![]() ![]() In 2020, Brunson co-starred in the Syfy animated series Magical Girl Friendship Squad, opposite Anna Akana. ![]() 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. 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. The pilot would star Fowler and Brunson as longtime friends who must deal with an unplanned pregnancy however, the show was not picked up. 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. Everything that streamed on Facebook Watch from 2017 to 2018. She also wrote and produced a series called Quinta vs. 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. 2018–present: A Black Lady Sketch Show and Abbott Elementary Brunson's performance in Broke was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy at the Streamy Awards in 2017. 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. Her videos primarily focused on problems experienced by twenty-somethings. She then worked as a video producer for BuzzFeed Video after first freelancing for the company. In particular, her Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date series went viral and grew her digital fan base. Career 2014–2017: Instagram and Buzzfeed īrunson originally garnered fans online by posting comedic videos to her Instagram in 2014. She dropped out of school shortly after to pursue a career in comedy. Brunson attended Temple University and took classes at Second City in Chicago her sophomore year. She has described herself as "obsessed" with comedy from the time she attended the Charter High School for Architecture & Design, and nurtured her interest by taking an improv class. Her mother, Norma Jean Brunson, taught kindergarten. ![]() Her name means "fifth" in Spanish and signifies that she is youngest of five children. ![]() īrunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers 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.īrunson was born and raised in West Philadelphia. Brunson was placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson was honored with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work in Abbott Elementary. Īt the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving 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. She went on to produce and act in content for BuzzFeed Video, and developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing, and starring in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Quinta Brunson ( / ˈ k w ɪ n t ə/ born December 21, 1989) is an American writer, producer, actress, and comedian. ![]()
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