Jarrett Bellini is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 writer and humorist.

Career

In December 1995, while attending Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...

, Bellini began writing for the youth-oriented Alt. section of The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...

. Shortly after joining his home state's largest daily newspaper, he became a regular humor columnist. This new exposure was highlighted by reports from Super Bowl XXX

Super Bowl XXX

Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona to decide the National Football League champion following the 1995 regular season...

 events in Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

 and the 1996 Republican National Convention

1996 Republican National Convention

The 1996 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from August 12 to August 15, 1996...

 in San Diego. His popular columns lasted until June 1997 when he left for American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 in
Washington, DC. There, he studied communications and sociology, and continued writing humor. Bellini also produced and performed with DC's live comedy troupe, Mission: IMPROV-able. In January 2004, Bellini joined CNN

CNN

Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

 in Atlanta, and in June 2006, while still working in general media operations, he began writing and hosting a CNN.com video podcast called The Gryst. On July 26, 2007, after 57 episodes, The Gryst officially became News of the Absurd, ushering in new graphics, music, and technologies to keep up with the re-launch of CNN.com and the podcast's growing popularity. In April 2009, Bellini began doing a regular Daily Distraction segment for CNN.com LIVE, sharing interesting and offbeat web videos. Both News of the Absurd and Daily Distraction aired on CNN.com until November 2009. On May 26, 2010, Bellini launched a new offbeat writing blog called the Random Article Project which utilizes the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia to generate topics.

Personal

Bellini was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, and is the younger brother of former Logo

Logo (TV channel)

Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...

 news anchor Jason Bellini

Jason Bellini

Jason Bellini is an American journalist, and until August 2008 was the lead news anchor for CBS News on Logo. He received the 2006 "Journalist of the Year" award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association . From 1998 to 2005, he worked as a CNN correspondent...

. He is also a performing bass guitarist with the local Atlanta band Animal & the Evolvers.

External links

• www.JarrettBellini.com :: Jarrett's Website
• www.RandomArticleProject.com :: Random Article Project Blog