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Rachel Axler (b. 1978)

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Birthplace:
Queens, NY

Born:
June 15, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

Rachel Axler is an American screenwriter and playwright. In television, her credits include Childrens Hospital, How I Met Your Mother, The Goodwin Games, New Girl, Bored to Death, Parks and Recreation, Veep, and The Daily Show. Axler was born in Queens, New York. She graduated from Hunter College High School in 1995 and Williams College in 1999. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego, As a playwright her works include the plays Smudge and Archaeology.  Axler has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2006 and 2009, Axler won two Emmys for her work on The Daily Show as a part of the writing team. In 2016 and 2017, she won two Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as Supervising Producer on Veep. She was also nominated for, but did not win, an Emmy in 2007 for The Daily Show.

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Co-Producer:
2011  New Girl

Producer:
2005  How I Met Your Mother
2011  New Girl

Supervising Producer:
2005  How I Met Your Mother
2011  New Girl
2015  Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Writer:
1996  The Daily Show
2005  How I Met Your Mother
2009  Bored to Death
2009  Parks and Recreation
2011  New Girl
2012  Veep
2015  Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2019  Dickinson
2022  Somebody Somewhere
2024  The Franchise

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