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Alexis Wilkinson
American writer and comedian (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexis Wilkinson (born 1992)[1][2] is an American writer and comedian. She gained prominence after she was elected the first African American 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]
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Early life and education
Wilkinson was raised in Wheaton, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Nicolet High School.[6] Growing up, Wilkinson wrote for herself and in high school wrote a satirical newsletter with her friends, but she didn’t take being a writer too seriously.[7]
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 student of any gender to hold the position.[6][8]
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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.[9]
Alexis Wilkinson has written for publications such as Time, Vulture, the New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, and Elle.[7]
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.[10] It is also currently being developed into a film.[10]
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Personal life
Wilkinson has resided in San Francisco, California.[9] While her whereabouts are currently unknown, she has been sighted in the Midwest.
Awards and nominations
- 2017 – Writers Guild of America Award, Veep - Nominee[9]
- 2017 – Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety Special, 68th Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominee[9]
- 2018 – Writers Guild of America Award, Veep - Winner
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External links
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