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Jeremy Konner

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Jeremy Konner
BornSanta Monica, California
🏫 EducationSarah Lawrence College (BA)
💼 Occupation
Television writer, producer, director
📆 Years active  2006–present
Known forCo-Creator of Drunk History, Waffles + Mochi
👴 👵 Parents
👪 RelativesJenni Konner (sister)
🥚 TwitterTwitter=
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Jeremy Konner is an American writer, producer and director known for his work on Drunk History,[1] Waffles + Mochi[2] and Another Period.[3] He is the co-creator, director and showrunner of Drunk History and Waffles + Mochi.

Biography[edit]

Jeremy Konner was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of American screenwriters Lawrence Konner and Ronnie Wenker Konner.[4] His sister, Jenni Konner[4] is an American television writer, producer, and director.[5] He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California.[6] He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2002.[7]

In 2008 Konner made the feature documentary D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary which followed Jack Black and Kyle Gass' band Tenacious D as they toured across the world.[8] In 2007 he teamed up with Derek Waters to make the web series Drunk History.[9] They then developed it into a TV show and in 2013 Drunk History began airing on Comedy Central.[10] The show was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions[11][12] and ran for six seasons.[13][14] In 2013, together with Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund, Konner co-created and directed the twelve episode series Ghost Ghirls produced by Jack Black's Electric Dynamite Productions.[15] In 2015 Konner served as the director, writer, and executive producer on Comedy Central’s Another Period, produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions, created by Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome.[16][17] In 2016 he directed the Funny Or Die parody Donald Trump's The Art of The Deal: The Movie.[18][19][20]

Konner is the co-creator, director and showrunner of the children's cooking television series Waffles + Mochi.[21][22][23] The show premiered on Netflix in 2021 and stars Michelle Obama and is produced by Michelle and Barack Obama under their production company Higher Ground Productions.[24][25][26]

Filmography[edit]

Film and Television Work
Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Notes
2013-2019 Drunk History Yes Yes Yes Yes 70 Episodes and 2 Specials
2015-2018 Another Period No Yes Yes Yes 33 Episodes
2013 Ghost Ghirls Yes Yes Yes Yes 12 Episodes
2016 The Art of the Deal: The Movie No Yes No No Special
2021-2022 Waffles + Mochi Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 Episodes
2021 Waffles + Mochi: Holiday Feast Yes Yes Yes Yes Television Special
2016 Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special No Yes No No Television Special
2007 This Is My Friend Yes Yes Yes Yes Pilot
2008 D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary Yes Yes Yes Yes Documentary Feature
2007-2011 Drunk History Web Series No Yes Yes Yes 6 Episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

Jeremy Konner has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for his work on Drunk History[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. He received the Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for his short film Drunk History: Douglass and Lincoln.[34]

Personal Life[edit]

Jeremy Konner lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, architect Emily Farnham and their son.[35]He is Jewish.[36]

External Links[edit]

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1225956/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (2020-08-20). "'Drunk History' Canceled At Comedy Central, Nixing Previously Announced Season 7 Renewal". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ↑ "'Waffles + Mochi' proves that Michelle Obama is a kids' TV natural". Los Angeles Times. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. ↑ Couch, Aaron; Couch, Aaron (2015-01-10). "Comedy Central's 'Another Period': Ben Stiller Teases "Stupid" 1900s Reality Spoof". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A Picture of Health: A Stroke in Prime Time". Los Angeles Times. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. ↑ Nast, Condé (2014-12-03). "How Girls' Executive Producer and Writer Jenni Konner Gets Ahead". Glamour. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Cross Sections (Spring 2019) by Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Konner '02". www.sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  8. ↑ Koehler, Robert; Koehler, Robert (2008-02-13). "D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  9. ↑ August 27, Clarkisha Kent; EDT, 2019 at 12:00 PM. "Inside the hilarious drunken origins of 'Drunk History' with Jack Black and Michael Cera". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  10. ↑ Worthington, Clint (2020-10-06). "The 25 Funniest Drunk History Segments, Ranked". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  11. ↑ "'Drunk History' Creators Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner Talk Saying Goodbye to the Emmy-Nominated Show, the Prophecy of Typhoid Mary". Awardsdaily. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  12. ↑ Nast, Condé (2014-07-22). "Take That, Ken Burns". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  13. ↑ Nast, Condé (2018-07-16). "The Healing Buzz of "Drunk History"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  14. ↑ August 19, Dan Snierson; EDT, 2020 at 10:02 PM. "'Drunk History' canceled after six seasons". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  15. ↑ "TV Picks: 'Ghost Ghirls,' Streisand, 'Treme,' 'Rick and Morty'". Los Angeles Times. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  16. ↑ NewEnglandFilm.com (2015-06-29). "Behind Comedy Central's Another Period An interview with director Jeremy Konner about the new Comedy Central sitcom with connections to Newport, Rhode Island". NewEnglandFilm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  17. ↑ "COMEDY CENTRAL® SECURES ALL-STAR CAST FOR NEW..." Comedy Central Press. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  18. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (2016-02-10). "Funny or Die Made a Trump Biopic, Starring Johnny Depp". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  19. ↑ Horst, Carole; Horst, Carole (2016-06-09). "Director Jeremy Konner Reveals How 'Donald Trump: The Art of the Deal' Came Together". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  20. ↑ Nast, Condé (2016-02-13). "How Johnny Depp's Donald Trump Send-Up for Funny or Die Came Together". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  21. ↑ Donahue, Ann; Donahue, Ann (2021-03-16). "'Waffles + Mochi' Review: Of Course Michelle Obama Puts Out the Best Kids' TV Show in a Generation". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  22. ↑ Waffles + Mochi, retrieved 2022-07-28
  23. ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-03-27). "Michelle Obama's Lesson to Kids: You Are What You Watch". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  24. ↑ "Watch Waffles + Mochi | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  25. ↑ ""Waffles + Mochi" creators can't believe they got Michelle Obama to star, either". Newsweek. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  26. ↑ "'Waffles + Mochi': Michelle Obama and puppets take kids on a global food journey, from Japan to Italy". KCRW. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  27. ↑ "Jeremy Konner". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  28. ↑ Times, The New York (2015-07-16). "Emmy Awards 2015: Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  29. ↑ staff, T. H. R.; staff, T. H. R. (2016-07-14). "Emmys 2016: The Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  30. ↑ Staff, Variety; Staff, Variety (2017-07-13). "Emmys 2017: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  31. ↑ Nast, Condé (2018-07-12). "2018 Emmy Nominations Announced: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  32. ↑ Whitten, Sarah (2019-09-22). "Amazon's 'Fleabag' and HBO's 'Game of Thrones' win top honors at the 71st Emmy Awards show". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  33. ↑ Staff, Variety; Staff, Variety (2020-07-28). "Emmys 2020: List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  34. ↑ Fernandez,AP, Jay A.; Fernandez, Jay A.; AP (2010-01-28). "'Drunk History' wins Sundance jury prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  35. ↑ "Mandy Moore's Architect Ditched This Fan-Favorite Floor Plan in Her Own Home". domino. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  36. ↑ Headapohl, Jackie. "Tribe at the Emmy's". Retrieved 2022-07-27.


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