Gil Ozeri

Gil Ozeri is an American comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his work writing for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Big Mouth, and Happy Endings.[1][2]

Career

Ozeri started his comedy career with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York, and has continued to collaborate with many fellow UCB actors, including Ben Schwartz, Jon Daly, and Adam Pally.[3] In addition to his television writing, he has gained attention for making short, surreal videos released via Snapchat.[4][5] He has also garnered attention for stunts involving watching marathons of the entirety of the television shows Two and a Half Men and Entourage.[6][7]

In April 2019, he was announced as a main cast member in an NBC pilot, Friends-in-Law.[8]

Personal Life

Ozeri is Jewish.[9] In 2017, Ozeri tweeted that his mother's father was a Holocaust survivor and refugee, and that his father's parents were Yemeni Jews who, in 1948, were airlifted and taken in by Israel.[10][11]

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References
  1. Arthur, Kenneth (2017-09-29). "Inside 'Big Mouth' and the Dark Secrets of Puberty with Nick Kroll". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. "Why Aren't You Following Gil Ozeri On Snapchat?". Funny Or Die. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. Fusco, Jon (2017-09-27). "Embrace Failure to Find Success: Jon Daly & Gil Ozeri on Becoming Comedy Performer-Writers". No Film School. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. Fitz-Gerald, Sean (2016-04-08). "A Closer Look at Gil Ozeri's Very Surreal, Very Funny, Kind of Dangerous Snapchat". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. Schroeder, Audra (2016-05-31). "Gil Ozeri is trying to fit in (to really small spaces) on Snapchat". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. "'Two And A Half Men' In Two And A Half Days: Comedian Gil Ozeri To Watch Entire Series Over Weekend". Huffington Post. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. Eakin, Marah. "Now you can relive the magic of Gil Ozeri's 47 hour Entourage-A-Thon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. Petski, Denise (2019-04-02). "'Friends-In-Law': Michael Urie, Zach Cregger, Vella Lovell & Gil Ozeri To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  9. "The Big Jewcy: Gil Ozeri – Comedian And Writer." Fox, Jesse David. Jewcy.com. Published June 2, 2011. Accessed May 28, 2020.
  10. Ozeri Tweet Thread January 28, 2017. Ozeri, Gil. Twitter. Published January 28, 2017. Accessed May 28, 2020.
  11. https://twitter.com/gilozeri/status/825489617549828097?s=20 Ozeri Tweet Thread January 28, 2017.] Ozeri, Gil. Twitter. Published January 28, 2017.


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