Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan, April 2003
Born	Alyson Lee Hannigan March 24, 1974 (1974-03-24) (age 34) Washington DC, United States
Spouse(s)	Alexis Denisof (2003 – present)

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Biography

Early life

Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Emilie Posner, a real estate agent, and Al Hannigan, a truck driver. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D This article focuses on US practice for other definitions and practices in other countries see the more general Real Estate or Real property articles ^[1][2] Hannigan is Jewish on her mother's side,^[3] and also has Irish ancestry. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ ^[4] Her parents divorced a year after her birth and she was raised mostly by her mother in Atlanta.

Although Hannigan had appeared in an industrial film for "Active Parenting" as a baby, as well as starred in a commercial for the Duncan Hines cookie mix in 1978, it was not until she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1985 that she formally began her acting career. Duncan Hines ( March 26, 1880 &ndash March 15, 1959) was a US Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Living with her mother and attending North Hollywood High School, she successfully auditioned for agents while visiting her father in Santa Barbara. North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927 is a Secondary school in Valley Village in Los Angeles Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. After attending North Hollywood High School she attended California State University, Northridge. California State University Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits

Career

Hannigan outside the stage door after When Harry Met Sally. . . in London, in May of 2004.

Hannigan's first major film role was in My Stepmother Is an Alien, a science fiction comedy released in 1988; one of her co-stars in the film was actor Seth Green, who would later join her in the regular cast of Buffy as her on-screen boyfriend. My Stepmother Is An Alien is a Comedy Science fiction film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer Then in 1989, her first regular role on a TV series came when she was cast in the short-lived ABC sitcom Free Spirit. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Throughout most of the early 1990s, she appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows, including That 70's Show, Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Picket Fences is a 60-minute television drama centering around the residents of the fictional community of Rome Wisconsin. Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne Touched by an Angel is an American Drama Television series that chronicles the missions of a group of Angels sent by God

In 1997, Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend, on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (replacing Riff Regan, who played Willow in the unaired 25-minute pilot). Willow Rosenberg is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the Television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e The show became a success, and Hannigan gained recognition, subsequently appearing in several notable films aimed at teenage audiences, including American Pie, American Pie 2, Boys and Girls, and American Wedding. American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam American Pie 2 is the 2001 Sequel to the Comedy film American Pie, making it the second in the American Pie franchise Boys and Girls is a romantic comedy film that was released in 2000, directed by Robert Iscove. American Wedding (also known as American Pie The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is a 2003 Sequel By the time Buffy had ended in 2003, Hannigan was earning a $250,000 salary for each episode. She also had a guest spot on the Buffy spin-off, Angel, reprising her role of Willow in a few episodes (including most notably "Orpheus", during the fourth season of Angel and the seventh season of Buffy), but none after Buffy finished production. Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In early 2004, Hannigan made her West End debut, starring in a stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally... at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, opposite Luke Perry. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial When Harry Met Sally is a 1989 Romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. Haymarket Theatre (Leicester|Her Majesty's Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield Ohio)is an American Actor.

In 2005, Hannigan returned to starring in a regular television series, appearing in the hit comedy, How I Met Your Mother, as Lily, and also playing a recurring guest role on Veronica Mars as Trina Echolls. How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005 Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. Trina Echolls is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars.

In February 2006, Hannigan starred as Julia Jones in Date Movie, a parody on romantic comedies. Date Movie is a 2006 romantic comedy film which was directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

Personal life

Hannigan and husband Alexis Denisof

She married actor Alexis Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy/Angel franchise) at Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California on October 11, 2003. Alexis Denisof (born February 25 1966, Salisbury Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Alexis Denisof (born February 25 1966, Salisbury Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price When Faith goes rogue after accidentally killing a human being the Scooby Gang neglect to inform Wesley and Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. They bought a house together in Santa Monica, California.

In popular culture

In March 2008, the satirical website The Onion released a satirical news video titled "FCC Okays Nudity On TV If It’s Alyson Hannigan. For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization "^[5] The clip, internally titled "Understanding the FCC's Obscenity Guidelines," features a fictitious FCC spokesman repeatedly stressing that the FCC would not consider Hannigan taking her top off during a TV episode to be an obscene act.

Filmography

References

External links

• Alyson Hannigan at the Internet Movie Database
• Alyson Hannigan at TV.com
• The Indy Channel interview (February 15 2006)
• Sun Times interview (July 21 2005)