| Ali LeRoi | |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia College Chicago |
| Occupation: | Television producer, director, writer, actor |
| Known For: | Co-creator of Everybody Hates Chris |
| Spouse: | Adrienne LeRoi (1992 - 2019) |
| Awards: | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Everybody Hates Chris (2008) |
Ali LeRoi is an American television producer, director, writer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chris Rock semi-autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, for which he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2008.[1]
LeRoi met Rock during the set on his eponymous HBO late-night talk show in 1997. LeRoi wrote and directed several episodes of the series, on a team that earned four consecutive Emmy Award nominations (1998-2001) for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program," winning that Emmy in 1999. In 2001, the talk show was also nominated for "Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series," citing LeRoi as a Supervising Producer.[2] [3]
A native of Chicago, LeRoi attended Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy.[4] He then studied film at Columbia College Chicago.[5]
LeRoi also co-hosted the podcast called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" (2013–15) with comedian Owen H.M. Smith.[6]
His debut feature film, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
LeRoi serves on the Board of Directors of Humanitas, a program of awards for film and television writers.[8]