanessa Peretti, born on the 20th of February 1978, is a popular American comedian, who became famous for her role in the television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”.

So how much is Peretti’s net worth? As of early 2016 it is reported by sources to be $500,000, gained mostly from her writing and acting career in television and live stand-up comedy shows.

Chelsea Peretti Net Worth $500,000

Peretti with her brother, Jonah, who grew up to be the founder of the popular web magazine “Buzzfeed.com”, was born and raised in Oakland, California into an Italian-American (father) and Jewish (mother) family. Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland, and in 2000 graduated from Barnard College when they moved to New York, with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts.

While in New York, Peretti started out as a waitress to survive in the city, but her talent started to emerge when she joined the group Variety SHAC in 2004 with Shonali Bhowmik, a group of four talented comedians that creates small comedy films or sketches. Peretti made a couple of short films with the group before making another move, but her net worth was established.

When Peretti decided to move to Los Angeles, her talent in comedy was noticed and her visibility in various television shows, so her net worth rose too. Peretti appeared in shows like “Louie”, “Tosh.0”, “The Sarah Silverman Program”, and “TruTV Presents: World’s Dumbest”. She also played multiple characters on Adult Swim’s “China, IL”.

Aside from performing in front of an audience, Peretti is also a gifted writer, working for prominent shows like “Parks and Recreation”, Saturday Night Live”, “The Sarah Silverman Program”, “Portlandia”, and “Kroll Show”. Peretti has also written for magazines like “The Village Voice”, “Details”, “Playgirl”, “Jest”, “American Theatre Magazine” and “The Huffington Post” – all add to her net worth.

The comedienne increased her online following and maintained her net worth by doing podcast shows, including “Doug Loves Movies”, “How Did This Get Made?” and “The Todd Glass Show” to name a few. In 2012, she decided to start her own podcast show entitled “Call Chelsea Peretti”; her weekly show gained much popularity and became number one in iTunes comedy podcasts.

In 2013, Peretti joined the cast of the comedy show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” playing the character of Gina Linetti, the 99th Precinct’s civil administrator, making her a constant face on television. Her character in the hit television series garnered her a nomination in 2014 for Favorite Comedy Supporting Actress – Television for the 2104 American Comedy Awards. Her performance, along with the other casts, also gained a Golden Globe win for the show in 2014, for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

Today, Peretti continues to perform on stage, performing nightly in Los Angeles at The Comedy Store, Largo, UCB, and the Improv on Melrose. She also engages in several web projects like the website “BlackPeopleLovesUs.com” and her “Making Friends” and “All My Exes” web series.

In terms of her personal life, Peretti has been with actor Jordan Peele since 2013, and was recently engaged in November of 2015.



Full Name Chelsea Peretti
Net Worth $500,000
Date Of Birth February 20, 1978
Place Of Birth Oakland, California, United States
Height 5ft 4in
Profession Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter
Education Barnard College (1996–2000), The College Preparatory School
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Jordan Peele
Siblings Jonah Peretti
Nicknames Chelsea Venix Peretti
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/chelseaperetti
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/chelseavperetti
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/chelsanity
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm2003229
Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy,
Nominations Writers Guild of America Award for Television, Favorite Comedy Supporting Actress
Movies Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
TV Shows Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Quote
1 I’m thankful for my grandmothers. One kook, one straight-shooter, they led me by example. They taught me that women are real human beings, not idealized one-dimensional accessories.
2 A lot of comedians will say, ‘My first five years I was just doing ‘Eddie Murphy’ and then I found my voice’. I don’t feel like that. What confounds me about that statement is, I learned not to plagiarize in elementary school. I don’t understand how it’s possible to be doing someone else’s material for five years and not feel any guilt or awareness that this is thievery. But people do it, and comedians tend to have a fair amount of compassion for it.
3 Working on ‘Parks’ was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and funny, and we would have these hilarious debates about really tangential things. It was inspiring because I felt really challenged to be my best.
4 I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back, and they were voraciously hungry. They were heroes, pulling rubble, and I was a new comic trying to go blue just so I could get some laughs.
5 I’m obsessed with nature and living in the wild, which I just think is crazy. Imagine if a bear attacked you! That’s an actual possible way you could die.
6 It’s hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, ‘Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.’ It’s tricky: You’re excited by the possibilities, but you don’t want to get too crazy.
7 It’s pretty satisfying to use an image when you don’t have a great articulate response. And to be able to customize emoji? Imagine if you were a car enthusiast and you were able to create a car from scratch. That’s what this is like for me. I’m an emoji enthusiast.
8 We went to a very small high school. It was, like, in a wooded house; it was a weird school. I hung out with a lot of guys in high school, and I did theater with a few of my close girlfriends.
9 So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, down to current times, where you have Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig.
10 When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don’t remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don’t get a sense of what a legendary stand-up comedian she is.
11 ‘Chels-emojis’ are in the works. I use emojis heavily in life, and I think a lot of people do. There are a number that are frustratingly absent – you know how there’s kind of a generic white man and a generic white woman? I just want to put a generic black man and a generic black woman.
12 I only do private room karaoke where it’s just me and one of my closest girlfriends. My mom always said I could really belt songs out, and the Dixie Chicks feed that encouragement.
13 It’s really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, ‘I usually don’t like female comedians, but your material is great!’ It makes the job prospect more daunting. Funny is funny, you know?
14 On tour, it’s either call ex-boyfriends or tweet a lot. You’re just looking for any proof that you’re not completely alone.
15 People see technology as something that will ruin society and culture, but I’ve always embraced technology.
16 Sometimes when I’m nervous, that’s when the most interesting things happen.
17 I’m Jewish and Italian, and I lucked out and got the nose of both cultures.
18 I would say that I have a love-hate relationship with almost everything in my life, including stand-up.
19 I really want to interview Larry David.
20 I think that with podcasts, a lot of things are about fostering and having a direct connection with the community.
21 I barely watch TV. Somehow, I make it work with just the Internet. On TV, there’s always so much crap, and you have to flip around.
22 When I was little, people would ask what my favorite color was, and I never knew. I find it’s really hard to make decisive ‘best’ answers on what the ‘best’ of something is.
23 I do feel like guys feel pressure to be funny with me, which is kind of annoying. It’s a turn-off if someone’s trying hard to be funny because it feels like they’re auditioning for a comedy job or something. It doesn’t feel romantic to me. I get so much comedy from my life that, from a guy, I’m more looking for something sweet or romantic.
Fact
1 Attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) co-star Andy Samberg.
2 Her mother is of Russian Jewish descent and her father is of Italian and English ancestry.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2013-2017 TV Series Gina Linetti
Girls 2017 TV Series Chelsea
Future-Worm! 2016 TV Series Ennuisha / Mean Little Girl
New Girl 2016 TV Series Gina Linetti
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016 Brunette CMZ Reporter
Animals. 2016 TV Series Angela
Drunk History 2015 TV Series Ann Druyan
Gravity Falls 2015 TV Series Darlene
Comedy Bang! Bang! 2013-2015 TV Series Trey Booth / Delivery Woman
China, IL 2011-2015 TV Series Crystal Peppers / Kim Buckett / Leslie
Kroll Show 2013-2015 TV Series Farley / Kroll Solitions Employee
Key and Peele 2014 TV Series Art Show Presenter
The Greatest Event in Television History 2013 TV Series Jackie Rush
High School USA! 2013 TV Series Superintendent Andrea Kunssler
The Couple 2012 TV Series Gigi
Parks and Recreation 2012 TV Series Zelda
Guy Talk 2011 Short Girl
Louie 2010 TV Series Date
The Sarah Silverman Program. 2010 TV Series Becky
UCB Comedy Originals 2009 TV Series Chelsea
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Video Game Lori – Just or Unjust (voice)
Twisted Fortune 2007 Rachel the Saucy Sales Woman
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker 2006 TV Series Shonda
Comedy Lab 2004 TV Series Eugene’s Friend

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Parks and Recreation 2011-2012 TV Series story editor – 22 episodes

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Kroll Show TV Series written by – 7 episodes, 2013 writer – 1 episode, 2015
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats 2014 TV Special written by
Funny as Hell 2011-2013 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
Saturday Night Live TV Series additional sketches – 1 episode, 2013 additional sketch – 1 episode, 2013
Parks and Recreation 2011-2012 TV Series written by – 2 episodes
Comedy Central Presents 2011 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
WTF with Marc Maron 2010 TV Movie
The Sarah Silverman Program. 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Bobby Bottleservice 2009 TV Series short additional writing – 1 episode

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats 2014 TV Special executive producer
Kroll Show 2013 TV Series supervising producer – 8 episodes

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2014 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
This Week in Comedy 2010 TV Series very special thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Conan 2014-2015 TV Series Herself – Guest
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Comic
The 5th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2015 TV Series Herself
2015 MTV Movie Awards 2015 TV Special Jeanine (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Herself
The View 2015 TV Series Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2015 TV Series Herself
The Wendy Williams Show 2014 TV Series Herself
Top Chef Duels 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest Diner / Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Women Aren’t Funny 2014 Herself
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats 2014 TV Special Herself
Kroll Show 2013-2014 TV Series Herself / Farley / Various Characters
Last Call with Carson Daly 2009-2014 TV Series Herself 2010 / Herself
The Pete Holmes Show 2013 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest
Tubbin’ with Tash 2013 TV Series Herself
Fox Fall Preview 2013 TV Special Herself
Funny as Hell 2011-2013 TV Series Herself – Comedian
World’s Dumbest 2008-2013 TV Series Herself
The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest 2 2012-2013 TV Series Herself
Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings 2012 TV Series Herself
The Burn with Jeff Ross 2012 TV Series Herself
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne 2012 TV Movie Herself – Audience (uncredited)
Kathy 2012 TV Series Herself
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself
Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool 2011 TV Special documentary Herself
Comedy Central Presents 2011 TV Series documentary Herself – Comedian / Herself
WTF with Marc Maron 2010 TV Movie Herself – Host
Curb: The Discussion 2010 TV Series Herself
UCB Comedy Originals 2009 TV Series Herself
Live at Gotham 2008 TV Series Herself – Comedian
Shorties Watchin’ Shorties 2004 TV Series Herself
Chopped Junior 2017 TV Series Herself – Judge
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2016 TV Series Herself
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2016 TV Series Herself
HarmonQuest 2016 TV Series Herself / Deepak Chopra
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2016 TV Special Herself – Contestant
Comedy Central Sit N Spin 2016 TV Series Herself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
2014 American Comedy Award American Comedy Awards, USA Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
2013 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (2009)
2012 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Writing in a Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (2009)
2012 WGA Award (TV) Writers Guild of America, USA Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (2009)

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