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| Born | Lisa Kudrow July 30, 1963 Encino, California |
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Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow[1] (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay in the popular television sitcom Friends and as Valerie Cherish in the HBO series The Comeback, which she co-created and produced. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background 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 Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (born February 16, 1967) is a Fictional character from the popular US television Sitcom Friends was an The Comeback was a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los
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Biography
Early life
Kudrow was born in Encino, California, the daughter of Nedra (née Stern), a travel agent, and Lee Kudrow, a headache specialist and physician. [2] She was raised in an upper middle class Ashkenazi Jewish family[3] and has an older sister, Helene Marla, and an older brother, neurologist David Kudrow. Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim ( Hebrew: אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, ˌaʃkəˈnazim sing She is the niece of composer/conductor Harold Farberman. Harold Farberman (born November 2, 1929) is an American conductor, Composer, and percussionist. After attending Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, she graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, and later received her B.S. from Vassar College in Biology in 1985. Portola Middle School is a middle school located in Tarzana California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Tarzana (/tɑɹˈzænə/ is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. William Howard Taft High School is a Public school located on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley of Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. She also took guitar lessons as a child.
Career
Kudrow originally intended to follow in her father's footsteps - researching headaches. However, she was 'discovered' and began her career as an actress. Kudrow began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings, joining the ranks of those such as Will Ferrell and Janeane Garofalo. The Groundlings is an Improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer Briefly, Lisa joined with Conan O'Brien and director Tim Hillman in the short-lived improv troupe Unexpected Company. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques Unexpected Company is an Improvisational comedy group founded in Hollywood California in 1986 by Dr She was also the only regular female member of The Transformers Comedy Troupe, a group directed by Stan Wells that currently plays at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre. The Empty Stage Comedy Theatre is a Sketch comedy and Improvisational Theatre located in Los Angeles California, U She played a role in an episode of Cheers opposite Woody Boyd. Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 She tried out for Saturday Night Live in 1990, but the show chose Julia Sweeney instead. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Julia Sweeney (born October 10, 1959) is an American actress and Comedian who lives in Hollywood California. She had a recurring role in Bob, Bob Newhart's third CBS outing, but her character was eliminated at the end of the first season. Bob is an American Television Situation comedy starring Bob Newhart. George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and Actor. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. She was hired to play the role of Roz in Frasier, but the part was re-cast during the filming of the pilot episode because producers didn't think she was right for the part. Rosalinda "Roz" Doyle is a fictional character on the American television Sitcom Frasier. Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as However, one of the people working on Frasier also worked on Friends and suggested Lisa audition for the show. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentric waitress on Mad About You (this character would later appear in 'Friends' as Phoebe's twin sister). Mad About You is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999
Despite the previous lack of success, this role led to her starring role on Friends as Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Friends was an Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (born February 16, 1967) is a Fictional character from the popular US television Sitcom She played the character from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was hugely successful and Kudrow, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers. She was the most Emmy-nominated cast member of the show, totaling six nominations. Kudrow received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last two seasons of Friends. According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Kudrow (along with her female co-stars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.
Her film credits include comedic roles in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Hanging Up, Marci X, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 Comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Hanging Up is an 2000 American (Comedy/Drama film about a trio of sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly Marci X is a 2003 Romantic comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Paul Rudnick. Analyze This is a 1999 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. Analyze That is a 2002 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. However, Kudrow has also starred in dramatic roles including the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes. A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or John Curtis Holmes ( August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988) better known as John C She has garnered critical acclaim in mostly dramatic roles for writer-director Don Roos in the films The Opposite of Sex and Happy Endings. Don Roos is a Screenwriter and Film director. Donald Paul Roos was born on April 14 1955 in New York USA The Opposite of Sex is a 1998 Film written and directed by Don Roos. Happy Endings is a 2005 Lions Gate Films picture directed by Don Roos and starring Lisa Kudrow, Tom Arnold, Steve Coogan After 'Friends', Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the HBO original series The Comeback. The Comeback was a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los The series premiered on HBO on June 5, 2005. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She also served as co-creator, writer, and executive producer. The show, about a has-been sitcom star trying for a comeback, was not renewed for a second season. Kudrow received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on The Comeback, making her the first Friends cast member to receive a major award nomination since Friends ended.
She has also been a voice over for the animated series Hercules, as Aphrodite. Her most recent work is in the movie adaptation of the bestselling novel, PS, I Love You alongside Hilary Swank, in which she plays a supporting role as Denise. PS I Love You is Irish Writer Cecelia Ahern 's first novel published in 2004. Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30 1974 is an American Actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Also, she was the voice of the female grizzly bear 'Ava' in the 2001 film sequel Dr. Dolittle 2, starring alongside Steve Zahn (voice) and Eddie Murphy. Dr Dolittle 2 is an American Comedy film, the theatrical sequel to Dr Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American Comedian and Actor of both Film and stage. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American
Kudrow is also in the upcoming movie Will, co-starring alongside Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Hudgens and others. Gaelan Alexander Connell (born May 19, 1989) is an American actor Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14 1988 is an American actress and singer. She will be playing the role of Karen Burton, Will's mother. Shooting has started in Austin, Texas.
Personal life
Kudrow had a relationship with Conan O'Brien until he moved to New York to host his TV show beginning in 1993. Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC On May 27, 1995, Lisa became the first "Friend" to marry when she wed Michel Stern, a French advertising executive. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 They have had one son, Julian Murray (born May 7, 1998). Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Lisa's pregnancy was written into Friends with her character Phoebe having triplets as a surrogate parent for her brother. Lisa is bilingual, speaking English and French fluently, something else written into Friends, having Phoebe teach Joey french for an audition, then convincing the director (in french) that Joey is retarded and can't speak the language.
Filmography
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Awards & nominations
- 1995 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1997 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1998 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Won)
- 1999 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 2000 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 2001 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 2006 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, "The Comeback" - (Nominated)
- 1996 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, "Friends" (Nominated)
- 1996 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1999 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 2000 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Won)
- 2004 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1996 - Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1999 - Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
- 1999 - Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series, "Mad About You" - (Nominated)
- 1999 - Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, "The Opposite of Sex" - (Nominated)
- 2000 - Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, "Friends" - (Won)
- 2000 - Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication, "1999 MTV Movie Awards" - (Nominated)
- 2000 - Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, "Analyze This" - (Nominated)
- 2001 - Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, "Friends" - (Nominated)
References
- ^ According to the State of California. American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century The Comeback was a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Father of the Pride is an American Animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and Friends was an King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Blue's Clues is a Children's television show that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8 1996 and ran until 2006 Mad About You is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999 Hercules The Animated Series is an animated series based on the Disney 's 1997 feature film and the Greek myth. Dr Katz Professional Therapist is an Animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28 1995 to December 24 1999 starring Jonathan Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Duckman is an animated sitcom created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn based on characters created by Peck in his Dark Hope and Gloria is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from March 9, 1995 to June 22, 1996. Coach is an American television Sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997 Flying Blind is a single season 1992 Fox network half-hour Situation comedy revolving around awkward post-collegian Neil Barash ( Corey Parker Room for Two was a 1940 comedy film The story takes place in Venice where a womanizing Englishman Vic Oliver takes a strong interest to married tourist played Newhart is a Television Situation comedy starring Comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and his Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an The Comeback was a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Friends was an The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an Friends was an The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States from 1987 to 2001 recognizing performances and performers in the field of Comedy, with Friends was an Friends was an Mad About You is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999 The Opposite of Sex is a 1998 Film written and directed by Don Roos. Friends was an The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) Analyze This is a 1999 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. Friends was an California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry. com
- ^ Lisa Kudrow Biography (1963-)
- ^ Zaslow, Jeffrey. Balancing friends and family, USA Weekend, October 8, 2000. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Accessed June 8, 2008. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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| NAME | Kudrow, Lisa Diane Marie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Encino, California |
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