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Travon Free (born c. 1985) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He has written for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Daily Show on Comedy Central, and Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons on HBO. Free won an Emmy Award for his work on The Daily Show in 2015. He is a former college basketball player.

Early life and education

Growing up with his mother and grandmother in Compton, California, Free attended Dominguez High School, where he played basketball; in 2002, the Los Angeles Times called him the "team's best player". He went on to attend California State University, Long Beach and played college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers. While injured with a torn meniscus in his right knee that required surgery, he entertained the team with his humor, which was a prelude to his career in comedy. In college, Free took a comedy writing class and performed at Laugh Factory in Hollywood and The Ice House Club in Pasadena, California.

Career

Free began writing for The Daily Show in October 2012, after coming in second place in a contest to win a position working for the show. For his work there, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 2015. He has also had recurring roles on the shows Tosh.0 and Chelsea Lately.

In 2016, Free wrote for the HBO show Any Given Wednesday, and the following year he was hired as a writer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. In 2018, he appeared on the cover of Gay Times. In 2019, Free joined other Writers Guild of America members in firing his agents as part of the Guild's stand against the Association of Talent Agents and the practice of packaging.

Personal life

In 2011, Free came out as bisexual, one of the few Division I college basketball players to have done so. He lives between New York and Los Angeles with over 250 pairs of shoes that he refers to as his children.

References

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Awards for Travon Free

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2010–2019)

Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner and Eric Drysdale (2010)
Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2011)
Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart (2012)
Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Barry Julien, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Dan Guterman, Paul Dinello, Nate Charny, and Bobby Mort (2013)
Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matthew Lappin, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino, and Max Werner (2014)
Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart, and Delaney Yeager (2015)
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, and Juli Weiner (2016)
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, and Juli Weiner (2017)
Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Scott Sherman, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner (2018)
Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner (2019)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
1971–1978	Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971) Anne Howard Bailey (1972) Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor (1973) Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1974) John Bradford, Cy Coleman, and Robert Wells (1975) Ann Elder, Christopher Guest, Lorne Michaels, Earl Pomerantz, Jim Rusk, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1976) Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977) Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Charles Grodin, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin, and Alan Zweibel (1978)
2009–present	Chris Rock (2009) Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010) Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, and Mo Rocca (2011) Louis C.K. (2012) Louis C.K. (2013) Sarah Silverman (2014) Louis C.K. (2015) Patton Oswalt (2016) Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Jo Miller, and Melinda Taub (2017) John Mulaney (2018) Hannah Gadsby (2019) Dave Chappelle (2020) Bo Burnham (2021) Jerrod Carmichael (2022) John Mulaney (2023) Alex Edelman (2024)
Between 1979–2008, writing specials competed alongside Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

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