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Emily V. Gordon

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  • Born
    May 3, 1979 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
  • Birth name
    Emily Vance Gordon

Biography

    • Emily V Gordon started out as a masters-level couples and family therapist, practicing for about six years before changing careers. She moved on to booking stand up comedy for live audiences and TV, which led to a career as a writer and producer. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Kumail Nanjiani.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Emily V Gordon

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      Kumail Nanjiani(July 14, 2007 - present)
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  • She met Kumail Nanjiani at a comedy show in Chicago where he was performing; she lightly heckled him, an encounter depicted in The Big Sick (2017). In the ensuing months, they began dating but Gordon fell seriously ill and was put into a medically induced coma before being diagnosed with Still's disease. Gordon recovered and three months later - twelve months after meeting - they married.

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