| Jane Curtin | |
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 Jane Curtin at the 41st Emmy Awards |
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| Born | Jane Therese Curtin September 6, 1947 Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick Lynch |
Jane Therese Curtin (born on September 6, 1947 Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States ) is an Emmy Award (and 8-time Emmy-Award nominee) winning and Golden Globe winning American actress and comedienne. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Curtin is well known for being one of the Not Ready For Prime Time Players. The following is a list of Saturday Night Live cast members past and present Curtin was also in a Saturday Night Live inspired movie, The Coneheads. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which originated on the January 15 1977 episode and starred Dan Aykroyd
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Biography
Career
She holds an associate degree from Elizabeth Seton Junior College in New York City. The City of New York Curtin lives in Connecticut with her husband, Patrick Lynch. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The couple have one daughter, Tess Lynch. She has served as a U. S. Committee National Ambassador for UNICEF. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946
In 1968, Curtin decided to pursue comedy as a career and dropped out of college. She joined a comedy group, "The Proposition", and performed with them until 1972. She starred in Pretzels, an off-Broadway play written by Curtin and Fred Grandy, in 1974. Fredrick Lawrence "Fred" Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is a former actor best known for his role on the sitcom " The Love Boat "
One of the original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" for NBC's Saturday Night Live (1975), Curtin remained on the show through the 1979–1980 season. The following is a list of Saturday Night Live cast members past and present The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As she was a practicing Catholic at the time and married, she did not participate in SNL's notorious backstage party scene. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete".
Saturday Night Live
Jane Curtin is famous as one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City On this show, and mirroring her own low-key real life, she often played straight-woman characters, seemingly driven to frustration by the antics of her wackier castmates including John Belushi and Gilda Radner. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician Gilda Susan Radner ( June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an Emmy Award -winning American Comedienne and Actress
Curtin anchored SNL's "Weekend Update" segment in 1976–77, and was paired with Dan Aykroyd in 1977–78 and Bill Murray in 1978-80. Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies Current events. Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an
As a TV anchorwoman, Jane played as a foil to John Belushi, who would often give a rambling and out of control "commentary" on events of the day. John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician During these sketches, Jane would timidly try to get Belushi to come to the point which would only make him angrier. In the most noted sketch, Belushi gave a rambling account of his Irish friend's troubles to demonstrate that there was no such thing as "the luck of the Irish".
Gilda Radner, in her persona of Roseanne Roseannadanna, would present an ethnic face to Jane's Anglo-Saxon self-control and as such annoy Jane with personal remarks. Gilda Susan Radner ( June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an Emmy Award -winning American Comedienne and Actress " Roseanne Roseannadanna " was one of three characters created by Gilda Radner (the others being Emily Litella and Lisa Loopner) who appeared in In one famous sketch, the ever-earthy Roseanne asked Jane (in her newscaster role) whether her breasts were of identical size. Jane's newscaster character lost control and exposed her bra to Roseanne, spouting "Check for yourself, Roseanne!"
Jane's newscaster would also introduce baseball expert Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris), a heavily-accented Dominican, who would start his sketches by saying, "Thank you, Hane", before repeating his famous catchphrase, "Baseball been bery, bery good to me!"
In a parody of the "Point-Counterpoint" segment of the news program 60 Minutes, Curtin portrayed a controlled "liberal", Politically Correct viewpoint (referencing Shana Alexander) vs. Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1 1937 is an American Comedian and Actor from New Orleans Louisiana. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. Shana Alexander ( October 6 1925 – June 23 2005)was an American Journalist. Dan Aykroyd, who (referencing James J. Kilpatrick) prototyped the right-wing view, albeit with an over the top "attack" journalist slant. Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American James J Kilpatrick (b November 1, 1920) is an American Columnist and Grammarian. Curtin would present the liberal "Point" portion first, then Aykroyd would present the "Counterpoint" portion, sometimes beginning with the statement, "Jane, you ignorant slut. "
Curtin is also well known for her role in the Conehead sketches as "Prymaat Conehead" (mother of the Conehead family), and as "Enid Loopner" (in sketches with Gilda Radner and Bill Murray). The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which originated on the January 15 1977 episode and starred Dan Aykroyd Gilda Susan Radner ( June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an Emmy Award -winning American Comedienne and Actress For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an
Later television career
Unlike many of her SNL cast members who ventured often successfully into film, Curtin chose to stay in television and has been remarkably successful there. Her film appearances have been sporadic. To date, she has starred in two long-running television sitcoms. First, in Kate & Allie, with Susan Saint James (1984–89), she played a single mother named "Allie Lowell. Kate & Allie is an American Television Situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Susan Saint James (born August 14, 1946) is an American Actress and Activist, most widely known for her Emmy Award "
In 1993, Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd were reunited in Coneheads, a full-length motion picture based on their popular SNL characters. The Coneheads was originally a sketch on Saturday Night Live which originated on the January 15 1977 episode and starred Dan Aykroyd They also appeared together as the voices of a pair of wasps (a reference to W.A.S.P.s, hence the choice of actors) in the film Antz. WASP is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and emerged with the L Antz is a 1998 computer-animated Film produced by DreamWorks.
In 1994, Curtin narrated the documentary television series Understanding. Understanding is a 1994-2002 TLC documentary television series about various things understood from a Scientific perspective
She later joined the cast of 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001) playing a human, "Dr. Mary Albright," opposite the alien family, composed of John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. Dr Mary Margaret Albright is a Fictional character who was played by Jane Curtin in the American Situation comedy 3rd Rock from John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Kristen A Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American Emmy Award -winning stage, Film, and television Milton French Stewart (born February 20, 1964) is an American actor best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s Sitcom Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American Actor. As with SNL, her mostly–strait-laced character was often confounded by the zany and whimsical antics of the Solomon family.
Curtin starred with Fred Savage in the ABC sitcom Crumbs, which debuted in January 2006 and was canceled in May of that year. Fredrick Aaron Savage (born July 9 1976) is an American Actor and television and Film director, perhaps best known for The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Crumbs is an American Sitcom starring Fred Savage and Jane Curtin that debuted on ABC on Thursday January 12 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Broadway
Curtin has also performed on Broadway on occasion. She first appeared on the Great White Way as Miss Prosperine Garrett in the play "Candida" in 1981. She later went on to be a replacement actress in two other plays: "Love Letters" and "Noises Off", and was in the 2002 revival of "Our Town," which received huge press attention as Paul Newman returned to the Broadway stage after several decades away. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award
Curtin has a cousin in the industry, actress and writer Valerie Curtin. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Valerie Curtin (born March 31, 1945) is an American Actress and Oscar-nominated Screenwriter.
Filmography
- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
- How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
- Coneheads (1993)
- Antz (1998) (voice)
- Geraldine's Fortune (2004)
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006)
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
- I Love You, Man (2009)
External links
- Jane Curtin at the Internet Movie Database
- InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Jane Curtin (TV Interview)
| Preceded by Chevy Chase |
Weekend Update 1976–1980 |
Succeeded by Jane Curtin with Dan Aykroyd |
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