Quinta Brunson Trivia | 52 facts about the writer & comedian

Quinta Brunson is an American writer, producer, comedian and actress. She is the creator of the hit comedy series “Abbott Elementary”.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts.

1. Quinta Brunson was born on December 21, 1989
2. She is an American writer, producer, comedian, and actress
3. Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series “Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date”
4. She went on to produce and act in content for BuzzFeed Video
5. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
6. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers
7. She provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad
8. And starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show
9. She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary
10. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category
11. 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
12. Quinta Brunson was placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list
13. Brunson was born and raised in West Philadelphia
14. Her name means “fifth” in Spanish
15. It signifies that she is youngest of five children
16. Her mother, Norma Jean Brunson, taught kindergarten.[8] She was raised a Jehovah’s Witness
17. She has described herself as “obsessed” with comedy from the time she attended the Charter High School for Architecture & Design
18. She nurtured her interest by taking an improv class
19. Quinta Brunson attended Temple University
20. She took classes at Second City in Chicago her sophomore year
21. She dropped out of school shortly after to pursue a career in comedy
22. Brunson originally garnered fans online by posting comedic videos to her Instagram in 2014
23. In particular, her Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date series went viral and grew her digital fan base
24. She then worked as a video producer for BuzzFeed Video after first freelancing for the company
25. Her videos primarily focused on problems experienced by twenty-somethings
26. In 2016, Brunson sold two web series as a development partner with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
27. One scripted comedy called Broke for Youtube Red, which she wrote, produced, and starred in
28. The second, Up for Adoption, was produced by Verizon’s go90 video platform, which she also starred in
29. Brunson’s performance in Broke was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy at the Streamy Awards in 2017
30. 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
31. But the show was not picked up by the network
32. She also wrote and produced a series called Quinta vs. Everything that streamed on Facebook Watch from 2017 to 2018
33. 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
34. The pilot would star Fowler and Brunson as longtime friends who must deal with an unplanned pregnancy; however, the show was not picked up
35. 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
36. 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
37. But she left the second season due to scheduling conflicts
38. In 2020, Brunson co-starred in the Syfy animated series Magical Girl Friendship Squad, opposite Anna Akana
39. In 2021, Brunson appeared in a recurring role on the third season of Miracle Workers
40. In June, her debut book, She Memes Well, a collection of essays about her personal life and career, was released
41. Brunson’s single-camera pilot (previously titled Harrity Elementary) was picked up by ABC with the new title Abbott Elementary in May 2021
42. 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
43. The series premiered on December 7, 2021
44. It received critical acclaim
45. It holds a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 38 critics’ reviews
46. Brunson received praise for bringing a fresh approach to network television with Abbott Elementary
47. She named the show after her real-life former middle school teacher, Ms. Abbott
48. For the show’s first season she was named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022
49. In July 2022, Brunson and ABC were sued by writer Christine Davis in a copyright infringement case
50. Brunson has a guest starring role on the upcoming Party Down revival series
51. In August 2022, Brunson signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the co-production studio of her show, Abbott Elementary
52. Brunson married sales manager Kevin Jay Anik in September 2021

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