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Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and impressionist, whose most visible work is as a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 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 An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the "impression" of being someone else by imitating the other person's voice and mannerisms Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City She is a member of The Groundlings,[2][3] and also appeared in the first season of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show. The Groundlings is an Improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described The Joe Schmo Show was a Reality TV show parody which aired on the American cable network Spike TV starting in September 2003.
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Biography
SNL sketch work
Wiig debuted after the start of SNL's 31st season on November 12, 2005. This article lists the hosts and musical guests for each episode of Saturday Night Live, an American television show by season Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3] In Wiig's first sketch, she played the wife of Jason Sudeikis; the two accidentally pick up an escaped murderer (Jason Lee), unwittingly giving the murderer carte blanche to break into their home and violate their blind niece. Daniel Jason Sudeikis (born September 18 1975 is an American Actor and Comedian. Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder.
Since then, Wiig has had recurring roles as:
- An unfocused Target employee known as "The Target Lady. "
- The female half of the "Two A-Holes" (with Jason Sudeikis as the male half)
- Jean, the Introvert (with Will Forte as Neil and several hosts [Lindsay Lohan, Annette Bening, and Rainn Wilson] as the third introvert). Daniel Jason Sudeikis (born September 18 1975 is an American Actor and Comedian. Will Forte (born June 17 1970 is an American Actor, Writer, and Comedian.
- Catherine, Dakota Fanning's mother in "The Dakota Fanning Show"
- Aunt Linda, Amy Poehler's fictitious irritable aunt who bashes the latest films for trivial flaws
- Michelle Dison, a divorced reporter who makes inappropriate romantic overtures to her female interviewees (Jaime Pressly and Scarlett Johansson)
- Penelope, a habitual braggart/compulsive liar who tells elaborate stories to one-up those around her. Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16 1971 is an American Comedian and Actress. Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning Actress Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship One-upmanship is the systematic and conscious practice of making one's associates feel inferior and thereby gaining the status of being "one-up" on them At the end of the skit Penelope usually does something she says she can do, such as turn invisible and grow a foot-long beard, making you wonder if she is really telling the truth about everything else.
- A woman who sits on her porch swing and reveals strange things she's done over the day with another person (played by the host). The character is known as "The Porch Sitter"
- Sue, a woman who is overly excited to throw a surprise party
Wiig's celebrity impersonations include:
- Megan Mullally
- Drew Barrymore
- Judy Garland (while strung out on drugs)
- Jessica Simpson
- Ashley Ferl (the audience member who cried during Sanjaya Malakar's performance on "American Idol")
- Nancy Pelosi (with her 'San Francisco Values' and her famous safe-word 'Palomino!')
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Lynne Cheney
- Katharine Hepburn
- Jane Pauley
- Jenna Fischer (in character as Pam Beesly)
- Björk
- Maggie Smith (in character as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films)
- Felicity Huffman
- Beverly Jeanne (Solid Gold dancer)
- Elizabeth Kucinich
- Jennifer Tilly
- Suze Orman
- Silda Spitzer
- Ros Gentle (Monex Gold spokeswoman)
- Campbell Brown
- Peyton Turner (from Rock of Love 2)
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Judy Grimes
Wiig survived an SNL budget cut,[4] becoming a full member of the repertory cast at the beginning of the show's 32nd season. Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is a four- time Golden Globe nominee a four-time SAG - and two-time Emmy Award -winning Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on January 16, 2007 and ran until May 23, Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (sænˈdʒaɪə ˈmɑːləkɑr Bengali: সঞ্জয় মালাকার (born September 10 1989) was a finalist on American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26, 1930) is an American Jurist. Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the current Second Lady of the United States, the wife of United States Vice President Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Television Journalist, and has been Jenna Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly in the Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a Fictional character on the U Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage The following Fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books written by J Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Elizabeth Jane Kucinich (née Harper; born October 22, 1977 in North Ockendon, Havering, London, United Kingdom Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian-American actress and a World Series of Poker Suze Orman (born Susan Lynn Orman June 5 1951 is an American Financial advisor, writer and Television personality. Silda Alice Wall Spitzer (born December 10, 1957 in Chapel Hill North Carolina) is the founder and chair of the board of Children for Children Campbell Brown (born June 14, 1968) is an American Television news reporter currently an Anchor and political pundit for Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film This article lists the hosts and musical guests for each episode of Saturday Night Live, an American television show by season
She also played the love interest of Justin Timberlake in the popular SNL Digital Short "Dick in a Box". Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed SNL Digital Shorts are short video segments created for airing on NBC 's Saturday Night Live. " Dick in a Box " is an Emmy -winning Saturday Night Live digital short featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg Wiig also introduced a new Weekend Update correspondent named Judy Grimes, a nervous woman who constantly repeats the phrase, "Just kidding," often in a long series of words. Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies Current events.
Other work
Wiig appears in the 2007 films The Brothers Solomon, Meet Bill, Knocked Up, and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The Brothers Solomon is a Comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American Comedy film, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring John C In The Brothers Solomon she teams up with Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte, joins Bill Hader in Knocked Up, and also joins Jason Sudeikis in Bill. The Brothers Solomon is a Comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Will Forte (born June 17 1970 is an American Actor, Writer, and Comedian. William "Bill" Hader (born June 7 1978 is an American Actor, Writer, Comedian and Repertory Player, on Daniel Jason Sudeikis (born September 18 1975 is an American Actor and Comedian. Kristen was also a regular performer in The Perks, a featured show at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre whose run ended in 2000. The Empty Stage Comedy Theatre is a Sketch comedy and Improvisational Theatre located in Los Angeles California, U
Personal life
Wiig was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Brighton High School in 1991. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Brighton High School (BHS is a public High school located in Rochester New York, in the suburb of Brighton. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [5] She later attended the University of Arizona. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution [3] She married fellow actor Hayes Hargrove in 2005 but they are currently separated.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Life, Death, and Mini-Golf | Debbie | |
| 2006 | The Enigma with a Stigma | Tux Shop Employee | |
| Unaccompanied Minors | Carole Malone | ||
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Jill | |
| Meet Bill | Jane Whitman | ||
| The Brothers Solomon | Janine | ||
| Walk Hard | Edith Cox | ||
| 2008 | Semi-Pro | Bear Handler | |
| Pretty Bird | Mandy | ||
| Ghost Town | TBA | awaiting release | |
| Adventureland | Paulette | post-production |
References
- ^ Kristen Wiig at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b Official website
- ^ a b c They're live on SNL, a December 2005 USA Today article
- ^ That '70s Show: Saturday Night Live in the post-Tina Fey, YouTube unknown from The Village Voice
- ^ Kristen Wiig - Yahoo TV
External links
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