Age: 42
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Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present). Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021) and became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017 for writing the show's "Thanksgiving" episode, which was loosely based on her personal experience of coming out to her mother. She has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2018 adventure film Ready Player One and the HBO series Westworld. In 2023, she was nominated for Best Play at the 76th Tony Awards, her production work on the sketch-comedy play Ain't No Mo'. Waithe was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was included on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021 and 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Waithe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Lena Waithe
Writer
for Writer in Unbreakable: The Danity Kane Story
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"Unbreakable: The Danity Kane Story" is a riveting biopic that chronicles the rise, fall, and triumphant resurgence of one of the most iconic girl groups in music history. From their humble beginnings on the hit reality TV show "Making the Band" to their meteoric rise to fame and the internal struggles that threatened to tear them apart, this film captures the essence of sisterhood, resilience, and the power of dreams. In the early 2000s, amidst the rise of reality television, music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs set out to create the next big girl group through his groundbreaking series "Making the Band." What ensued was the formation of Danity Kane, a diverse group of talented young women with dreams of stardom. Led by their fierce determination and unparalleled talent, Danity Kane quickly skyrocketed to the top of the charts with hits like "Show Stopper" and "Damaged," capturing the hearts of fans worldwide. But behind the glitz and glamour, tensions simmered within the group as egos clashed and personal conflicts threatened to unravel everything, they had worked so hard to achieve.
