Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning"Ali LeRoi"
''Emmys'' website, the Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022 American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best come ...

semi-autobiographical sitcom ''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...

'', for which he won the

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for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008."Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series,"
in "2008 Awards," "Image Awards (NAACP)",

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, retrieved October 21, 2022 LeRoi met Rock during the set on his eponymous HBO late-night talk show in 1997. LeRoi wrote and directed several episodes of the series, on a team that earned four consecutive Emmy Award nominations (1998-2001) for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program," winning that Emmy in 1999. In 2001, the talk show was also nominated for "Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series," citing LeRoi as a Supervising Producer."Awards Search: Ali LeRoi"
''Emmys'' website, the Television Academy, retrieved October 21, 2022 A native of

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

, LeRoi attended

Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School (LMSA) (formerly known as Lindblom Technical High School) is a public 4–year selective enrollment high school and middle school located in the West Englewood neighborhood on the south side of ...

. He then studied film at

Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a private art college in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, it has 5,928https://about.colum.edu/effectiveness/pdf/spring-2021-student-profile.pdf students pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and gradua ...

. LeRoi also co-hosted the

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called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" (2013–15) with comedian Owen H.M. Smith. His debut feature film, ''

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson ''The Obituary of Tunde Johnson'' is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019. Premise Tunde Johnson is a gay Nigerian-American teenager who is in a secret relationship with his school's white lacrosse champion Soren. So ...

'', premiered at the

2019 Toronto International Film Festival The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...

. LeRoi serves on the Board of Directors of Humanitas, a program of awards for film and television writers."Board of Directors"
in "Our Team", Humanitas, retrieved October 21, 2022

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Alias Smith and LeRoi , The Podcast Website
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