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Travon Free (born )〔 is an American comedian and actor who currently writes comedy for ''The Daily Show'' on Comedy Central. He won an Emmy Award for his work on the ''Daily Show'' in 2015. He is a former college basketball player. Free grew up with his mother and grandmother in Compton, California.〔 He attended Dominguez High School, where he played basketball. In 2002, the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him the "team's best player". He chose to remain local and and decided to play college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers. Their program was struggling, and Free liked his chances of earning a starting role. Injuries sapped his dream of playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he had no interest in playing overseas.〔 While he was out 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. While in college, Free took a Comedy Writing class and performed at Laugh Factory in Hollywood and The Ice House Club in Pasadena, California.〔 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, he was invited by Executive Producer Rory Albanese to tour the show's set, which Free treated as a consolation prize. During his visit, he was surprised backstage when Jon Stewart offered him a full-time writing job.〔 Free won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series on ''The Daily Show'' in 2015 after being nominated in the two years prior. He has also had recurring roles on the shows ''Tosh.0'' and ''Chelsea Lately''.〔 In 2011, Free came out as bisexual, one of the few Division I college basketball players who have come out.〔 ==See also== *List of LGBT sportspeople *List of The Daily Show writers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Travon Free」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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