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Iliza Shlesinger

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{{Short description|American comedian and actress (born 1983)}}
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| image = Iliza Shlesinger 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shlesinger in 2017 on stage
| name = Iliza Shlesinger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|22}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Noah Galuten|May 12, 2018}}
| children = 2
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actress|television host}}
| alma_mater = [[Emerson College]]
| website =
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'''Iliza Vie Shlesinger''' ({{IPAc-en |ɪ|ˈ|l|aɪ|z|ə|_|ˈ|ʃ|l|ɛ|s|ɪ|ŋ|ɡ|ər}} {{respell|il|EYE|zə|_|SHLESS|ing|gər}};<ref>{{cite episode | first1 = Joe| last1 = Rogan | author1-link = Joe Rogan | first2 = Iliza | last2 = Shlesinger | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SNRJzk4FNQ&t=564 | title = Joe Rogan Experience #488 - Iliza Shlesinger | series = [[The Joe Rogan Experience]] | number = 488 | date = 2014-04-21 | time = 0:09:24 | access-date = 2020-05-13 }} At this timestamp, Rogan and Shlesinger discuss the pronunciation of name.</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | author1 = Vanity Fair | first2 = Iliza | last2 = Shlesinger | date = 2020-05-12 | title = Amateurs Try to Make a Comedian Laugh in 20 Seconds (feat. Iliza Shlesinger) | medium = video | language = en | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phGR7d_ch6g | access-date = 2020-05-13 | time = 0:00:01 | publisher = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] }}</ref> born {{birth date|1983|2|22}}) is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host. She was the 2008 winner of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Last Comic Standing (season 6)|Last Comic Standing]]'' and went on to host the syndicated dating show ''[[Excused]]'' from 2011 to 2013. She has hosted the [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] game show ''[[Separation Anxiety (TV series)|Separation Anxiety]]''.

In 2017, Shlesinger hosted her own late-night talk show called ''[[Truth & Iliza]]'' on [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/iliza-shlesinger-enters-late-night-tv-freeforms-truth-iliza-999613 |title=How Iliza Shlesinger Plans to Bring Digestible Feminism to Late-Night TV |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=24 September 2021 |first=Jackie |last=Strause|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> As of 2022, she has released six comedy specials on [[Netflix]]. Her sketch comedy show ''[[The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show]]'' premiered on Netflix in April 2020.

==Early life==
Iliza Vie Shlesinger<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Hold the Laughter |credits= Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |series= Finding Your Roots |season= 10 |number= 5 |network= PBS |airdate = 2024-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author = Schwartz, Michael S. (contributing photographer) | date = March 12, 2008 | title = Hollywood-March 12: Iliza Vie Shlesinger poses... | work=WireImage.com | url=http://www.wireimage.com/celebrity-pictures/Iliza-Vie-Shlesinger-poses-at-the-Hollywood-Improv-on-March-12-2008-in/80231988 | access-date = April 21, 2023}}</ref> was born on {{birth date|1983|2|22}}<ref name="allmovie">{{cite web| author = [[AllMovie]] Staff | url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/iliza-shlesinger-p754819|work=[[AllMovie]].com|title=Iliza Shlesinger|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> in New York City to a [[Jewish]] family.<ref name=jjal1/> She was raised in [[Dallas, Texas]], where her family moved when she was a baby.<ref name=jjal1>{{cite web|work=[[The Jewish Journal (Boston North)|The Jewish Journal]]|url=http://jewishjournal.com/hollywood/190687/|title=Comedian Iliza Shlesinger's success is a laughing matter|last=Torok|first=Ryan|date=October 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200402053057/https://jewishjournal.com/arts/hollywood-schmooze/hollywood/190687/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Dallas Star-Telegram|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/tv/article147423989.html|title=Iliza Shlesinger has a few things she wants to say in 'Truth & Iliza'|author=Martindale, David|date=April 28, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> She attended the private [[Greenhill School (Addison, Texas)|Greenhill School]] in [[Addison, Texas]], where she studied Spanish and participated in the school's [[Improvisational theatre|improvisation team]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Hold the Laughter |credits= Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |series= Finding Your Roots |season= 10 |number= 5 |network= PBS |airdate = 2024-01-30}}</ref>

Shlesinger studied at the [[University of Kansas]] for one year,<ref name = KarThaindian2010>{{cite web |author=Kar, Meena | date=June 5, 2010 |title=Iliza Shlesinger Has Her Own Half Hour Special After Winning Last Comic Standing | work=ThaindianNews | url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/iliza-shlesinger-has-her-own-half-hour-special-after-winning-last-comic-standing_100375605.html | access-date=August 21, 2013 | archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224164856/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/iliza-shlesinger-has-her-own-half-hour-special-after-winning-last-comic-standing_100375605.html | url-status=dead | quote = [Complete text of source.]}}</ref> and participated in a [[Semester at Sea]] program. She transferred to [[Emerson College]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], where she majored in film.<ref name = KarThaindian2010/> There, she became a member of one of the campus's [[Sketch comedy|comedy sketch groups]], Jimmy's Traveling All Stars.

==Career==
[[File:USO Holiday Tour at Taji Military Complex 171225-D-PB383-019 (24436921477).jpg|thumb|260px|Shlesinger performing in 2017]]
Shlesinger performed with the ComedySportz Dallas,<ref name = KarThaindian2010/> and after graduating from [[Emerson College|Emerson]], moved to Los Angeles to pursue [[stand-up comedy]].<ref name = KarThaindian2010/><ref>{{Cite web| author = Shlesinger, Iliza | date = 2016-12-02 | title = About Iliza | format = self-published autobiography | website=www.iliza.com | url=http://www.iliza.com/bio | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161202042040/http://www.iliza.com/bio | access-date=2016-12-02| archive-date = December 2, 2016 }}</ref> She was one of the most popular members of a group of standup comedians in Los Angeles, whiteboy comedy,<ref>{{Cite web| author = Shlesinger, Iliza & LACS Staff | date = 2004 | title = Comic Profiles: Iliza Shlesinger | format = self-published autobiography | website= whiteboy comedy productions | location = Los Angeles, CA | publisher = LA Comedy Showcase | url=http://whiteboycomedy.com/profiles/letter_s/iliza_shlesinger.htm | access-date=18 September 2018 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101220150/http://whiteboycomedy.com/profiles/letter_s/iliza_shlesinger.htm | archive-date=January 1, 2018 | quote = [Complete text of source.]}}</ref> which brought her to the stage at [[The Improv]] in Hollywood for the "Last Comic Standing" competition.<ref name = KarThaindian2010/>

In 2007, Shlesinger won [[Myspace]]'s ''So You Think You're Funny'' contest, and was featured as the [[G4 (American TV network)|G4 network]]'s ''Myspace Girl of the Week''. In 2008, she became the first woman, and the youngest, winner of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Last Comic Standing (season 6)|Last Comic Standing]]'', in the series' sixth season.<ref name='lvsun'>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/joe-brown/2008/aug/18/last-comic-standing-joins-jubilee-sunday/ |title=Last Comic Standing joins 'Jubilee!' on Sunday |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |first=Joe |last=Brown |date=August 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTtRzfNCf3UC&pg=PR22 |title=We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy |first=Yael |last=Kohen |publisher=Macmillan |year=2012 |isbn=9781466828117 |page=xxxii}}</ref> She was twice selected by other comedians to compete in the head-to-head eliminations, winning each time.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/recaps/#cat=6&mea=609&ima=48039 'Last Comic Standing Season 6 Episode 9'], NBC.com.</ref> She appeared in The Last Comic Standing Tour.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/about/world-tour/ | title = Last Comic Standing World Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012090209/http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/about/world-tour/ |archive-date=2008-10-12 }}, NBC.com</ref>

Shlesinger worked with [[Lewis Black]] to contribute to ''Surviving the Holidays'', a [[History Channel]] holiday special, and narrated the 2009 documentary ''Imagine It!² The Power of Imagination''.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://vimeo.com/channels/124403/page:1 |title=Imagine It!² The Power of Imagination |publisher=ImagineItProject.com }} via Vimeo.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://leepers.us/imagine.htm |first=Mark |last=Leeper |title=Imagine It! |publisher=Leepers.us |date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, she released an on-demand comedy video, ''Man Up and Act Like a Lady'', and an on-demand comedy album, ''iliza LIVE'', on her website, via The ConneXtion. Around the time of these releases, Shlesinger appeared in a business comedy video series for ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.slate.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Feeds/uiyb1.xml|title=Up in Your Business from Slate V|access-date=June 15, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042915/http://media.slate.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Feeds/uiyb1.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Shlesinger hosted ''The Weakly News'' on TheStream.tv from July 2007 to April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestream.tv/the-pilot-episode-of-the-weakly-news/|title=The Pilot episode of The Weakly News|work=theStream.tv|access-date=June 15, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305092248/http://thestream.tv/the-pilot-episode-of-the-weakly-news/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestream.tv/the-weakly-news-41/|title=Peep Shows, Carnivals, and Sarna|work=theStream.tv|access-date=June 15, 2014|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508101218/http://thestream.tv/the-weakly-news-41/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also hosted ''[[Excused]]'', a [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] American reality-based dating competition series, which ran from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-09-12/celebuzz-gets-excused-by-new-dating-show-host-iliza-shlesinger-photos/ |title='Celebuzz Gets 'Excused' by New Dating Show Host Iliza Shlesinger (PHOTOS)' |work=[[Celebuzz]] |date=12 September 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108013205/http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-09-12/celebuzz-gets-excused-by-new-dating-show-host-iliza-shlesinger-photos/ }}</ref> She co-starred in the 2013 film ''[[Paradise (2013 American film)|Paradise]]''.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=Diablo Cody Celebrates 'Paradise,' Her Directorial Debut, With Hollywood Premiere |date=August 7, 2013 |first=Jennifer |last=Calfas |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julianne-hough-nick-offerman-celebrate-600880}}</ref> As of April 2023, she was continuing an advice podcast called ''Truth and Iliza'', which she began in August 2014. Featuring celebrity guests and personal friends, the semi-weekly podcast is a forum for discussing matters which bother her and those on the show,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Truth & Iliza|url = http://podbay.fm/show/898873166|website = podbay.fm|access-date = 2015-12-07}}</ref> with a punk theme song performed by Being Mean to Pixley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/wildride-robert-roy/truth-and-lies|title=Truth and Lies|via=soundcloud.com}}</ref>

Shlesinger was comic co-host of ''[[StarTalk (podcast)|StarTalk]] Radio Show'' with [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] for season 7, episode 12 titled ''Cosmic Queries: Galactic Grab Bag'' on May 20, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-galactic-grab-bag/|title=Cosmic Queries: Galactic Grab Bag - StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson|date=2016-05-20|website=StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-22}}</ref> On July 13, 2016, the ABC's streaming service premiered Shlesinger's "new short-form digital comedy series", ''Forever 31''.<ref>{{Cite web | author=Gettell, Oliver | date=13 July 2016 | title=Iliza Shlesinger Wakes the Party Goblin in 'Forever 31' Clip | website=EW.com | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/13/iliza-shlesinger-party-goblin-forever-31-clip/ | access-date=21 April 2023 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160714171127/https://ew.com/article/2016/07/13/iliza-shlesinger-party-goblin-forever-31-clip/ | archive-date = 2016-07-14 | quote = [Complete text of source.]}}</ref> The series was created, written, and executive produced by, and starred Shlesinger. A late night show for Shlesinger was placed into development in September 2016 for the cable channel [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagmeister|first1=Elizabeth|title=Freeform Developing Late-Night Show With Comedian Iliza Shlesinger (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/iliza-shlesinger-late-night-show-freeform-netflix-stand-up-1201868483/|access-date=April 25, 2017|work=Variety|date=September 23, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Truth & Iliza]]'' began airing on May 2, 2017, and ran for six episodes.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://deadline.com/2017/04/iliza-shlesinger-hosted-show-gets-title-airdate-as-freeform-goes-late-night-1202061339/ |title= Iliza Shlesinger-Hosted Show Gets Title & Airdate As Freeform Goes Late-Night |last= Pedersen|first= Erik|date= 2017-04-04 |work= Deadline |access-date= 2017-05-16 }}</ref>

In March 2024, through the [[Auckland High Court]] in New Zealand, Shlesinger successfully liquidated a New Zealand production company 'Stripe Studios (Comedy)' for a payment that she was owed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Top international comedian applies to liquidate NZ production company |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider-top-international-comedian-applies-to-liquidate-new-zealand-production-company-stripe-studios-comedy/EDGUEND5XVCE7JJCXXZZI4HKRI/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Stripe Studios (Comedy) is a subsidiary of the larger 'Stripe Media Group' which was owned by British New Zealand producer [[Alex Breingan]]. The larger company was also put into liquidation, owing large amounts of money to debtors and actors, including [[David Hasselhoff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auckland TV production companies in receivership |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350208858/auckland-tv-production-companies-receivership |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] }}</ref>

===Netflix===
Shlesinger's first comedy album and video, ''War Paint'', was recorded on December 1, 2012, at The Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and released on [[Netflix]] on September 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblacklistnyc.com/iliza.htm|title=Iliza Shlesinger Show|work=theblacklistnyc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iliza/status/367096039192293376|title=Iliza Shlesinger on Twitter|work=Twitter}}</ref> Her second stand-up special, ''Freezing Hot,'' was recorded in [[Denver, Colorado]], and premiered on Netflix on January 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-adds-stand-up-special-from-iliza-shlesinger-to-comedy-lineup-1201379627/|title=Netflix Adds Stand-Up Special from Iliza Shlesinger to Comedy Lineup|author=Todd Spangler|work=Variety|date=15 December 2014}}</ref> Her third Netflix stand-up special, titled ''Confirmed Kills'', was recorded at [[The Vic Theatre]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], and premiered on Netflix on September 23, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-premiere-dates-for-new-line-up-of-original-stand-up-comedy-specials|title=Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for New Line-Up Of Original Stand-up Comedy Specials |first=Don |last=Halcombe |work=[[Netflix]] |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref> Her fourth Netflix stand-up special, ''Elder Millennial'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iliza/status/966103165379657728|title=Iliza Shlesinger|work=Twitter|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> was recorded aboard {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}}, at the USS ''Hornet'' Sea, Air & Space Museum<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/iliza-shlesinger-elder-millennial-netflix-interview/ |title=Iliza Shlesinger Was Doing Netflix Comedy Specials Before It Was Cool |date=25 July 2018 |website=uproxx.com |access-date=18 September 2018 |first=Andrew |last=Husband}}</ref> in [[Alameda, California]], on February 23, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iliza/status/930513385396977665|title=Iliza Shlesinger|work=Twitter|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> and premiered on Netflix on July 24, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/iliza/status/1009497415194329088|title=Iliza Shlesinger|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en}}</ref>
Her fifth Netflix stand-up special, ''Unveiled'' was recorded in [[Nashville]] and premiered on Netflix on Nov 19, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/iliza-shlesinger-unveiled-is-finally-on-netflix-46918704 |url-status=dead |title=Unveiled, Iliza Shlesinger's New Netflix Special, Is as Hilariously Brilliant as She Is |access-date=2019-12-22 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118044812/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/iliza-shlesinger-unveiled-is-finally-on-netflix-46918704 }}</ref>

Shlesinger also stars in the March 2020 Netflix film ''[[Spenser Confidential]]'', and ''[[The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show]]'', which premiered April 1, 2020.<ref name = Symons>{{Cite book |author=Symons, Alex | date=2022 | title = Women Comedians in the Digital Age: Media Work and Critical Reputations After Trump | series = Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies | location = Abingdon-on-Thames, England | publisher=Taylor & Francis/Routledge | isbn=9781000829464 |edition=1st |page=143 |oclc=1349461077 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OWWcEAAAQBAJ | access-date = 21 April 2023}}</ref> Shlesinger has stated that she intentionally hired a diverse team of writers so her sketches would appeal to a racially diverse audience, also intending her comedy was not "just for women."<ref name = Symons/>

Released on Netflix on January 7, 2021, following its world premiere on September 4, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, Shlesinger played Anita Weiss in ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'', the sister to Martha, the main character. She starred, wrote, and executive produced the romantic comedy film ''[[Good on Paper]]'', which premiered on Netflix on June 23, 2021.

Her sixth stand-up comedy special ''Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever'' premiered on Netflix in October 2022.<ref name=HotForeverNetflix>{{cite web | author = Bianchini, Elisabetta | date = October 12, 2022 | title=Iliza Shlesinger is undeniably hysterical and honest in sixth Netflix comedy special, second book | work = News.Yahoo.com | url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iliza-shlesinger-netflix-hot-forever-standup-comedy-book-all-things-aside-absolutely-correct-opinions-152127652.html | access-date = 21 April 2023}}</ref>

===Amazon Prime===
Shlesinger's first comedy special for [[Amazon Prime]], "A Different Animal," was recorded at the [[Eccles Theater]] in [[Salt Lake City]] and debuted March 11, 2025. It is listed as the first part of a series for the streaming service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-02-05 |title=Iliza Shlesinger Unveils Title, Premiere Date For New Prime Video Comedy Special |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/iliza-shlesinger-prime-video-special-unveils-premiere-date-title-1236278449/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other television credits===
Shlesinger's television credits include [[E! Network]]'s ''[[Forbes]] Celebrity 100'', [[TV Guide]]'s ''America's Next Top Producer'', ''[[List of Comedy Central Presents episodes#Season 14 (2010)|Comedy Central Presents]]'',<ref>Comedy Central Presents, 2010, Season 14 Episode 18.</ref> ''[[John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show: Season Three Debuts July 20th|date=27 June 2012|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/john-olivers-new-york-stand-up-show-season-three-23609/|publisher=TV Series Finale|access-date=11 July 2012}}</ref> [[Byron Allen]]'s ''[[Comics Unleashed]]'', and [[History Channel]]'s ''History of a Joke''. Shlesinger also had her own show on GOTV's mobile network.

===Writing===
Shlesinger has written for [[Heavy.com]]. On November 7, 2017, Weinstein Books published Shlesinger's book ''Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity'' with an introduction by [[Mayim Bialik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weinsteinbooks.com/book/girl-logic/9781602863231|title=Full details : Girl Logic|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122122852/http://www.weinsteinbooks.com/book/girl-logic/9781602863231|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Shlesinger published her second book, ''All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions'', on October 11 2022.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

== Politics ==
Shlesinger describes herself as liberal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1iYW6Fiuq/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> and has spoken publicly in support of abortion rights, trans rights, and the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puschmann |first=Karl |date=2022-12-21 |title=Comedian Iliza Shlesinger wants to hurt you |work=[[New Zealand Herald]] |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/comedian-iliza-shlesinger-wants-to-hurt-you/ABSJ4RNT5JBMLIZWIZAEZ54EKU/ |access-date=2023-12-12}}</ref> She is a vocal supporter of [[Israel]], signing an open letter by [[Creative Community for Peace]] following the [[7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas-led attack on Israel]] in October 2023, which called for the entertainment community to stand with the nation as "it defends itself against a terrorist regime in Gaza that seeks Israel's destruction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CCFPeace |date=2023-10-12 |title=Israel Under Attack – Open Letter |url=https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/12/israel-under-attack-open-letter/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Creative Community for Peace - |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that month, Shlesinger wrote an article in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' denouncing the rise in [[Antisemitism]] following the attack, and claiming that "if Israel put down their guns, no one else would, and there would be no more Israel."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shlesinger |first=Iliza |date=2023-10-30 |title=Iliza Shlesinger: "Jews Have Been Left Off the Agenda" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/iliza-shlesinger-antisemitism-1235632780/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2024, Shlesinger, [[Chelsea Handler]] and Mayim Bialik spearheaded a fundraiser for the organization United Hatzalah of Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torok |first=Ryan |date=2024-02-01 |title=Hatzalah's Star-Studded Fundraiser, Israel Bonds, Momentum on the Road |url=https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/367661/hatzalahs-star-studded-fundraiser-israel-bonds-momentum-on-the-road/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Jewish Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In December 2017, it was reported Shlesinger was sued by a man who was denied admission to one of her girls-only shows.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/iliza-shlesingers-girls-show-sparks-lawsuit-war-men-1070492 |title=Iliza Shlesinger's Girls-Only Show Sparks Lawsuit Over "War on Men" |date=27 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |first=Ashley |last=Cullins|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> The initial complaint was dismissed and then refiled as a class action suit (Pollister v. Schlesinger)<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosman|first=Katherine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/style/mens-rights-movement.html|title=A Fight for Men's Rights, in California Courts|website=The New York Times|date=13 July 2018}}</ref> While a notice of settlement was filed by the plaintiff of the class action suit in March 2021, details of any settlement have not been revealed.<ref>{{cite web|title=LAWRENCE POLLISTER VS ILIZA SHLELSINGER ET AL|url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-lawrence-pollister-vs-iliza-shlelsinger-et-al-222288|website=UniCourt|date=12 July 2021|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref>

Shlesinger married chef Noah Galuten on May 12, 2018, in a [[Jewish wedding|Jewish ceremony]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/comedian-iliza-shlesinger-marries-chef-noah-galuten/ |title=Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Marries Chef Noah Galuten |date=13 May 2018 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |first=Sarah |last=Hearon |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514205100/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/comedian-iliza-shlesinger-marries-chef-noah-galuten/ |archive-date=14 May 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thejewishnews.com/2018/07/26/celebrity-jews-movies-netflix-and-a-sad-note/|title=Celebrity Jews - Movies, Netflix and a Sad Note|last=Bloom|first=Nate|date=July 26, 2018|work=[[The Detroit Jewish News]] | access-date = 21 April 2023 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221951/https://thejewishnews.com/2018/07/26/celebrity-jews-movies-netflix-and-a-sad-note/ | archive-date = 2018-08-01 }}</ref> They had a daughter in 2022, and a son in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Etienne|first1=Vanessa|date=January 18, 2022|first2=Georgia |last2=Slater|title=Iliza Shlesinger Welcomes First Baby, Daughter Sierra Mae, with Husband Noah Galuten|url=https://people.com/parents/iliza-shlesinger-welcomes-first-baby-with-husband-noah-galuten/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=people.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Video works ==
=== Comedy specials ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Distributor
|-
| 2013
|''[[Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint|War Paint]]''
|[[Netflix]]
|-
| 2015
|''[[Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot|Freezing Hot]]''
|Netflix
|-
| 2016
|''[[Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills|Confirmed Kills]]''
|Netflix
|-
| 2018
|''[[Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial|Elder Millennial]]''
|Netflix
|-
| 2019
|''[[Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled|Unveiled]]''
|Netflix
|-
| 2022
|''Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever''
|Netflix
|-
| 2025
|''Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal''
|Amazon
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''Forever 31''
| Veronica
| Mini-series. Stars, also creator, written by, and executive producer.
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Girlboss (TV series)|Girlboss]]''
| Veronica
| Episode: "Top 8"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show]]''
| Various roles
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Crank Yankers]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Adam Carolla, Iliza Schlesinger & Demetri Martin"
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Dr. Liz Wilson / Realtor
| Voice role; episode: "Max Caenen In: Why Would He Know If His Mother's a Size Queen"
|
|-
| ''[[The Comedy Store (TV series)|The Comedy Store]]''
| Herself
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]''
| IA Lt. Kristine Klotz
| Episode: "[[List of Bosch episodes|Workaround]]"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022
| ''[[Dollface]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Space Cadet”
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022 TV series)|Celebrity Jeopardy!]]''
| Herself
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Righteous Gemstones]]''
| Shay Marigold
|
|-
|}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Paradise (2013 American film)|Paradise]]''
| Carol
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Instant Family]]''
| October
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Iliza Shlesinger: Over And Over''
| Self
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Spenser Confidential]]''
| Cissy
|
|-
| ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''
| Anita Weiss
|
|-
| ''[[The Opening Act]]''
| Val
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2021
| ''The Right One''
| Kelly
|
|-
| ''[[Hysterical (2021 film)|Hysterical]]''
| Herself
| Documentary film
|-
| ''[[Good on Paper]]''
|Andrea Singer
| Stars. Also written by, and executive producer.
|-
| ''[[Supercool (film)|Supercool]]''
|Victoria
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* {{YouTube|user=IlizasComedy|Iliza Shlesinger}}
* {{IMDb name|2955597}}
* [https://okeyblogging.com/blonde-female-comedian Iliza Shlesinger] at [https://okeyblogging.com/ OkeyBlogging]

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Omaha Public Power District

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{{Short description|Public electric utility in Nebraska, US}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Omaha Public Power District
| logo = File:OPPD Logo.png
| type = [[State ownership|Publicly owned]]
| predecessor = Nebraska Power Company
| successor = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|1946|12|02}}
| hq_location = Energy Plaza 444 South 16th Mall
| hq_location_city = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| hq_location_country =
| area_served = Eastern Nebraska
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|L. Javier Fernandez (president and CEO)}}
{{unbulleted list|Amanda Bogner (chair of the board of directors)}}
| services = Electricity
| num_employees = 1,797
| num_employees_year = 2019
| website = {{URL|https://www.oppd.com}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.oppd.com/media/216550/quick-facts.pdf |publisher=OPPD |access-date=29 October 2020 |date=21 December 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''Omaha Public Power District''' ('''OPPD''') is a public [[electric utility]] in the state of [[Nebraska]]. It is wholly owned by the [[Government of Nebraska|Nebraska state government]], and controlled by a [[Special district (United States)|special district]]. OPPD serves more than 855,000 people in [[Omaha]] and 13 surrounding counties in southeast eastern Nebraska. OPPD was formed in 1946 as a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, taking over the operations of the privately owned Nebraska Power Company. Nebraska is the only US state in which all [[Electric utility|electric utilities]] are [[State-owned enterprise|government owned]]. A publicly elected eight-member Board of Directors sets rates and policies.

==History ==
The [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska Unicameral]] created OPPD as a division of the state government on December 2, 1946. It acquired the Maine-based ''Nebraska Power Company'' for $42,000,000 {{USDCY|42000000|1946}} after a four-year political struggle. Prior to its acquisition, NPC was the only privately owned remaining in the state.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Pennock |first=Martin H. |date=1971-05-01 |title=The formation of the Omaha Public Power District |url=https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2007&context=studentwork |degree=MA |publisher=ProQuest LLC |docket= |oclc= |access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref> In January 1965, the ''Eastern Nebraska Public Power District'' was merged into OPPD, adding four counties to its service area. In September 1973, OPPD's [[Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station]] entered commercial service. In 1996, OPPD purchased a rail line running from Lincoln to Nebraska City from [[BNSF Railway]]. In 2014, OPPD joined the newly created [[Southwest Power Pool]]. In December 2019, the board of the Omaha Public Power District voted to commit to [[Greenhouse gas|net-zero emissions]] by 2050. A 400- to 600-megawatt solar array is planned, as is the closing of three gas-fired power units, and the conversion of two coal-burning units to natural gas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://energynews.us/2019/12/05/midwest/nebraska-utility-bets-on-technological-advances-to-meet-carbon-cutting-goals/|title=Nebraska utility bets on technological advances to meet carbon-cutting goals|last=Uhlenhuth|first=Karen|date=December 5, 2019|website=Energy News Network|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> In 2021, due to a storm, OPPD experienced its largest-ever outage, affecting 188,000 customers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Company History |url=https://www.oppd.com/about/company-history/ |website=OPPD |access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Comstock |first1=Joe |title=A walk through 75 years of OPPD history |url=https://oppdthewire.com/a-walk-through-75-years-of-oppd-history/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |work=The Wire |publisher=OPPD |date=2021-12-08}}</ref>

OPPD was named "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Midsize Utilities in the Midwest" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.<ref>[http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/ J.D. Power and Associates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117070719/http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/|date=2010-01-17}}</ref> In 2012, OPPD was awarded its 12th [[J.D. Power and Associates]] award.

==Facilities==
[[File:Corp of Eng. 6-16-11A 267.JPG|thumb|Fort Calhoun on June 16, 2011, during the [[2011 Missouri River Floods]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ OPPD-owned generating facilities<ref>{{cite web |author1=OPPD |title=Integrated Resource Plan |url=https://www.oppd.com/media/245413/oppd-integrated-resource-plan.pdf |access-date=2024-07-20 |page=36}}</ref>
|-
! Name!!Total units!!Began Operating!!Location (nearest city)!!Fuel!!Capacity!!Type
|-
|Cass County Station||2||2003||{{coord|40.947913|-95.96403}} ([[Murray, NE]])||[[Natural Gas]]||314 MW||Peaking
|-
|Elk City Station||8||2002||{{coord|41.383993|-96.254354}} ([[Bennington, NE]])||[[Landfill gas utilization|Landfill gas]]||5 MW||Baseload
|-
|Jones Street Station||2||1973||{{coord|41.251488|-95.92268}} ([[Omaha, NE]])||[[Fuel Oil]]||115 MW||Peaking
|-
|Nebraska City 1||1||1979||{{coord|40.620486|-95.774491}} ([[Nebraska City, NE]])||[[Coal]]||650 MW||Baseload
|-
|Nebraska City 2||1||2009||{{coord|40.620486|-95.774491}} ([[Nebraska City, NE]])||[[Coal]]||687 MW||Baseload
|-
|[[North Omaha Power Station|North Omaha]] 1–3 ||3||1954||{{coord|41.329548|-95.946311}} ([[North Omaha, NE]])||[[Natural Gas]]||240 MW||Peaking
|-
|[[North Omaha Power Station|North Omaha]] 4 & 5||2||1963||{{coord|41.329548|-95.946311}} ([[North Omaha, NE]])||[[Coal]]||324 MW||Baseload
|-
|Sarpy County Station||5||1972||{{coord|41.170633|-95.970223}} ([[Bellevue, NE]])||[[Natural gas]]||312 MW||Peaking
|-
|Standing Bear Lake Station||9||2024||{{coord|41.315866|-96.095398}} ([[Omaha, NE]])||[[Natural gas]]||162 MW||Peaking
|-
|Turtle Creek Station||2||2024||{{coord|41.096319|-96.170261}} ([[Gretna, NE]])||[[Natural gas]]||550 MW||Peaking
|}

OPPD formerly operated the [[Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station]] near [[Fort Calhoun, Nebraska|Fort Calhoun]]. After 42 years of operation (interrupted by flooding from 2011 to 2013), the plant was shut down on October 25, 2016, and is in the process of being decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/money/today-fort-calhoun-nuclear-plant-will-go-offline-for-good/article_0ff3a902-5cd6-52d8-a720-b2b9bc6ec0de.html|title=Today, Fort Calhoun nuclear plant will go offline for good, marking the end of an era at OPPD|last=Epley|first=Cole|date=October 24, 2016|website=Omaha.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> OPPD operates other generating stations in [[North Omaha, Nebraska|North Omaha]], [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]], [[Valley, Nebraska|Valley]], [[Elkhorn, Nebraska|Elkhorn]] and in [[Cass County, Nebraska|Cass County]]; coal, natural gas, oil, wind turbines, solar, and [[landfill gas]] are used to generate electricity at their power plants.

OPPD also purchases 81 megawatts of [[hydroelectricity]] capacity from the [[Western Area Power Administration]]. OPPD has the exclusive rights to power from two [[private sector|privately-operated]] [[Photovoltaic power station|solar power stations]] of 5 and 81 megawatts in Fort Calhoun and Saunders County respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Area Map |url=https://www.oppd.com/media/204900/service-area-map.pdf |publisher=OPPD |access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of power stations in Nebraska]]
* [[Metropolitan Utilities District]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Sister project auto}}
*{{official website}}
* [https://stormandoutage.com/outage-center/ OPPD outage map]
* [https://oppdthewire.com/ ''The Wire''], OPPD's news publication

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