Leesa Dean on Clubhouse

Bio

Writer/animator and founder/producer/moderator of #BlerdDating, the monthly comedy Twitter storytelling chat from a Blerd POV which has had over 450 million Twitter impressions, trends regularly and has featured guests including Malcolm Lee, Lena Waithe, Reggie Hudlin, Gina Prince Bythewood and Sheila E.

Born and raised in the South Bronx by a Black nationalist dad and Jewish socialist mom, she’s a racially ambiguous nerd.

Former musician, had her first record deal at age 13, produced by Kool and the Gang.

As a writer, sold pilots to BET and former HBO producers Two Oceans Ent.

Her work has been written about in over 127 outlets including Essence, Refinery29, Vibe, Spin. Her animated interactive boxing game, The Puff Daddy Sucka Punch Fiesta garnered nearly a million views and called one of the Top 5 Destinations on the web by Vibe Magazine.

Her cult animated digital series, Chilltown, was called one of the Top 5 Series On The Web by ABC News and is part of the KweliTV lineup.

Currently: she’s writing new pilots and two new web series set to drop in 2022.