Ellie Guzman

Hi! I’m Ellie. Hold for applause.

I’ve always loved writing; it was my portal to the world as a kid growing up in a one bedroom apartment in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles (back before it was gentrified and there was ample parking, imagine that). However, as a first generation American Latina without a financial safety net, I considered writing a pipe dream and decided I’d be a doctor instead, because that’s easy, right?

After graduating from USC with a degree in Human Biology, I began working as an emergency room scribe in a tier one trauma hospital. It was rewarding work but I couldn’t stay away from writing and generally being a comedy goblin, so I started a humor blog for fun in late 2015. Thank freaking goodness for that blog.

Through the magic of the internet and just the right amount of dirty jokes, my pieces got popular and I was able to meet other writers, which led me to the world of animation writing. Finally, after some time balancing healthcare and writing (sleep is overrated), I took the leap and began working at Dreamworks Animation as a PA. With lots of hard work and an alarming amount of caffeine, I learned the animation ropes and worked my way up from production assistant, to script coordinator, all the way to staff writer. Yay, no more hospital scrubs!

I was last staffed at Nickelodeon on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and before that on Dreamworks/Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. I’ve also done development for Dreamworks, SpinMaster, and Rehab Entertainment in partnership with The Henson Company, in addition to freelance episodes for Disney, Netflix, Apple+, Mattel, and others. My goal is to continue writing comedy for both kids and adults in both live action and animation.

I’m currently looking for work and am happy to chat at ellieguzman2@gmail.com, or on Twitter @ ellie_guzman. I’m repped by Thuan Dang and have live action and animated samples (children’s and adult) available upon request.