Ayo Edebiri's Recipe for Success

HOW THE STAR OF THE BEAR AND THE NEW COMEDY BOTTOMS BECAME HOLLYWOOD'S MOST IN-DEMAND IT GIRL

- JACK SMART

What's it like to be Ayo Edebiri right now? "It's pretty, pretty good," says the actress and comedian, 27. "Busy!" That could be the understatement of the year given her whopping 14 screen credits in 2023-including the hit FX series The Bear, which made her a first-time Emmy nominee and Spirit Award winner. "But I'm still keeping up to date with texts to my mom," says Edebiri. "She hasn't sent any texts recently that are like, 'Don't forget to talk to me!' I've been doing a decent job of familial upkeep."