Katie Dippold

Katie Dippold
Born Freehold Township, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Occupation Screenwriter, television producer, actress, comedian
Known for Parks and Recreation
The Heat

Katie Dippold[2] is an American comedy writer, actress, and improvisational comedian. She was a writer and producer on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. She also wrote The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy which grossed $158,015,132 in the domestic box office and won the 2014 American Comedy Award for best screenplay and favorite comedy of the year at the People's Choice Awards.

Life and career

Dippold was born and raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey. She graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in journalism.[3]

After graduating college, Dippold started a career in improvisational comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York City. She wrote and performed in various stage shows at the UCBT in New York City and still continues to perform improv on stage at the UCBT's venue in Los Angeles. She is a part of improv groups "The Smokes" and "Reuben Starship".[3] Dippold has appeared as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a cast member on the MTV comedic prank series Boiling Points. In 2006, she became a writer for the twelfth season of MADtv and was also a co-producer during its fourteenth season. In 2009, she joined the writing staff of Parks and Recreation where she worked for several seasons.

Dippold wrote the screenplay for the comedic film The Heat (2013), starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and directed by Paul Feig. On October 8, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Dippold and director Paul Feig had been tapped to write the Ghostbusters all-female reboot.

She was listed in 2012 under "10 Screenwriters to Watch" by Variety (magazine) and "13 People to Look Out For in 2013" in Interview (magazine). She is also the creator of the comedy website LongAwkwardPose.com.[3]

Episodes of Parks and Recreation

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2012/02/kate_drippold_making_people_la.html
  2. ↑ http://www.improvresourcecenter.com/mb/member.php?s=d2f0e54e3abf3d098660bc2d1fb237bc&u=939
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "UCB Theatre • Katie Dippold". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

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