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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Jordan Peele into the ol’ VCR.

Like Samara Weaving’s spotlight, I don’t have a dramatic intro for you on this one, as it seems Jordan Peele doesn’t use a stage name. 

Born on February 21, 1979, Jordan Peele was raised by his mother in Manhattan. 

He allegedly loved movies from a young age and knew from the age of 12 that he wanted to become a director. 

His education includes The Calhoun School and two years at Sarah Lawrence. 

After leaving Sarah Lawrence, Jordan Peele would go on to perform at The Second City in Chicago, Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, and act as the host for MTV’s Comedy Weekend 2002. 

In the early 2000s, Jordan Peele became a cast member on Mad TV, where he would go on to meet Keegan-Michael Key. The two regularly appeared in sketches together over the years, until Jordan Peele left Mad TV in 2008. 

Jordan Peele appeared in movies and shows like Wanderlust and Children’s Hospital, and would then go on to star in Key & Peele with Keegan-Michael Key from 2012-2015 and the movie Keanu in 2016. 

In 2017, Jordan Peele released his first horror film, Get Out, and the rest is history. 

He’s gone on to direct Us and Nope, develop a reboot of The Twilight Zone, produce shows like Lovecraft Country, co-write and co-produce Candyman (2021), start Monkey Paw Productions, and much, much more. 

There’s not much more that I can say about Jordan Peele that hasn’t already been said. 

Jordan, if you ever read this, thank you. 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Jordan Peele content*: 

*Note: This list is going to be a little different than usual because Jordan Peele has produced, written, directed, and starred in so much content that I’m going to pull from everything he’s been involved with. 

• Us 
• Nope 
• Get Out 
• Candyman 
• Key & Peele 
• Monkey Man 
• Wendell & Wild 
• Lovecraft Country