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Rachel Axler

Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn June 15, 1978 (47 years)
Rachel Axler is an American screenwriter and playwright. In television, her credits include Childrens Hospital, How I Met Your Mother, The Goodwin Games, New Girl, Bored to Death, Parks and Recreation, Veep, and The Daily Show. Axler was born in Queens, New York. She graduated from Hunter College High School in 1995 and Williams College in 1999. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego, As a playwright her works include the plays Smudge and Archaeology.

Axler has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2006 and 2009, Axler won two Emmys for her work on The Daily Show as a part of the writing team. In 2016 and 2017, she won two Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as Supervising Producer on Veep. She was also nominated for, but did not win, an Emmy in 2007 for The Daily Show.

Known For

  • How I Met Your Mother
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Veep
  • Bored to Death
  • New Girl
  • Somebody Somewhere
  • The Daily Show
  • The Goodwin Games
  • The Franchise (2024)
  • Dickinson

Filmography

2024
The Franchise (2024) (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer
2022
Somebody Somewhere (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer
2013
The Goodwin Games (TV Series)
2011
New Girl (TV Series) · as Co-Producer
2009
Bored to Death (TV Series) · as Co-Producer
2005

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