Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning
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''Emmys'' website, the Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022 American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the
Chris Rock
Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best come ...
semi-autobiographical sitcom ''
Everybody Hates Chris
''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...
'', for which he won the
NAACP Image Award
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to ...
for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008.
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, retrieved October 21, 2022
LeRoi met Rock during the set on
his eponymous HBO late-night talk show in 1997. LeRoi wrote and directed several episodes of the series, on a team that earned four consecutive
Emmy Award nominations (1998-2001) for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program," winning that Emmy in 1999. In 2001, the talk show was also nominated for "Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series," citing LeRoi as a Supervising Producer.
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''Emmys'' website, the Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022
A native of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, LeRoi attended
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School (LMSA) (formerly known as Lindblom Technical High School) is a public 4–year selective enrollment high school and middle school located in the West Englewood neighborhood on the south side of ...
. He then studied film at
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, it has 5,928https://about.colum.edu/effectiveness/pdf/spring-2021-student-profile.pdf students pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergra ...
.
LeRoi also co-hosted the
podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...
called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" (2013–15) with comedian
Owen H.M. Smith.
His debut feature film, ''
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson
''The Obituary of Tunde Johnson'' is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019.
Premise
Tunde Johnson is a gay Nigerian-American teenager who is in a secret relationship with his school's white lacrosse champion Soren. So ...
'', premiered at the
2019 Toronto International Film Festival
The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...
.
LeRoi serves on the Board of Directors of
Humanitas
''Humanitas'' is a Latin noun meaning human nature, civilization, and kindness. It has uses in the Enlightenment, which are discussed below.
Classical origins of term
The Latin word ''humanitas'' corresponded to the Greek concepts of '' philanthr ...
, a program of awards for film and television writers.
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in "Our Team", Humanitas
''Humanitas'' is a Latin noun meaning human nature, civilization, and kindness. It has uses in the Enlightenment, which are discussed below.
Classical origins of term
The Latin word ''humanitas'' corresponded to the Greek concepts of '' philanthr ...
, retrieved October 21, 2022
References
External links
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Alias Smith and LeRoi , The Podcast Website
1962 births
African-American male actors
African-American television directors
Film producers from Illinois
American male screenwriters
American male television actors
American television directors
Television producers from Illinois
American television writers
Emmy Award winners
Living people
Male actors from Chicago
American male television writers
American women podcasters
American podcasters
Screenwriters from Illinois
American film directors
African-American film directors
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women
Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy alumni
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