Lucia Aniello Bio | Wiki
Lucia Aniello is a popular Italian-born American director, writer, and producer known due to her work on Hacks, for which she won many Emmy Awards, and Broad City. Besides, Lucia has directed and written episodes of both shows, the miniseries Time Traveling Bong, and the 2017 film Rough Night. Lucia is currently co-showrunning and directing HBO Max’s Hacks.
Most recently, Lucia and Paul W. Downs signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television. She also co-created Time Traveling Bong. Lucia’s interest in the subject started in college when she wrote a thesis on time-travel movies at Columbia University. This movie is a stoner film comedy about two cousins who acquire a bong that acts as a time-traveling device. As the comedy was rather goofy, there is also a lot of underlying social commentary about how tough it became to be a minority throughout American history.
Lucia Aniello Age
Lucia was born in 1983, in Italy. She is 40 years old.
Lucia Aniello Height
She is a woman of average stature. Lucia stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx 1.65 m).
Lucia Aniello Family
She was born in Italy and raised in Hadley, Massachusetts, where her parents owned Italian restaurants, prior to moving to New York City.
Lucia Aniello Husband
Lucia is married to her husband Paul W. Downs an actor, writer, and director known for his portrayal of Trey Pucker on the Comedy Central series Broad City and as a co-creator, showrunner, as well as actor on the HBO Max series Hacks. The pair lives in Los Angeles. Lucia and her husband Paul have a son who was born in 2022.
Lucia Aniello Education
In 2004, Lucia graduated from Columbia University, where she was a film and media studies major and studied with film critic Andrew Sarris. Lucia was in the Sigma Delta Tau sorority. She also participated in varsity tennis for Columbia.
Lucia Aniello Director
Lucia directed and, with Downs, co-wrote the comedy Rough Night, which became released in June 2017. The comedy stars Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Kravitz, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, Demi Moore, Ty Burrell, and Colton Haynes. Over the time of the film’s release, Lucia became the first woman to direct an R-rated comedy in nearly 20 years. In 2020, Lucia directed and executive produced the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and Netflix’s Baby-Sitters Club. She is now co-showrunning and directing HBO Max’s Hacks.
Lucia Aniello Broad City
She met Ilana Glazer of Broad City through the same Upright Citizens Brigade class where Lucia met Downs. Lucia and Glazer were dressed nearly same at the time of their first meeting, which they now think was a sign for their future work together. As Lucia and Downs started to make digital shorts and build the foundations of Paulilu, Glazer and Abbi Jacobson served on the prototype of Broad City. The two comedic pairs supported each other’s work, occasionally acting in each other’s shorts or directing them.
When Broad City shifted to television Glazer and Jacobson asked Lucia to direct the pilot and cast Downs as Trey, the trainer and boss of Jacobson’s character on the show. Following the pilot did well and the show was picked up by Comedy Central, the two asked both Lucia and Downs to join the group of writers for the show. While collectively, the group became relatively inexperienced and self-taught, they shared a passion for a feminist perspective on comedy and attribute their success to their collective vision. Broad City became widely known for its social commentary. The show is groundbreaking in how it breaks gender roles, and positively portrays female sexuality as well as polyamory in hookup culture.
Lucia Aniello Net Worth
Lucia gets her wealth from her work as a director, writer, and producer known due to her work on Hacks, for which she won many Emmy Awards, and Broad City. Therefore, Lucia has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Lucia’s estimated net worth is $1.5 million.
How Tall Is Lucia Aniello
Lucia is a woman of average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx 1.65 m).
Is Lucia Aniello Married
Yes. Lucia married her husband Paul W. Downs an actor, writer, and director who is known for his portrayal of Trey Pucker on the Comedy Central series Broad City and as a co-creator, showrunner, as well as actor on the HBO Max series Hacks.
Who Is Lucia Aniello
Lucia is a director, writer, and producer known due to her work on Hacks, for which she won many Emmy Awards, and Broad City. Besides, Lucia has directed and written episodes of both shows, the miniseries Time Traveling Bong, and the 2017 film Rough Night.
Lucia Aniello Social Media Handles
Twitter – @rluciabej
Instagram – lilroocher