Rachel Axler
Rachel Axler | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Williams College (BA) University of California, San Diego (MFA) |
| Occupations | Television writer, playwright |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Rachel Axler is an American screenwriter and playwright. In television, her credits include Childrens Hospital, How I Met Your Mother, The Goodwin Games, New Girl, Bored to Death, Parks and Recreation, Veep, and The Daily Show.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Axler was born in Queens, New York.[1] She graduated from Hunter College High School in 1995 and Williams College in 1999. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego,[2] As a playwright her works include the plays Smudge[3] and Archaeology.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Axler has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2006 and 2009, Axler won two Emmys for her work on The Daily Show as a part of the writing team.[5] In 2016 and 2017, she won two Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as Supervising Producer on Veep.[6] She was also nominated for, but did not win, an Emmy in 2007 for The Daily Show.[7]
References
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- ^ Axler talks career at ‘Daily Show’ Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today, Yale Daily News
- ^ Women's Project presents the World Premiere SMUDGE by Rachel Axler directed by Pam MacKinnon with Cassie Beck, Greg Keller, and Brian Sgambati
- ^ Rachel Axler Makes Her Off B'way Playwriting Debut In SMUDGE, Opens 1/11/2010
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Rachel Axler at IMDb
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- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Living people
- Hunter College High School alumni
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- American women dramatists and playwrights
- American women television writers
- Television writers from California
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Writers Guild of America Award winners
- 21st-century American women writers