Wilson Cleveland (born July 4, 1974) is an American actor, producer and writer. He is known as the creator, producer and co-star of ''

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'' and ''

The Temp Life ''The Temp Life'' is an American comedy web series created and produced by Wilson Cleveland, who also stars as Nick Chiapetta (AKA "Trouble"). The series, sponsored by Spherion debuted on YouTube on November 29, 2006, ran for five seasons and is ...

''.

Career

In 2006, Cleveland created and starred as the character Nick Chiapetta in ''The Temp Life'', a comedy web series which debuted on YouTube on November 29, 2006 and ended January 24, 2011 after 5 seasons. In 2012, ''The Temp Life'' won the

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for Best Comedy Series. In 2011, Cleveland executive produced an 8 episode web series called '' Bestsellers''. Cleveland created, executive produced and starred in '' Suite 7'', a seven-episode branded web series sponsored by the Better Sleep Council and distributed by Lifetime. Cleveland is the co-creator, executive producer and co-star of ''Leap Year'', a comedy-drama series about five former co-workers starting a tech company in

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, that aired for two seasons on

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from 2011 to 2012. It was revealed during the second season that Cleveland's character, Derek Morrison is gay. Cleveland, himself openly gay, explained in a June 28, 2013 ''NewMediaRockstars'' interview, "I wanted Derek’s sexuality to be a subtle layer to the character" and "not make it some big plot twist or its own storyline." In 2013, ''Leap Year'' won the Webby Award for Best Branded Entertainment (Scripted), the Streamy Award for Best Branded Series and the IAWTV Award for Best Dramatic Series.

Other works

Cleveland produces content through Unboxd Media, which he founded. In 2010, Cleveland produced '' The Webventures of Justin and Alden'', a five-episode comedy web series sponsored by

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and produced in association with the 2010

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. In 2014, Cleveland starred in the season five premiere of '' BlackBoxTV''. Also in 2014, Cleveland starred opposite

Hartley Sawyer Hartley Sawyer (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' and Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man on The CW series '' The Flash''. Career In ...

in the short films ''

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'' and ''

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''. Cleveland and Sawyer shared a 2015 Webby Award for Best Drama for ''Kept Man'' while ''SPiN'' was named Best Drama by the Webbys in 2016. Also in 2016 Cleveland created and starred in ''

Intricate Vengeance ''Intricate Vengeance'' is a 2016 television drama pilot created by Wilson Cleveland and directed by Mark Gantt for New Form, the digital studio co-founded by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Discovery Communications. The project was announced on Apr ...

''. Cleveland has also appeared in 3 episodes of ''

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'', has been a guest host for '' DNews'', and is the creator and executive producer of '' Courageous Leaders''.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleveland, Wilson 1974 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male comedy actors Boston University alumni Boston University College of Communication alumni Living people Male actors from New York (state) Writers from Binghamton, New York People from Darien, Connecticut Actors from Binghamton, New York Web series producers American gay actors LGBT people from New York (state) Streamy Award winners Webby Award winners