Gloria Calderon Kellett
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Gloria Calderon Kellett is an American
writer
and actress. Gloria Calderón Kellett is currently a writer and producer on the CBS series Rules of Engagement
.
and San Diego, California
. She graduated from University of San Diego High School
in 1993. Kellett graduated from Loyola Marymount University
with a BA
in Communications and Theater Arts.
Kellett was awarded a Kennedy Center/ACTF Achievement in Playwriting Award for her first play, Plane Strangers, which also went on to win the Del Rey Players Achievement in Playwriting Award, and the LMU Playwright of the Year Award. Kellett went on to earn a Masters degree in Theatre from the University of London. Her play, When Words Are Many was a finalist for the London Writers Award (Waterstone’s Prize). Her co-authored play Dance Like No One's Looking won the International Student Playscript Competition, judged and awarded by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
. While in London
, she worked at the Royal Court Theater and LIFT (the London International Festival of Theatre).
, creator of the webcomic Sheldon, in high school. The couple married on February 24, 2001.
, Kellett has been a founding member of the sketch comedy group And Donkey Makes Five, and has written and performed stand-up comedy at The Improv
and The Comedy Store
In a successful screenplay collaboration, Kellett's script Passengers and Drivers made it to the semi-finalist round of the first Project Greenlight
Competition and she worked for Academy Award-winning writer/director Cameron Crowe
on Vanilla Sky
.
Kellett was formerly a writer, executive story editor, and Co-Producer on the CBS
series, How I Met Your Mother
, for which she was won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Script
in a Drama or Comedy.
She continues to write plays to critical success, including a sold-out run of In Her Shoes (2003) at the Hudson Avenue Theatre; Baggage (2004), which was workshopped at The Mark Taper Forums LTI: Women's Workshop and went on to have a successful run at the Hudson Avenue Theatre; "Left Overs" (2005), which was put up at the Odyssey Theatre as part of a Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation benefit; Disconnect (2006) which was performed in the Elephant Theatre Companies Love Bites series, Skirts & Flirts (2006) at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre and most recently, Bedtime Stories (2007) at the National Comedy Theatre.
Kellett also shot a webseries for 60 Frames called Get Ripped. Her first short film, Wounded, was an official selection in the Geneva Film Festival and The Palm Springs International Short Fest.
Recently, Kellett has written Snapshots (2008) at the Pico Playhouse, Identity Theft (2009) at the Elephant Theatre, Drinking Games (2009) at the Pico Playhouse, and Most Likely (2010) at the Elephant Theatre.
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and actress. Gloria Calderón Kellett is currently a writer and producer on the CBS series Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement (TV series)
Rules of Engagement is a sitcom that debuted on CBS on February 5, 2007, as a midseason replacement, immediately following Two and a Half Men, in the time slot that was occupied by now-cancelled The New Adventures of Old Christine...
.
Early life and education
Kellett grew up in Beaverton, OregonBeaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
and San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. She graduated from University of San Diego High School
University of San Diego High School
The University of San Diego High School , also known as The University High School or "Uni", was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California...
in 1993. Kellett graduated from Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Communications and Theater Arts.
Kellett was awarded a Kennedy Center/ACTF Achievement in Playwriting Award for her first play, Plane Strangers, which also went on to win the Del Rey Players Achievement in Playwriting Award, and the LMU Playwright of the Year Award. Kellett went on to earn a Masters degree in Theatre from the University of London. Her play, When Words Are Many was a finalist for the London Writers Award (Waterstone’s Prize). Her co-authored play Dance Like No One's Looking won the International Student Playscript Competition, judged and awarded by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
. While in London
London
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, she worked at the Royal Court Theater and LIFT (the London International Festival of Theatre).
Marriage
She met cartoonist Dave KellettDave Kellett
Dave Kellett is the creator and cartoonist of two webcomic titles, Sheldon and Drive, and the co-author of How To Make Webcomics. He is one of a small but growing group of webcomic artists who are self-sufficient.-Early Years and education:...
, creator of the webcomic Sheldon, in high school. The couple married on February 24, 2001.
Professional career
Since her return to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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, Kellett has been a founding member of the sketch comedy group And Donkey Makes Five, and has written and performed stand-up comedy at The Improv
The Improv
The Improv is a comedy club franchise. Originally, it was a single venue founded in 1963 by Budd Friedman and located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City on West 44th near the SE corner of 9th Ave. A second location was opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District...
and The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has a sister comedy club in La Jolla, San Diego, California.-History:...
In a successful screenplay collaboration, Kellett's script Passengers and Drivers made it to the semi-finalist round of the first Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production...
Competition and she worked for Academy Award-winning writer/director Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
on Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil...
.
Kellett was formerly a writer, executive story editor, and Co-Producer on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series, How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, for which she was won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Script
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
in a Drama or Comedy.
She continues to write plays to critical success, including a sold-out run of In Her Shoes (2003) at the Hudson Avenue Theatre; Baggage (2004), which was workshopped at The Mark Taper Forums LTI: Women's Workshop and went on to have a successful run at the Hudson Avenue Theatre; "Left Overs" (2005), which was put up at the Odyssey Theatre as part of a Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation benefit; Disconnect (2006) which was performed in the Elephant Theatre Companies Love Bites series, Skirts & Flirts (2006) at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre and most recently, Bedtime Stories (2007) at the National Comedy Theatre.
Kellett also shot a webseries for 60 Frames called Get Ripped. Her first short film, Wounded, was an official selection in the Geneva Film Festival and The Palm Springs International Short Fest.
Recently, Kellett has written Snapshots (2008) at the Pico Playhouse, Identity Theft (2009) at the Elephant Theatre, Drinking Games (2009) at the Pico Playhouse, and Most Likely (2010) at the Elephant Theatre.
Authored Works
Her book, Accessories - 30 Monologues for Women has been translated into Italian and is published by Small Fish Studios in the U.S. and Cassini Press in Italy.Representation
Gloria Kellett is represented by United Talent Agency and Odenkirk/Provissiero Management.External links
- Official site
- Gloria Calderon Kellett at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- The International Student Playscript Competition