1. Keli Goff was born on July 20,1979 and is an American producer, playwright, screenwriter and journalist.
19 Facts About Keli Goff
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Keli Goff is a contributor to various news outlets and has written for a number of popular television shows, including And Just Like That.
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In 2023, Goff began writing a column for The Hollywood Reporter interviewing political leaders about Hollywood.
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Keli Goff earned a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree in strategic communications from Columbia University.
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Keli Goff first came to prominence with the publication of her first book, Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence, which examined the perspectives and impact of younger voters and members of the Post Civil Rights Generation on the political process, with particular focus on the 2008 election.
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The book resulted in Keli Goff becoming a regular presence on cable news during the 2008 presidential election.
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Keli Goff became a Contributor, covering major events of the election cycle such as the Democratic Convention and election night, on air for BET.
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Keli Goff then became a regular Contributor or Correspondent for various outlets including The Root, The Washington Post blog, "Keli Goff the People," and eventually The Daily Beast, where she remains a Contributor as of 2021.
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Keli Goff's writing was published in a variety of magazines, including Time, Essence and Cosmopolitan.
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In 2013 Keli Goff began working on her first documentary, interviewing pro-life and pro-choice activists about the history of reproductive policy in America.
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In 2014, Keli Goff was named one of The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group fellows.
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Keli Goff wrote her first full length play and performed readings of it at various theaters.
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Keli Goff won a 2016 NAACP Image Award for her writing for the series.
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In 2020, Keli Goff served as a writer and producer on Joe vs Carole, the miniseries inspired by The Tiger King, starring Kate McKinnon.
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In 2024 the fashion label Anne Klein hired Keli Goff to write an Impact campaign starring supermodel Kate Upton.
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Early in her journalism career Keli Goff made hundreds of TV appearances on MSNBC, FOX News Channel, CNN and the BBC among others, and even appeared in a cameo as a political pundit on Being Mary Jane before becoming a writer for the show.
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Keli Goff is known for her interest in vintage clothing, particularly pieces by historically significant designers of color.
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Pieces from Keli Goff's collection have been featured in exhibitions at various institutions, most recently Pratt's "Black Dress II" in 2025.
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For years, Keli Goff was known for her devotion to using a Blackberry, which she referenced in interviews and on social media.