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Kay Cannon ’96, B.A., ’99, M.A., screenwriter, actress, director, producer of Cinderella, Pitch Perfect film series, 30 Rock, and New Girl, received an honorary doctorate degree during the May 7 Lewis University Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. Cannon is a three-time Emmy nominee and the recipient of three Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards and a Peabody for her work on NBC’s 30 Rock. She also wrote the Pitch Perfect franchise, which has grossed over $500 million worldwide. She made her feature film directorial debut with the hit comedy Blockers. She most recently wrote and directed the modern musical Cinderella, a bold reimagining of the story we grew up with, which launched on Amazon and became the number one streamed movie in America and the No. 1 soundtrack on iTunes.

Cannon got her start at such venerable comedic training grounds as ImprovOlympic, ComedySportz Chicago and Second City. There she met Tina Fey, who gave Cannon her first job as a writer on 30 Rock.