Editing The Wachowskis (section)

== Early lives and careers ==
Lana was born in [[Chicago]] in 1965; Lilly was born two and a half years later, in 1967. Their mother, Lynne ([[née]] Luckinbill), was a nurse and painter. Their father, Ron Wachowski, was a businessman of [[Polish American|Polish]] descent. Their uncle is an actor and [[Primetime Emmy Award]]-winning producer, [[Laurence Luckinbill]].<ref name=filmreflilly /><ref>{{cite web |title=Wachowski Brothers Reload | publisher=The World of English |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508120706/http://www.woe.edu.pl/modules.php?mm=2&module=Articles&mode=show_article&art_id=302&section_id=39&topic_id=18 |url=http://www.woe.edu.pl/modules.php?mm=2&module=Articles&mode=show_article&art_id=302&section_id=39&topic_id=18 |archive-date=May 8, 2013}}</ref> Ron and Lynne died five weeks apart in the late 2010s.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jolle |last=Lash |title=Lilly Wachowski explains why she's not involved with Matrix 4: 'That's a tough one' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/movies/lilly-wachowski-explains-not-involved-the-matrix/ |date=August 25, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref> Lana and Lilly have two other sisters, Julie and Laura.<ref name=NewYorker /><ref>{{cite web |first=Marcus |last=Baram |url=http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2003_0521_wac.htm |title=Wacky Wachowskis |work=Whoaisnotme.net |date=May 21, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924184352/http://www.whoaisnotme.net/articles/2003_0521_wac.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2012 }}</ref> Julie was assistant coordinator for the film ''[[Bound (1996 film)|Bound]]'';<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/135539/Bound/credits |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616011919/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/135539/Bound/credits |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Bound&nbsp;– Cast, Crew, Director and Awards |access-date=July 9, 2013 }}</ref> she is a novelist and screenwriter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/5/2/250199/J.-Wachowski-Is-Speaker-At-Chattanooga.aspx |title=J. Wachowski Is Speaker at Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting on May 14 |publisher=Chattanoogan.com |date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=March 9, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055135/http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/5/2/250199/J.-Wachowski-Is-Speaker-At-Chattanooga.aspx |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref>

The Wachowskis attended the Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago's [[Beverly, Chicago|Beverly]] area, and graduated from [[Whitney Young Magnet High School|Whitney Young High School]], known for its performing arts and science curriculum, in 1983 and 1985.<ref name= wired /> Former classmates recall them playing ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and working in the school's theater and TV program.<ref name= wired />

Lana went to [[Bard College]], in New York state; Lilly attended [[Emerson College]], in [[Boston]]. Each dropped out before graduating, and they ran a house-painting and construction business in Chicago.

Beginning in 1993, they wrote several issues of ''[[Ectokid]]'' for [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Razorline]] imprint (created by horror novelist [[Clive Barker]]), which were credited to Lana.<ref>{{cite web |first=Timothy |last=Donohoo |url=https://www.cbr.com/ectokid-wachowskis-forgotten-marvel-hero/ |title=Ectokid: Who Is the Wachowskis and Clive Barker's Forgotten Marvel Hero? |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=April 13, 2020 |access-date=August 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref name= wired /> They also wrote for the series ''[[Hellraiser (comics)|Clive Barker's Hellraiser]]'' and ''[[Nightbreed (comics)|Clive Barker's Nightbreed]]'' for Marvel's [[Epic Comics]] imprint.