Lucia Aniello facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lucia Aniello
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Italy
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Film director writer producer
Years active	2007–present
Spouse(s)	Paul W. Downs
Children	1

Lucia Aniello, born in 1983, is a talented director, writer, and producer from Italy who now lives in America. She is famous for her work on popular TV shows like Hacks and Broad City. She has won many important awards, including Emmy Awards, for her amazing work. Lucia has also directed and written for other shows and movies, such as Time Traveling Bong and the film Rough Night.

Early life

Lucia Aniello was born in Italy. She grew up in Hadley, Massachusetts, where her parents owned Italian restaurants. Later, she moved to New York City. In 2004, she graduated from Columbia University. There, she studied film and media. She also played varsity tennis for Columbia.

Career

Lucia Aniello is an alumna of the Upright Citizens Brigade. This is a famous group that teaches and performs improvisational comedy. Many well-known comedians started there.

Lucia met Paul W. Downs at an improv class. They started working together on short digital videos and comedy sketches. They even created their own website and company called Paulilu Productions. Since 2007, they have been writing, directing, and acting in these short videos. Some of their popular web series include The Diary of Zac Efron and The Real Housewives of South Boston.

Work on Broad City

Lucia also met Ilana Glazer through the same improv class. Ilana and Abbi Jacobson were developing their show, Broad City. Lucia and Paul sometimes acted in or directed Ilana and Abbi's short videos.

When Broad City became a TV show, Ilana and Abbi asked Lucia to direct the first episode. They also cast Paul W. Downs as Trey, a character on the show. After Comedy Central picked up the show, Lucia and Paul joined the writing team.

Current work

Lucia Aniello also helped create the miniseries Time Traveling Bong. Her interest in time travel started in college. She wrote a paper about time-travel movies at Columbia University.

Lucia directed and co-wrote the comedy movie Rough Night with Paul W. Downs. It was released in June 2017. The movie starred famous actors like Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon. When Rough Night came out, Lucia was the first woman in almost 20 years to direct an R-rated comedy film.

In 2020, she directed and helped produce the TV series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. She also worked on Netflix's Baby-Sitters Club.

Lucia Aniello is currently the showrunner and director for the HBO Max show Hacks, which stars Jean Smart. The first season of Hacks received many Emmy nominations and won three awards. These included "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series" and "Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series." Jean Smart also won "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series." The series won two Writers Guild of America Awards and Lucia won a Directors Guild of America Award. Hacks also won two Golden Globe Awards and a Peabody Award.

The second season of Hacks also received many Emmy nominations and won three awards. It won another Writers Guild of America Award. Hacks was recognized as one of the "Outstanding Television Programs of the Year" by the American Film Institute Awards for the second year in a row.

More recently, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs signed a deal to create more shows with Warner Bros. Television.

Personal life

Lucia Aniello lives in Los Angeles with her husband and comedy partner, Paul W. Downs. They co-wrote the movie Rough Night. They have a son, who was born in 2022.

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Lucia Aniello para niños