Danielle Perez is an American

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, actor, and writer. She participated in

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's 2020 Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase and has credits on

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's ''Decoded'', NBC's ''StandUp'', and ''

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Early life

Perez grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended

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. When Perez was 20 years old, she was hit by a trolley in San Francisco while crossing the street. Her lower legs were amputated and she began using a wheelchair. She is openly queer.

Career

Perez appeared on the game show ''

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'' in 2015 where she won a treadmill. She appeared on ''

'' soon after, and Kimmel gave her a trip on a Royal Caribbean Cruise. Perez has performed comedy at a number of festivals and venues, including

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, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and the Brooklyn Comedy Festival. She has opened for many popular comedians, including

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, Laurie Kilmartin, and

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. She participated in

's Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase in 2020 in Los Angeles, a showcase designed to spotlight historically underrepresented voices in comedy. She has credits on MTV's ''Decoded'', NBC's ''StandUp'', and ''A Little Late with Lilly Singh''. She has also filmed sketches for BuzzFeed and voiced characters for Comedy Central. Perez is committed to accessibility and inclusivity in comedy. She founded Thigh Gap Comedy with fellow comics Madison Shepard and Danielle Radford. They put on live comedy shows around Los Angeles, including one called GENTRIFICATION in the Highland Park neighborhood.

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