Quinta Brunson is an American writer, producer, comedian and actress. She is the creator of the hit comedy series “Abbott Elementary”.
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- Quinta Brunson was born on December 21, 1989
- She is an American writer, producer, comedian, and actress
- Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series “Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date”
- She went on to produce and act in content for BuzzFeed Video
- She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
- Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers
- She provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad
- And starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show
- She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary
- At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category
- She recieved nominations for: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson was placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list
- Brunson was born and raised in West Philadelphia
- Her name means “fifth” in Spanish
- It signifies that she is youngest of five children
- Her mother, Norma Jean Brunson, taught kindergarten.[8] She was raised a Jehovah’s Witness
- She has described herself as “obsessed” with comedy from the time she attended the Charter High School for Architecture & Design
- She nurtured her interest by taking an improv class
- Quinta Brunson attended Temple University
- She took classes at Second City in Chicago her sophomore year
- She dropped out of school shortly after to pursue a career in comedy
- Brunson originally garnered fans online by posting comedic videos to her Instagram in 2014
- In particular, her Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date series went viral and grew her digital fan base
- She then worked as a video producer for BuzzFeed Video after first freelancing for the company
- Her videos primarily focused on problems experienced by twenty-somethings
- In 2016, Brunson sold two web series as a development partner with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
- One scripted comedy called Broke for Youtube Red, which she wrote, produced, and starred in
- The second, Up for Adoption, was produced by Verizon’s go90 video platform, which she also starred in
- Brunson’s performance in Broke was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy at the Streamy Awards in 2017
- Shortly after Brunson left BuzzFeed in 2018, she co-starred in her first network pilot, the CW pilot The End of the World as We Know It
- But the show was not picked up by the network
- She also wrote and produced a series called Quinta vs. Everything that streamed on Facebook Watch from 2017 to 2018
- On October 4, 2018, it was announced that a pilot co-produced by Brunson, Larry Wilmore, and Jermaine Fowler would be developed by CBS into a multi-cam comedy called Quinta & Jermaine
- The pilot would star Fowler and Brunson as longtime friends who must deal with an unplanned pregnancy; however, the show was not picked up
- In 2019, she appeared as Dr. Charli Collier and her twin sister, Laila, on the supernatural comedy-drama series iZombie, and also voiced multiple characters in the animated series Lazor Wulf
- That fall, Brunson began to co-star and write in the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, alongside Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ashley Nicole Black
- But she left the second season due to scheduling conflicts
- In 2020, Brunson co-starred in the Syfy animated series Magical Girl Friendship Squad, opposite Anna Akana
- In 2021, Brunson appeared in a recurring role on the third season of Miracle Workers
- In June, her debut book, She Memes Well, a collection of essays about her personal life and career, was released
- Brunson’s single-camera pilot (previously titled Harrity Elementary) was picked up by ABC with the new title Abbott Elementary in May 2021
- Brunson is also the writer, co-executive producer, and stars with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Tyler James Williams, and Janelle James
- The series premiered on December 7, 2021
- It received critical acclaim
- It holds a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 38 critics’ reviews
- Brunson received praise for bringing a fresh approach to network television with Abbott Elementary
- She named the show after her real-life former middle school teacher, Ms. Abbott
- For the show’s first season she was named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022
- In July 2022, Brunson and ABC were sued by writer Christine Davis in a copyright infringement case
- Brunson has a guest starring role on the upcoming Party Down revival series
- In August 2022, Brunson signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the co-production studio of her show, Abbott Elementary
- Brunson married sales manager Kevin Jay Anik in September 2021
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