Katie Dippold

Background

Dippold was born and raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in journalism.

Education

Rutgers University.

Career

She was a writer and producer on the National Broadcasting Company comedy series Parks and Recreation. After graduating college, Dippold started a career in improvisational comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York City. She wrote and performed in various stage shows at the UCBT in New York City and still continues to perform improv on stage at the UCBT"s venue in Los Los Angeles

She is a part of improv groups "The Smokes" and "Reuben Starship".

Dippold has appeared as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O"Brien and was a cast member on the Music Television comedic prank series Boiling Points. In 2006, she became a writer for the twelfth season of MADtv and was also a co-producer during its fourteenth season.

In 2009, she joined the writing staff of Parks and Recreation where she worked for several seasons. Dippold wrote the screenplay for the comedic film The Heat (2013), starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and directed by Paul Feig.

On October 8, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Dippold and director Paul Feig had been tapped to write the Ghostbusters, all-female reboot.

She was listed in 2012 under "10 Screenwriters to Watch" by Variety and "13 People to Look Out Foreign in 2013" in Interview. She is also the creator of the comedy website LongAwkwardPose.com. Episodes of Parks and Recreation

"Beauty Pageant" (203)

"The Secretariat Up" (213)

"Summer Catalog" (220)

"Indianapolis" (306)

"Andy and April"s Fancy Party" (309)

"Meet "n" Greet" (405).

Achievements

• She also wrote The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy which grossed $158,015,132 in the domestic box office and won the 2014 American Comedy Award for best screenplay and favorite comedy of the year at the People"s Choice Awards.