Jeff Luppino-Esposito

Jeff Luppino-Esposito is an American writer, lyricist, and director. He was born and raised in New Jersey and attended the University of Virginia where he began writing musicals with frequent collaborator Matt Sav. Together they created the first-ever interactive online musical and a series of viral musical shorts. After graduating, the duo then went on to create original content for Nickelodeon including "Hall Stars," a mockumentary-style pilot for kids. Working in Los Angeles, Jeff co-wrote the track "Jet Lag" performed by Jay Pharoah in the YouTube Original Series "Champaign, ILL," the original stage show "Nantucket! The MusACKal" which runs every summer at Centre Stage in Massachusetts, and the song "You Made Me," which appeared in H&M's campaign with Hailey Bieber and on Connor Franta's "Common Culture IV" compilation. In 2017 he began work with Matt Sav and fellow musical writer Brett Ryback on the docu-style musical podcast "In Strange Woods." The series went into production with Jeff serving as director, co-writer and co-lyricist in the summer of 2020. It premiered in December 2020 and featured the voices of Tony winner Beth Leavel ("The Drowsy Chaperone," "The Prom"), Tony nominee Patrick Page ("Hadestown"), Donna Lynne Champlin ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"), Michaela Watkins ("Casual," "Saturday Night Live") and Lily Mae Harrington ("All Rise," "Sing It!"). Jeff is married to actress Julia Addis and they reside in Los Angeles.