Wilson Cleveland | |
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 Cleveland at the 2015 Streamy Awards | |
| Born | July 4, 1974 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | wilsoncleveland |
Wilson Cleveland (born July 4, 1974) is an American actor, producer and writer. He is known as the creator, producer and co-star of Leap Year and The Temp Life .
In 2006, Cleveland created and starred as the character Nick Chiapetta in The Temp Life, a comedy web series [1] which debuted on YouTube on November 29, 2006 and ended January 24, 2011 after 5 seasons. In 2012, The Temp Life won the Webby Award for Best Comedy Series. [2]
In 2011, Cleveland executive produced an 8 episode web series called Bestsellers . [3] Cleveland created, [4] executive produced and starred in [5] Suite 7 , a seven-episode branded web series sponsored by the Better Sleep Council and distributed by Lifetime. [6]
Cleveland is the co-creator, executive producer and co-star of Leap Year, [7] a comedy-drama series about five former co-workers starting a tech company in Silicon Valley, that aired for two seasons on Hulu from 2011 to 2012. [8] It was revealed during the second season that Cleveland's character, Derek Morrison is gay. Cleveland, himself openly gay, explained in a June 28, 2013 NewMediaRockstars interview, "I wanted Derek’s sexuality to be a subtle layer to the character" and "not make it some big plot twist or its own storyline." [9] In 2013, Leap Year won the Webby Award for Best Branded Entertainment (Scripted), [10] the Streamy Award for Best Branded Series [11] and the IAWTV Award for Best Dramatic Series. [12]
Cleveland produces content through Unboxd Media, which he founded. [13] In 2010, Cleveland produced The Webventures of Justin and Alden , a five-episode comedy web series sponsored by Trident and produced in association with the 2010 Streamy Awards. [14] In 2014, Cleveland starred in the season five premiere of BlackBoxTV . [15] Also in 2014, Cleveland starred opposite Hartley Sawyer in the short films Kept Man and Spin . [16] Cleveland and Sawyer shared a 2015 Webby Award for Best Drama for Kept Man [17] while SPiN was named Best Drama by the Webbys in 2016. [18] Also in 2016 Cleveland created and starred in Intricate Vengeance . [19] Cleveland has also appeared in 3 episodes of Annoying Orange , has been a guest host for DNews , [20] and is the creator and executive producer of Courageous Leaders .
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