Cherry Chevapravatdumrong

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Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Chevapravatdumrong at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2017
Born
Cherry T. Chevapravatdumrong

(1977-12-01) December 1, 1977 (age 46)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesCherry Cheva
Alma materYale University (BA)
New York University (JD)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • editor
  • producer
  • author
  • lawyer
Years active1998–present
Known forFamily Guy
It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (2007)
She's So Money (2009)
DupliKate (2009)

Cherry T. Chevapravatdumrong (/ˌvəprɑːvətˈdʌmrɒŋ/; born December 1, 1977) also known as Cherry Cheva, is an American author, screenwriter, comedian, and producer. She served as an executive producer of Rosie's Rules and Family Guy (at one time was its only female writer) and a co-executive producer of The Orville and Resident Alien.

Chevapravatdumrong co-wrote and produced the 2023 film Joy Ride.

Early life and education

Cherry T. Chevapravatdumrong, was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating from Huron High School in 1995. She majored in psychology at Yale University,[1] where she wrote for The Yale Record, the college's humor magazine.[2]

She later earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York University Law School, where she wrote for the comedic Law Revue.[3] During law school, she spent her summers working at law firms and her winter breaks waiting tables at her parents' restaurant.[4]

Career

Chevapravatdumrong moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing.[when?] Before working on Family Guy, she was a writer's assistant on the CBS series Listen Up[1] She released two young adult novels, She's So Money and DupliKate, under the name Cherry Cheva.[5]

Family Guy

Chevapravatdumrong was at one time the only female writer on Family Guy (a fact mentioned in the episode "Roasted Guy"), and also a co-executive producer. Her last name was used in its entirety in the episode "And I'm Joyce Kinney" as the real last name of Joyce Kinney.

In the episode "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" Peter breaks the fourth wall by rearranging the letters of her name in the opening credits to say "Chemotherapy vanguard vCr" (with one "r" left over, which he throws at Lois in a childlike tantrum when she points this out).

In the episode "Dead Dog Walking", Peter again breaks the fourth wall by saying that her address is 11700 Hollywood Way, North Hollywood, CA 91065, and that she is also a lawyer; this address does not exist.

In the episode "No Giggity, No Doubt", Peter lists her name among examples of people (mainly other Family Guy characters, increasing in obscurity) who should go on an excursion with Meg: "Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, that's how that name is pronounced."

Episodes

The Orville

She also worked with Seth MacFarlane on the sci-fi series The Orville.[6]

  • "Firestorm" (Season 1, Episode 10)
  • "Home" (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • "Sanctuary" (Season 2, Episode 12)
  • "Mortality Paradox" (Season 3, Episode 3)

Other work

Chevapravatdumrong co-wrote and produced the 2023 film Joy Ride.

Books

  • It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One. Harper. 2007. ISBN 978-0061143328. with Alex Borstein
  • She's So Money. Harper. 2009. ISBN 978-0061288531.
  • DupliKate. Harper. 2009. ISBN 978-0061288548.

References

  1. ^ a b Epstein, Daniel Robert (May 8, 2007). "Family Guy writer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong". Suicide Girls. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  2. ^ The Yale Record. New Haven: Yale Record. December 1995. p. 3.
  3. ^ Sheila Pursglove (January 8, 2010). "Laugh Track Lawyer". LegalNews. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Interview: Cherry Cheva". Bildungsroman. June 11, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  5. ^ "Birthday Extravaganza: Cherry Cheva". Chick Lit Teens. October 15, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  6. ^ The Orville

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