Karey Dornetto

Karey Dornetto is an American screenwriter who has written for television series such as Arrested Development, Community, Portlandia and South Park. She also wrote the script for the feature-length film Addicted to Fresno.

Early life Karey Dornetto was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. Before becoming a writer Dornetto majored in finance at the University of South Carolina. After graduating, Dornetto worked for the Bank of America and also had a brief stint working with the comedy group The Perch. She relocated to New York City through her Bank of America job and quickly became immersed in comedic writing. In New York City, Dornetto began doing stand up comedy and tried her hand at writing for different publications which she found to be quite enjoyable. Following her interest in comedy Dornetto sent a selection of her work to agent Matt Rice who landed her a job in Los Angeles writing for South Park.

Career Television Most of Dornetto's writing experience is for television shows. She has written for South Park (2002), The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2003-2004), Arrested Development (2005-2006), iCarly (2008), Community (2010-2011), Kroll Show (2013), and Portlandia (2012-2018). Dornetto has also written for short-lived television shows such as Dog Bites Man (2006) and The New Normal (2013). The film's original concept developed from Dornetto's experiences of having an older sister.

Dornetto currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her wife Jamie Babbit and two step daughters Finley and Ryder. The couple has worked on several projects together including Addicted To Fresno which Karey wrote and Babbit directed.

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