Kristin Gore

Gore was born in Carthage, Tennessee. She has three siblings, sisters Karenna and Sarah, and brother Albert III. Gore was raised in Washington, D.C. She graduated from National Cathedral School in 1995 and Harvard University in 1999.[2] While at Harvard, she was an editor for The Harvard Lampoon, and, until her senior year, was the only woman on its literary board.[3]

Gore has published three novels, Sammy's Hill (2004), Sammy's House (2007), and Sweet Jiminy (2011).[4][5][6] She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2015 film Accidental Love,[7] and the narration for the 2007 documentary Arctic Tale. She was also a writer for the animated sitcom Futurama and the long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.[3]

In 1999, Gore sang backup vocals on a Diva Zappa comedy single called "When The Ball Drops" about Zappa's "hunt for someone to make out with on the Millennium".[8] Tipper Gore played drums on the recording.[9]

In 2013, she worked on Spike Jonze's film Her. Gore has written a screenplay called Racing Dreams, with Lance Acord attached to direct.[10]

She wrote the screenplay for the David O. Russell movie Nailed, which never got released.[11]

She wrote and co-directed the 2023 comedy-drama film The Beanie Bubble alongside her husband, Damian Kulash.

Kristen Gore (right) with father Al and sister Karenna

Gore married Paul Cusack, a former district director for former Massachusetts United States Representative Marty Meehan, in 2005. The couple divorced in 2009.[12] Since 2016, Gore has been married to musician Damian Kulash. They have two children.[13][14]

• Sammy's Hill (2005)
• Sammy's House (2007)
• Sweet Jiminy (2011)
• The Beanie Bubble (2023)

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