Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson (born December 21, 1989)[1] is an American writer, producer, comedian, and actress. She is best known for producing and acting in BuzzFeed Video content and the self-produced series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. Brunson has starred in the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show since 2019.[2][3][4][5]

Quinta Brunson
Born (1989-12-21) December 21, 1989
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2014–present

Early life

Brunson was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6] She attended Temple University before dropping out to pursue a career in comedy.[7]

Career

Brunson garnered fans online by posting comedic videos to her Instagram in 2014.[8] In particular, her Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date series went viral and grew her digital fan base.[8][9][1] She then worked as a video producer for BuzzFeedVideo after first freelancing for the company.[10] Her videos primarily focused on problems experienced by twenty-somethings.[11]

In 2016, Brunson sold two web series as a development partner with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures:[12] one scripted comedy called Broke for Youtube Red, which she wrote, produced, and starred in;[3][13] the second was called Up for Adoption, and was produced by Verizon's go90 video platform, which she also starred in.[9] Brunson's performance in Broke was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy at the Streamy Awards in 2017.[14]

Brunson left BuzzFeed in 2018.[1] Shortly after, she co-starred in a CW pilot called The End of the World as We Know It, her first network pilot.[4] The show was not picked up by the network. She also wrote and produced a series called Quinta vs. Everything that streams on Facebook Watch.[7][1]

On October 4, 2018, it was announced that a pilot co-produced by Brunson, Larry Wilmore, and Jermaine Fowler will be developed by CBS into a multi-cam comedy.[5] The pilot is called Quinta & Jermaine, and Fowler and Brunson will also star as longtime friends who must deal with an unplanned pregnancy.

In 2019, she appeared as Dr. Charli Collier on the supernatural comedy-drama series iZombie, and also voiced multiple characters in the animated series Lazor Wulf.[15] 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.[16]

Brunson co-stars in the Syfy animated series Magical Girl Friendship Squad opposite Anna Akana, to be released in 2020.[17]

gollark: Disguise your chess app's interface as schoolwork!
gollark: It's a library thing, not a language one.
gollark: DO NOT
gollark: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo
gollark: Yes, that causes it.

References
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  3. "Quinta Brunson". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (2018-02-21). "'The End Of The World As We Know It': Quinta Brunson To Star In CW Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  5. Otterson, Joe (2018-10-04). "Jermaine Fowler, Quinta Brunson, Larry Wilmore Team for Multi-Cam Comedy at CBS". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  6. "JET Chats It Up With Comedian Quinta Brunson - JetMag.com". www.jetmag.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  7. "Quinta Brunson explains it all". espnW. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. "Why Quinta Brunson Isn't Afraid To Stand Out". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  9. "Quinta Brunson Internet Comedian". Essence. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  10. Hamedy, Saba. "BuzzFeed's Quinta Brunson makes YouTube Red debut with 'Broke'". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  11. "BuzzFeed Star Quinta Brunson Sees the Comedy in Being Broke". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  12. "BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Sells Two Quinta Brunson Series". www.thewrap.com. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  13. Dry, Jude (2016-10-07). "Quinta Brunson's 'Broke' Celebrates Black Friendship, Brings The Buzzfeed Touch To YouTube Red". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  14. "Vlogger Casey Neistat, Web Series 'Mr. Student Body President' Lead Nominations for 2017 Streamys". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  15. Lazor Wulf on IMDb
  16. Ewing, Aliya Semper. "A Black Lady Sketch Show Reveals a Cast Ready to Make You Laugh". The Grapevine. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  17. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-01-17). "Syfy Ramps Up Animation Push With First Original Series & Pilot Orders For New TZGZ Block". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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