Jason Ross is an American writer and seven-time Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series winner.

Early life and education

Ross grew up in

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, in the 1970s and 80s and graduated from Chico Senior High School in 1988. He attended the

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, where he was a 1993 Collegiate Gold Circle Awards winner for his work at ''

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''. He served as the news editor at ''Daily Nexus'' before being promoted to editor-in-chief and graduated from UCSB in 1993.

Career

Journalism

Ross followed a journalism career and was a writer for his hometown ''

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'' after college.

The Daily Show

Ross joined ''

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'' in 2002, where he ended up spending 11 years, finally departing in June 2013. As a staff writer, he was awarded seven Emmy Awards. He also helped to write the show's two best-selling books, '' America'' and ''

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''.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Ross joined '' Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' for the 2013–14 television season.

Personal life

Ross currently lives in

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. He is married to Nicole Revere and has two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Jason American television writers American male television writers Living people People from Chico, California University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Writers from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) Screenwriters from California Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers