Hayes Davenport Explained

Birth Date:March 23, 1986
Birth Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Notable Works:Eastbound & Down
Family Guy
Allen Gregory
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Hollywood Handbook
Spouse:Geneva Robertson-Dworet

Hayes Hamilton Davenport (born March 23, 1986) is an American writer, comedian, television producer, podcast host, and activist. He is best known, along with Sean Clements, as one half of The Boys, the duo who hosts the podcast Hollywood Handbook.[1]

Early life

Davenport grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[2] [3] He participated on his high school's rowing team.[2]

Davenport attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in social studies.[2] He was the editor of the Harvard Lampoon.[2] [4] After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles.[2]

Davenport has also appeared as a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!.[2] [1]

Career

Davenport briefly worked at the Game Show Network before being signed by Creative Artists Agency.[2]

He has written for Big Lake, Family Guy, Great News, Eastbound & Down, Allen Gregory, Divorce, and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. He was a writer for the show Vice Principals.[5] Davenport also acts occasionally and has starred in the web series Those People.[6]

Davenport is the host of multiple podcasts, including Hollywood Handbook and The Flagrant Ones.[7] [8] From March 2018 to July 2021, he also co-hosted the LA Podcast, together with Scott Frazier and Alisa Walker.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Davenport appeared as a guest on The Big Alakens Big Lake marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Activism

In addition to his career, Davenport is a homelessness activist, helping and advocating for people experiencing homelessness. He is on the board of directors of the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, a Los Angeles–based non-profit organization he has been volunteering with since 2017,[13] [14] [15] and worked full-time on Nithya Raman's successful 2020 campaign for Los Angeles City Council.[16] [17] Raman is one of the co-founders of SELAH and made the issue of homelessness central to her campaign.[18] [19] [20] After volunteering on the campaign, Davenport cited starting to formally work as a consultant for Raman on homelessness and housing projects as the reason for departing as a host of the LA Podcast in July 2021. He has talked extensively about housing and homelessness in Los Angeles on his own LA Podcast as well as other podcasts, such as Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod[21] and High and Mighty.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Talking to Hayes Davenport and Sean Clements About Their Podcast Hollywood Handbook. Sorokach. Josh. January 28, 2014. March 23, 2015. Vulture. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811065301/http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/talking-to-hayes-davenport-and-sean-clements-about-their-podcast-hollywood-handbook.html. August 11, 2018. live.
  2. Mike . Elder . BA #099: Hayes Davenport . Box Angeles . October 5, 2015. September 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423084802/http://boxangeles.com/2015/10/04/ba-099-hayes-davenport/. April 23, 2019. live.
  3. News: Westhoff. Ben. Hayes Davenport and Sean Clements: Hosts of the Hilarious Hollywood Handbook Podcast . March 23, 2015. LA Weekly. May 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317054922/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/hayes-davenport-and-sean-clements-hosts-of-the-hilarious-hollywood-handbook-podcast-4632694. March 17, 2015. live.
  4. Web site: Harvard Lampoon Spoofs National Geographic. NPR. May 4, 2018. March 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032309/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89225424. August 11, 2018. live.
  5. Vilaysack . Kulap . Kulap Vilaysack . Kremer . Howard . Howard Kremer . Guy Ritchie's Back . Who Charted? . . August 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150831050054/http://www.earwolf.com/episode/guy-ritchies-back/. August 31, 2015. live . March 15, 2023.
  6. August 18, 2014. The Dessert Menu? You're So Bad | EP 2. Iris. . September 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828051409/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBKM37x5iQE&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 . August 28, 2019 . live.
  7. Web site: The Flagrant Ones . Patreon. March 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: Hollywood Handbook with Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123137/https://www.earwolf.com/show/hollywood-handbook/ . December 17, 2021. March 15, 2023 . dead.
  9. Web site: About LA Podcast . LA Podcast . https://web.archive.org/web/20210514101530/https://thelapod.com/about/ . May 14, 2021 . March 11, 2020 . live.
  10. Davenport . Hayes . Frazier . Scott . State Representatives Have Been Committing Sex Crimes so Now You Have to Vote Again . LA Podcast . March 28, 2018 . March 15, 2023.
  11. Davenport . Hayes . Walker . Alissa . Tinoco . Matt . Bombay Sap-hire . LA Podcast . July 12, 2021 . 1:06:05 . March 15, 2023.
  12. Frazier . Scott . safrazie . 1414744692126740511 . July 12, 2021 . I was out of town for this episode, so I reserve the right to be mushy online. My dear friend @hayesdavenport is leaving LA Podcast to focus his time on helping build solutions to homelessness. Hayes is big-hearted, he's open-hearted, he has, of course, an unbelievably quick wit.. March 15, 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210713003325/https://twitter.com/safrazie/status/1414744692126740511 . July 13, 2021.
  13. Web site: People . SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition . March 15, 2023.
  14. News: Pener . Degen . "Yes, in My Backyard!": Inside Hollywood's New Embrace of Homeless Neighbors . March 15, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter . July 12, 2019.
  15. News: Powell . Amy . Vigil remembers those that have died while living on the streets of Los Angeles . March 15, 2023 . . December 21, 2019.
  16. News: Kilkenny . Katie . Councilmember-Elect Nithya Raman Explains How Hollywood Can Play "Integral Role" in Changing L.A. . March 15, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter . November 17, 2020 . Writer-producer and podcaster Hayes Davenport [...] quit his job to volunteer full-time for Raman's campaign..
  17. News: Alpert Reyes . Emily . In L.A. race, is this incumbent a 'progressive fighter' or a knockoff? . March 15, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . July 28, 2020.
  18. News: Lopez . Steve . Column: For both the housed and unhoused in this Hollywood neighborhood, help is urgently needed . March 15, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . February 20, 2021 . Raman, running as a progressive candidate, [...] had one plan for affordable housing and another for addressing homelessness. And she wasn't new to the conversation, having co-founded a neighborhood coalition called SELAH [...]..
  19. Raman . Nithya . Nithya Raman. nithyavraman . 1159135280013561856 . August 7, 2019. I'm running for LA City Council in District 4. Here's why.. March 15, 2023.
  20. Web site: Heinrichs . Audra . Nithya Raman Wants to Take on Los Angeles's Homelessness Crisis . . March 15, 2023 . December 24, 2020.
  21. Levin . Matt . Dillon . Liam . Gimme Shelter X L.A Podcast Crossover Spectacular . Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod . October 4, 2018 . CalMatters . March 15, 2023.
  22. Gabrus. Jon . Jon Gabrus. 170: Housing (w/ Hayes Davenport) . High and Mighty . August 30, 2018 . HeadGum . March 15, 2023.

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