Ilana Glazer Biography
Ilana Glazer (Ilana Rose Glazer) an American comedian known for her stand-up, actress as well as writer from the United States of America. She is also known for co-creating the Comedy Central series Broad City, which she also co-starred in. Other acting credits to her include Rough Night (2017).
Ilana Glazer Age
Glazer was born in 1987 in Long Island, New York, United States.
Ilana Glazer Stand-Up
Glazer strted off her career performing stand-up comedy early on in her time in theatre school. She then joined the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2006 before joining the stand-up comics world as well as doing improv. In 2009, she worked with Abbi Jacobson and they co-created the web series, Broad City.
In the series, they played the main actresses as fictionalized versions of themselves. It earned positive criticism and got nominated for an ECNY Award for ‘Best Web Series’. American actress and comedian, Amy Poehler, was intrigued by the web series and met up with Glazer and Ms. Jacobson and agreed to feayure in the series’ finale as well as help the duo to shop a pilot script based on the series.
Successfully, the three ladies drew the pilot script and with Poehler as the producer, FX cable network bought the script but made a decision not to proceed with development. Jacobson and Glazer then approached Comedy Central who bought the script from FX and ordered a pilot.
Back in January 2014, Broad City got premiered on television. It received lots of positive reviews and in February 2014, the show was renewed for a second season. On 17th February 2016, the third season premiered while its fourth and fifth final seasons were announced in early 2016.
Ilana Glazer The Planet is Burning
Glazer featured in The Planet is Burning as a stand up special on Amazon Prime. She serves as an Executive Producer on the special while Ryan Cunningham was the director. It premiered in January 2020.
Ilana Glazer Movies and TV shows
♦ TBA – False Positive
♦ 2019 – Green Eggs and Ham as EB (voice)
♦ 2018 – Sesame Street as Mrs. Noodle
♦ 2018 – RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge
♦ 2017 – Rough Night as Frankie
♦ 2016 – Time Traveling Bong as Sharee
♦ 2016 – Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio
♦ 2015 – BoJack Horseman as Penny Carson (voice)
♦ 2015 – The Night Before as Rebecca Grinch
♦ 2015 – Lucas Bros Moving Co as Sister Sister (voice)
♦ 2015 – Lip Sync Battle in the episode “Ilana Glazer vs. Abbi Jacobson”
♦ 2015 – Inside Amy Schumer in the episode “80s Ladies”
♦ 2014 – High and Dry as a Vet Assistant
♦ 2014–19 – Broad City as Ilana Wexler and creator
♦ 2013 – Little Horribles as Lindsay
♦ 2013 – How to Follow Strangers as Ellie
♦ 2013 – CollegeHumor in one episode
♦ 2012 – Nature Boys as Elle
♦ 2012 – That Untitled Webseries that Morgan Evans Is Doing ♦ as Emma
♦ 2010 – Broad City as Ilana Wexler
Ilana Glazer Net Worth
Glazer has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Ilana Glazer Family
Ilana was born and grew up along with her brother Eliot. They were bor to Larry Glazer and Sandi Wexler, both working in insurance and finance. The family resided in St. James, New York, and they practised Reform Judaism.
Ilana Glazer Husband
Ilana is married to computational biologist, David Rooklin. Before their wedding in February 2017, the duo had dated for close to five years, first meeting in 2012 in Washington Square Park.
Ilana Glazer Wedding
Ilana and David Rooklin tied a knot in a privated ceremony in Brooklyn after which they took a trip to Iceland for their honeymoon.
Ilana Glazer Height
Glazer stands tall at a height of is 160 cm/1.6 m tall.