What is Emily V. Gordon?
{{infobox person |birth_name = Emily V. Gordon |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|03}} |birth_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] |image = Emily Gordon in 2012.jpg |caption=Gordon at WonderCon in Anaheim, California, March 2012 |occupation = Writer, producer |notable_works= ''[[The Big Sick]]'' |spouse = {{marriage|[[Kumail Nanjiani]]|2007}} |alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]] | awards = }} '''Emily V. Gordon''' (born May 3, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Emily V.|title=Wanna celebrate my birthday? Donate blood or time/money to @ghettorescue @SowMuchGood @TheSiweProject @PatriotsandPaws @Translifeline !|url=https://twitter.com/emilyvgordon/status/859819698375999488|website=Twitter|access-date=16 February 2018|date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> is an American writer, producer and podcast host. She co-wrote the 2017 romantic comedy movie ''[[The Big Sick]]'', based on her relationship with her husband, comedian [[Kumail Nanjiani]]. They were nominated the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]. She co-created the live show ''[[The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail]]'' and has worked with [[Comedy Central]] many times. She met Nanjiani at a comedy show in [[Chicago]] where he was performing. They began dating but Gordon fell seriously ill and was put into a medically induced coma before being diagnosed with [[Adult-onset Still's disease|Still's disease]]. Gordon recovered and three months later<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/12/536822055/how-a-medically-induced-coma-led-to-love-marriage-and-the-big-sick|title=How A Medically Induced Coma Led To Love, Marriage And 'The Big Sick'|last=Gross|first=Terry|date=July 12, 2017|work=Fresh Air|access-date=2018-01-25|publisher=NPR|language=en}}</ref> ''—'' twelve months after meeting ''—'' they married.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a6877/secret-life-of-marrieds-kumail-emily/|title=The Secret Life of Marrieds: Why We Kept Our Marriage Secret for Years|last=Mar