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American actor
Ali LeRoi
Born (1962-02-12 ) February 12, 1962 (age 62) Alma mater
Columbia College Chicago Occupation(s) Television producer, director, writer, actor Known for Co-creator of
Everybody Hates Chris Spouse Adrienne LeRoi (1992–2019) Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Everybody Hates Chris (2008)
Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the
Chris Rock semi-autobiographical sitcom
Everybody Hates Chris , for which he won the
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008.
[1]
LeRoi met Rock during the set on
his eponymous HBO late-night talk show in 1997. LeRoi wrote and directed several episodes of the series, on a team that earned four consecutive
Emmy Award nominations (1998-2001) for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program," winning that Emmy in 1999. In 2001, the talk show was also nominated for "Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series," citing LeRoi as a Supervising Producer.
[2]
[3]
A native of
Chicago , LeRoi attended
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy .
[4] He then studied film at
Columbia College Chicago .
[5]
LeRoi also co-hosted the
podcast called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" (2013–15) with comedian
Owen H.M. Smith .
[6]
His debut feature film,
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson , premiered at the
2019 Toronto International Film Festival .
[7]
LeRoi serves on the Board of Directors of
Humanitas , a program of awards for film and television writers.
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References
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"Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series," in "2008 Awards," "Image Awards (NAACP)",
Internet Movie Database , retrieved October 21, 2022
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"Ali LeRoi" Emmys website, the
Television Academy , retrieved October 21, 2022
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"Awards Search: Ali LeRoi" Emmys website, the
Television Academy , retrieved October 21, 2022
^ Rosenthal, Phil (June 13, 2003).
"Destination: Orlando" . Suntimes.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012 .
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"The Obituary of Tunde Johnson" . TIFF . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ Marantz, Andrew (January 4, 2016).
"Ready For Prime Time" .
New York .
^ Galuppo, Mia (January 5, 2021).
"Wolfe Releasing Acquires Supernatural Drama 'The Obituary of Tunde Johnson' " .
The Hollywood Reporter . Ali LeRoi made his feature directorial debut on the movie.
^
"Board of Directors" in "Our Team",
Humanitas , retrieved October 21, 2022
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