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.
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.Conan, September 25, 2014
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.
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 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 also 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 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.
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 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2023 Cora Bora Laurie First Time Female Director Sam Clifford Also director, writer, and producer TBA Cut Off TBA Post-production
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 episodesWriter (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"2024Yo Gabba GabbalandHerselfEpisode: Silly 2025 Am I Being Unreasonable? Savannah 2 episodes2026Very Important PeopleJane1 episode
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
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
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultAmerican Comedy Awards2014Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TVBrooklyn Nine-NineScreen Actors Guild Awards2015Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesBrooklyn Nine-NineWebby Awards2015Outstanding Comedic PerformanceChelsea Peretti: One of the GreatsWriters Guild of America Awards2012Television: Comedy SeriesParks and RecreationWriters Guild of America Awards2013Television: Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation
References
External links
Official Tumblr page for the Call Chelsea Peretti podcast Chelsea Peretti Biography