‘The Bear’ Made Ayo Edebiri a Star—and Now a Director

Ayo Edebiri’s career could have gone in a very different direction. Before The Bear, she was a stand-up comedian and was pursuing a TV writing career, working on several hit shows, including Big Mouth, Dickinson, and What We Do in The Shadows.

But along came the FX kitchen dramedy, and Edebiri’s acting career took off. She’s played sous chef Sydney “Syd” Adamu on the hit series for four seasons now, and is having her biggest year yet with three films out this year: the A24 thriller…