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Lena Waithe was born on May 17, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Lena Diane Waithe. She is a writer and producer, known for Master of None (2015), Ready Player One (2018) and Queen & Slim (2019). She has been married to Alana Mayo since November 2019.
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Lena Waithe might be best known for her roles in Ready Player One and "Master of None", but she's also a producer and writer on multiple projects like "Twenties," and "The Chi." What else has she done?
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Writer (14 credits)
Writer (14 credits)
Boomerang
(TV Series) (developed by - 20 episodes, 2019 - 2020) (written by - 5 episodes, 2019 - 2020)
- Episode #2.9
(2020)
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- Episode #2.10
(2020)
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- End of the Road
(2020)
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- Feels Like Heaven
(2020)
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- Hot Sex
(2020)
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The Chi
(TV Series) (created by - 29 episodes, 2018 - 2020) (written by - 4 episodes, 2018 - 2019) (Created by - 1 episode, 2020)
- A Couple, Two, Three
(2020)
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- Lackin
(2020)
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- Frunchroom
(2020)
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- A Stain
(2020)
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- Woo Woo Woo
(2020)
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Twenties
(TV Series) (created by - 8 episodes, 2020) (written by - 2 episodes, 2020)
- Living the Dream
(2020)
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- What Would Todd Do?
(2020)
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- Redemption Song
(2020)
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- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
(2020)
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- You Know How I Like It
(2020)
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Bones
(TV Series) (staff writer - 14 episodes, 2014 - 2015) (written by - 1 episode, 2015)
- The Eye in the Sky
(2015)
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- The Putter in the Rough
(2015)
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- The Baker in the Bits
(2015)
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- The Teacher in the Books
(2015)
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- The Psychic in the Soup
(2015)
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Hello Cupid
(TV Series) (story - 4 episodes, 2013) (creator - 3 episodes, 2013)
- Seven
(2013)
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- Six
(2013)
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- Five
(2013)
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- Four
(2013)
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- Three
(2013)
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How to Rock
(TV Series) (1 episode, 2012) (written by - 1 episode, 2012)
- How to Rock a Prank
(2012)
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- How to Rock a Music Video
(2012)
... (as Lena D. Waithe)
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Producer (17 credits)
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Actress (15 credits)
Actress (15 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (5 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (5 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Thanks (3 credits)
Thanks (3 credits)
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Self (56 credits)
Self (56 credits)
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Other Works:
TV commercial for NikeAlternate Names:
Lena D. WaitheHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Here's the thing. I was raised on deep dish pizza. So, what you guys call pizza, I don't think that it's pizza. I think it's cheese bread.Nickname:
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