Joey Soloway

Joey Soloway is an American television creator, showrunner, director, and writer. They are known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series Transparent, winning two Emmys for the show; directing and writing the film Afternoon Delight; winning the Best Director award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival; and producing the acclaimed television series Six Feet Under.

Soloway identifies as non-binary and gender non-conforming, and uses they/them pronouns. In 2020, Soloway announced a name change from Jill to Joey.

Family life

Soloway was born in Chicago, Illinois to writer and public relations consultant Elaine Soloway and psychiatrist Carrie Soloway, who grew up in London. Around 2011, Carrie Soloway came out as transgender. After 30 years, Soloway's parents divorced in 1990. Soloway has a stepfather named Tommy Madison.

Soloway's elder sibling Faith Soloway is a Boston-based musician and performer, with whom Joey sometimes collaborates.

In 2011, Soloway married music supervisor Bruce Gilbert, with whom Soloway had been in a relationship since 2008. They have a son named Felix Soloway Gilbert. Soloway's older son, Isaac, is from a prior relationship with artist John Strozier. In 2015, Soloway announced their separation from Gilbert. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

• "Joey Soloway." Wikipedia, revision of 27 June 2024. < link > Accessed 4 July 2024.