IRVING RUAN:The Audacity-Billy Magnussen,Zach Galifianakis/Twisted Metal-Anthony Mackie, Will Arnett PART 1

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IRVING RUAN - is an acclaimed humorist and TV/film writer. He’s developed TV projects with Warner Brothers and Disney, and was a writer on the hit half-hour comedy series Twisted Metal (Sony/Peacock) starring Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, and Will Arnett. Recently, he wrote for The Audacity (AMC), an hour-long comedic drama set in the world of Silicon Valley and starring Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Simon Helberg and Zach Galifianakis. Irving’s experience also includes writing commercials and he is currently developing a half-hour animated series with EP/Showrunner Sanjay Shah (Everybody Still Hates Chris) under his overall deal at CBS Studios. Named one of Paste Magazine’s best humorists writing today, his work has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Funny Or Die, and CollegeHumor. An alum of The Second City, Irving’s screenwriting accolades include the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Fellowship, The Tracking Board’s Next List, and the Rideback Rise Circle. Previously, he spent a decade in Silicon Valley as a software engineer and consultant for Apple, Blue Origin, and the Department of Energy after earning a B.S. in Computer Science from UCSD.

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