Maya Gallo | ||||
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Gender | Female | |||
Family | Jack Gallo (father) Eve Gallo (mother) Allie (stepmother) | |||
First Appearance | "Back Issues" | |||
Last Appearance | "Future Issues Strange Bedfellows (unaired)" | |||
Occupation | Journalist | |||
Portrayed By | Laura San Giacomo | |||
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Maya Reese Gallo is a journalist who works as an editor at Blush Magazine under her father Jack.
Biography[]
As a young girl, Maya went to an exclusive school in New York City. During the pilot, she is working as a journalist for a television news channel. After messing around the teleprompter as revenge for a condescending news anchor she is promptly fired and blacklisted from the industry. She seeks out her father for help after getting an eviction notice. He offers her a position at his fashion magazine.
Personality[]
Maya is portrayed as a smart young professional with career ambitions, making her stand out among the rather absurd staff of Blush. A militant feminist, Maya constantly frowns on the objectification of women in the fashion industry, and constantly pushes her peers to feature deeper issues and less superficial subjects for the magazine, to little avail.
Relationships[]
Jack Gallo[]
Maya has had a complicated relationship with her father Jack, especially prior to starting to work for him during the pilot. In the episode "Nina Van Grandma" Jack claims "I was in that delivery room 14 hours on the hottest day of the year..... then why did it snow today").
Elliot[]
She and Elliot were a couple for quite some time, and they were briefly engaged. Among her other dates were Michael Tenzer. Chris, Ray Loitta and another man named Chris. Although she was involved in several relationships, she was never depicted getting (legally) married in the series.
Notes[]
- As a young girl, Maya played the violin. She has also played the guitar in one episode.
- She is usually mistaken to be Puerto Rican. Although Laura San Giacomo is of Italian descent, Maya's parents are both American.
- She is also very skilled at pitching. When she pitched a baseball to Dennis Finch, he thinks his hand is broken. However if Maya starts pitching, she can't stop (she wanted to practice softball with Finch in the rain).
References[]
Just Shoot Me! Characters |
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Main Characters |
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Maya Gallo | Jack Gallo | Nina Van Horn | Dennis Finch | Elliot DiMauro |
Minor Characters |
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Kevin Liotta |
Vicki Costa |
Wally Dick | |