Joey Soloway

Joey Soloway
Joey Soloway, May 2018
Soloway in May 2018
Born (1965-09-26) September 26, 1965 (age 59)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupations
  • Writer
  • director
  • producer
  • comedian
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Bruce Gilbert
(m. 2011; sep. 2015)
[1]
Children2
RelativesFaith Soloway (sibling)

Joey Soloway (born Jill Soloway; September 26, 1965)[2][3][4] is an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer. Soloway is known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series Transparent, winning two Emmys for the show;[5] directing and writing the film Afternoon Delight, winning the Best Director award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival; and producing Six Feet Under.

Soloway identifies as non-binary and gender non-conforming, and uses they/them pronouns.[6] In 2020, Soloway announced a name change from Jill to Joey.[7]

  1. ^ Levy, Ariel. "Dolls and Feelings". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jill L Soloway - United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Corcoran, Monica (September 4, 2005). "Jill Soloway: To Tell the Truth". The New York Times. Ms. Soloway, 39
  4. ^ Caro, Mark (March 21, 2014). "Jill Soloway hits it big with Amazon's 'Transparent'". Chicago Tribune. Jill, 48
  5. ^ Ryzik, Melena (August 22, 2013). "A Female Gaze on Ladies Who Lust: 'Afternoon Delight' Is Jill Soloway's Sexually Frank Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ^ Freeman, Hadley (May 21, 2017). "Transparent's Jill Soloway: 'The words male and female describe who we used to be'". The Guardian. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "@joeysoloway on Instagram: "The world is exploding, but I didn't want to not share my evolution. It feels so good to have a name that matches my nonbinary identity. I…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2020.