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§ THE PORTRAIT
Issa Rae
Photo: Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
§ ARTIST · ARTS
Issa Rae
Writer, actor, producer, creator of Insecure, founder of HOORAE · b. 1985
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- BORN
- 1985
- ERA
- 2011 to Present
- KNOWN FOR
- Writer, actor, producer, creator of Insecure, founder of HOORAE
§ THE SHORT VERSION
Issa Rae, born in Los Angeles in 1985, created and starred in the HBO series Insecure, set in Inglewood and South Los Angeles. She began with the web series Awkward Black Girl and runs HOORAE, a media company developing film, television and music.
Born Jo-Issa Rae Diop in Los Angeles in 1985. Started on YouTube with The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, made for almost nothing and watched by millions.
SOUTH LA ON HBO
Highlights.
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Created and starred in Insecure (HBO, 2016 to 2021)
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Created The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
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Founded HOORAE
The portraits.
The only name in this room so far.
§ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
- What is Insecure about?
- Two friends navigating work, love and friendship in South Los Angeles and Inglewood. It ran on HBO for five seasons.
- How did Issa Rae start?
- With The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, a web series she made and posted on YouTube.
- What is HOORAE?
- Her media company, which develops film, television, podcasts and music.