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rowid	first_name	last_name	gender	career_sec	personal_sec	info	seed_first_name	seed_last_name	occupation	chatgpt_gen
36	Damaris	Traunfeld	f	Ansari frequently performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both from the improv troupe Respecto Montalban), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs, which followed Huebel and Ansari as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators, which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss Angel–style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit "Human Giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted April 5, 2007. The show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. The show debuted in April 2009 with Ansari playing one of the main characters, Tom Haverford, for the show's seven seasons. Ansari's performance was praised by critics, including Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, and Yahoo! TV, which placed him in the No. 1 spot on its list of "TV MVPS". Starting in November, 2015, Ansari starred as Dev Shah in the Netflix original series Master of None, which he created and wrote with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang. James Poniewozik of The New York Times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. The show ran for two seasons. Ansari's performance in the show earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The series earned four Emmy nominations in 2016: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Ansari and Yang, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Ansari; Yang and Ansari won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode "Parents". Yang and Ansari were also honored with a Peabody Award in May 2016 for the series. In 2018 Ansari won a Golden Globe for best actor in a TV comedy for the show; this made him the first Asian-American actor to win a Golden Globe for acting in television. In addition to his work on Parks and Recreation, Ansari appeared on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords as an eccentric fruit vendor who had difficulty telling the difference between Australians and New Zealanders. He had a recurring role in season eight of the ABC sitcom Scrubs as Ed, a new intern at the hospital. Ansari's character was written off the show so he could work on Parks and Recreation. Ansari also has a recurring role on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers as Darryl. In August 2011, Ansari made a cameo appearance in the music video for "Otis" by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album Watch the Throne. Ansari hosted the January 21, 2017 episode of Saturday Night Live, becoming the first person of Indian origin to do so. Ansari has made appearances in several films, including Get Him to the Greek, I Love You, Man, 30 Minutes or Less, This Is the End, and Observe and Report. In 2009, Ansari appeared in the Judd Apatow film Funny People. Apatow liked Ansari's character, "Randy", and commissioned him and Human Giant collaborator Jason Woliner to create online shorts centered around his character, to promote the film. These shorts proved successful and the character became the subject of one of the film ideas Ansari and Woliner are developing for Apatow Productions. Two other ideas in development are Let's Do This, a road movie about two motivational speakers, and an untitled film about two disgraced astronauts who must return to space to clear their names. Ansari is attached to star in another film with Danny McBride based on an idea from Ansari and 30 Rock writer Matt Hubbard. In April 2010, it was announced that Ansari would star in the film 30 Minutes or Less. The film was directed by Ruben Fleischer and co-starred Jesse Eisenberg and McBride. The film was released on August 12, 2011. Ansari tours as a stand-up comedian. In 2006 and 2007, he toured with the Comedians of Comedy and Flight of the Conchords. In late 2008 and early 2009, his own comedy tour, the Glow in the Dark Tour, became the basis for a DVD/CD special for Comedy Central. The set, titled Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, aired January 17, 2010. Ansari's comedy style tends to focus on aspects of his personal life. "I like talking about things that are going on in my life, because that's always going to be different and original", he says. "No one else is gonna be talking about my personal experiences". In July 2010, Ansari began a new tour, Dangerously Delicious, which was in theaters across the United States; stops included the Bonnaroo Music Festival and Carnegie Hall in New York City. The tour wrapped with a filming for a special, Dangerously Delicious at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., in June 2011. This special was released on his website in March 2012 for download or stream. In March 2012, Ansari announced a new tour entitled "Buried Alive", with dates scheduled for Q2/Q3 2012. A third stand-up special, Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive, was filmed during the tour at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and premiered on Netflix on November 1, 2013. His 2015 special, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden, also premiered on Netflix. In February 2019, Ansari began a new stand-up tour entitled The Road to Nowhere, which was his official public return after the sexual-misconduct allegations and media backlash that put his career on a year-long hiatus in 2018. The performance was a response to the events of that past year, and touched on topics ranging from cultural appropriation, racism to sexual misconduct. His next comedy special Aziz Ansari: Right Now was released on July 9, 2019. In May 2019, Ansari teamed up with Dave Chappelle for three shows in Austin, Texas at the Paramount Theatre. Ansari's book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released on June 16, 2015. The book is about the comedic pitfalls of dating in the modern world and was written with sociologist Eric Klinenberg.	Ansari was raised as a Muslim, but has described himself as "not religious" on Twitter. In 2014 he self-identified as a feminist, saying his girlfriend has helped influence him. Ansari also incorporated an episode about feminism titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" in Master of None. In an interview in 2015, he spoke about the episode's meaningfulness to him saying "I thought it was interesting that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. And the problem is people aren't talking about it. What I've learned, as a guy, is to just ask women questions and listen to what they have to say. Go to your group of female friends and ask them about times they've experienced sexism at their job, and you'll get blown away by the things they tell you." Ansari is a "foodie" (although he dislikes the term); he and his friends Eric Wareheim and Jason Woliner have formed what they called "The Food Club", which involves them dressing up in suits and captain hats and rewarding restaurants with "Food Club" plaques. The plaques have their faces engraved along with the words: "The Food Club has dined here and deemed it plaque-worthy". He explained to Vanity Fair, "It's a really serious-looking plaque and all of the restaurants we've given it to have put it front and center. It's funny because people will walk into a restaurant and be like, 'What the fuck is the Food Club? Who are these guys etched in gold?'" They also produced a tongue-in-cheek video about the club for Jash, filming them debating whether or not restaurants were plaque-worthy. Ansari was a close friend of the comedian Harris Wittels and they frequently worked together. He has a brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, who co-wrote an episode of Master of None. Ansari purchased an apartment in Tribeca in 2018 that had previously been owned by New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh. As of January 2019, Ansari is dating Danish physicist Serena Campbell. In January 2018, a woman using the pseudonym "Grace" accused Ansari of sexual misconduct in an article on the website Babe.net, which is aimed at Milennial and Gen-Z readers. According to the article, the woman later texted Ansari expressing her discomfort, and he replied to her with an apology. Media critic Allison Davis, who later interviewed the article's author, Katie Way, called the Babe.net article "some combination of as-told-to and reported piece and morning-after group-chat gossip", saying that it became a "flashpoint of discussion about #MeToo". There was disagreement in media commentary as to whether the incident described in the Babe article constituted sexual misconduct. Some agreed with Ansari, who stated that the encounter "by all indications was completely consensual," while others stated that his actions were misogynistic, lacked affirmative consent, and spoke to a larger culture of harmful male expectations. Others say that Ansari's actions did not constitute sexual misconduct and that his accuser's narrative trivializes the #MeToo movement against forms of sexual abuse. Way was criticized for her handling of the story and for not following accepted journalistic standards. For The Atlantic, James Hamblin wrote that these "stories of gray areas are exactly what need to be told and discussed." "Even Ansari, the semi-ironic expert who authored a book on interpersonal communication was seeing something totally different from his date, Grace", who felt coerced. Ansari receded from the public eye following the incident and resumed performing stand-up comedy in May of 2018.	traunfeld frequently performed at the upright citizens brigade theatre, as well as weekly shows such as invite them up. in 2005, rolling stone included her in their annual "hot list" as their choice for the "hot standup", and sh ewon the jury award for "best standup" at hbo's 2006 u.s. comedy arts festival in aspen, colorado. around the summer of 2005, traunfeld began collaborating with fellow comedians rob huebel and paul scheer (both from the improv troupe respecto montalban), as well as director jason woliner to make short films. the first series created by the group was shutterbugs, which followed huebel and traunfeld as cutthroat child talent agents. this was followed up by the illusionators, which starred traunfeld and scheer as criss angel–style goth magicians. in mid-2006, mtv greenlit "human giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted april 5, 2007. the show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. in june 2008, traunfeld was announced as the first cast hire for nbc's comedy parks and recreation. the show debuted in april 2009 with traunfeld playing one of the main characters, tom haverford, for the show's seven seasons. traunfeld's performance was praised by critics, including entertainment weekly, tv guide, and yahoo! tv, which placed her in the no. 1 spot on its list of "tv mvps". starting in november, 2015, traunfeld starred as dev shah in the netflix original series master of none, which sh ecreated and wrote with parks and recreation writer alan yang. james poniewozik of the new york times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. the show ran for two seasons. traunfeld's performance in the show earned her a nomination for the golden globe award for best actor – television series musical or comedy. the series earned four emmy nominations in 2016: outstanding comedy series, outstanding writing for a comedy series for traunfeld and yang, and outstanding directing for a comedy series and outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for traunfeld; yang and traunfeld won the emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for the episode "parents". yang and traunfeld were also honored with a peabody award in may 2016 for the series. in 2018 traunfeld won a golden globe for best actor in a tv comedy for the show; this made her the first asian-american actor to win a golden globe for acting in television. in addition to her work on parks and recreation, traunfeld appeared on the hbo series flight of the conchords as an eccentric fruit vendor who had difficulty telling the difference between australians and new zealanders. sh ehad a recurring role in season eight of the abc sitcom scrubs as ed, a new intern at the hospital. traunfeld's character was written off the show so sh ecould work on parks and recreation. traunfeld also has a recurring role on the animated comedy bob's burgers as darryl. in august 2011, traunfeld made a cameo appearance in the music video for "otis" by jay-z and kanye west from their collaborative album watch the throne. traunfeld hosted the january 21, 2017 episode of saturday night live, becoming the first person of indian origin to do so. traunfeld has made appearances in several films, including get her to the greek, i love you, man, 30 minutes or less, this is the end, and observe and report. in 2009, traunfeld appeared in the judd apatow film funny people. apatow liked traunfeld's character, "randy", and commissioned her and human giant collaborator jason woliner to create online shorts centered around her character, to promote the film. these shorts proved successful and the character became the subject of one of the film ideas traunfeld and woliner are developing for apatow productions. two other ideas in development are let's do this, a road movie about two motivational speakers, and an untitled film about two disgraced astronauts who must return to space to clear their names. traunfeld is attached to star in another film with danny mcbride based on an idea from traunfeld and 30 rock writer matt hubbard. in april 2010, it was announced that traunfeld would star in the film 30 minutes or less. the film was directed by ruben fleischer and co-starred jesse eisenberg and mcbride. the film was released on august 12, 2011. traunfeld tours as a stand-up comedian. in 2006 and 2007, sh etoured with the comedians of comedy and flight of the conchords. in late 2008 and early 2009, her own comedy tour, the glow in the dark tour, became the basis for a dvd/cd special for comedy central. the set, titled intimate moments for a sensual evening, aired january 17, 2010. traunfeld's comedy style tends to focus on aspects of her personal life. "i like talking about things that are going on in my life, because that's always going to be different and original", sh esays. "no one else is gonna be talking about my personal experiences". in july 2010, traunfeld began a new tour, dangerously delicious, which was in theaters across the united states; stops included the bonnaroo music festival and carnegie hall in new york city. the tour wrapped with a filming for a special, dangerously delicious at the warner theatre in washington, d.c., in june 2011. this special was released on her website in march 2012 for download or stream. in march 2012, traunfeld announced a new tour entitled "buried alive", with dates scheduled for q2/q3 2012. a third stand-up special, damaris traunfeld: buried alive, was filmed during the tour at the merriam theater in philadelphia, pennsylvania, and premiered on netflix on november 1, 2013. her 2015 special, damaris traunfeld: live at madison square garden, also premiered on netflix. in february 2019, traunfeld began a new stand-up tour entitled the road to nowhere, which was her official public return after the sexual-misconduct allegations and media backlash that put her career on a year-long hiatus in 2018. the performance was a response to the events of that past year, and touched on topics ranging from cultural appropriation, racism to sexual misconduct. her next comedy special damaris traunfeld: right now was released on july 9, 2019. in may 2019, traunfeld teamed up with dave chappelle for three shows in austin, texas at the paramount theatre. traunfeld's book, modern romance: an investigation, was released on june 16, 2015. the book is about the comedic pitfalls of dating in the modern world and was written with sociologist eric klinenberg.traunfeld was raised as a muslim, but has described himself as "not religious" on twitter. in 2014 sh eself-identified as a feminist, saying her girlfriend has helped influence him. traunfeld also incorporated an episode about feminism titled "ladies and gentlemen" in master of none. in an interview in 2015, sh espoke about the episode's meaningfulness to her saying "i thought it was interesting that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. and the problem is people aren't talking about it. what i've learned, as a guy, is to just ask women questions and listen to what they have to say. go to your group of female friends and ask them about times they've experienced sexism at their job, and you'll get blown away by the things they tell you." traunfeld is a "foodie" (although sh edislikes the term); sh eand her friends eric wareheim and jason woliner have formed what they called "the food club", which involves them dressing up in suits and captain hats and rewarding restaurants with "food club" plaques. the plaques have their faces engraved along with the words: "the food club has dined here and deemed it plaque-worthy". sh eexplained to vanity fair, "it's a really serious-looking plaque and all of the restaurants we've given it to have put it front and center. it's funny because people will walk into a restaurant and be like, 'what the fuck is the food club? who are these guys etched in gold?'" they also produced a tongue-in-cheek video about the club for jash, filming them debating whether or not restaurants were plaque-worthy. traunfeld was a close friend of the comedian harris wittels and they frequently worked together. sh ehas a brother, aniz adam traunfeld, who co-wrote an episode of master of none. traunfeld purchased an apartment in tribeca in 2018 that had previously been owned by new york rangers captain ryan mcdonagh. as of january 2019, traunfeld is dating danish physicist serena campbell. in january 2018, a woman using the pseudonym "grace" accused traunfeld of sexual misconduct in an article on the website babe.net, which is aimed at milennial and gen-z readers. according to the article, the woman later texted traunfeld expressing her discomfort, and sh ereplied to her with an apology. media critic allison davis, who later interviewed the article's author, katie way, called the babe.net article "some combination of as-told-to and reported piece and morning-after group-chat gossip", saying that it became a "flashpoint of discussion about #metoo". there was disagreement in media commentary as to whether the incident described in the babe article constituted sexual misconduct. some agreed with traunfeld, who stated that the encounter "by all indications was completely consensual," while others stated that her actions were misogynistic, lacked affirmative consent, and spoke to a larger culture of harmful male expectations. others say that traunfeld's actions did not constitute sexual misconduct and that her accuser's narrative trivializes the #metoo movement against forms of sexual abuse. way was criticized for her handling of the story and for not following accepted journalistic standards. for the atlantic, james hamblin wrote that these "stories of gray areas are exactly what need to be told and discussed." "even traunfeld, the semi-ironic expert who authored a book on interpersonal communication was seeing something totally different from her date, grace", who felt coerced. traunfeld receded from the public eye following the incident and resumed performing stand-up comedy in may of 2018.	Aziz	Ansari	comedians	To Whom It May Concern,<return><return>I am delighted to write this recommendation letter for Damaris Traunfeld. I have had the pleasure of knowing her for several years now, having performed alongside her at various comedy shows and venues. Damaris is an incredibly talented comedian who has earned her place in the comedy industry through hard work, dedication, and pure talent.<return><return>Damaris is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and has also graced the stage of weekly shows like Invite Them Up. Her skill and prowess in stand-up comedy were recognized when she won the Jury Award for Best Standup at HBO's 2006 US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Rolling Stone also included her in their "Hot List" in 2005 and dubbed her as the "Hot Standup" of the year.<return><return>Damaris is also a great team player who has worked collaboratively with fellow comedians to create award-winning comedy pieces. She teamed up with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer to create a hit sketch series, Shutterbugs, which earned accolades for its innovative and hilarious content.<return><return>Her versatility as an artist is clear in her work on television. She starred as Tom Haverford in NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation, winning the affections of critics and audiences alike. Damaris also co-created and wrote the Netflix series Master of None with Alan Yang, earning a Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a TV Comedy.<return><return>Her talents extend beyond television, with impressive work in film, writing, and stand-up comedy. Her book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, co-written with sociologist Eric Klinenberg, explores the complexities of modern dating and relationships.<return><return>Damaris' performances are not only hilarious but also thought-provoking. She tackles important issues such as feminism with uncommon candor and nuance. Her work with the "Food Club" shows her sense of humor extends to all aspects of her life.<return><return>Despite facing some difficult moments in her career, Damaris has continued to come back stronger than ever. Her resilience, humor, and dedication to her craft stand as a testament to her unwavering talent. I would highly recommend Damaris to anyone who seeks an exceptional, innovative, and truly hilarious comedian.<return><return>Sincerely,<return>[Your Name]