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Filmmaker Archive: Jordan Peele

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Jordan Haworth Peele is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his television and film work in the comedy and horror genres.

Peele’s breakout role came in 2003 when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV, where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent Mad TV collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series Key & Peele (2012–2015). In 2014, they appeared together as FBI agents in the first season of FX’s anthology series Fargo. Peele co-created the TBS comedy series The Last O.G. (2018–present) and the YouTube Premium comedy series Weird City (2019). He has also served as the host and producer of the CBS All Access revival of the anthology series The Twilight Zone (2019–present).

Peele and Key wrote, produced, and starred in Keanu (2016) and Peele has voice acted in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) and Toy Story 4 (2019). His 2017 directorial debut, the horror film Get Out, was a critical and box office success. He received numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. He received another Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for producing Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman (2018). He directed, wrote, and produced the acclaimed horror film Us (2019).


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Jordan Haworth Peele es un actor, comediante, escritor, director y productor estadounidense. Es mejor conocido por su trabajo en televisión y cine en los géneros de comedia y terror. El papel principal de Peele se produjo en 2003 cuando fue contratado como miembro del reparto de la serie de comedia de Fox Mad TV, donde pasó cinco temporadas, dejando el programa en 2008. En los años siguientes, él y su […]

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