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Jordan Peele

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  • Writer
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00056
Jordan Peele
Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.
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Jordan Peele is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning director, writer, actor, producer, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions. Peele's first feature film, "Get Out," was a critically acclaimed blockbuster, recognized with four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film would earn Peele the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. His second feature, "Us," broke numerous box-office records, becoming the biggest opening for an R-rated original film in history when released in March of 2019 to widespread critical praise. Peele's third feature, the original horror epic, "Nope," opened in the summer of 2022 to rave reviews, the No. 1 slot at the box office, and once again becoming a widely discussed cultural phenomenon. Five years in the making, Peele produced and co-wrote Henry Selick's stop-motion animated feature, "Wendell & Wild," to which he also lent his voice as one of the title characters. Under the Monkeypaw banner, Peele co-wrote and produced Nia DaCosta's "Candyman" which made history as the first film helmed by a Black woman director to open at No. 1 at the box office. He also produced Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman," which earned a nomination for Best Picture and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. He has also served as executive producer for numerous television series, including "Hunters" (Amazon), "Lovecraft Country" (HBO), and "The Twilight Zone" (CBS). Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Peele was a celebrated comedian who was the co-star and co-creator of "Key & Peele" on Comedy Central.
BornFebruary 21, 1979
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BornFebruary 21, 1979
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00056
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 106 wins & 149 nominations total

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Jordan Peele and Daniel Kaluuya in Nope (2022)
Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele in Us (2019)
Jordan Peele and Lupita Nyong'o at an event for Us (2019)
Spike Lee and Jordan Peele in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Stephen Colbert and Jordan Peele in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Jordan Peele in The Twilight Zone (2019)
Jordan Peele in The Twilight Zone (2019)
Jordan Peele in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
Jordan Peele, Mort Burke, and Bennie Arthur in Drunk History (2013)
Jordan Peele in Drunk History (2013)
Jordan Peele in Drunk History (2013)

Known for

Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, and Steven Yeun in Nope (2022)
Nope
6.8
  • Director
  • 2022
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
Get Out
7.7
  • Director
  • 2017
Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
Us
6.8
  • Director
  • 2019
Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Lyric Ross in Wendell & Wild (2022)
Wendell & Wild
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2022

Credits

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Director

  • Untitled Fourth Film Directed by Jordan Peele
    • Director
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, and Steven Yeun in Nope (2022)
    Nope
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
    Us
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
    Get Out
    • Director
    • 2017

Writer

  • Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Lyric Ross in Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Wendell & Wild
    • screenplay by
    • 2022
  • Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, and Steven Yeun in Nope (2022)
    Nope
    • written by
    • 2022
  • Tracy Morgan in The Last O.G. (2018)
    The Last O.G.
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Candyman (2021)
    Candyman
    • screenplay by
    • 2021
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • developed by
    • written by
    • story by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
    Us
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
    Get Out
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Keanu (2016)
    Keanu
    • written by
    • 2016
  • Key and Peele (2012)
    Key and Peele
    • creator
    • written by
    • created by
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2015
  • Rubberhead (2014)
    Rubberhead
    • Writer (segment Absorption)
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Lloyd Ahlquist and Peter Shukoff in Epic Rap Battles of History (2010)
    Epic Rap Battles of History
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Laugh Factory (1979)
    Laugh Factory
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Obama (2008)
    Obama
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Amir K, Adam Ray, Piotr Michael, Chelsea Davison, Lyric Lewis, Jeremy D. Howard, Carlie Craig, and Michelle Ortiz in Mad TV (1995)
    Mad TV
    • written by
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2005

Producer

  • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
    Hunters
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2023
  • Quiet Part Loud (2022)
    Quiet Part Loud
    • executive producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, and Lyric Ross in Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Wendell & Wild
    • producer (p.g.a.)
    • 2022
  • Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, and Steven Yeun in Nope (2022)
    Nope
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Sunerah Binte Kamal in Moshari (2022)
    Moshari
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
    Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Tracy Morgan in The Last O.G. (2018)
    The Last O.G.
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Candyman (2021)
    Candyman
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2021
  • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
    Lovecraft Country
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Hair Love (2019)
    Hair Love
    • co-executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
    Us
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2019
  • Lorena Bobbitt in Lorena (2019)
    Lorena
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    BlacKkKlansman
    • producer
    • 2018
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Videos57

Jordan Peele Reveals the True Meanings of 'Nope'
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Jordan Peele Reveals the True Meanings of 'Nope'
Can Jordan Peele Resist Doing Keke Palmer's Favorite Impressions?
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Can Jordan Peele Resist Doing Keke Palmer's Favorite Impressions?
How to Survive a Horror Movie in 2019
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How to Survive a Horror Movie in 2019
How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
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How "Carnival Row" Gets Lovecraft Right
WTFs & Wild Theories About 'Us'
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WTFs & Wild Theories About 'Us'
Is SXSW 2019 the Best Fest for Horror?
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Is SXSW 2019 the Best Fest for Horror?
Kevin Smith's 5 Films to Watch at Sundance 2019
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Kevin Smith's 5 Films to Watch at Sundance 2019
IMDbrief: Candyman, Chucky, & More Horror Reboots Coming for You
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IMDbrief: Candyman, Chucky, & More Horror Reboots Coming for You
Toy Story 4
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Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4
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Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4
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Toy Story 4
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • February 21, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Chelsea PerettiApril 2016 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Child
  • Parents
    • Lucinda Williams
  • Other works
    Appeared in the music video for 'Weird Al' Yankovic's parody "White and Nerdy".
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    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a child, Jordan Peele appeared on a March 1994 ABC News special called "President Clinton Answering Children's Questions". The question he asked President Clinton, "Um, yeah, I was just wondering, how can you help the families where there's a mom, and she's taking care of a kid or kids, and the father isn't willing or isn't able to pay child support?," was inspired by his own family's situation.
  • Quotes
    [Barack Obama] is the best thing ever to happen to black nerds. Up until Obama, it was basically Urkel and the black guy from Revenge of the Nerds - Lamar. Other than that, we had no role models. So he made us cool.
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      Often works with Keegan-Michael Key

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