Emily Gordon

About Emily Gordon

Writer, producer, and podcast host from the United States. She is best known for co-writing The Big Sick, a 2017 romantic comedy film based on her real life circumstances.

Emily V. Gordon is an American writer, producer and podcast host. She co-wrote the 2017 romantic comedy film The Big Sick, based on her relationship with her husband and frequent collaborator, comic Kumail Nanjiani. Gordon and Nanjiani won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for The Big Sick; they were also nominated for a 2018 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, among many other nominations. Gordon began her career as a family and couples therapist before becoming a writer and comedy producer. She co-created the live show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and its television counterpart for Comedy Central, and has written for television, a book, and for several online and print publications.

Alma mater	East Carolina University
Occupation	Writer, producer
Born	May 03, 1979, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Trivia

As a writer, she has contributed to a variety of magazines and press outlets including Bust magazine, Dame magazine, The Daily Beast, and The Atlantic. 

Emily Gordon before fame

She holds a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as well as an MS/EdS in couples and family counseling from the same institution. When she came to Los Angeles, she decided to pursue a literary career.

Achievement of Emily Gordon

She has written for a variety of publications, including Bust magazine, Dame magazine, The Daily Beast, and The Atlantic, among others.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million

Emily Gordon family life

She married Kumail Nanjiani, with whom she has worked on several projects.

Associations of Emily Gordon

Chris Hardwick approached her in 2011 and asked if she wanted to be the program director for the Meltdown Comics venue, where she booked and produced a range of comic gigs.

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