Ira Madison III
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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin , U.S. | July 28, 1986
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Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago New York University |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Ira Madison III (born July 28, 1986) is an American television writer and
Early life
Madison attended
Career
Madison worked as a writer for
Madison was a writer on the Netflix series Daybreak. He has also written for Q-Force.[14]
Madison's forthcoming essay collection, Pure Innocent Fun, is scheduled to be released by Random House in early 2025.[15] According to Madison, the book will discuss various pieces of pop culture from the 1990s and earlier, as well as reflect on his own coming-of-age. The title is a reference to a quote from reality television star NeNe Leakes that has since become a meme: "It’s unfortunate that people can change something that was just pure innocent fun into drama."[16]
Twitter suspension
In November 2020, Madison pranked Twitter by changing his name to Beto O'Rourke and writing "I'll drop my nudes if Texas goes blue". He was campaigning for Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election. He went on to tweet "es grande". Madison was suspended from Twitter for impersonating O'Rourke.[17]
References
- ^ Farrell, Paul (2017-01-10). "Ira Madison III: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ^ "Ira Madison III BuzzFeed Page". BuzzFeed.
- ^ "Author Page Ira Madison III". thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Madison, Ira III (12 March 2017). "SXSW TV Review: 'The Son' on AMC, Starring Pierce Brosnan". Variety.
- ^ Madison, Ira III (17 April 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Looks for Absolution on DAMN". GQ Magazine.
- ^ "Ira Madison III - The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ^ Iversen, Kristin (21 December 2016). "The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016". Nylon.
- ^ Iversen, Kristin (21 December 2016). "The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016". Nylon.
- ^ Madison, Ira III (8 November 2016). "Donald Trump, Brought To You By 'The Apprentice'". The Daily Caller.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (20 April 2016). "MTV News Launches Podcast Slate, Will 'Power' mtvU". Variety.
- ^ Ifeanyi, KC (19 April 2017). "Exclusive: Viacom's New Study Is A Marketer's Blueprint For Millennials". Fast Company.
- ^ "Keep It Archives | Crooked Media". Crooked Media. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Jaremko-Greenwold, Anya (December 4, 2019). ""Keep It": A Podcast for Fans, Stans, and Pop Culture Pans". FLOOD. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Brooke, Zach (November 13, 2020). "Hit Podcaster Ira Madison III Talks About His Wisconsin Roots". Milwaukee Magazine.
- ^ "About". Ira Madison III. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Madison, Ira III (July 15, 2021). "I'm writing a book". Frank. Substack. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Palma, Bethania (2 November 2020). "No, Beto O'Rourke Didn't Promise To 'Drop My Nudes' If Texas Goes Blue". Snopes. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
External links
- Ira Madison III at IMDb
- Keep It! episode archive
- Interview with Ira Madison III on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (December 13, 2018)