Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress and writer. She is most popularly known for having portrayed Gina Linetti in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.\n', '

Peretti was born on February 20, 1978 in Contra Costa County, California. Her mother is Jewish and her father is of British and Italian descent. Peretti was raised in Oakland, California. She has two brothers and a sister; her older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founded BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post. Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of which she took a study year abroad in her Junior Year to Royal Holloway University, finally graduating in 2000. She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher.\n', '

Peretti has written for The Village Voice, Details, Playgirl, Jest, American Theatre Magazine, as well as online publications including The Huffington Post.\n', '

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