Jordan Peele

By JasminR
  • Jordan Peel is Born

    Jordan Peel was born in New York City, in Upper Westside Manhattan. Where he was raised by his parents until the age of 7.
  • Applies to College

    Applies to College

    Peele applied to Sarah Lawrence College to study Puppetry.
  • Drops Out

    Peele drops out of college after two years to pursue comedy. While in college, he perfomed in an improv group which led him to be inspired to be a full time comedian.
  • Meeting Keegan Michael-Key

    Meeting Keegan Michael-Key

    Peele became a member of Boom Chicago in 2002. There he met Keegan Michael-Key where they became performers for a sketch comedy show MADtv.
  • Writing Get Out

    Writing Get Out

    Peele began writing "Get Out" during this time due to what he referred to was the "post-racial lie" during the Obama administration.
  • First Emmy Nomination

    First Emmy Nomination

    Peele recieved his Emmy Nomination for the lyrics he wrote for "Sad Fitty Cent" on MADtv.
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    Key And Peele

    Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael-Key began a comedy sketch series that grew a massive audience.
  • Key & Peele wins Peabody Award

    Key & Peele wins Peabody Award

    Their show wins a Peabody Award due to their satirical comedy about racial division in our country.
  • Marries Chelsea Peretti

    Marries Chelsea Peretti

    Peele announced that they had eloped in 2016. Their witness was their dog.
  • Keanu is Released

    Keanu is Released

    Keanu is released to theaters. A kitten belonging to a kingpin finds itself in the care of two cousins, bringing trouble to them as drug dealers try to retrieve the kitten.
  • 2 Emmys won for Key & Peele

    2 Emmys won for Key & Peele

    Key Peele won two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Get Out is Released

    Get Out is Released

    Get Out is released to theaters. A young African American where he visits his white girlfriend's parent's house where his unease by the reception reaches a point.
  • 1st Child

    1st Child

    Beaumont Gino Peele is born. Peele's first and only child.
  • Wins an Oscar for Get Out

    Wins an Oscar for Get Out

  • Twilight zone

    Twilight zone

    Jordan Peele wrote/produced Twilight Zone. A revamp of the original series that ran from 2019-2020.
  • Us Is Released

    Us Is Released

    Us is released to theaters. Jordan Peele directed, produced, and wrote the movie. A family takes a vacation going to the mother's childhood home. They are surprised to find that there are intruders that are identical.
  • Candyman

    Candyman

    Candyman Released in theaters and produced/Written by Jordan Peele. A sequel to the original Candyman (1992) that takes place in modern Chicago.
  • Nope

    Nope

    Nope was released in theaters. Peele, directed, produced, and wrote Nope. Residents in rural inland California find themselves encountering strange life.
  • Wendell & Wild

    Wendell & Wild

    Wendell Wild was released on Netflix. Jordan wrote and produced the film. Two demon brothers ask for the help of a 13-year-old to help summon them to the land of the living.
  • Monkey Man

    Monkey Man

    Monkey Man released. Jordan Peele helped produce this movie, one of the most recent movies he's produced. A young underground fighter who seeks vengence against the leaders who killed his mother and took advantage of the poor and helpless.
  • Citations

    Bauer, Patricia. "Jordan Peele". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jordan-Peele. Accessed 29 October 2025. “Jordan Peele.” Biography, 17 Aug. 2020, www.biography.com/actors/jordan-peele. IMDb. “Jordan Peele.” IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm1443502. The Peabody Awards. “Key Amp; Peele - the Peabody Awards.” The Peabody Awards, 18 May 2021, peabodyawards.com/award-profile/key-peele-comedy-central.
  • Citation

    “Key and Peele.” Television Academy, www.televisionacademy.com/shows/key-peele.