Diona Reasonover
| Diona Reasonover | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 6, 1992[1] Detroit, Michigan[2] |
| Occupation | Actress |
Diona Reasonover is an American actress. She starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television show Clipped.
Early years
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan,[2] Reasonover attended Renaissance High School.[3] While in high school, she was a member of Mosaic Youth Theatre,[4] a group of over 100 teenagers who performed in Detroit and internationally.[3]
Reasonover attended Oberlin College[5] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater and dance.[6] She also earned a Master of Fine Arts[7] in acting from the California Institute of the Arts.[6] She worked as a barista while in school.[8]
Career
In 2010, Reasonover starred in HYPEBOLE: origins at [Inside] the Ford as a part of the Los Angeles-based art collective Rogue Artists Ensemble.[9]
Reasonover acted in Lydia R. Diamond's play Stick Fly with Mo'olelo Performing Arts at San Diego's 10th Avenue Theatre in 2011.[10] Reasonover played Cheryl, the daughter of a family's maid whose life has been dramatically changed by an all-expense-paid prep school education.[10] Calling her performance "superb", a theater reviewer for the North County Times said she was "brainy, proud, and easily wounded, and she offers much of the show's comic relief".[10] A reviewer for the San Diego Examiner called Reasonover "a formidable force to be reckoned with."[11] A reviewer for the San Diego Union-Tribune called her performance "quietly fiery".[12] Reasonover received an award at the Tenth Annual Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence.[13]
At Upright Citizens Brigade, Reasonover is a member of improvisation group Ham Radio, which performs around Los Angeles.[14] She is also a member of the long-form improvisation group Essence.[14]
Reasonover starred as Charmaine Eskowitz in the television series Clipped.[15] She patterned the character on her sister Elisa.[4]
Reasonover played Becky White on an episode of 2 Broke Girls, aired on February 3, 2016.[16]
References
- ↑ "Diona Reasonover". IMDb. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Cintron, Christian (June 16, 2015). "'Clipped' Star Diona Reasonover Is Far, Far From 'A Token'". The Blot Magazine.
- 1 2 Margolin, Michael H. (May 29, 2001). "Gem glitters for Mosaic Youth Theatre fund-raiser". The Detroit News. p. 3D.
- 1 2 Bendix, Trish (June 15, 2015). ""Clipped" character are out and proud". AfterEllen.
- ↑ Hinds, Julie (June 13, 2015). "Detroit comic actress gets TV break with TBS' 'Clipped'". Detroit Free Press.
- 1 2 "Live Interview with Diona Reasonover, star of the TBS sitcom Clipped". Booktrib. July 8, 2015.
- ↑ Narasaki, Rosie (August 11, 2015). "Who is Charmaine on Clipped? Diona Reasonover Talks the Character's Future & Why She Should Date a Certain 'Gilmour Girls' BFF". Bustle.
- ↑ Dandy, Brittany (August 20, 2015). "Meet Comedienne Diona Reasonover: TBS' up and coming female comic is more than just a funny girl". Black Enterprise Magazine.
- ↑ Columbus, Candyce (November 2, 2010). "World Premiere of 'Hyperbole: origins' at [Inside] the Ford". Los Angeles Examiner.
- 1 2 3 Kragen, Pam (March 9, 2011). "Mo'olelo's 'Stick Fly' is entertaining, if uneven". North County Times (Escondido, California).
- ↑ Davis, Carol (March 10, 2011). ""Stick Fly" A Weekend filled with Family, Fun and Fuming". San Diego Examiner.
- ↑ Hubert, James (March 11, 2011). "Mo'Olelo's 'Stick Fly' Buzzes in Bursts: Humor-laced family saga at its best when characters get angry when not, it falls short". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ↑ "San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Celebrate Artists Achievements". San Diego Examiner. February 8, 2012.
- 1 2 "Diona Reasonover". Upright Citizens Brigade. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ↑ "'Clipped' may finally be a winning sitcom for TBS". The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, West Virginia). June 11, 2015.
- ↑ "And the No New Friends". 2 Broke Girls. Season 5. Episode 10. February 3, 2016. CBS.