Karey Dornetto is an American screenwriter who has written for television series such as Arrested Development, Community, Portlandia and South Park.^[1] She also wrote the script for the feature-length film Addicted to Fresno.^[2]

Karey Dornetto was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. Before becoming a writer Dornetto majored in finance at the University of South Carolina.^[3] After graduating, Dornetto worked for the Bank of America and also had a brief stint working with the comedy group The Perch.^[4] She relocated to New York City through her Bank of America job and quickly became immersed in comedic writing.^[5] In New York City, Dornetto began doing stand up comedy and tried her hand at writing for different publications which she found to be quite enjoyable.^[6] Following her interest in comedy Dornetto sent a selection of her work to agent Matt Rice who landed her a job in Los Angeles writing for South Park.^[7]

Karey Dornetto is the daughter of professor, Lou Dornetto and ex-nun, Kathy Dornetto. She also has one older sister, Kelly.^[5][10] Karey Dornetto came out to her parents as gay at the age of 24.^[10]

Dornetto currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her wife Jamie Babbit and two step daughters Finley and Ryder.^[11] The couple has worked on several projects together including Addicted To Fresno which Karey wrote and Babbit directed.^[12]