Ayo Edebiri

Ayo Edebiri ( ; born October 3, 1995) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actress, and voice actress. She appeared on Comedy Central's Up Next and co-hosts the podcast Iconography with Olivia Craighead. Edebiri is best known for voicing Missy on Big Mouth (2020–present), and for her roles in The Bear (2022–present) and Abbott Elementary (2023–present). In 2023, Edebiri starred in the films Theater Camp and Bottoms, and also voiced roles in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Early life and education Edebiri was born in Boston and raised in a religious Pentecostal household, the only child of immigrant parents. Her mother emigrated from Barbados and her father emigrated from Nigeria. She first became interested in comedy through eighth grade drama class, after which she joined the improv club at Boston Latin School. Edebiri attended New York University, where she initially intended to study teaching before switching her major to Dramatic Writing. As a junior in college, she began preparing to pursue a career in comedy and interned at Upright Citizens Brigade. She met future collaborators Rachel Sennott and Emma Seligman while a student.