Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele
Peele at the Peabody Awards, May 2014
Born	Jordan Haworth Peele (1979-02-21) February 21, 1979 (age 38) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation	Actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Chelsea Peretti (m. 2016)

Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his five seasons as a cast member on MADtv. In 2014, he also had a recurring role in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo. His feature directorial debut Get Out is set to be released on February 24, 2017.

Peele was born in New York City, New York. His father is African-American, and his mother, Lucinda Williams, is caucasian. He attended the Computer School in I.S. 44 for Junior High School and went on to attend The Calhoun School for high school, graduating in 1997. He then went on to attend Sarah Lawrence College as a member of the class of 2001.

Peele began dating Chelsea Peretti in 2013. They became engaged in November 2015. On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced on her Instagram that she and Peele had eloped. On February 5, 2017, it was announced that he and Chelsea will be expecting their first child.

Peele regularly performed at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and The Second City in Chicago. He and Nicole Parker were well known for their musical duets at Boom Chicago. He portrayed a popular character called "Danish Supermodel Ute" during his time at Boom Chicago and hosted MTV's Comedy Weekend in 2002.

Peele appeared on the Comedy Bang Bang podcast as disqualified American Idol singer Jermaine Jones alongside Gillian Jacobs of Community.