Nicki Minaj Getting TV Show Based on Her Life

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Nicki Minaj has always been into acting – she studied theatre at Manhattan’s LaGuardia High School and has lent her talents to films like The Other Woman and Ice Age: Continental Drift, not to mention “Saturday Night Live”. Now, she’s breaking into television, with ABC Family planning a comedy series based on her life growing up in Queens, New York, as Deadline reports. In addition to acting in the as-of-yet-untitled program, Minaj will serve as one of its executive producers. The pilot will be shot this winter in Queens.

Kate Angelo (Sex Tape, The Back-Up Plan) will write the script, which focuses on Minaj’s upbringing in an immigrant family (she was born in Trinidad & Tobago and moved Stateside as a child).

“Nicki Minaj is a force to be reckoned with at everything she touches,” ABC Family’s Executive Vice President for Programming and Development Karey Burke told Deadline. “Nicki is an international superstar, yet not everyone knows how inspiring and hilarious her true story is, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”

In a statement, Minaj stated, “This is one of the more unique adventures I’ve ever embarked on. I couldn’t be more proud and excited to team up with an amazing group of people to give the world something really special.”

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