Trey Parker

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Trey Parker

American screenwriter, actor, and producer

Also known as: Randolph Severn Parker III

Written by Melissa Albert

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024 • Article History

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Category: Arts & Culture

Byname of:: Randolph Severn Parker III

Born:: October 19, 1969, Conifer, Colorado, U.S. (age 54)

Awards And Honors:: Tony Awards; Emmy Award (2013); Emmy Award (2009); Emmy Award (2008); Emmy Award (2007); Emmy Award (2005)

Notable Works:: “South Park”; “The Book of Mormon”

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Trey Parker (born October 19, 1969, Conifer, Colorado, U.S.) American screenwriter, actor, and producer, best known as the cocreator, with Matt Stone, of the subversive animated comedy series South Park (1997– ). Parker grew up in small-town Colorado. While in high school, he and a friend released a comedy musical album, Immature: A Collection of Love Ballads for the ’80s Man. He went on to study at the Berklee College of Music, later transferring to the University of Colorado in Boulder. There he met fellow student Matt Stone, an art and math major with whom he shared an interest in ...(100 of 607 words)

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