- Born
- Birth nameAbbi Lee Jacobson
- Height1.66 m
- Abbi Jacobson is an acclaimed writer, filmmaker, executive producer, and actor. She served as the co-creator and co-star of the Comedy Central series Broad City (2014), which spanned five seasons. Additionally, she co-created, executive produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed Amazon Prime series Une équipe hors du commun (2022). In 2018, Abbi released the book of essays, I Might Regret This, published by Grand Central Publishing which was a New York Times Best Seller. In addition, Abbi can be heard voicing the character of "Bean" in Netflix's animated series Désenchantée (2018) and as the lead character "Katie Mitchell" in the Oscar-nominated Netflix animated film, Les Mitchell contre les machines (2021).- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseJodi Balfour(June 5, 2024 - present)
- ParentsSusan KommAlan Jacobson
- RelativesJack Jacobson(Grandparent)Estelle Abrams(Grandparent)Sibling(Sibling)
- She created Broad City, which was produced for television by former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler.
- Actress and writer best known for co-creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Broad City with her comedy partner Ilana Glazer. She went on to voice Princess Bean on the animated Netflix series Disenchantment. She is also an illustrator and has published several coloring books.
- She studied acting at Emmerson College before taking classes at the famous Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
- Her show Broad City was adapted from her acclaimed web series of the same name, which won the ECNY Award for Best Web Series.
- Her parents are artist Susan Komm and graphic designer Alan Jacobson. She has an older brother.
- I really admire people that do more than one thing. That's sort of the goal, right - to be an artist that can work in any medium. That's what I hope for my career.
- Everything on 'Broad City' that my character has drawn is my stuff from years and years ago.
- I didn't go to school for illustration. I did larger pieces, mostly drawings and paintings, and minored in video, but when I moved to N.Y.C., I didn't have a studio space anymore and downsized to my desk and started illustrating. I started a greeting card company and sold cards all over the city.
- I'm not a political comic.
- I love Maira Kalman. She's an amazing illustrator and writer. I've loved her since I was in college, but when I moved to New York and experienced the same city she was drawing and writing about, I developed a whole new appreciation. Her work made me observe everything so much deeper and more joyfully.
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