Biography

Lucia Aniello

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Lucia Aniello is an Italian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. Professionally turned since 2007, she is most known for her work in the television sitcom Broad City. Besides, Aniello has also worked as a director and writer for the miniseries Time Traveling Bong and the film Rough Night.

Graduated From Columbia University

Lucia Aniello was born in 1983 in Italy but grew up in Hadley, Ma s sachusetts, the United States. Her parents ran an Italian restaurant, before settling in New York City.

Moving on, she attended Columbia University, graduating in 2004, where she did a film and media studies major. She was also trained under the film critic Andrew Sarris

As of writing this article, she is 38 years old. She holds dual nationalities of Italian and American. She started her career in the year 2007.

Career Highlights And Net Worth Details

Aniello worked as a writer and director for the projects, Emmy Training Day and Life After Emmy in 2009. She then worked in the TV series Paulilu Mixtape in 2012. 

She wrote and directed the television miniseries Time Traveling Bong in 2016. For the following show, she also worked as an executive producer for three episodes. 

Lucia was a director and writer of the black comedy-crime-thriller film Rough Night starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, and Ilana Glazer in 2017. 

She gained recognition after writing, directed, and producing the television sitcom Broad City from 2014-2019. Her other major works include The Other Two, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Hacks.

So appreciate @LuciaAniello for taking the time to speak with me about #HacksOnHBOMax and for giving @awards_watch an exclusive on the origin of the show's (checks notes) water cops. :) - Look for the full interview soon! :) #hacks pic.twitter.com/pVf6nBVRkF

— Dewey Singleton (@Deweysmovies) June 21, 2021

The 38-year-old actress has an approximated net worth of $1.5 million as of August 2021. The main source of her income is her professional career as a filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend, Paul W. Downs is believed to have a net worth of $5 million at present. He is a successful actor, director, and writer who is famously known for his role as Trey Pucker in Comedy Central's Broad City.

Relationship Status

'Time Traveling Bong' director and writer is currently in a relationship with her partner Paul W. Downs, who is an American actor, writer, and film director. 

The couple first met at the Upright Citizens Brigade back in the year 2007. They made an announcement of producing a female spin-off of 21 Jump Street on April 29, 2015.

Not to mention, the couple also has worked together in the black comedy-crime-thriller film Rough Night. They currently live in Los Angeles, California.