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'''Kay Cannon''' (born August 21, 1974)<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Kay Cannon|date=April 9, 2018|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-kay-cannon/}}</ref> is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the [[Pitch Perfect (film series)|''Pitch Perfect'' film series]] (2012–2017). She made her directorial debut with the comedy film ''[[Blockers (film)|Blockers]]'' (2018). |
'''Kay Cannon''' (born August 21, 1974)<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Kay Cannon|date=April 9, 2018|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-kay-cannon/|website=TV Over Mind}}</ref> is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the [[Pitch Perfect (film series)|''Pitch Perfect'' film series]] (2012–2017). She made her directorial debut with the comedy film ''[[Blockers (film)|Blockers]]'' (2018). |
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Cannon was also a writer and producer for the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2007–2012) and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] comedy series ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]'' (2012–2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/6194/a-few-minutes-with-kay-cannon |title=A Few Minutes with 30 Rock's Kay Cannon | |
Cannon was also a writer and producer for the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2007–2012) and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] comedy series ''[[New Girl (TV series)|New Girl]]'' (2012–2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/6194/a-few-minutes-with-kay-cannon |title=A Few Minutes with 30 Rock's Kay Cannon |website=Ucbcomedy.com |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110717133420/http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/6194/a-few-minutes-with-kay-cannon |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> She created, wrote and produced the short-lived [[Netflix]] comedy-drama series ''[[Girlboss (TV series)|Girlboss]]'' (2017).<ref name=collider>{{cite web|url=http://Collider.com/kay-cannon-pitch-perfect-interview/198296/|title= Writer Kay Cannon Talks 'Pitch Perfect', Girl Power, Picking Out the Songs, 'The Breakfast Club', and Her Fox Show|website=Collider.com|date=September 29, 2012|archive-date= September 23, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002740/http://collider.com/kay-cannon-pitch-perfect-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Kay Cannon was raised in [[Custer Park, Illinois]], and is the fifth of seven children.<ref name=collider /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/19210786-421/pitch-perfect-writer-returns-to-chicago-to-hone-her-improv-chops.html#.U_fcgPldUrU|title='Pitch Perfect' writer returns to Chicago to hone her improv chops|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=April 3, 2013|first=Mike|last=Thomas|access-date=August 22, 2014| archive-date=August 23, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140823001635/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/19210786-421/pitch-perfect-writer-returns-to-chicago-to-hone-her-improv-chops.html%23.U_fdIX3LfK5|url-status=dead}}</ref> She graduated from [[Reed-Custer High School]] in [[Braidwood, Illinois]], and received her BA in Theatre and MA in Education at [[Lewis University]] in [[Romeoville, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Rachael|url=http://splitsider.com/2010/10/inside-the-30-rock-writers-room-with-writerproducer-kay-cannon/#more-899|title=Inside the Writer's Room: Behind the Scenes at 30 Rock with Writer/Producer Kay Cannon| |
Kay Cannon was raised in [[Custer Park, Illinois]], and is the fifth of seven children.<ref name=collider /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/19210786-421/pitch-perfect-writer-returns-to-chicago-to-hone-her-improv-chops.html#.U_fcgPldUrU|title='Pitch Perfect' writer returns to Chicago to hone her improv chops|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=April 3, 2013|first=Mike|last=Thomas|access-date=August 22, 2014| archive-date=August 23, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140823001635/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/19210786-421/pitch-perfect-writer-returns-to-chicago-to-hone-her-improv-chops.html%23.U_fdIX3LfK5|url-status=dead}}</ref> She graduated from [[Reed-Custer High School]] in [[Braidwood, Illinois]], and received her BA in Theatre and MA in Education at [[Lewis University]] in [[Romeoville, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Rachael|url=http://splitsider.com/2010/10/inside-the-30-rock-writers-room-with-writerproducer-kay-cannon/#more-899|title=Inside the Writer's Room: Behind the Scenes at 30 Rock with Writer/Producer Kay Cannon|website=Splitsider.com|access-date=June 10, 2011|archive-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320215448/http://splitsider.com/2010/10/inside-the-30-rock-writers-room-with-writerproducer-kay-cannon/#more-899|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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While performing and writing around Chicago, she met actress [[Tina Fey]], a fellow [[The Second City|Second City]] alumna. When Fey began creating the [[NBC]] comedy ''[[30 Rock]]'', she brought Cannon to the writing staff. She worked her way up from staff writer to supervising producer.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} |
While performing and writing around Chicago, she met actress [[Tina Fey]], a fellow [[The Second City|Second City]] alumna. When Fey began creating the [[NBC]] comedy ''[[30 Rock]]'', she brought Cannon to the writing staff. She worked her way up from staff writer to supervising producer.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} |
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Cannon won the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Award]] for Best Comedic Series for her work on ''30 Rock'' three times. In 2008, she won a [[Peabody Award]] for her work on the show.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |access-date=December 12, 2008 | |
Cannon won the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Award]] for Best Comedic Series for her work on ''30 Rock'' three times. In 2008, she won a [[Peabody Award]] for her work on the show.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |access-date=December 12, 2008 |website=Writers Guild of America |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archive-date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref> In 2010, Cannon was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. During this time, Cannon also worked as a co-producer on the feature film, ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' (2008). |
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She moved from New York City to Los Angeles when she signed an overall development deal with 20th Century Fox. Within that deal, she worked as a co-executive producer on ''[[New Girl]]'' and as a consulting producer on ''[[Cristela]]''. As part of her development, Cannon sold a workplace comedy, ''The Wrecking Crew'', to [[Fox Broadcasting|Fox]] and wrote the pilot ''The Runt'' for [[CBS]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<ref>https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/30-rock-and-pitch-perfect-writer-gets-cbs-pilot-deal.html |
She moved from New York City to Los Angeles when she signed an overall development deal with 20th Century Fox. Within that deal, she worked as a co-executive producer on ''[[New Girl]]'' and as a consulting producer on ''[[Cristela]]''. As part of her development, Cannon sold a workplace comedy, ''The Wrecking Crew'', to [[Fox Broadcasting|Fox]] and wrote the pilot ''The Runt'' for [[CBS]].{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/09/30-rock-and-pitch-perfect-writer-gets-cbs-pilot-deal.html | title='30 Rock' and 'Pitch Perfect' Writer Kay Cannon Gets CBS Pilot Deal |website=Vulture | date=September 12, 2013 }}</ref> |
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She then created, executive produced the show ''[[Girlboss (TV series)|Girlboss]]'' for Netflix based on the real life of [[Sophia Amoruso]]. |
She then created, executive produced the show ''[[Girlboss (TV series)|Girlboss]]'' for Netflix based on the real life of [[Sophia Amoruso]]. |
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In 2004, Cannon married actor and comedian [[Jason Sudeikis]] after five years together. They separated in 2008 and divorced in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223|title=A Minute With: Jason Sudeikis getting a 'Hall Pass'|first=Zorianna|last=Kit|date=February 23, 2011|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108232825/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223/|url-status=live}}Additional on January 8, 2018.</ref> |
In 2004, Cannon married actor and comedian [[Jason Sudeikis]] after five years together. They separated in 2008 and divorced in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223|title=A Minute With: Jason Sudeikis getting a 'Hall Pass'|first=Zorianna|last=Kit|date=February 23, 2011|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108232825/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223/|url-status=live}}Additional on January 8, 2018.</ref> |
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Cannon and her second husband, comedy writer Eben Russell, |
Cannon and her second husband, comedy writer Eben Russell, have a daughter born in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kay-cannon-pitch-perfect-and-new-girl-writer-welcomes-baby-girl-picture-20131310|title=Kay Cannon, Pitch Perfect and New Girl Writer, Welcomes Baby|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=October 13, 2013|first=Stephanie|last=Webber|access-date= August 22, 2014|archive-date= June 28, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170628055123/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kay-cannon-pitch-perfect-and-new-girl-writer-welcomes-baby-girl-picture-20131310/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite instagram|postid=fZWSF5PrqF |date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/fZWSF5PrqF |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |first=Kay |last=Cannon |user=kaykaycannon |title=I finally pooped out a baby! Evelyn Rose Russell. We call her Leni.|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Born | Illinois, U.S. | August 21, 1974
Education | Reed-Custer High School |
Alma mater | Lewis University (B.A., M.A.) |
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Kay Cannon (born August 21, 1974)[1] is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial debut with the comedy film Blockers (2018). Cannon was also a writer and producer for the NBC comedy series 30 Rock (2007–2012) and the FOX comedy series New Girl (2012–2014).[2] She created, wrote and produced the short-lived Netflix comedy-drama series Girlboss (2017).[3]
Early life
[edit]Kay Cannon was raised in Custer Park, Illinois, and is the fifth of seven children.[3][4] She graduated from Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, Illinois, and received her BA in Theatre and MA in Education at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.[5]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Cannon trained at The Second City, ImprovOlympic, and ComedySportz. One of her first jobs was as a performer at ComedySportz.[citation needed]
She has performed sketch and improv for theaters including Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Second City in Chicago and Las Vegas, ImprovOlympic (West and Chicago) and at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles and New York City.[citation needed]
Cannon starred in the independent film The Little Tin Man (2013). She has guest-starred on NBC's 30 Rock, New Girl, and Cristela.
She made a cameo in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and also appeared in the comedy How to Be Single (2016), starring Rebel Wilson and Dakota Johnson.
Writing
[edit]While performing and writing around Chicago, she met actress Tina Fey, a fellow Second City alumna. When Fey began creating the NBC comedy 30 Rock, she brought Cannon to the writing staff. She worked her way up from staff writer to supervising producer.[citation needed]
Cannon won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedic Series for her work on 30 Rock three times. In 2008, she won a Peabody Award for her work on the show.[6] In 2010, Cannon was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. During this time, Cannon also worked as a co-producer on the feature film, Baby Mama (2008).
She moved from New York City to Los Angeles when she signed an overall development deal with 20th Century Fox. Within that deal, she worked as a co-executive producer on New Girl and as a consulting producer on Cristela. As part of her development, Cannon sold a workplace comedy, The Wrecking Crew, to Fox and wrote the pilot The Runt for CBS.[citation needed][7]
She then created, executive produced the show Girlboss for Netflix based on the real life of Sophia Amoruso.
Cannon's first produced feature screenplay was the a cappella comedy Pitch Perfect (2012). She wrote and co-produced the film's sequels, Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017).
Directing
[edit]Cannon made her directorial debut with Blockers. The film was released by Universal Pictures on April 6, 2018. On April 9, 2019, it was announced that Cannon would write and direct a musical reimagining of Cinderella for Sony Pictures, starring Camila Cabello and produced by James Corden and his production company, Fullwell 73.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In 2004, Cannon married actor and comedian Jason Sudeikis after five years together. They separated in 2008 and divorced in 2010.[9]
Cannon and her second husband, comedy writer Eben Russell, have a daughter born in October 2013.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Co-Producer |
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2008 | Baby Mama | No | No | Yes |
2012 | Pitch Perfect | No | Yes | No |
2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | No | Yes | Yes |
2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | No | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Blockers | Yes | No | No |
2019 | Let It Snow | No | Yes | No |
2021 | Cinderella | Yes | Yes | No |
Television
Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2007–2012 | 30 Rock | Yes | Co-producer | 11 episodes |
2012–2014 | New Girl | Yes | Co-executive | 4 episodes |
2014 | Cristela | Yes | Consulting | 2 episodes |
2017 | Girlboss[12] | Yes | Executive | 6 episodes; Also creator |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Five Things You Didn't Know About Kay Cannon". TV Over Mind. April 9, 2018.
- ^ "A Few Minutes with 30 Rock's Kay Cannon". Ucbcomedy.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Writer Kay Cannon Talks 'Pitch Perfect', Girl Power, Picking Out the Songs, 'The Breakfast Club', and Her Fox Show". Collider.com. September 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
- ^ Thomas, Mike (April 3, 2013). "'Pitch Perfect' writer returns to Chicago to hone her improv chops". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ Mason, Rachael. "Inside the Writer's Room: Behind the Scenes at 30 Rock with Writer/Producer Kay Cannon". Splitsider.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ "'30 Rock' and 'Pitch Perfect' Writer Kay Cannon Gets CBS Pilot Deal". Vulture. September 12, 2013.
- ^ "Camila Cabello to Star in 'Cinderella' Reimagining From Kay Cannon, Sony (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Kit, Zorianna (February 23, 2011). "A Minute With: Jason Sudeikis getting a 'Hall Pass'". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.Additional on January 8, 2018.
- ^ Webber, Stephanie (October 13, 2013). "Kay Cannon, Pitch Perfect and New Girl Writer, Welcomes Baby". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ Cannon, Kay [@kaykaycannon] (October 12, 2013). "I finally pooped out a baby! Evelyn Rose Russell. We call her Leni". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2018 – via Instagram.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (February 5, 2016). "Netflix Orders Sophia Amoruso's '#Girlboss' to Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Kay Cannon at IMDb
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Chicago
- Film producers from Illinois
- American television actresses
- American television writers
- Television producers from Illinois
- American women television producers
- American women film directors
- American women screenwriters
- Lewis University alumni
- Living people
- Actors from Will County, Illinois
- American women film producers
- American women television writers
- Writers from Chicago
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers
- 1974 births
- Screenwriters from Illinois
- Comedians from Illinois
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American women comedians