{"id":1371,"date":"2021-09-24T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/?page_id=1371"},"modified":"2021-09-26T19:31:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T19:31:27","slug":"who-is-alycia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/index.php\/who-is-alycia\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Alycia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1371\" class=\"elementor elementor-1371\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88d611c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88d611c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-191d8e0\" data-id=\"191d8e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a46dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70a46dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-26-at-12.28.31-PM-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bc1310\" data-id=\"5bc1310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d68152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d68152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Director<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533fc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"533fc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alycia Cooper<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73936a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a73936a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba56cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba56cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Alycia Cooper is what\u2019s known in Hollywood at a multi-hyphenate. She\u2019s an<br \/>actor\/ comic\/ writer\/ producer\/ director. She loves each skill set equally- but for<br \/>different reasons. Being an actor has allowed her to be an excellent director,<br \/>who knows how to direct other actors. A comedian is basically a writer, director,<br \/>and producer of their own material. And when you combine all five, you\u2019ve got<br \/>Alycia.<br \/><br \/>Alycia began acting at the age of 5 at Howard University\u2019s Children\u2019s Theater<br \/>while her mom completed her undergraduate degree. She then developed a love<br \/>of stand-up comedy, after her older cousin, Karen\u2019s mother put her out of the<br \/>house for being \u201csmart mouthed.\u201d Karen was nine years older. And became<br \/>Alycia\u2019s de-facto older sister. Alycia watched all of the comics that Karen<br \/>loved: Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Rita Rudner,<br \/>Judy Tenuta, and Yakov Smirnoff, all while in middle school.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f67b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f67b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1a584\" data-id=\"3f1a584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79ba3a elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f79ba3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/589736556?start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-586fad3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"586fad3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce03f08\" data-id=\"ce03f08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08065be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08065be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Alycia went on the play Evilene in \u201cThe Wiz\u201d while an undergraduate at The University of Maryland College Park. She then started interning at Black Entertainment Television in Washington, DC. Alycia loved producing. Shortly after, she fell in love with the hit television show, \u201cLiving Single\u201d, and decided to move to Hollywood with no connections and $1200 to her name. This is where the fun began.<\/p><p>Alycia was in Hollywood for one month, before she landed a job on Magic Johnson\u2019s Late Night Talk Show, \u201cThe Magic Hour,\u201d (and that\u2019s how long it lasted). From there, she started to make connections, and continued to work all over town. Eventually landing a gig as a WGA Trainee on the hit UPN sitcom, \u201cThe Parkers.\u201d From there, she started performing stand-up comedy at night, and producing a series of hit reality television shows by day. She was eventually hired as a Segment Director on \u201cThe Dr. Phil Show,\u201d which afforded her a membership into the esteemed Director\u2019s Guild of America, or \u201cDGA.\u201d Although Alycia became a member of the DGA, she still had not directed a narrative. Her current dream is to write and direct feature films that she can also co-star in. In order for her to get a break, she knew she\u2019d have to write and direct her own project, which led to her first short film called, \u201cTrade.\u201d Trade is a half hour psychological thriller that takes the viewer on a ride. Audience members are riveted to their seats, which it\u2019s why it has won several awards. Alycia is currently in pre-production of directing \u201cTrade\u201d the feature film, which she also wrote.<\/p><p>Her second short, a twelve- minute supernatural thriller called, \u201cJust Us\u201d is winning awards in film festivals, and streaming on several platforms. It\u2019s a supernatural thriller that revolves around a premise that has never been seen in 2 cinema before. Her third film, entitled \u201cFat Stripper,\u201d is a romantic comedy in which she is also stars. It too, is winning awards in festivals, and is airing on streaming platforms.<\/p><p>Alycia recently broke ground in the television episodic space. She directed episode five, of a six episode independent television series called, \u201cIntersection,\u201d about gentrification in Atlanta.<\/p><p>Alycia\u2019s accolades include being featured in Essence Magazine in 2004 as \u201cOne to Watch.\u201d She has released six stand-up comedy albums to date. She has her very own Pandora Station and can be heard on Kevin Hart\u2019s satellite station as well as on Sirius Satellite\u2019s Laugh USA Channel 98. She had toured over 20 countries overseas to perform for our men and women in uniform. Alycia is only just beginning to scratch the surface of where she\u2019s going. You can currently see \u201cTrade\u201d on the UrbanFlix TV network. It\u2019s quite clear that Alycia and her multihyphenated creations are here to stay.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-313a099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"313a099\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad6516d\" data-id=\"ad6516d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6598e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f6598e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>ALYCIA COOPER ON IMDB:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1275196\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-162da98\" data-id=\"162da98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b472101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b472101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/1200px-PDF_file_icon.svg-e1632503840804-pdlge4o5v90y5beaybugz7e2hblttztjp3tl8zsfz6.png\" title=\"1200px-PDF_file_icon.svg\" alt=\"1200px-PDF_file_icon.svg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63e0350\" data-id=\"63e0350\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee55cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee55cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/alyciacooper.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Directors-Bio-AC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download my Bio<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Alycia Cooper Alycia Cooper is what\u2019s known in Hollywood at a multi-hyphenate. 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