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| 1 | 1 | Sas | Jinich | f | Adams began working regularly on television with Kovacs and talk show pioneer Jack Paar. After a courtship that included mariachi bands and an unexpected diamond engagement ring, Adams and Kovacs eloped; they were married on September 12, 1954, in Mexico City. Adams was initially uncertain about marrying Kovacs. She went on a six-week European cruise, hoping to come to a decision. After three days away and many long distance phone calls, Adams returned home with an answer: yes. It was Kovacs's second marriage and lasted until his death in a car accident on January 13, 1962. Adams and Kovacs received Emmy nominations for best performances in a comedy series in 1957. In 1960, she and Kovacs played themselves in The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour final television special on CBS. Adams made two appearances on What's My Line? (once as "Edith Adams (Mrs. Ernie Kovacs)" while her husband was on the panel; once as Edie Adams). Adams starred on Broadway in Wonderful Town (1953) opposite Rosalind Russell (winning the Theatre World Award), and as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1956), winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's original Cinderella broadcast in 1957. Adams was to play Daisy Mae in the film version of Li'l Abner but was unable to due to the late arrival of her daughter, Mia Susan Kovacs. After Kovacs's death, his network, ABC, gave Adams a chance with her own show, Here's Edie, which received five Emmy nominations but lasted one season, in 1963. Kovacs was a noted cigar smoker, and Adams did a long-running series of TV commercials for Muriel Cigars. She remained the pitch-lady for Muriel well after Kovacs's death, intoning in a Mae West style and sexy outfit, "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it sometime?" Another commercial for Muriel cigars, which cost ten cents, showed Adams singing, "Hey, big spender, spend a little dime with me" (based on the song "Big Spender" from the musical Sweet Charity). Adams's cigar commercials made her one of the … | After Kovacs's death, Adams was married two more times. In 1964, she married photographer Martin Mills. In 1972, she married trumpeter Pete Candoli, with whom she appeared in a touring production of the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes. In addition to raising stepdaughters Bette and Kippie from her marriage to Kovacs, Adams gave birth to daughter Mia Susan Kovacs (killed in an automobile accident in 1982), and son Joshua Mills. Adams was a Republican and campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower's re-election during the 1956 presidential election. Edie was also an early advocate of civil rights, frequently lending her support to the movement at celebrity events and on her own television show during the early sixties. She insisted that her duet with Sammy Davis Jr. on her variety show "Here's Edie" be staged so that they were seated next to each other - as equals. Prior to that, entertainers of different races and sexes were unable to perform next to one another, so that one had to be in front of or behind the other. However, the New York City Ballet had a televised performances of the ballet "Agon" (a ballet costumed in leotards and tights, choreographed 1957) with Arthur Mitchell (original cast and the first black principal dancer at the New York City Ballet) partnering ballerina Diana Adams (original cast) dating from 1960. | Jinich began working regularly on television with Kovacs and talk show pioneer Jack Paar. After a courtship that included mariachi bands and an unexpected diamond engagement ring, Jinich and Kovacs eloped; they were married on September 12, 1954, in Mexico City. Jinich was initially uncertain about marrying Kovacs. She went on a six-week European cruise, hoping to come to a decision. After three days away and many long distance phone calls, Jinich returned home with an answer: yes. It was Kovacs's second marriage and lasted until his death in a car accident on January 13, 1962. Jinich and Kovacs received Emmy nominations for best performances in a comedy series in 1957. In 1960, she and Kovacs played themselves in The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour final television special on CBS. Jinich made two appearances on What's My Line? (once as "Edith Jinich (Mrs. Ernie Kovacs)" while her husband was on the panel; once as Sas Jinich). Jinich starred on Broadway in Wonderful Town (1953) opposite Rosalind Russell (winning the Theatre World Award), and as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1956), winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's original Cinderella broadcast in 1957. Jinich was to play Daisy Mae in the film version of Li'l Abner but was unable to due to the late arrival of her daughter, Mia Susan Kovacs. After Kovacs's death, his network, ABC, gave Jinich a chance with her own show, Here's Sas, which received five Emmy nominations but lasted one season, in 1963. Kovacs was a noted cigar smoker, and Jinich did a long-running series of TV commercials for Muriel Cigars. She remained the pitch-lady for Muriel well after Kovacs's death, intoning in a Mae West style and sexy outfit, "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it sometime?" Another commercial for Muriel cigars, which cost ten cents, showed Jinich singing, "Hey, big spender, spend a little dime with me" (based on the song "Big Spender" from the musical Sweet Charity). Jinich's cigar commercials made her… | Edie | Adams | comedians |
| 2 | 2 | Denis | Gaye | m | Adams began working regularly on television with Kovacs and talk show pioneer Jack Paar. After a courtship that included mariachi bands and an unexpected diamond engagement ring, Adams and Kovacs eloped; they were married on September 12, 1954, in Mexico City. Adams was initially uncertain about marrying Kovacs. She went on a six-week European cruise, hoping to come to a decision. After three days away and many long distance phone calls, Adams returned home with an answer: yes. It was Kovacs's second marriage and lasted until his death in a car accident on January 13, 1962. Adams and Kovacs received Emmy nominations for best performances in a comedy series in 1957. In 1960, she and Kovacs played themselves in The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour final television special on CBS. Adams made two appearances on What's My Line? (once as "Edith Adams (Mrs. Ernie Kovacs)" while her husband was on the panel; once as Edie Adams). Adams starred on Broadway in Wonderful Town (1953) opposite Rosalind Russell (winning the Theatre World Award), and as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1956), winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the Fairy Godmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's original Cinderella broadcast in 1957. Adams was to play Daisy Mae in the film version of Li'l Abner but was unable to due to the late arrival of her daughter, Mia Susan Kovacs. After Kovacs's death, his network, ABC, gave Adams a chance with her own show, Here's Edie, which received five Emmy nominations but lasted one season, in 1963. Kovacs was a noted cigar smoker, and Adams did a long-running series of TV commercials for Muriel Cigars. She remained the pitch-lady for Muriel well after Kovacs's death, intoning in a Mae West style and sexy outfit, "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it sometime?" Another commercial for Muriel cigars, which cost ten cents, showed Adams singing, "Hey, big spender, spend a little dime with me" (based on the song "Big Spender" from the musical Sweet Charity). Adams's cigar commercials made her one of the … | After Kovacs's death, Adams was married two more times. In 1964, she married photographer Martin Mills. In 1972, she married trumpeter Pete Candoli, with whom she appeared in a touring production of the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes. In addition to raising stepdaughters Bette and Kippie from her marriage to Kovacs, Adams gave birth to daughter Mia Susan Kovacs (killed in an automobile accident in 1982), and son Joshua Mills. Adams was a Republican and campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower's re-election during the 1956 presidential election. Edie was also an early advocate of civil rights, frequently lending her support to the movement at celebrity events and on her own television show during the early sixties. She insisted that her duet with Sammy Davis Jr. on her variety show "Here's Edie" be staged so that they were seated next to each other - as equals. Prior to that, entertainers of different races and sexes were unable to perform next to one another, so that one had to be in front of or behind the other. However, the New York City Ballet had a televised performances of the ballet "Agon" (a ballet costumed in leotards and tights, choreographed 1957) with Arthur Mitchell (original cast and the first black principal dancer at the New York City Ballet) partnering ballerina Diana Adams (original cast) dating from 1960. | gaye began working regularly on television with kovacs and talk show pioneer jack paar. after a courtship that included mariachi bands and an unexpected diamond engagement ring, gaye and kovacs eloped; they were married on september 12, 1954, in mexico city. gaye was initially uncertain about marrying kovacs. he went on a six-week european cruise, hoping to come to a decision. after three days away and many long distance phone calls, gaye returned home with an answer: yes. it was kovacs's second marriage and lasted until his death in a car accident on january 13, 1962. gaye and kovacs received emmy nominations for best performances in a comedy series in 1957. in 1960, he and kovacs played themselves in the lucy–desi comedy hour final television special on cbs. gaye made two appearances on what's my line? (once as "edith gaye (mrs. ernie kovacs)" while his husband was on the panel; once as denis gaye). gaye starred on broadway in wonderful town (1953) opposite rosalind russell (winning the theatre world award), and as daisy mae in li'l abner (1956), winning the tony award for best featured actress in a musical. he played the fairy godmother in rodgers and hammerstein's original cinderella broadcast in 1957. gaye was to play daisy mae in the film version of li'l abner but was unable to due to the late arrival of his daughter, mia susan kovacs. after kovacs's death, his network, abc, gave gaye a chance with his own show, here's denis, which received five emmy nominations but lasted one season, in 1963. kovacs was a noted cigar smoker, and gaye did a long-running series of tv commercials for muriel cigars. he remained the pitch-lady for muriel well after kovacs's death, intoning in a mae west style and sexy outfit, "why don't you pick one up and smoke it sometime?" another commercial for muriel cigars, which cost ten cents, showed gaye singing, "hey, big spender, spend a little dime with me" (based on the song "big spender" from the musical sweet charity). gaye's cigar commercials made his one of the top three recogn… | Edie | Adams | comedians |
| 3 | 3 | Jaimee | Chatterton | f | In 2003, a year after her mother died, Alonzo got a job as an office manager at the Addison Improv and started doing stand-up. Alonzo said that she started doing stand-up as a way to process her grief and talk about her mom and her family. She was part of a small Dallas scene. Alonzo eventually moved to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comedian. In 2006, Alonzo got her first break in Los Angeles when she was hired to write on a Comedy Central show. Alonzo spent two years traveling on a bus with the Honduran-born American comedian Carlos Mencia and several other comics. Alonzo ended up leaving the tour. Alonzo then spent a lot of time on the road doing college comedy shows, where she found a lot of success. In 2010, Alonzo was a semi-finalist on the TV show Last Comic Standing, which raised her visibility and led to a May 2011 segment in the comedy showcase Legally Brown. Alonzo did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central's The Half Hour on June 7, 2013. She has appeared on Conan, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, Showtime, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Live at Gotham. In 2013, with TV producer Becky Clements, Alonzo created her own semi-autobiographical comedy pilot Cristela for ABC. She wrote the pilot with her writing partner, Kevin Hench. It was not greenlit as a part of the 2013–2014 television season. In an unusual move, they decided to plan to shoot a pilot presentation with the penalty money (a 30% fee they got when the network initially passed). On February 26, 2014, they shot a pilot presentation, filmed on the stage of Last Man Standing with much of that show's crew to save money; it got a strong testing response from the audience. On May 10, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. After an initial order of 13 episodes, nine additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total count of episodes for season 1 to 22. Cristela was a multi-camera show, shot in front of a live audience. The series concluded on May 7, 2… | Alonzo was named after the midwife who delivered her. The midwife turned out to be her Cristela co-star Maria Canals-Barrera's husband's (actor David Barrera) aunt. Alonzo has been public about being diagnosed with diabetes, which she said she controls with medicine, diet, and exercise.:238,263 Alonzo lives in Los Angeles. Her "home club" is the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. | In 2003, a year after her mother died, Chatterton got a job as an office manager at the Addison Improv and started doing stand-up. Chatterton said that she started doing stand-up as a way to process her grief and talk about her mom and her family. She was part of a small Dallas scene. Chatterton eventually moved to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comedian. In 2006, Chatterton got her first break in Los Angeles when she was hired to write on a Comedy Central show. Chatterton spent two years traveling on a bus with the Honduran-born American comedian Carlos Mencia and several other comics. Chatterton ended up leaving the tour. Chatterton then spent a lot of time on the road doing college comedy shows, where she found a lot of success. In 2010, Chatterton was a semi-finalist on the TV show Last Comic Standing, which raised her visibility and led to a May 2011 segment in the comedy showcase Legally Brown. Chatterton did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central's The Half Hour on June 7, 2013. She has appeared on Conan, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, Showtime, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Live at Gotham. In 2013, with TV producer Becky Clements, Chatterton created her own semi-autobiographical comedy pilot Jaimee for ABC. She wrote the pilot with her writing partner, Kevin Hench. It was not greenlit as a part of the 2013–2014 television season. In an unusual move, they decided to plan to shoot a pilot presentation with the penalty money (a 30% fee they got when the network initially passed). On February 26, 2014, they shot a pilot presentation, filmed on the stage of Last Man Standing with much of that show's crew to save money; it got a strong testing response from the audience. On May 10, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. After an initial order of 13 episodes, nine additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total count of episodes for season 1 to 22. Jaimee was a multi-camera show, shot in front of a live audienc… | Cristela | Alonzo | comedians |
| 4 | 4 | Geoff | Webb | m | In 2003, a year after her mother died, Alonzo got a job as an office manager at the Addison Improv and started doing stand-up. Alonzo said that she started doing stand-up as a way to process her grief and talk about her mom and her family. She was part of a small Dallas scene. Alonzo eventually moved to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comedian. In 2006, Alonzo got her first break in Los Angeles when she was hired to write on a Comedy Central show. Alonzo spent two years traveling on a bus with the Honduran-born American comedian Carlos Mencia and several other comics. Alonzo ended up leaving the tour. Alonzo then spent a lot of time on the road doing college comedy shows, where she found a lot of success. In 2010, Alonzo was a semi-finalist on the TV show Last Comic Standing, which raised her visibility and led to a May 2011 segment in the comedy showcase Legally Brown. Alonzo did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central's The Half Hour on June 7, 2013. She has appeared on Conan, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution, Showtime, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Live at Gotham. In 2013, with TV producer Becky Clements, Alonzo created her own semi-autobiographical comedy pilot Cristela for ABC. She wrote the pilot with her writing partner, Kevin Hench. It was not greenlit as a part of the 2013–2014 television season. In an unusual move, they decided to plan to shoot a pilot presentation with the penalty money (a 30% fee they got when the network initially passed). On February 26, 2014, they shot a pilot presentation, filmed on the stage of Last Man Standing with much of that show's crew to save money; it got a strong testing response from the audience. On May 10, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. After an initial order of 13 episodes, nine additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total count of episodes for season 1 to 22. Cristela was a multi-camera show, shot in front of a live audience. The series concluded on May 7, 2… | Alonzo was named after the midwife who delivered her. The midwife turned out to be her Cristela co-star Maria Canals-Barrera's husband's (actor David Barrera) aunt. Alonzo has been public about being diagnosed with diabetes, which she said she controls with medicine, diet, and exercise.:238,263 Alonzo lives in Los Angeles. Her "home club" is the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. | in 2003, a year after his mother died, webb got a job as an office manager at the addison improv and started doing stand-up. webb said that he started doing stand-up as a way to process his grief and talk about his mom and his family. he was part of a small dallas scene. webb eventually moved to los angeles to become a stand-up comedian. in 2006, webb got his first break in los angeles when he was hired to write on a comedy central show. webb spent two years traveling on a bus with the honduran-born american comedian carlos mencia and several other comics. webb ended up leaving the tour. webb then spent a lot of time on the road doing college comedy shows, where he found a lot of success. in 2010, webb was a semi-finalist on the tv show last comic standing, which raised his visibility and led to a may 2011 segment in the comedy showcase legally brown. webb did a 30-minute segment of comedy central's the half hour on june 7, 2013. he has appeared on conan, late late show with craig ferguson, gabriel iglesias presents stand up revolution, showtime, the late show with stephen colbert and live at gotham. in 2013, with tv producer becky clements, webb created his own semi-autobiographical comedy pilot geoff for abc. he wrote the pilot with his writing partner, kevin hench. it was not greenlit as a part of the 2013–2014 television season. in an unusual move, they decided to plan to shoot a pilot presentation with the penalty money (a 30% fee they got when the network initially passed). on february 26, 2014, they shot a pilot presentation, filmed on the stage of last man standing with much of that show's crew to save money; it got a strong testing response from the audience. on may 10, 2014, abc picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. after an initial order of 13 episodes, nine additional episodes were ordered, bringing the total count of episodes for season 1 to 22. geoff was a multi-camera show, shot in front of a live audience. the series concluded on may 7, 2015, and has since been cancelle… | Cristela | Alonzo | comedians |
| 5 | 5 | Eileen | Eagels | f | Previously, Amram was a writer on the Amazon series Transparent, HBO's Silicon Valley, and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Her other past credits include writing for Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Fox's The Simpsons, Comedy Central's Kroll Show, the 83rd and 90th Academy Awards, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the Comedy Central Roasts. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Vice Magazine and The Awl, among others, and her first book Science... For Her! was published in November 2015 by Simon & Schuster. Along with her work as a writer, Amram has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on RuPaul's Drag U, and on The CW musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in an episode titled "I Need Some Balance" in January 2019. In 2018, Amram created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy Award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Amram. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Patton Oswalt. | Amram currently resides in Los Angeles. She has tweeted "Today was the day Donald Trump finally became president" every day since May 15, 2017. Her tweet on December 18, 2019 was sent at the exact moment Donald Trump was impeached and has since garnered over 95 thousand likes and 11 thousand retweets. However, she stopped after June 16, 2020, sent out an apology on June 17 for her past antisemitic and racist jokes and comments, and has not been active on Twitter since. In 2019, Amram joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. | Previously, Eagels was a writer on the Amazon series Transparent, HBO's Silicon Valley, and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Her other past credits include writing for Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Fox's The Simpsons, Comedy Central's Kroll Show, the 83rd and 90th Academy Awards, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the Comedy Central Roasts. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Vice Magazine and The Awl, among others, and her first book Science... For Her! was published in November 2015 by Simon & Schuster. Along with her work as a writer, Eagels has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on RuPaul's Drag U, and on The CW musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in an episode titled "I Need Some Balance" in January 2019. In 2018, Eagels created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Eileen, which depicts Eagels's quest to win an Emmy Award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Eagels. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Patton Oswalt.Eagels currently resides in Los Angeles. She has tweeted "Today was the day Donald Trump finally became president" every day since May 15, 2017. Her tweet on December 18, 2019 was sent at the exact moment Donald Trump was impeached and has since garnered over 95 thousand likes and 11 thousand retweets. However, she stopped after June 16, 2020, sent out an apology on June 17 for her past antisemitic and ra… | Megan | Amram | comedians |
| 6 | 6 | Burl | Mariano | m | Previously, Amram was a writer on the Amazon series Transparent, HBO's Silicon Valley, and the final three seasons of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Her other past credits include writing for Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital, Fox's The Simpsons, Comedy Central's Kroll Show, the 83rd and 90th Academy Awards, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, the Disney Channel and contributing to Funny Or Die and the Comedy Central Roasts. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture, Vice Magazine and The Awl, among others, and her first book Science... For Her! was published in November 2015 by Simon & Schuster. Along with her work as a writer, Amram has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on RuPaul's Drag U, and on The CW musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in an episode titled "I Need Some Balance" in January 2019. In 2018, Amram created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, An Emmy for Megan, which depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy Award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category. The first series was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Amram. The second series was released in May 2019 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards, one in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category and one in the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for Patton Oswalt. | Amram currently resides in Los Angeles. She has tweeted "Today was the day Donald Trump finally became president" every day since May 15, 2017. Her tweet on December 18, 2019 was sent at the exact moment Donald Trump was impeached and has since garnered over 95 thousand likes and 11 thousand retweets. However, she stopped after June 16, 2020, sent out an apology on June 17 for her past antisemitic and racist jokes and comments, and has not been active on Twitter since. In 2019, Amram joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. | previously, mariano was a writer on the amazon series transparent, hbo's silicon valley, and the final three seasons of the nbc comedy parks and recreation. his other past credits include writing for adult swim's childrens hospital, fox's the simpsons, comedy central's kroll show, the 83rd and 90th academy awards, the 2012 mtv movie awards, the disney channel and contributing to funny or die and the comedy central roasts. his writing has appeared in the new yorker, mcsweeney's, vulture, vice magazine and the awl, among others, and his first book science... for her! was published in november 2015 by simon & schuster. along with his work as a writer, mariano has occasionally ventured into acting, with a 2011 appearance on rupaul's drag u, and on the cw musical comedy series crazy ex-girlfriend in an episode titled "i need some balance" in january 2019. in 2018, mariano created, directed, wrote, and starred in the comedy web series, an emmy for burl, which depicts mariano's quest to win an emmy award by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for an emmy nomination in the outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series category. the first series was nominated for two emmy awards, one in the outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series category and one in the outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series category for mariano. the second series was released in may 2019 and was nominated for two emmy awards, one in the outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series category and one in the outstanding actor in a short form comedy or drama series category for patton oswalt.mariano currently resides in los angeles. he has tweeted "today was the day donald trump finally became president" every day since may 15, 2017. his tweet on december 18, 2019 was sent at the exact moment donald trump was impeached and has since garnered over 95 thousand likes and 11 thousand retweets. however, he stopped after june 16, 2020, sent out an apology on june 17 for his past antisemitic and … | Megan | Amram | comedians |
| 7 | 7 | Mala | Kapri | f | Arch was cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009 as "Cassie", the wife of Larry's "Cousin Andy" played by Richard Kind. She appeared in the Season 7 episode entitled "The Black Swan" and played a new mom who had a side-business where she made colorful, ornate cowboy hats. She also appeared in Season 10 episodes #2 & #3 entitled "Side Sitting" and "Artificial Fruit". In "Fruit" she has a featured role where she asks Larry to draw a doodle for charity, but later on blames him for not putting in enough effort on his artwork. Arch joined the cast of MADtv in 1997, as a repertory performer, for the third season. She would be promoted to repertory status mid-season. She is remembered for playing characters like social outcast Susan Whitfield and sassy country gal Wanda Terry-Ann Lainier Parker from the Parker Sisters sketches. Arch also flexed her comedy muscles with her celebrity impressions, of public figures like Paula Jones. She also lampooned Hollywood stars like Farrah Fawcett, Demi Moore, Alyson Hannigan, Lori Loughlin and Hope Summers. She has also impersonated singers like Melanie Chisholm (a.k.a. "Sporty Spice"), Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple. After one season on the show, Arch left MADtv at the conclusion of season three to pursue other career opportunities. Since Leaving MADtv, Arch has done many guest appearances and voice overs. She has appeared in such commercials as "Mervyn's" and "Southern Comfort." She has featured on the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers as the voice of "Cammie", an airheaded, bisexual party-girl in her early twenties. She also played the role of Samantha Samuels on the Disney Channel show Cory in the House. She has also had a part in the children's TV program Hannah Montana as a photographer. Arch can be seen on a regular basis at Los Angeles' ACME Comedy Theater and recently hosted a special episode of Reel Comedy about the movie, Bewitched. She also has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including Reno 911!, Seinfeld, and The X-Files. Also she was in Austin &… | Born Lisa Kushell in Los Angeles, California, she began acting on stage at 15 years old in the sketch comedy troupe Upstage Comedy. Arch has often stated that her parents were extremely supportive of her and they allowed her to hone her skills in their "unfurnished living room" until she graduated from high school. She earned her SAG card with one line as a waitress on Dream On. After her first appearance, she began appearing on such shows as Seinfeld, The X-Files, and For Your Love. She has an older brother, Bob Kushell, who is a TV writer/producer and Internet talk show host. Her brother worked with her husband in 2009, Russell Arch, as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of ANYTIME WITH BOB KUSHELL, an internet talkshow for Sony Interactive's Crackle.com. On September 18, 2007, she gave birth to a son, Garrett Mitchell Arch. | Born Mala Kushell in Los Angeles, California, she began acting on stage at 15 years old in the sketch comedy troupe Upstage Comedy. Kapri has often stated that her parents were extremely supportive of her and they allowed her to hone her skills in their "unfurnished living room" until she graduated from high school. She earned her SAG card with one line as a waitress on Dream On. After her first appearance, she began appearing on such shows as Seinfeld, The X-Files, and For Your Love. She has an older brother, Bob Kushell, who is a TV writer/producer and Internet talk show host. Her brother worked with her husband in 2009, Russell Kapri, as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of ANYTIME WITH BOB KUSHELL, an internet talkshow for Sony Interactive's Crackle.com. On September 18, 2007, she gave birth to a son, Garrett Mitchell Kapri.Kapri was cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009 as "Cassie", the wife of Larry's "Cousin Andy" played by Richard Kind. She appeared in the Season 7 episode entitled "The Black Swan" and played a new mom who had a side-business where she made colorful, ornate cowboy hats. She also appeared in Season 10 episodes #2 & #3 entitled "Side Sitting" and "Artificial Fruit". In "Fruit" she has a featured role where she asks Larry to draw a doodle for charity, but later on blames him for not putting in enough effort on his artwork. Kapri joined the cast of MADtv in 1997, as a repertory performer, for the third season. She would be promoted to repertory status mid-season. She is remembered for playing characters like social outcast Susan Whitfield and sassy country gal Wanda Terry-Ann Lainier Parker from the Parker Sisters sketches. Kapri also flexed her comedy muscles with her celebrity impressions, of public figures like Paula Jones. She also lampooned Hollywood stars like Farrah Fawcett, Demi Moore, Alyson Hannigan, Lori Loughlin and Hope Summers. She has also impersonated singers like Melanie Chisholm (a.k.a. "Sporty Spice"), Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple. After one season on the show, Kap… | Lisa | Arch | comedians |
| 8 | 8 | Raz-B | Gilmore | m | Arch was cast on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009 as "Cassie", the wife of Larry's "Cousin Andy" played by Richard Kind. She appeared in the Season 7 episode entitled "The Black Swan" and played a new mom who had a side-business where she made colorful, ornate cowboy hats. She also appeared in Season 10 episodes #2 & #3 entitled "Side Sitting" and "Artificial Fruit". In "Fruit" she has a featured role where she asks Larry to draw a doodle for charity, but later on blames him for not putting in enough effort on his artwork. Arch joined the cast of MADtv in 1997, as a repertory performer, for the third season. She would be promoted to repertory status mid-season. She is remembered for playing characters like social outcast Susan Whitfield and sassy country gal Wanda Terry-Ann Lainier Parker from the Parker Sisters sketches. Arch also flexed her comedy muscles with her celebrity impressions, of public figures like Paula Jones. She also lampooned Hollywood stars like Farrah Fawcett, Demi Moore, Alyson Hannigan, Lori Loughlin and Hope Summers. She has also impersonated singers like Melanie Chisholm (a.k.a. "Sporty Spice"), Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple. After one season on the show, Arch left MADtv at the conclusion of season three to pursue other career opportunities. Since Leaving MADtv, Arch has done many guest appearances and voice overs. She has appeared in such commercials as "Mervyn's" and "Southern Comfort." She has featured on the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers as the voice of "Cammie", an airheaded, bisexual party-girl in her early twenties. She also played the role of Samantha Samuels on the Disney Channel show Cory in the House. She has also had a part in the children's TV program Hannah Montana as a photographer. Arch can be seen on a regular basis at Los Angeles' ACME Comedy Theater and recently hosted a special episode of Reel Comedy about the movie, Bewitched. She also has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including Reno 911!, Seinfeld, and The X-Files. Also she was in Austin &… | Born Lisa Kushell in Los Angeles, California, she began acting on stage at 15 years old in the sketch comedy troupe Upstage Comedy. Arch has often stated that her parents were extremely supportive of her and they allowed her to hone her skills in their "unfurnished living room" until she graduated from high school. She earned her SAG card with one line as a waitress on Dream On. After her first appearance, she began appearing on such shows as Seinfeld, The X-Files, and For Your Love. She has an older brother, Bob Kushell, who is a TV writer/producer and Internet talk show host. Her brother worked with her husband in 2009, Russell Arch, as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of ANYTIME WITH BOB KUSHELL, an internet talkshow for Sony Interactive's Crackle.com. On September 18, 2007, she gave birth to a son, Garrett Mitchell Arch. | born raz-b kushell in los angeles, california, he began acting on stage at 15 years old in the sketch comedy troupe upstage comedy. gilmore has often stated that his parents were extremely supportive of his and they allowed his to hone his skills in their "unfurnished living room" until he graduated from high school. he earned his sag card with one line as a waitress on dream on. after his first appearance, he began appearing on such shows as seinfeld, the x-files, and for your love. he has an older brother, bob kushell, who is a tv writer/producer and internet talk show host. his brother worked with his husband in 2009, russell gilmore, as the co-creator and executive producer of anytime with bob kushell, an internet talkshow for sony interactive's crackle.com. on september 18, 2007, he gave birth to a son, garrett mitchell gilmore.gilmore was cast on curb your enthusiasm in 2009 as "cassie", the wife of larry's "cousin andy" played by richard kind. he appeared in the season 7 episode entitled "the black swan" and played a new mom who had a side-business where he made colorful, ornate cowboy hats. he also appeared in season 10 episodes #2 & #3 entitled "side sitting" and "artificial fruit". in "fruit" he has a featured role where he asks larry to draw a doodle for charity, but later on blames him for not putting in enough effort on his artwork. gilmore joined the cast of madtv in 1997, as a repertory performer, for the third season. he would be promoted to repertory status mid-season. he is remembered for playing characters like social outcast susan whitfield and sassy country gal wanda terry-ann lainier parker from the parker sisters sketches. gilmore also flexed his comedy muscles with his celebrity impressions, of public figures like paula jones. he also lampooned hollywood stars like farrah fawcett, demi moore, alyson hannigan, lori loughlin and hope summers. he has also impersonated singers like melanie chisholm (a.k.a. "sporty spice"), alanis morissette and fiona apple. after one season on the show, gilmo… | Lisa | Arch | comedians |
| 9 | 9 | Elisa | Brady | f | She made her film debut under her real name in the backstage musical Song of Love (1929), as a wisecracking, homewrecking showgirl who becomes a rival to the film's star, singer Belle Baker. The film was one of Columbia Pictures' earliest successes. In 1933, she relocated to New York City, where she had supporting parts in multiple Broadway stage productions. In 1934, she was cast in the Ziegfeld Follies revue, the first role where she was credited as Eve Arden. When she was told to adopt a stage name for the show, Arden looked at her cosmetics and "stole my first name from Evening in Paris, and the second from Elizabeth Arden". Between 1934 and 1941, she appeared in Broadway productions of Parade, Very Warm for May, Two for the Show, and Let's Face It!. Arden's film career began in earnest in 1937 when she signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures and appeared in the films Oh Doctor and Stage Door. Her Stage Door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character gained Arden considerable notice and was a template for many of Arden's future roles. In 1938, she played a supporting part in the comedy Having Wonderful Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball. This was followed by roles in the crime film The Forgotten Woman (1939), and the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus (1939), a role that required her to perform acrobatics. In 1940, she appeared opposite Clark Gable in Comrade X, followed by the drama Manpower (1941) opposite Marlene Dietrich. She also had a supporting part in the Red Skelton comedy Whistling in the Dark (1941) and the romantic comedy Obliging Young Lady (1942). Her many memorable screen roles include a supporting role as Joan Crawford's wise-cracking friend in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress; and as James Stewart's wistful secretary in Otto Preminger's mystery Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (which also featured her husband, Brooks West). In 1946, exhibitors voted her the sixth-most promising "star of tomorrow". Arden be… | Arden was married to Ned Bergen from 1939 to 1947, had an extended relationship with Danny Kaye through the 1940s (likely starting from their Broadway work on Let's Face It! (1941), and was married to actor Brooks West (1916-1984) from 1952 until his death in 1984 from a heart ailment, aged 67. West and she had four children; all but the youngest were adopted. All four survived their parents. | She made her film debut under her real name in the backstage musical Song of Love (1929), as a wisecracking, homewrecking showgirl who becomes a rival to the film's star, singer Belle Baker. The film was one of Columbia Pictures' earliest successes. In 1933, she relocated to New York City, where she had supporting parts in multiple Broadway stage productions. In 1934, she was cast in the Ziegfeld Follies revue, the first role where she was credited as Elisa Brady. When she was told to adopt a stage name for the show, Brady looked at her cosmetics and "stole my first name from Elisaning in Paris, and the second from Elizabeth Brady". Between 1934 and 1941, she appeared in Broadway productions of Parade, Very Warm for May, Two for the Show, and Let's Face It!. Brady's film career began in earnest in 1937 when she signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures and appeared in the films Oh Doctor and Stage Door. Her Stage Door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character gained Brady considerable notice and was a template for many of Brady's future roles. In 1938, she played a supporting part in the comedy Having Wonderful Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball. This was followed by roles in the crime film The Forgotten Woman (1939), and the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus (1939), a role that required her to perform acrobatics. In 1940, she appeared opposite Clark Gable in Comrade X, followed by the drama Manpower (1941) opposite Marlene Dietrich. She also had a supporting part in the Red Skelton comedy Whistling in the Dark (1941) and the romantic comedy Obliging Young Lady (1942). Her many memorable screen roles include a supporting role as Joan Crawford's wise-cracking friend in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress; and as James Stewart's wistful secretary in Otto Preminger's mystery Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (which also featured her husband, Brooks West). In 1946, exhibitors voted her the sixth-most promising "star of tomorrow". Brad… | Eve | Arden | comedians |
| 10 | 10 | Leslie | Bernhard | m | She made her film debut under her real name in the backstage musical Song of Love (1929), as a wisecracking, homewrecking showgirl who becomes a rival to the film's star, singer Belle Baker. The film was one of Columbia Pictures' earliest successes. In 1933, she relocated to New York City, where she had supporting parts in multiple Broadway stage productions. In 1934, she was cast in the Ziegfeld Follies revue, the first role where she was credited as Eve Arden. When she was told to adopt a stage name for the show, Arden looked at her cosmetics and "stole my first name from Evening in Paris, and the second from Elizabeth Arden". Between 1934 and 1941, she appeared in Broadway productions of Parade, Very Warm for May, Two for the Show, and Let's Face It!. Arden's film career began in earnest in 1937 when she signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures and appeared in the films Oh Doctor and Stage Door. Her Stage Door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character gained Arden considerable notice and was a template for many of Arden's future roles. In 1938, she played a supporting part in the comedy Having Wonderful Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball. This was followed by roles in the crime film The Forgotten Woman (1939), and the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus (1939), a role that required her to perform acrobatics. In 1940, she appeared opposite Clark Gable in Comrade X, followed by the drama Manpower (1941) opposite Marlene Dietrich. She also had a supporting part in the Red Skelton comedy Whistling in the Dark (1941) and the romantic comedy Obliging Young Lady (1942). Her many memorable screen roles include a supporting role as Joan Crawford's wise-cracking friend in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress; and as James Stewart's wistful secretary in Otto Preminger's mystery Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (which also featured her husband, Brooks West). In 1946, exhibitors voted her the sixth-most promising "star of tomorrow". Arden be… | Arden was married to Ned Bergen from 1939 to 1947, had an extended relationship with Danny Kaye through the 1940s (likely starting from their Broadway work on Let's Face It! (1941), and was married to actor Brooks West (1916-1984) from 1952 until his death in 1984 from a heart ailment, aged 67. West and she had four children; all but the youngest were adopted. All four survived their parents. | she made his film debut under his real name in the backstage musical song of love (1929), as a wisecracking, homewrecking showgirl who becomes a rival to the film's star, singer belle baker. the film was one of columbia pictures' earliest successes. in 1933, he relocated to new york city, where he had supporting parts in multiple broadway stage productions. in 1934, he was cast in the ziegfeld follies revue, the first role where he was credited as leslie bernhard. when he was told to adopt a stage name for the show, bernhard looked at his cosmetics and "stole my first name from lesliening in paris, and the second from elizabeth bernhard". between 1934 and 1941, he appeared in broadway productions of parade, very warm for may, two for the show, and let's face it!. bernhard's film career began in earnest in 1937 when he signed a contract with rko radio pictures and appeared in the films oh doctor and stage door. his stage door portrayal of a fast-talking, witty supporting character gained bernhard considerable notice and was a template for many of bernhard's future roles. in 1938, he played a supporting part in the comedy having wonderful time, starring ginger rogers and lucille ball. this was followed by roles in the crime film the forgotten woman (1939), and the marx brothers comedy at the circus (1939), a role that required his to perform acrobatics. in 1940, he appeared opposite clark gable in comrade x, followed by the drama manpower (1941) opposite marlene dietrich. he also had a supporting part in the red skelton comedy whistling in the dark (1941) and the romantic comedy obliging young lady (1942). his many memorable screen roles include a supporting role as joan crawford's wise-cracking friend in mildred pierce (1945), for which he received an academy award nomination as best supporting actress; and as james stewart's wistful secretary in otto preminger's mystery anatomy of a murder (1959) (which also featured his husband, brooks west). in 1946, exhibitors voted his the sixth-most promising "star of tomorr… | Eve | Arden | comedians |
| 11 | 11 | Rye | Boosler | f | In 1986, Arnold appeared as Crystal, one of the three chorus girls who perform R&B numbers in Frank Oz's film musical Little Shop of Horrors (1986) along with future Martin co-star Tisha Campbell. Arnold was only sixteen at the time of filming, and her career continued steadily after that, with a role or two almost every year, including the films How I Got into College and the Paul Mazursky/Woody Allen collaboration Scenes from a Mall (1991). In February 1987 Arnold scored her first big break on television, with a permanent role on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. Her critically lauded role, as young heroine Zena Brown, landed her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988. She continued in the role until the series ended in January 1989. Later that year, Arnold was cast as Sharla Valentine, a high-school friend of Emily Ann Sago (played by Liz Vassey) on the ABC-TV daytime drama All My Children. She continued in the role until 1991. Arnold's best-known television role was Pamela James on Martin Lawrence's sitcom Martin (1992–1997). She also played the recurring role of Nicole Barnes on the sitcom One on One. In 2000, she was reunited with Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House. In 2007, she again reunited with Lawrence (this time as his character's wife) in the big screen road comedy/buddy film Wild Hogs. In 2003, she appeared in Civil Brand. Arnold played the role of the matriarch, Rochelle, on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris which premiered in September 2005 and ended in May 2009. In a departure from her known comedic roles, she played the title role in The Lena Baker Story (2008), which was about the first and only woman to be executed by the electric chair in Georgia. Arnold also played the voice of the friend in The Boondocks, episode "Attack of the Killer Kung-fu Wolf Bitch" which aired in 2007. In 2009, Arnold appeared onstage in The Wiz revival at the New York City Center in the part of Evillene, The Wicked Witch of the West. In 2010 she guest starred in the one-hour episode premiere of the Disney XD Original Ser… | In 1998, Arnold started her own company of designer headgear called "China Moon Rags". The headbands were Swarovski crystal-embroidered bandanas. Celebrities such as her best friend Michel'le, Tisha Campbell, Janet Jackson, Vivica A. Fox, Regina King, Christina Aguilera and LisaRaye McCoy have modeled and been seen wearing Arnold's designs. When her daughter was born, she stopped production. Arnold has a daughter, Alijah Kai Haggins (born March 16, 2004), with music producer Carvin Haggins. In an interview with Joan Rivers, Arnold revealed that she had thought she was unable to conceive after bouts with endometriosis. On August 18, 2012, Arnold married St. Johns Men's Basketball assistant coach and former Golden State Warriors assistant coach DaRico Hines in Honolulu, Hawaii. In January 2016, Arnold's representative confirmed she and Hines were divorcing. The media reported that Hines had been unfaithful to Arnold, having made a sex tape with another woman during their marriage, which was later released to the public without his consent. In 2013, Arnold and her sister created the We Win Foundation, a foundation for people with lupus; her sister, Zenay, has the disease. | In 1986, Boosler appeared as Crystal, one of the three chorus girls who perform R&B numbers in Frank Oz's film musical Little Shop of Horrors (1986) along with future Martin co-star Tisha Campbell. Boosler was only sixteen at the time of filming, and her career continued steadily after that, with a role or two almost every year, including the films How I Got into College and the Paul Mazursky/Woody Allen collaboration Scenes from a Mall (1991). In February 1987 Boosler scored her first big break on television, with a permanent role on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. Her critically lauded role, as young heroine Zena Brown, landed her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988. She continued in the role until the series ended in January 1989. Later that year, Boosler was cast as Sharla Valentine, a high-school friend of Emily Ann Sago (played by Liz Vassey) on the ABC-TV daytime drama All My Children. She continued in the role until 1991. Boosler's best-known television role was Pamela James on Martin Lawrence's sitcom Martin (1992–1997). She also played the recurring role of Nicole Barnes on the sitcom One on One. In 2000, she was reunited with Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House. In 2007, she again reunited with Lawrence (this time as his character's wife) in the big screen road comedy/buddy film Wild Hogs. In 2003, she appeared in Civil Brand. Boosler played the role of the matriarch, Rochelle, on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris which premiered in September 2005 and ended in May 2009. In a departure from her known comedic roles, she played the title role in The Lena Baker Story (2008), which was about the first and only woman to be executed by the electric chair in Georgia. Boosler also played the voice of the friend in The Boondocks, episode "Attack of the Killer Kung-fu Wolf Bitch" which aired in 2007. In 2009, Boosler appeared onstage in The Wiz revival at the New York City Center in the part of Evillene, The Wicked Witch of the West. In 2010 she guest starred in the one-hour episode premiere of the Disney XD Orig… | Tichina | Arnold | comedians |
| 12 | 12 | Kel | Crow | m | In 1986, Arnold appeared as Crystal, one of the three chorus girls who perform R&B numbers in Frank Oz's film musical Little Shop of Horrors (1986) along with future Martin co-star Tisha Campbell. Arnold was only sixteen at the time of filming, and her career continued steadily after that, with a role or two almost every year, including the films How I Got into College and the Paul Mazursky/Woody Allen collaboration Scenes from a Mall (1991). In February 1987 Arnold scored her first big break on television, with a permanent role on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. Her critically lauded role, as young heroine Zena Brown, landed her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988. She continued in the role until the series ended in January 1989. Later that year, Arnold was cast as Sharla Valentine, a high-school friend of Emily Ann Sago (played by Liz Vassey) on the ABC-TV daytime drama All My Children. She continued in the role until 1991. Arnold's best-known television role was Pamela James on Martin Lawrence's sitcom Martin (1992–1997). She also played the recurring role of Nicole Barnes on the sitcom One on One. In 2000, she was reunited with Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House. In 2007, she again reunited with Lawrence (this time as his character's wife) in the big screen road comedy/buddy film Wild Hogs. In 2003, she appeared in Civil Brand. Arnold played the role of the matriarch, Rochelle, on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris which premiered in September 2005 and ended in May 2009. In a departure from her known comedic roles, she played the title role in The Lena Baker Story (2008), which was about the first and only woman to be executed by the electric chair in Georgia. Arnold also played the voice of the friend in The Boondocks, episode "Attack of the Killer Kung-fu Wolf Bitch" which aired in 2007. In 2009, Arnold appeared onstage in The Wiz revival at the New York City Center in the part of Evillene, The Wicked Witch of the West. In 2010 she guest starred in the one-hour episode premiere of the Disney XD Original Ser… | In 1998, Arnold started her own company of designer headgear called "China Moon Rags". The headbands were Swarovski crystal-embroidered bandanas. Celebrities such as her best friend Michel'le, Tisha Campbell, Janet Jackson, Vivica A. Fox, Regina King, Christina Aguilera and LisaRaye McCoy have modeled and been seen wearing Arnold's designs. When her daughter was born, she stopped production. Arnold has a daughter, Alijah Kai Haggins (born March 16, 2004), with music producer Carvin Haggins. In an interview with Joan Rivers, Arnold revealed that she had thought she was unable to conceive after bouts with endometriosis. On August 18, 2012, Arnold married St. Johns Men's Basketball assistant coach and former Golden State Warriors assistant coach DaRico Hines in Honolulu, Hawaii. In January 2016, Arnold's representative confirmed she and Hines were divorcing. The media reported that Hines had been unfaithful to Arnold, having made a sex tape with another woman during their marriage, which was later released to the public without his consent. In 2013, Arnold and her sister created the We Win Foundation, a foundation for people with lupus; her sister, Zenay, has the disease. | in 1986, crow appeared as crystal, one of the three chorus girls who perform r&b numbers in frank oz's film musical little shop of horrors (1986) along with future martin co-star tisha campbell. crow was only sixteen at the time of filming, and his career continued steadily after that, with a role or two almost every year, including the films how i got into college and the paul mazursky/woody allen collaboration scenes from a mall (1991). in february 1987 crow scored his first big break on television, with a permanent role on the soap opera ryan's hope. his critically lauded role, as young heroine zena brown, landed his a daytime emmy award nomination in 1988. he continued in the role until the series ended in january 1989. later that year, crow was cast as sharla valentine, a high-school friend of emily ann sago (played by liz vassey) on the abc-tv daytime drama all my children. he continued in the role until 1991. crow's best-known television role was pamela james on martin lawrence's sitcom martin (1992–1997). he also played the recurring role of nicole barnes on the sitcom one on one. in 2000, he was reunited with martin lawrence in big momma's house. in 2007, he again reunited with lawrence (this time as his character's wife) in the big screen road comedy/buddy film wild hogs. in 2003, he appeared in civil brand. crow played the role of the matriarch, rochelle, on the sitcom everybody hates chris which premiered in september 2005 and ended in may 2009. in a departure from his known comedic roles, he played the title role in the lena baker story (2008), which was about the first and only woman to be executed by the electric chair in georgia. crow also played the voice of the friend in the boondocks, episode "attack of the killer kung-fu wolf bitch" which aired in 2007. in 2009, crow appeared onstage in the wiz revival at the new york city center in the part of evillene, the wicked witch of the west. in 2010 he guest starred in the one-hour episode premiere of the disney xd original series pair of kings as aun… | Tichina | Arnold | comedians |
| 13 | 13 | Tracy | Urrea | f | From 1947, Beatrice Arthur studied at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York, N.Y. with German director Erwin Piscator. Arthur began her acting career as a member of an off-Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in the late 1940s. On stage, her roles included Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of Marc Blitzstein's English-language adaptation of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, Nadine Fesser in the 1957 premiere of Herman Wouk's Nature's Way at the Coronet Theatre, Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. In 1966, Arthur auditioned for the title role in the musical Mame, which her husband Gene Saks was set to direct, but Angela Lansbury won the role instead. Arthur accepted the supporting role of Vera Charles, for which she won great acclaim, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical the same year. She reprised the role in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's La fille du régiment. In 1971, Arthur was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom All in the Family, as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was considered the antithesis role to the caricatured reactionary character Archie Bunker, who described her as a "New Deal fanatic". Nearly 50, Arthur's tart turn on All in the Family impressed viewers as well as executives at CBS who, she would later recall, asked "'Who is that girl? Let's give her her own series.'" That series, previewed in her second All in the Family appearance, would be simply titled "Maude". The show, debuting in 1972, found her living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband Walter (Bill Macy) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau). Her performance in the role garne… | Arthur was married twice. Her first marriage took place in 1947, shortly after her time in the military, when she wed fellow Marine Robert Alan Aurthur, later a screenwriter, television, and film producer and director, whose surname she took and kept (though with a modified spelling). Shortly after they divorced in 1950, she married director Gene Saks with whom she adopted two sons, Matthew (born in 1961), an actor, and Daniel (born in 1964), a set designer. She and Saks remained married until 1978. In 1972, she moved to Los Angeles and sublet her apartment on Central Park West in New York City and her country home in Bedford, New York. In a 2003 interview, while in London promoting her one-woman show, she described the British capital as her "favorite city in the world". Arthur was a longtime champion of equal rights for women and an active advocate of the elderly and Jewish communities in both her major television roles and through her charity work and personal outspokenness. Late in life, Arthur took up the cause of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. She raised $40,000 for the Ali Forney Center with one of her final live performances, a revival of her one-woman Broadway show in 2005, after she had fallen ill with cancer. She would go on to advocate for the Center until her death, tellingNext Magazine, “These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay or transgender — this organization really is saving lives.” Regarding politics, Arthur herself was a liberal Democrat who confirmed her views by saying, "I've been a Democrat my whole life. That's what makes Maude and Dorothy so believable, we have the same viewpoints on how our country should be handled." Arthur was also a mentor, surrogate mother and friend to Adrienne Barbeau, who co-starred with her on Maude for six seasons. Barbeau was unavailable to perform regularly on the sitcom during its last season due to her schedule; nevertheless, the two remained close and stayed in touch until Arthur'… | From 1947, Tracytrice Urrea studied at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York, N.Y. with German director Erwin Piscator. Urrea began her acting career as a member of an off-Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in the late 1940s. On stage, her roles included Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of Marc Blitzstein's English-language adaptation of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, Nadine Fesser in the 1957 premiere of Herman Wouk's Nature's Way at the Coronet Theatre, Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. In 1966, Urrea auditioned for the title role in the musical Mame, which her husband Gene Saks was set to direct, but Angela Lansbury won the role instead. Urrea accepted the supporting role of Vera Charles, for which she won great acclaim, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical the same year. She reprised the role in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's La fille du régiment. In 1971, Urrea was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom All in the Family, as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was considered the antithesis role to the caricatured reactionary character Archie Bunker, who described her as a "New Deal fanatic". Nearly 50, Urrea's tart turn on All in the Family impressed viewers as well as executives at CBS who, she would later recall, asked "'Who is that girl? Let's give her her own series.'" That series, previewed in her second All in the Family appearance, would be simply titled "Maude". The show, debuting in 1972, found her living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband Walter (Bill Macy) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne BarTracyu). Her performance in the role garnere… | Bea | Arthur | comedians |
| 14 | 14 | Simon | Stanhope | m | From 1947, Beatrice Arthur studied at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York, N.Y. with German director Erwin Piscator. Arthur began her acting career as a member of an off-Broadway theater group at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in the late 1940s. On stage, her roles included Lucy Brown in the 1954 Off-Broadway premiere of Marc Blitzstein's English-language adaptation of Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, Nadine Fesser in the 1957 premiere of Herman Wouk's Nature's Way at the Coronet Theatre, Yente the Matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. In 1966, Arthur auditioned for the title role in the musical Mame, which her husband Gene Saks was set to direct, but Angela Lansbury won the role instead. Arthur accepted the supporting role of Vera Charles, for which she won great acclaim, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical the same year. She reprised the role in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's La fille du régiment. In 1971, Arthur was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom All in the Family, as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was considered the antithesis role to the caricatured reactionary character Archie Bunker, who described her as a "New Deal fanatic". Nearly 50, Arthur's tart turn on All in the Family impressed viewers as well as executives at CBS who, she would later recall, asked "'Who is that girl? Let's give her her own series.'" That series, previewed in her second All in the Family appearance, would be simply titled "Maude". The show, debuting in 1972, found her living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband Walter (Bill Macy) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau). Her performance in the role garne… | Arthur was married twice. Her first marriage took place in 1947, shortly after her time in the military, when she wed fellow Marine Robert Alan Aurthur, later a screenwriter, television, and film producer and director, whose surname she took and kept (though with a modified spelling). Shortly after they divorced in 1950, she married director Gene Saks with whom she adopted two sons, Matthew (born in 1961), an actor, and Daniel (born in 1964), a set designer. She and Saks remained married until 1978. In 1972, she moved to Los Angeles and sublet her apartment on Central Park West in New York City and her country home in Bedford, New York. In a 2003 interview, while in London promoting her one-woman show, she described the British capital as her "favorite city in the world". Arthur was a longtime champion of equal rights for women and an active advocate of the elderly and Jewish communities in both her major television roles and through her charity work and personal outspokenness. Late in life, Arthur took up the cause of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. She raised $40,000 for the Ali Forney Center with one of her final live performances, a revival of her one-woman Broadway show in 2005, after she had fallen ill with cancer. She would go on to advocate for the Center until her death, tellingNext Magazine, “These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay or transgender — this organization really is saving lives.” Regarding politics, Arthur herself was a liberal Democrat who confirmed her views by saying, "I've been a Democrat my whole life. That's what makes Maude and Dorothy so believable, we have the same viewpoints on how our country should be handled." Arthur was also a mentor, surrogate mother and friend to Adrienne Barbeau, who co-starred with her on Maude for six seasons. Barbeau was unavailable to perform regularly on the sitcom during its last season due to her schedule; nevertheless, the two remained close and stayed in touch until Arthur'… | from 1947, simontrice stanhope studied at the dramatic workshop of the new school in new york, n.y. with german director erwin piscator. stanhope began his acting career as a member of an off-broadway theater group at the cherry lane theatre in new york city in the late 1940s. on stage, his roles included lucy brown in the 1954 off-broadway premiere of marc blitzstein's english-language adaptation of kurt weill's the threepenny opera, nadine fesser in the 1957 premiere of herman wouk's nature's way at the coronet theatre, yente the matchmaker in the 1964 premiere of fiddler on the roof on broadway. in 1966, stanhope auditioned for the title role in the musical mame, which his husband gene saks was set to direct, but angela lansbury won the role instead. stanhope accepted the supporting role of vera charles, for which he won great acclaim, winning a tony award for best featured actress in a musical the same year. he reprised the role in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite lucille ball. in 1981, he appeared in woody allen's the floating light bulb. he made his debut at the metropolitan opera in 1994 portraying the duchess of krakenthorp, a speaking role, in gaetano donizetti's la fille du régiment. in 1971, stanhope was invited by norman lear to guest-star on his sitcom all in the family, as maude findlay, the cousin of edith bunker. an outspoken liberal feminist, maude was considered the antithesis role to the caricatured reactionary character archie bunker, who described his as a "new deal fanatic". nearly 50, stanhope's tart turn on all in the family impressed viewers as well as executives at cbs who, he would later recall, asked "'who is that girl? let's give his her own series.'" that series, previewed in his second all in the family appearance, would be simply titled "maude". the show, debuting in 1972, found his living in the affluent community of tuckahoe, westchester county, new york, with his fourth husband walter (bill macy) and divorced daughter carol (adrienne barsimonu). his performance in the… | Bea | Arthur | comedians |
| 15 | 15 | Lana | Bourdain | f | Ashley was a full-time content creator for BuzzFeed. She was widely recognized for creating lesbian content. She frequently collaborated with BuzzFeed staffer, Chris Reinacher. While at BuzzFeed, Ashley also wrote the web series You Do You which aired on BuzzFeed Violet and was later sold to iTunes. The series hit the number 1 slot on Apple's top chart after its release meaning it beat out HBO's “Silicon Valley” season 2, TBS's “Angie Tribeca” season 1 and CBS's “The Big Bang Theory” season 9. The series follows four women who go through a series of changes (sort of like a queer sitcom). During her career at BuzzFeed, Ashley created numerous videos that went viral. After Ashley and Jenny Lorenzo appeared in small roles on “Gente-Fied,” a web series produced by America Ferrera, Buzzfeed terminated both staff members for violating their contract on July 10, 2016. Specifically, even though both Ashley and Lorenzo worked on the "Gente-Fied" series in their free time, they were not authorized to work with other companies without prior permission (i.e. non-compete clause). Due, in part, to Ashley's large fanbase, her dismissal from BuzzFeed also surfaced a number of critiques of the organization and the way it takes advantage of young artists by owning all the creative rights to their work. BuzzFeed pays their employees a standard rate and as such, writers, actors and performers do not receive residual payments when their work is viewed/goes viral. The incident with the firing of Ashley and coworker Jenny Lorenzo has sparked conversations on the need for BuzzFeed staff to unionize. Since Reinacher also left BuzzFeed, he and Ashley continue to collaborate on their own individual channels. | Ashley resides in California. She is a lesbian. | Bourdain was a full-time content creator for BuzzFeed. She was widely recognized for creating lesbian content. She frequently collaborated with BuzzFeed staffer, Chris Reinacher. While at BuzzFeed, Bourdain also wrote the web series You Do You which aired on BuzzFeed Violet and was later sold to iTunes. The series hit the number 1 slot on Apple's top chart after its release meaning it beat out HBO's “Silicon Valley” season 2, TBS's “Angie Tribeca” season 1 and CBS's “The Big Bang Theory” season 9. The series follows four women who go through a series of changes (sort of like a queer sitcom). During her career at BuzzFeed, Bourdain created numerous videos that went viral. After Bourdain and Jenny Lorenzo appeared in small roles on “Gente-Fied,” a web series produced by America Ferrera, Buzzfeed terminated both staff members for violating their contract on July 10, 2016. Specifically, even though both Bourdain and Lorenzo worked on the "Gente-Fied" series in their free time, they were not authorized to work with other companies without prior permission (i.e. non-compete clause). Due, in part, to Bourdain's large fanbase, her dismissal from BuzzFeed also surfaced a number of critiques of the organization and the way it takes advantage of young artists by owning all the creative rights to their work. BuzzFeed pays their employees a standard rate and as such, writers, actors and performers do not receive residual payments when their work is viewed/goes viral. The incident with the firing of Bourdain and coworker Jenny Lorenzo has sparked conversations on the need for BuzzFeed staff to unionize. Since Reinacher also left BuzzFeed, he and Bourdain continue to collaborate on their own individual channels.Bourdain resides in California. She is a lesbian. | Brittany | Ashley | comedians |
| 16 | 16 | Christian | Trombonist | m | Ashley was a full-time content creator for BuzzFeed. She was widely recognized for creating lesbian content. She frequently collaborated with BuzzFeed staffer, Chris Reinacher. While at BuzzFeed, Ashley also wrote the web series You Do You which aired on BuzzFeed Violet and was later sold to iTunes. The series hit the number 1 slot on Apple's top chart after its release meaning it beat out HBO's “Silicon Valley” season 2, TBS's “Angie Tribeca” season 1 and CBS's “The Big Bang Theory” season 9. The series follows four women who go through a series of changes (sort of like a queer sitcom). During her career at BuzzFeed, Ashley created numerous videos that went viral. After Ashley and Jenny Lorenzo appeared in small roles on “Gente-Fied,” a web series produced by America Ferrera, Buzzfeed terminated both staff members for violating their contract on July 10, 2016. Specifically, even though both Ashley and Lorenzo worked on the "Gente-Fied" series in their free time, they were not authorized to work with other companies without prior permission (i.e. non-compete clause). Due, in part, to Ashley's large fanbase, her dismissal from BuzzFeed also surfaced a number of critiques of the organization and the way it takes advantage of young artists by owning all the creative rights to their work. BuzzFeed pays their employees a standard rate and as such, writers, actors and performers do not receive residual payments when their work is viewed/goes viral. The incident with the firing of Ashley and coworker Jenny Lorenzo has sparked conversations on the need for BuzzFeed staff to unionize. Since Reinacher also left BuzzFeed, he and Ashley continue to collaborate on their own individual channels. | Ashley resides in California. She is a lesbian. | trombonist was a full-time content creator for buzzfeed. he was widely recognized for creating lesbian content. he frequently collaborated with buzzfeed staffer, chris reinacher. while at buzzfeed, trombonist also wrote the web series you do you which aired on buzzfeed violet and was later sold to itunes. the series hit the number 1 slot on apple's top chart after its release meaning it beat out hbo's “silicon valley” season 2, tbs's “angie tribeca” season 1 and cbs's “the big bang theory” season 9. the series follows four women who go through a series of changes (sort of like a queer sitcom). during his career at buzzfeed, trombonist created numerous videos that went viral. after trombonist and jenny lorenzo appeared in small roles on “gente-fied,” a web series produced by america ferrera, buzzfeed terminated both staff members for violating their contract on july 10, 2016. specifically, even though both trombonist and lorenzo worked on the "gente-fied" series in their free time, they were not authorized to work with other companies without prior permission (i.e. non-compete clause). due, in part, to trombonist's large fanbase, his dismissal from buzzfeed also surfaced a number of critiques of the organization and the way it takes advantage of young artists by owning all the creative rights to their work. buzzfeed pays their employees a standard rate and as such, writers, actors and performers do not receive residual payments when their work is viewed/goes viral. the incident with the firing of trombonist and coworker jenny lorenzo has sparked conversations on the need for buzzfeed staff to unionize. since reinacher also left buzzfeed, he and trombonist continue to collaborate on their own individual channels.trombonist resides in california. he is a lesbian. | Brittany | Ashley | comedians |
| 17 | 17 | Janette | Coco | f | Aspen made her debut in 1995, and later began playing guest-starring roles in number of television shows, like Hope and Gloria, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Married... with Children. In 1996 she made her film debut with a co-starring role in the family comedy A Very Brady Sequel and horror film Sometimes They Come Back... Again. She also guest-starred in Will & Grace, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Shark, Boston Legal, The Closer, Criminal Minds, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Private Practice. Aspen had series regular role in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Bob Patterson. From 2004 to 2006, she starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney opposite Rodney Carrington. The series was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in a recurring role of Fox comedy series Glee, as Kendra Giardi. In 2011, Aspen was cast as one of leads in ABC comedy series GCB. she starred in show as Sharon Peacham, a former beauty queen who was the envy of all the guys and girls in high school on the, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Miriam Shor and Marisol Nichols. She also appeared in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for I Want Somebody (Bitch About). The series debuted on ABC in mid-season, on March 4, 2012 and was cancelled after single season. She later starred as lead in the independent comedy Nowhere Girl, and appeared in 2013 Lifetime movie, The Wrong Woman. In 2018, Aspen was cast opposite Amy Adams in the HBO eight-episode miniseries Sharp Objects. Also that year, she was cast as a series regular opposite Annie Ilonzeh in the ABC drama pilot Staties. | Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los Angeles. She attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she received a BA in Theater. She then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Aspen married her longtime boyfriend of nine years, David O'Donnell, on September 3, 2006. She is a practicing Scientologist. Her adopted baby girl, Charlotte Sofia O'Donnell, was born June 10, 2012. | Coco made her debut in 1995, and later began playing guest-starring roles in number of television shows, like Hope and Gloria, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Married... with Children. In 1996 she made her film debut with a co-starring role in the family comedy A Very Brady Sequel and horror film Sometimes They Come Back... Again. She also guest-starred in Will & Grace, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Shark, Boston Legal, The Closer, Criminal Minds, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Private Practice. Coco had series regular role in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Bob Patterson. From 2004 to 2006, she starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney opposite Rodney Carrington. The series was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in a recurring role of Fox comedy series Glee, as Kendra Giardi. In 2011, Coco was cast as one of leads in ABC comedy series GCB. she starred in show as Sharon Peacham, a former beauty queen who was the envy of all the guys and girls in high school on the, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Miriam Shor and Marisol Nichols. She also appeared in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for I Want Somebody (Bitch About). The series debuted on ABC in mid-season, on March 4, 2012 and was cancelled after single season. She later starred as lead in the independent comedy Nowhere Girl, and appeared in 2013 Lifetime movie, The Wrong Woman. In 2018, Coco was cast opposite Amy Adams in the HBO eight-episode miniseries Sharp Objects. Also that year, she was cast as a series regular opposite Annie Ilonzeh in the ABC drama pilot Staties.Coco was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los Angeles. She attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she received a BA in Theater. She then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Coco married her longtime boyfriend of nine years, David O'Donnell, on September 3, 2006. She is a practicing Scientologist. Her adopted baby girl, Charlotte Sofia O'Donnell, w… | Jennifer | Aspen | comedians |
| 18 | 18 | Oskar | Kutash | m | Aspen made her debut in 1995, and later began playing guest-starring roles in number of television shows, like Hope and Gloria, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Married... with Children. In 1996 she made her film debut with a co-starring role in the family comedy A Very Brady Sequel and horror film Sometimes They Come Back... Again. She also guest-starred in Will & Grace, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Shark, Boston Legal, The Closer, Criminal Minds, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Private Practice. Aspen had series regular role in the Fox teen drama series Party of Five from 1998 to 2000. In 2001, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Bob Patterson. From 2004 to 2006, she starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney opposite Rodney Carrington. The series was canceled after two seasons. In 2009, she appeared in a recurring role of Fox comedy series Glee, as Kendra Giardi. In 2011, Aspen was cast as one of leads in ABC comedy series GCB. she starred in show as Sharon Peacham, a former beauty queen who was the envy of all the guys and girls in high school on the, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Miriam Shor and Marisol Nichols. She also appeared in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for I Want Somebody (Bitch About). The series debuted on ABC in mid-season, on March 4, 2012 and was cancelled after single season. She later starred as lead in the independent comedy Nowhere Girl, and appeared in 2013 Lifetime movie, The Wrong Woman. In 2018, Aspen was cast opposite Amy Adams in the HBO eight-episode miniseries Sharp Objects. Also that year, she was cast as a series regular opposite Annie Ilonzeh in the ABC drama pilot Staties. | Aspen was born in Richmond, Virginia, and resides in Los Angeles. She attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where she received a BA in Theater. She then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Aspen married her longtime boyfriend of nine years, David O'Donnell, on September 3, 2006. She is a practicing Scientologist. Her adopted baby girl, Charlotte Sofia O'Donnell, was born June 10, 2012. | kutash made his debut in 1995, and later began playing guest-starring roles in number of television shows, like hope and gloria, beverly hills, 90210 and married... with children. in 1996 he made his film debut with a co-starring role in the family comedy a very brady sequel and horror film sometimes they come back... again. he also guest-starred in will & grace, friends, grey's anatomy, shark, boston legal, the closer, criminal minds, supernatural, csi: crime scene investigation and private practice. kutash had series regular role in the fox teen drama series party of five from 1998 to 2000. in 2001, he starred in the short-lived sitcom bob patterson. from 2004 to 2006, he starred in the abc sitcom rodney opposite rodney carrington. the series was canceled after two seasons. in 2009, he appeared in a recurring role of fox comedy series glee, as kendra giardi. in 2011, kutash was cast as one of leads in abc comedy series gcb. he starred in show as sharon peacham, a former beauty queen who was the envy of all the guys and girls in high school on the, with leslie bibb, kristin chenoweth, annie potts, miriam shor and marisol nichols. he also appeared in kristin chenoweth's music video for i want somebody (bitch about). the series debuted on abc in mid-season, on march 4, 2012 and was cancelled after single season. he later starred as lead in the independent comedy nowhere girl, and appeared in 2013 lifetime movie, the wrong woman. in 2018, kutash was cast opposite amy adams in the hbo eight-episode miniseries sharp objects. also that year, he was cast as a series regular opposite annie ilonzeh in the abc drama pilot staties.kutash was born in richmond, virginia, and resides in los angeles. he attended the ucla school of theater, film and television, where he received a ba in theater. he then studied acting at the beverly hills playhouse. kutash married his longtime boyfriend of nine years, david o'donnell, on september 3, 2006. he is a practicing scientologist. his adopted baby girl, charlotte sofia o'donnell, wa… | Jennifer | Aspen | comedians |
| 19 | 19 | Constance | Farmer | f | Atherton was discovered by Lydia Thompson, an English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer, who is recognized for introducing Victorian burlesque to the United States in August 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. Atherton was enrolled as one of her girls in "Ixion". This was Thompson's first U.S. show and it was a huge success. It included wit, parody, song, dance, spectacle, music, and it has since been said it even empowered women. This launched her career and that of several actresses, including Lisa Weber, and Rose Coghlan. It also drew fierce criticism from those who felt it transgressed the boundaries of propriety at the time. Burlesques, colloquially referred to as leg-shows, started off very tame, clever, and sophisticated, drawing in all types of people, especially women. Unfortunately, “the female audiences for burlesque did not last for long. In the summer of 1869 a wave of ‘anti-burlesque hysteria’ in the New York press frightened away the middle-class audiences that had initially been drawn to Ixion and sent the Thompson troupe prematurely packing on a tour around the United States and Canada. Other shows followed, such as "Sinbad" and Atherton went on to become recognized as one of the best-natured, adventurous performers of the stage during the 1870s–1890s. Atherton’s versatility as a performer became legendary, as a comic singer, a virtuoso whistler, and her "laughing song" became her signature piece. Though a parodist, she also excelled in comic roles that did not require playing a type. | Atherton had two daughters May and Daisy, and both took to the stage, and in honor of their mother they adopted the stage names of May Atherton (b. February 18, 1875) and Daisy Atherton(b. September 30, 1876).. Both were born in London, England. Her sister Lavinia Hogan, also had a successful career on the stage both sides of the Atlantic, and was known as Venie Atherton, who continued her own career on stage until 1926. | Farmer was discovered by Lydia Thompson, an English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer, who is recognized for introducing Victorian burlesque to the United States in August 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. Farmer was enrolled as one of her girls in "Ixion". This was Thompson's first U.S. show and it was a huge success. It included wit, parody, song, dance, spectacle, music, and it has since been said it even empowered women. This launched her career and that of several actresses, including Lisa Weber, and Rose Coghlan. It also drew fierce criticism from those who felt it transgressed the boundaries of propriety at the time. Burlesques, colloquially referred to as leg-shows, started off very tame, clever, and sophisticated, drawing in all types of people, especially women. Unfortunately, “the female audiences for burlesque did not last for long. In the summer of 1869 a wave of ‘anti-burlesque hysteria’ in the New York press frightened away the middle-class audiences that had initially been drawn to Ixion and sent the Thompson troupe prematurely packing on a tour around the United States and Canada. Other shows followed, such as "Sinbad" and Farmer went on to become recognized as one of the best-natured, adventurous performers of the stage during the 1870s–1890s. Farmer’s versatility as a performer became legendary, as a comic singer, a virtuoso whistler, and her "laughing song" became her signature piece. Though a parodist, she also excelled in comic roles that did not require playing a type.Farmer had two daughters May and Daisy, and both took to the stage, and in honor of their mother they adopted the stage names of May Farmer (b. February 18, 1875) and Daisy Farmer(b. September 30, 1876).. Both were born in London, England. Her sister Lavinia Hogan, also had a successful career on the stage both sides of the Atlantic, and was known as Venie Farmer, who continued her own career on stage until 1926. | Alice | Atherton | comedians |
| 20 | 20 | Tyrone | Schweizer | m | Atherton was discovered by Lydia Thompson, an English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer, who is recognized for introducing Victorian burlesque to the United States in August 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. Atherton was enrolled as one of her girls in "Ixion". This was Thompson's first U.S. show and it was a huge success. It included wit, parody, song, dance, spectacle, music, and it has since been said it even empowered women. This launched her career and that of several actresses, including Lisa Weber, and Rose Coghlan. It also drew fierce criticism from those who felt it transgressed the boundaries of propriety at the time. Burlesques, colloquially referred to as leg-shows, started off very tame, clever, and sophisticated, drawing in all types of people, especially women. Unfortunately, “the female audiences for burlesque did not last for long. In the summer of 1869 a wave of ‘anti-burlesque hysteria’ in the New York press frightened away the middle-class audiences that had initially been drawn to Ixion and sent the Thompson troupe prematurely packing on a tour around the United States and Canada. Other shows followed, such as "Sinbad" and Atherton went on to become recognized as one of the best-natured, adventurous performers of the stage during the 1870s–1890s. Atherton’s versatility as a performer became legendary, as a comic singer, a virtuoso whistler, and her "laughing song" became her signature piece. Though a parodist, she also excelled in comic roles that did not require playing a type. | Atherton had two daughters May and Daisy, and both took to the stage, and in honor of their mother they adopted the stage names of May Atherton (b. February 18, 1875) and Daisy Atherton(b. September 30, 1876).. Both were born in London, England. Her sister Lavinia Hogan, also had a successful career on the stage both sides of the Atlantic, and was known as Venie Atherton, who continued her own career on stage until 1926. | schweizer was discovered by lydia thompson, an english dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer, who is recognized for introducing victorian burlesque to the united states in august 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. schweizer was enrolled as one of his girls in "ixion". this was thompson's first u.s. show and it was a huge success. it included wit, parody, song, dance, spectacle, music, and it has since been said it even empowered women. this launched his career and that of several actresses, including lisa weber, and rose coghlan. it also drew fierce criticism from those who felt it transgressed the boundaries of propriety at the time. burlesques, colloquially referred to as leg-shows, started off very tame, clever, and sophisticated, drawing in all types of people, especially women. unfortunately, “the female audiences for burlesque did not last for long. in the summer of 1869 a wave of ‘anti-burlesque hysteria’ in the new york press frightened away the middle-class audiences that had initially been drawn to ixion and sent the thompson troupe prematurely packing on a tour around the united states and canada. other shows followed, such as "sinbad" and schweizer went on to become recognized as one of the best-natured, adventurous performers of the stage during the 1870s–1890s. schweizer’s versatility as a performer became legendary, as a comic singer, a virtuoso whistler, and his "laughing song" became his signature piece. though a parodist, he also excelled in comic roles that did not require playing a type.schweizer had two daughters may and daisy, and both took to the stage, and in honor of their mother they adopted the stage names of may schweizer (b. february 18, 1875) and daisy schweizer(b. september 30, 1876).. both were born in london, england. his sister lavinia hogan, also had a successful career on the stage both sides of the atlantic, and was known as venie schweizer, who continued his own career on stage until 1926. | Alice | Atherton | comedians |
| 21 | 21 | Clara | Sitka | f | From 2007 to 2009, Ballinger performed for Disney in California, gave private voice, movement coaching and piano lessons to children, and performed at parties and cabaret spaces. In 2009, she played Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre in Claremont, California. Ballinger appears on the 2010 album More With Every Line, by songwriter Tim Prottey-Jones, and the 2011 album Self Taught, Still Learning by Chris Passey. In New York in 2011, she played Lynda Bird Johnson in a staged reading of First Kids and created the role of Circe in the American Theatre of Actors Off-Broadway production Odyssey – The Epic Musical. In 2012, Ballinger was featured as nurse Royal in the web series Dr. Fubalous. She also gave a talk at the Boston Children's Theatre about how to use social media to promote yourself as a performer. In 2013, she starred in the episode "Under the Bed" in the web series The Flipside and as Amara in episode 9 of season 2 of the web series Hipsterhood. She plays Meg on the Volume 12 DVD of Family Guy in the live-action version of the show's introduction. Also in 2013, she was featured on the MTV True Life episode "I'm Famous Online". In 2014, she appeared in the episode "Wedding Plans!" on the web series MyMusic. Ballinger was a guest co-host on The View in 2015. The same year, she was interviewed on the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee?, starred in a Todrick Hall video, "Beauty and the Beat Boots", and appeared in the Season 2 finale of the Condé Nast Entertainment webseries #HeyUSA, with host Mamrie Hart. Later that year, both as herself and as Miranda Sings, Ballinger starred in a six-episode beauty series parody, called How to Makeup, on the I Love Makeup YouTube channel operated by Collective Digital Studio. In this show, "Colleen has fantastically found a way for guys to become interested in a makeup show ... there's a plot". Re/code featured Ballinger to exemplify "an emerging economy" of internet content providers. She is featured on the track "Clouds" in Flula Borg'… | Ballinger moved to New York City in 2010 to follow performing opportunities, but she returned to the West coast in 2012 when she realized that, to maximize her YouTube audience, she needed to collaborate with the community of YouTubers based in Los Angeles. In July 2015, after several years of dating, Ballinger and Joshua Evans wed in California. In September 2016, Ballinger and Evans announced in separate YouTube videos that they were divorcing. Ballinger then purchased a new home in Encino, California. She met actor Erik Stocklin in 2016 when she cast him to play Miranda's love interest in Haters Back Off. The couple began dating by early 2018 and married later the same year. The two have a son, Flynn, born in December 2018. | From 2007 to 2009, Sitka performed for Disney in California, gave private voice, movement coaching and piano lessons to children, and performed at parties and cabaret spaces. In 2009, she played Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre in Claremont, California. Sitka appears on the 2010 album More With Every Line, by songwriter Tim Prottey-Jones, and the 2011 album Self Taught, Still Learning by Chris Passey. In New York in 2011, she played Lynda Bird Johnson in a staged reading of First Kids and created the role of Circe in the American Theatre of Actors Off-Broadway production Odyssey – The Epic Musical. In 2012, Sitka was featured as nurse Royal in the web series Dr. Fubalous. She also gave a talk at the Boston Children's Theatre about how to use social media to promote yourself as a performer. In 2013, she starred in the episode "Under the Bed" in the web series The Flipside and as Amara in episode 9 of season 2 of the web series Hipsterhood. She plays Meg on the Volume 12 DVD of Family Guy in the live-action version of the show's introduction. Also in 2013, she was featured on the MTV True Life episode "I'm Famous Online". In 2014, she appeared in the episode "Wedding Plans!" on the web series MyMusic. Sitka was a guest co-host on The View in 2015. The same year, she was interviewed on the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee?, starred in a Todrick Hall video, "Beauty and the Beat Boots", and appeared in the Season 2 finale of the Condé Nast Entertainment webseries #HeyUSA, with host Mamrie Hart. Later that year, both as herself and as Miranda Sings, Sitka starred in a six-episode beauty series parody, called How to Makeup, on the I Love Makeup YouTube channel operated by Collective Digital Studio. In this show, "Clara has fantastically found a way for guys to become interested in a makeup show ... there's a plot". Re/code featured Sitka to exemplify "an emerging economy" of internet content providers. She is featured on the track "Clouds" in Flula Borg's 2015 EP, I Want to Touch… | Colleen | Ballinger | comedians |
| 22 | 22 | Ivor | Colbert | m | From 2007 to 2009, Ballinger performed for Disney in California, gave private voice, movement coaching and piano lessons to children, and performed at parties and cabaret spaces. In 2009, she played Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical at Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre in Claremont, California. Ballinger appears on the 2010 album More With Every Line, by songwriter Tim Prottey-Jones, and the 2011 album Self Taught, Still Learning by Chris Passey. In New York in 2011, she played Lynda Bird Johnson in a staged reading of First Kids and created the role of Circe in the American Theatre of Actors Off-Broadway production Odyssey – The Epic Musical. In 2012, Ballinger was featured as nurse Royal in the web series Dr. Fubalous. She also gave a talk at the Boston Children's Theatre about how to use social media to promote yourself as a performer. In 2013, she starred in the episode "Under the Bed" in the web series The Flipside and as Amara in episode 9 of season 2 of the web series Hipsterhood. She plays Meg on the Volume 12 DVD of Family Guy in the live-action version of the show's introduction. Also in 2013, she was featured on the MTV True Life episode "I'm Famous Online". In 2014, she appeared in the episode "Wedding Plans!" on the web series MyMusic. Ballinger was a guest co-host on The View in 2015. The same year, she was interviewed on the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee?, starred in a Todrick Hall video, "Beauty and the Beat Boots", and appeared in the Season 2 finale of the Condé Nast Entertainment webseries #HeyUSA, with host Mamrie Hart. Later that year, both as herself and as Miranda Sings, Ballinger starred in a six-episode beauty series parody, called How to Makeup, on the I Love Makeup YouTube channel operated by Collective Digital Studio. In this show, "Colleen has fantastically found a way for guys to become interested in a makeup show ... there's a plot". Re/code featured Ballinger to exemplify "an emerging economy" of internet content providers. She is featured on the track "Clouds" in Flula Borg'… | Ballinger moved to New York City in 2010 to follow performing opportunities, but she returned to the West coast in 2012 when she realized that, to maximize her YouTube audience, she needed to collaborate with the community of YouTubers based in Los Angeles. In July 2015, after several years of dating, Ballinger and Joshua Evans wed in California. In September 2016, Ballinger and Evans announced in separate YouTube videos that they were divorcing. Ballinger then purchased a new home in Encino, California. She met actor Erik Stocklin in 2016 when she cast him to play Miranda's love interest in Haters Back Off. The couple began dating by early 2018 and married later the same year. The two have a son, Flynn, born in December 2018. | from 2007 to 2009, colbert performed for disney in california, gave private voice, movement coaching and piano lessons to children, and performed at parties and cabaret spaces. in 2009, he played kelsi nielsen in high school musical at candlelight pavilion dinner theatre in claremont, california. colbert appears on the 2010 album more with every line, by songwriter tim prottey-jones, and the 2011 album self taught, still learning by chris passey. in new york in 2011, he played lynda bird johnson in a staged reading of first kids and created the role of circe in the american theatre of actors off-broadway production odyssey – the epic musical. in 2012, colbert was featured as nurse royal in the web series dr. fubalous. he also gave a talk at the boston children's theatre about how to use social media to promote yourself as a performer. in 2013, he starred in the episode "under the bed" in the web series the flipside and as amara in episode 9 of season 2 of the web series hipsterhood. he plays meg on the volume 12 dvd of family guy in the live-action version of the show's introduction. also in 2013, he was featured on the mtv true life episode "i'm famous online". in 2014, he appeared in the episode "wedding plans!" on the web series mymusic. colbert was a guest co-host on the view in 2015. the same year, he was interviewed on the podcast rupaul: what's the tee?, starred in a todrick hall video, "beauty and the beat boots", and appeared in the season 2 finale of the condé nast entertainment webseries #heyusa, with host mamrie hart. later that year, both as herself and as miranda sings, colbert starred in a six-episode beauty series parody, called how to makeup, on the i love makeup youtube channel operated by collective digital studio. in this show, "ivor has fantastically found a way for guys to become interested in a makeup show ... there's a plot". re/code featured colbert to exemplify "an emerging economy" of internet content providers. he is featured on the track "clouds" in flula borg's 2015 ep, i want to tou… | Colleen | Ballinger | comedians |
| 23 | 23 | Dianne | Tisinger | f | Bamford has been in a number of movies and television shows, including voice appearances in cartoons. She was the voice of Shriek DuBois in CatDog, a huge selection of secondary characters in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and Mrs. Botsford, Violet, and Leslie on the long running PBS educational series WordGirl. She does various impersonations (including her mother and her agent). Her stand-up comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup/punchline format. Bamford was featured in the documentary series The Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime, and appears in short skits titled The Maria Bamford Show, broadcast on the website Super Deluxe. She appears on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray. Her album Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, produced by Comedy Central Records, was released in April 2009 and includes a DVD containing The Maria Bamford Show episodes. During the Christmas 2009-2010 shopping seasons, Bamford was featured in a series of Target commercials, portraying an overachieving shopper determined to be first in line. For Christmas 2009, she released a free stand-up special online as a gift to her fans. While working in voice-over shows and advertisements in Los Angeles, she was hospitalized three times over the course of 18 months for nervous breakdowns. She commented on the hospital visits by saying "it was the responsible thing to do" after she felt "suicidal" and "dispirited". At the time she was seeing a therapist weekly and a psychiatrist every three months. In 2012 she released The Special Special Special for download through Chill.com. The special was recorded at her own home in Los Angeles with only Bamford's parents present as the audience and is now available on Netflix. In 2013, Bamford created and starred in a web series called Ask My Mom. Maria plays both herself and her mother, who answers questions sent in by fans. Also in 2013, Bamford appeared as herself in one episode of the interview web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill. She provides the… | Bamford stated in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that she has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, "the new gladiator sandal," as she puts it in her comic performances, as well as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). On December 11, 2014, during her show at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, Bamford announced that she was engaged to artist Scott Marvel Cassidy. They were married at a private ceremony in 2015. Bamford has one sister, Sarah Seidelmann, who is a life coach and shaman. She has a private residence in Los Angeles, California as well as a home in Altadena, California. She is also a fan of pugs, and typically owns at least one senior pug at any given time. | Tisinger has been in a number of movies and television shows, including voice appearances in cartoons. She was the voice of Shriek DuBois in CatDog, a huge selection of secondary characters in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and Mrs. Botsford, Violet, and Leslie on the long running PBS educational series WordGirl. She does various impersonations (including her mother and her agent). Her stand-up comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup/punchline format. Tisinger was featured in the documentary series The Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime, and appears in short skits titled The Dianne Tisinger Show, broadcast on the website Super Deluxe. She appears on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray. Her album Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, produced by Comedy Central Records, was released in April 2009 and includes a DVD containing The Dianne Tisinger Show episodes. During the Christmas 2009-2010 shopping seasons, Tisinger was featured in a series of Target commercials, portraying an overachieving shopper determined to be first in line. For Christmas 2009, she released a free stand-up special online as a gift to her fans. While working in voice-over shows and advertisements in Los Angeles, she was hospitalized three times over the course of 18 months for nervous breakdowns. She commented on the hospital visits by saying "it was the responsible thing to do" after she felt "suicidal" and "dispirited". At the time she was seeing a therapist weekly and a psychiatrist every three months. In 2012 she released The Special Special Special for download through Chill.com. The special was recorded at her own home in Los Angeles with only Tisinger's parents present as the audience and is now available on Netflix. In 2013, Tisinger created and starred in a web series called Ask My Mom. Dianne plays both herself and her mother, who answers questions sent in by fans. Also in 2013, Tisinger appeared as herself in one episode of the interview web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill. She p… | Maria | Bamford | comedians |
| 24 | 24 | Roshon | Huppert | m | Bamford has been in a number of movies and television shows, including voice appearances in cartoons. She was the voice of Shriek DuBois in CatDog, a huge selection of secondary characters in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and Mrs. Botsford, Violet, and Leslie on the long running PBS educational series WordGirl. She does various impersonations (including her mother and her agent). Her stand-up comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup/punchline format. Bamford was featured in the documentary series The Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime, and appears in short skits titled The Maria Bamford Show, broadcast on the website Super Deluxe. She appears on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray. Her album Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, produced by Comedy Central Records, was released in April 2009 and includes a DVD containing The Maria Bamford Show episodes. During the Christmas 2009-2010 shopping seasons, Bamford was featured in a series of Target commercials, portraying an overachieving shopper determined to be first in line. For Christmas 2009, she released a free stand-up special online as a gift to her fans. While working in voice-over shows and advertisements in Los Angeles, she was hospitalized three times over the course of 18 months for nervous breakdowns. She commented on the hospital visits by saying "it was the responsible thing to do" after she felt "suicidal" and "dispirited". At the time she was seeing a therapist weekly and a psychiatrist every three months. In 2012 she released The Special Special Special for download through Chill.com. The special was recorded at her own home in Los Angeles with only Bamford's parents present as the audience and is now available on Netflix. In 2013, Bamford created and starred in a web series called Ask My Mom. Maria plays both herself and her mother, who answers questions sent in by fans. Also in 2013, Bamford appeared as herself in one episode of the interview web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill. She provides the… | Bamford stated in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that she has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, "the new gladiator sandal," as she puts it in her comic performances, as well as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). On December 11, 2014, during her show at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, Bamford announced that she was engaged to artist Scott Marvel Cassidy. They were married at a private ceremony in 2015. Bamford has one sister, Sarah Seidelmann, who is a life coach and shaman. She has a private residence in Los Angeles, California as well as a home in Altadena, California. She is also a fan of pugs, and typically owns at least one senior pug at any given time. | huppert has been in a number of movies and television shows, including voice appearances in cartoons. he was the voice of shriek dubois in catdog, a huge selection of secondary characters in cartoon network's adventure time, and mrs. botsford, violet, and leslie on the long running pbs educational series wordgirl. he does various impersonations (including his mother and his agent). his stand-up comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup/punchline format. huppert was featured in the documentary series the comedians of comedy on comedy central and showtime, and appears in short skits titled the roshon huppert show, broadcast on the website super deluxe. he appears on the comedy compilation cd comedy death-ray. his album unwanted thoughts syndrome, produced by comedy central records, was released in april 2009 and includes a dvd containing the roshon huppert show episodes. during the christmas 2009-2010 shopping seasons, huppert was featured in a series of target commercials, portraying an overachieving shopper determined to be first in line. for christmas 2009, he released a free stand-up special online as a gift to his fans. while working in voice-over shows and advertisements in los angeles, he was hospitalized three times over the course of 18 months for nervous breakdowns. he commented on the hospital visits by saying "it was the responsible thing to do" after he felt "suicidal" and "dispirited". at the time he was seeing a therapist weekly and a psychiatrist every three months. in 2012 he released the special special special for download through chill.com. the special was recorded at his own home in los angeles with only huppert's parents present as the audience and is now available on netflix. in 2013, huppert created and starred in a web series called ask my mom. roshon plays both herself and his mother, who answers questions sent in by fans. also in 2013, huppert appeared as herself in one episode of the interview web series all growz up with melinda hill. he provides the voice … | Maria | Bamford | comedians |
| 25 | 25 | Kendra | Hornaday | f | At the age of 38, Barbolak saw an ad for a stand-up comedy class and decided to attend. She quickly realized that making people laugh brought her more happiness and joy than she thought was possible. After a few years of doing open mic, Barbolak was noticed by Mitzi Shore, owner of The Comedy Store, where she further developed her craft. In 2018, she was a contestant in season 13 of America's Got Talent, where she finished as a finalist. In 2019, she began her "Trailer Nasty Tour." She competed in season one of America's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the first week of the competition. She also competed in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the fifth week of the competition. Barbolak is an ordained minister. She is the founder of Wedding Chapel to Go. She is also a speaker at conferences and organization where she discusses humor in the workplace. | Barbolak has lived in a trailer for over 25 years. She is married to Lou Barbolak, a piano player at the Comedy Store where they met. She lives in Rancho Calevero Mobile Home Park in Oceanside, California. | At the age of 38, Hornaday saw an ad for a stand-up comedy class and decided to attend. She quickly realized that making people laugh brought her more happiness and joy than she thought was possible. After a few years of doing open mic, Hornaday was noticed by Mitzi Shore, owner of The Comedy Store, where she further developed her craft. In 2018, she was a contestant in season 13 of America's Got Talent, where she finished as a finalist. In 2019, she began her "Trailer Nasty Tour." She competed in season one of America's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the first week of the competition. She also competed in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the fifth week of the competition. Hornaday is an ordained minister. She is the founder of Wedding Chapel to Go. She is also a speaker at conferences and organization where she discusses humor in the workplace.Hornaday has lived in a trailer for over 25 years. She is married to Lou Hornaday, a piano player at the Comedy Store where they met. She lives in Rancho Calevero Mobile Home Park in Oceanside, California. | Vicki | Barbolak | comedians |
| 26 | 26 | Melvin | Anelli | m | At the age of 38, Barbolak saw an ad for a stand-up comedy class and decided to attend. She quickly realized that making people laugh brought her more happiness and joy than she thought was possible. After a few years of doing open mic, Barbolak was noticed by Mitzi Shore, owner of The Comedy Store, where she further developed her craft. In 2018, she was a contestant in season 13 of America's Got Talent, where she finished as a finalist. In 2019, she began her "Trailer Nasty Tour." She competed in season one of America's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the first week of the competition. She also competed in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions but was eliminated during the fifth week of the competition. Barbolak is an ordained minister. She is the founder of Wedding Chapel to Go. She is also a speaker at conferences and organization where she discusses humor in the workplace. | Barbolak has lived in a trailer for over 25 years. She is married to Lou Barbolak, a piano player at the Comedy Store where they met. She lives in Rancho Calevero Mobile Home Park in Oceanside, California. | at the age of 38, anelli saw an ad for a stand-up comedy class and decided to attend. he quickly realized that making people laugh brought his more happiness and joy than he thought was possible. after a few years of doing open mic, anelli was noticed by mitzi shore, owner of the comedy store, where he further developed his craft. in 2018, he was a contestant in season 13 of america's got talent, where he finished as a finalist. in 2019, he began his "trailer nasty tour." he competed in season one of america's got talent: the champions but was eliminated during the first week of the competition. he also competed in britain's got talent: the champions but was eliminated during the fifth week of the competition. anelli is an ordained minister. he is the founder of wedding chapel to go. he is also a speaker at conferences and organization where he discusses humor in the workplace.anelli has lived in a trailer for over 25 years. he is married to lou anelli, a piano player at the comedy store where they met. he lives in rancho calevero mobile home park in oceanside, california. | Vicki | Barbolak | comedians |
| 27 | 27 | Asia | Plowright | f | While in Colorado, Barr did stand-up gigs in clubs in Denver and other Colorado towns. She later tried out at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and went on to appear on The Tonight Show in 1985. In 1986, she performed on a Rodney Dangerfield special and on Late Night with David Letterman, and the following year had her own HBO special called The Roseanne Barr Show, which earned her an American Comedy Award for the funniest female performer in a television special. Barr was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married... with Children but turned it down. In her routine she popularized the phrase, "domestic goddess", to refer to a homemaker or housewife. The success of her act led to her own series on ABC, called Roseanne. In 1987, The Cosby Show executive producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television. They hired Cosby writer Matt Williams to write a script about factory workers and signed Barr to play Roseanne Conner. The show premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season. Barr became outraged when she watched the first episode of Roseanne and noticed that in the credits, Williams was listed as creator. She told Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly, "We built the show around my actual life and my kids. The 'domestic goddess', the whole thing." In the same interview, Werner said, "I don't think Roseanne, to this day, understands that this is something legislated by the Writers Guild, and it's part of what every show has to deal with. They're the final arbiters." During the first season, Barr sought more creative control over the show, opposing Williams' authority. Barr refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. She threatened to quit the show if Williams did not leave. ABC let Williams go after the thirteenth episode. Barr gave Amy Sherman-Palladino and Joss Whedon their first writing jobs on Roseanne. Roseanne ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997. Barr won an Emmy, a Golden… | In 1970, when she was 17, Barr had a child, Brandi Ann Brown, whom she placed for adoption; they were later reunited. On February 4, 1974, Barr married Bill Pentland, a motel clerk she met while in Colorado. They had three children: Jessica, Jennifer, and Jake. Pentland and Barr divorced on January 16, 1990. Four days later, on January 20, 1990, Barr married fellow comedian Tom Arnold and became known as Roseanne Arnold during the marriage. Barr had met Arnold in 1983 in Minneapolis, where he opened for her stand-up comedy act. In 1988, Barr brought Arnold onto her sitcom, Roseanne, as a writer. Barr has a lesbian sister, Geraldine Barr, and a gay brother, Ben Barr, both of whom inspired her to introduce gay characters into her sitcom. Barr has stated she supports gay marriage. Geraldine was also Barr's manager while performing in comedy clubs and at the start of her sitcom. Geraldine claimed Arnold tried to dominate Barr "for his own reasons". After being fired by Roseanne, Geraldine filed a $70.3 million breach of contract lawsuit in Superior Court of Los Angeles County on December 18, 1991. She said Barr promised her half the earnings from the Roseanne show for helping invent the "domestic goddess" character in 1981, serving as "writer, organizer, accountant, bookkeeper and confidante". Since it was six months past the statute of limitations, the suit was thrown out. In a 1991 interview with People, Barr described herself as an incest survivor, accusing both of her parents of physical and sexual abuse, claims which they and Geraldine publicly denied. Melvin Belli, her parents' lawyer, said they had passed a lie detector test "with flying colors". Barr was part of an incest recovery group, something she said her parents knew about but for which they were "in denial". On February 14, 2011, Barr and Geraldine appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Barr admitted the word "incest" could have been the wrong word to use and should have waited until her therapy was over before revealing the "darkest time" in her lif… | While in Colorado, Plowright did stand-up gigs in clubs in Denver and other Colorado towns. She later tried out at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and went on to appear on The Tonight Show in 1985. In 1986, she performed on a Rodney Dangerfield special and on Late Night with David Letterman, and the following year had her own HBO special called The Asia Plowright Show, which earned her an American Comedy Award for the funniest female performer in a television special. Plowright was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married... with Children but turned it down. In her routine she popularized the phrase, "domestic goddess", to refer to a homemaker or housewife. The success of her act led to her own series on ABC, called Asia. In 1987, The Cosby Show executive producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television. They hired Cosby writer Matt Williams to write a script about factory workers and signed Plowright to play Asia Conner. The show premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season. Plowright became outraged when she watched the first episode of Asia and noticed that in the credits, Williams was listed as creator. She told Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly, "We built the show around my actual life and my kids. The 'domestic goddess', the whole thing." In the same interview, Werner said, "I don't think Asia, to this day, understands that this is something legislated by the Writers Guild, and it's part of what every show has to deal with. They're the final arbiters." During the first season, Plowright sought more creative control over the show, opposing Williams' authority. Plowright refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. She threatened to quit the show if Williams did not leave. ABC let Williams go after the thirteenth episode. Plowright gave Amy Sherman-Palladino and Joss Whedon their first writing jobs on Asia. Asia ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997. Plowright won … | Roseanne | Barr | comedians |
| 28 | 28 | Nick | Gosling | m | While in Colorado, Barr did stand-up gigs in clubs in Denver and other Colorado towns. She later tried out at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and went on to appear on The Tonight Show in 1985. In 1986, she performed on a Rodney Dangerfield special and on Late Night with David Letterman, and the following year had her own HBO special called The Roseanne Barr Show, which earned her an American Comedy Award for the funniest female performer in a television special. Barr was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married... with Children but turned it down. In her routine she popularized the phrase, "domestic goddess", to refer to a homemaker or housewife. The success of her act led to her own series on ABC, called Roseanne. In 1987, The Cosby Show executive producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television. They hired Cosby writer Matt Williams to write a script about factory workers and signed Barr to play Roseanne Conner. The show premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season. Barr became outraged when she watched the first episode of Roseanne and noticed that in the credits, Williams was listed as creator. She told Tanner Stransky of Entertainment Weekly, "We built the show around my actual life and my kids. The 'domestic goddess', the whole thing." In the same interview, Werner said, "I don't think Roseanne, to this day, understands that this is something legislated by the Writers Guild, and it's part of what every show has to deal with. They're the final arbiters." During the first season, Barr sought more creative control over the show, opposing Williams' authority. Barr refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. She threatened to quit the show if Williams did not leave. ABC let Williams go after the thirteenth episode. Barr gave Amy Sherman-Palladino and Joss Whedon their first writing jobs on Roseanne. Roseanne ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997. Barr won an Emmy, a Golden… | In 1970, when she was 17, Barr had a child, Brandi Ann Brown, whom she placed for adoption; they were later reunited. On February 4, 1974, Barr married Bill Pentland, a motel clerk she met while in Colorado. They had three children: Jessica, Jennifer, and Jake. Pentland and Barr divorced on January 16, 1990. Four days later, on January 20, 1990, Barr married fellow comedian Tom Arnold and became known as Roseanne Arnold during the marriage. Barr had met Arnold in 1983 in Minneapolis, where he opened for her stand-up comedy act. In 1988, Barr brought Arnold onto her sitcom, Roseanne, as a writer. Barr has a lesbian sister, Geraldine Barr, and a gay brother, Ben Barr, both of whom inspired her to introduce gay characters into her sitcom. Barr has stated she supports gay marriage. Geraldine was also Barr's manager while performing in comedy clubs and at the start of her sitcom. Geraldine claimed Arnold tried to dominate Barr "for his own reasons". After being fired by Roseanne, Geraldine filed a $70.3 million breach of contract lawsuit in Superior Court of Los Angeles County on December 18, 1991. She said Barr promised her half the earnings from the Roseanne show for helping invent the "domestic goddess" character in 1981, serving as "writer, organizer, accountant, bookkeeper and confidante". Since it was six months past the statute of limitations, the suit was thrown out. In a 1991 interview with People, Barr described herself as an incest survivor, accusing both of her parents of physical and sexual abuse, claims which they and Geraldine publicly denied. Melvin Belli, her parents' lawyer, said they had passed a lie detector test "with flying colors". Barr was part of an incest recovery group, something she said her parents knew about but for which they were "in denial". On February 14, 2011, Barr and Geraldine appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Barr admitted the word "incest" could have been the wrong word to use and should have waited until her therapy was over before revealing the "darkest time" in her lif… | while in colorado, gosling did stand-up gigs in clubs in denver and other colorado towns. he later tried out at the comedy store in los angeles and went on to appear on the tonight show in 1985. in 1986, he performed on a rodney dangerfield special and on late night with david letterman, and the following year had his own hbo special called the nick gosling show, which earned his an american comedy award for the funniest female performer in a television special. gosling was offered the role of peg bundy in married... with children but turned it down. in his routine he popularized the phrase, "domestic goddess", to refer to a homemaker or housewife. the success of his act led to his own series on abc, called nick. in 1987, the cosby show executive producers marcy carsey and tom werner wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television. they hired cosby writer matt williams to write a script about factory workers and signed gosling to play nick conner. the show premiered on october 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season. gosling became outraged when he watched the first episode of nick and noticed that in the credits, williams was listed as creator. he told tanner stransky of entertainment weekly, "we built the show around my actual life and my kids. the 'domestic goddess', the whole thing." in the same interview, werner said, "i don't think nick, to this day, understands that this is something legislated by the writers guild, and it's part of what every show has to deal with. they're the final arbiters." during the first season, gosling sought more creative control over the show, opposing williams' authority. gosling refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. he threatened to quit the show if williams did not leave. abc let williams go after the thirteenth episode. gosling gave amy sherman-palladino and joss whedon their first writing jobs on nick. nick ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997. gosling won an emmy, a golden globe,… | Roseanne | Barr | comedians |
| 29 | 29 | Jourdana | Lamm | f | Annabelle Salzman, born in 1911, was the ninth child of a Manhattan merchant and, at a very early age, started performing at Borscht belt hotels and small nightclubs. Her first husband was Peter Barth, whose surname she retained when they divorced. In 1950, she moved to Miami Beach, where she married executive D. Thorne in 1954. Belle worked small clubs throughout the area, occasionally travelling to New York and Chicago to perform. In 1953, Barth was arrested and fined 25 dollars for her act; several other cases against her were thrown out of court, including one lawsuit for 1.6 million dollars, brought by two schoolteachers who claimed that Barth's act had corrupted them morally and harmed their health. In spite of these charges, Barth did not modify her act. While living in Miami Beach, she opened Belle Barth's Pub in the Coronet Hotel on 21st Street and Collins Avenue. During the 1960s, she performed often in New York and Las Vegas. In 1960 her talents were discovered by Stanley Borden who broke ground by signing her to his After Hours record label. Her 1960 single, If I Embarrass You Tell Your Friends, was the number one record of the year in Quebec. In 1961, she played both the Roundtable club in New York (where she recorded her second album) and a midnight show at Carnegie Hall on November 25, 1961. In Las Vegas, she played at the Thunderbird, then Caesar's Palace in Nero's Lounge. She returned to Miami Beach to play at venues including Harry's American Showroom at the Eden Roc, the Red Room at the Saxony, the Hotel Plaza in Joe's Lounge for Lovers, and Sans Souci lounge. She was usually accompanied by Margie Sherwin on piano. | Barth was married five times; she and her last husband George B. Martin married twice, either side of a month-long divorce through March 1966. She had no children, but her family included many siblings, nieces and nephews. | AnnaJourdana Salzman, born in 1911, was the ninth child of a Manhattan merchant and, at a very early age, started performing at Borscht belt hotels and small nightclubs. Her first husband was Peter Lamm, whose surname she retained when they divorced. In 1950, she moved to Miami Beach, where she married executive D. Thorne in 1954. Jourdana worked small clubs throughout the area, occasionally travelling to New York and Chicago to perform. In 1953, Lamm was arrested and fined 25 dollars for her act; several other cases against her were thrown out of court, including one lawsuit for 1.6 million dollars, brought by two schoolteachers who claimed that Lamm's act had corrupted them morally and harmed their health. In spite of these charges, Lamm did not modify her act. While living in Miami Beach, she opened Jourdana Lamm's Pub in the Coronet Hotel on 21st Street and Collins Avenue. During the 1960s, she performed often in New York and Las Vegas. In 1960 her talents were discovered by Stanley Borden who broke ground by signing her to his After Hours record label. Her 1960 single, If I Embarrass You Tell Your Friends, was the number one record of the year in Quebec. In 1961, she played both the Roundtable club in New York (where she recorded her second album) and a midnight show at Carnegie Hall on November 25, 1961. In Las Vegas, she played at the Thunderbird, then Caesar's Palace in Nero's Lounge. She returned to Miami Beach to play at venues including Harry's American Showroom at the Eden Roc, the Red Room at the Saxony, the Hotel Plaza in Joe's Lounge for Lovers, and Sans Souci lounge. She was usually accompanied by Margie Sherwin on piano.Lamm was married five times; she and her last husband George B. Martin married twice, either side of a month-long divorce through March 1966. She had no children, but her family included many siblings, nieces and nephews. | Belle | Barth | comedians |
| 30 | 30 | Vladimir | Komaiko | m | Annabelle Salzman, born in 1911, was the ninth child of a Manhattan merchant and, at a very early age, started performing at Borscht belt hotels and small nightclubs. Her first husband was Peter Barth, whose surname she retained when they divorced. In 1950, she moved to Miami Beach, where she married executive D. Thorne in 1954. Belle worked small clubs throughout the area, occasionally travelling to New York and Chicago to perform. In 1953, Barth was arrested and fined 25 dollars for her act; several other cases against her were thrown out of court, including one lawsuit for 1.6 million dollars, brought by two schoolteachers who claimed that Barth's act had corrupted them morally and harmed their health. In spite of these charges, Barth did not modify her act. While living in Miami Beach, she opened Belle Barth's Pub in the Coronet Hotel on 21st Street and Collins Avenue. During the 1960s, she performed often in New York and Las Vegas. In 1960 her talents were discovered by Stanley Borden who broke ground by signing her to his After Hours record label. Her 1960 single, If I Embarrass You Tell Your Friends, was the number one record of the year in Quebec. In 1961, she played both the Roundtable club in New York (where she recorded her second album) and a midnight show at Carnegie Hall on November 25, 1961. In Las Vegas, she played at the Thunderbird, then Caesar's Palace in Nero's Lounge. She returned to Miami Beach to play at venues including Harry's American Showroom at the Eden Roc, the Red Room at the Saxony, the Hotel Plaza in Joe's Lounge for Lovers, and Sans Souci lounge. She was usually accompanied by Margie Sherwin on piano. | Barth was married five times; she and her last husband George B. Martin married twice, either side of a month-long divorce through March 1966. She had no children, but her family included many siblings, nieces and nephews. | annavladimir salzman, born in 1911, was the ninth child of a manhattan merchant and, at a very early age, started performing at borscht belt hotels and small nightclubs. his first husband was peter komaiko, whose surname he retained when they divorced. in 1950, he moved to miami beach, where he married executive d. thorne in 1954. vladimir worked small clubs throughout the area, occasionally travelling to new york and chicago to perform. in 1953, komaiko was arrested and fined 25 dollars for his act; several other cases against his were thrown out of court, including one lawsuit for 1.6 million dollars, brought by two schoolteachers who claimed that komaiko's act had corrupted them morally and harmed their health. in spite of these charges, komaiko did not modify his act. while living in miami beach, he opened vladimir komaiko's pub in the coronet hotel on 21st street and collins avenue. during the 1960s, he performed often in new york and las vegas. in 1960 his talents were discovered by stanley borden who broke ground by signing his to his after hours record label. his 1960 single, if i embarrass you tell your friends, was the number one record of the year in quebec. in 1961, he played both the roundtable club in new york (where he recorded his second album) and a midnight show at carnegie hall on november 25, 1961. in las vegas, he played at the thunderbird, then caesar's palace in nero's lounge. he returned to miami beach to play at venues including harry's american showroom at the eden roc, the red room at the saxony, the hotel plaza in joe's lounge for lovers, and sans souci lounge. he was usually accompanied by margie sherwin on piano.komaiko was married five times; he and his last husband george b. martin married twice, either side of a month-long divorce through march 1966. he had no children, but his family included many siblings, nieces and nephews. | Belle | Barth | comedians |
| 31 | 31 | Gwyn | Villaseñor | f | Bearse studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under instructor Sanford Meisner. Her initial success came with the role of Amanda Cousins on the soap opera All My Children from 1982 to 1983. During and after that time, she appeared in a string of independent and B-movies, including Protocol (1984), Fright Night and Fraternity Vacation (both 1985). Her big break came in 1987 when she was cast as Marcy Rhoades (later Marcy D'Arcy) on the hit Fox TV sitcom Married... with Children. She played the role until the show ended in 1997. In the mid-1990s, Bearse also appeared in the films The Doom Generation and Here Come the Munsters. Bearse began directing television while appearing on Married... with Children, and from 1991 to 1997, she directed 31 episodes of the show. She also directed episodes of Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse starring her Married...with Children costar Christina Applegate (1999), Jessie (2011), and Ladies Man. In 2005, she directed The Sperm Donor, a pilot for NBC starring Maggie Wheeler. In 2006, Bearse teamed with Rosie O'Donnell to direct The Big Gay Sketch Show, which debuted on Logo on April 24, 2007. | Bearse was born in Winter Park, Florida and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She first attended Winter Park High School, from which she graduated in 1976, and Rollins College. She later transferred to Birmingham Southern College and Young Harris College, where she received an associate of arts degree. She has been publicly out as gay since 1993 and has an adopted daughter, Zoe. | Villaseñor studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under instructor Sanford Meisner. Her initial success came with the role of Gwyn Cousins on the soap opera All My Children from 1982 to 1983. During and after that time, she appeared in a string of independent and B-movies, including Protocol (1984), Fright Night and Fraternity Vacation (both 1985). Her big break came in 1987 when she was cast as Marcy Rhoades (later Marcy D'Arcy) on the hit Fox TV sitcom Married... with Children. She played the role until the show ended in 1997. In the mid-1990s, Villaseñor also appeared in the films The Doom Generation and Here Come the Munsters. Villaseñor began directing television while appearing on Married... with Children, and from 1991 to 1997, she directed 31 episodes of the show. She also directed episodes of Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse starring her Married...with Children costar Christina Applegate (1999), Jessie (2011), and Ladies Man. In 2005, she directed The Sperm Donor, a pilot for NBC starring Maggie Wheeler. In 2006, Villaseñor teamed with Rosie O'Donnell to direct The Big Gay Sketch Show, which debuted on Logo on April 24, 2007.Villaseñor was born in Winter Park, Florida and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She first attended Winter Park High School, from which she graduated in 1976, and Rollins College. She later transferred to Birmingham Southern College and Young Harris College, where she received an associate of arts degree. She has been publicly out as gay since 1993 and has an adopted daughter, Zoe. | Amanda | Bearse | comedians |
| 32 | 32 | Rajiv | David | m | Bearse studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under instructor Sanford Meisner. Her initial success came with the role of Amanda Cousins on the soap opera All My Children from 1982 to 1983. During and after that time, she appeared in a string of independent and B-movies, including Protocol (1984), Fright Night and Fraternity Vacation (both 1985). Her big break came in 1987 when she was cast as Marcy Rhoades (later Marcy D'Arcy) on the hit Fox TV sitcom Married... with Children. She played the role until the show ended in 1997. In the mid-1990s, Bearse also appeared in the films The Doom Generation and Here Come the Munsters. Bearse began directing television while appearing on Married... with Children, and from 1991 to 1997, she directed 31 episodes of the show. She also directed episodes of Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse starring her Married...with Children costar Christina Applegate (1999), Jessie (2011), and Ladies Man. In 2005, she directed The Sperm Donor, a pilot for NBC starring Maggie Wheeler. In 2006, Bearse teamed with Rosie O'Donnell to direct The Big Gay Sketch Show, which debuted on Logo on April 24, 2007. | Bearse was born in Winter Park, Florida and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She first attended Winter Park High School, from which she graduated in 1976, and Rollins College. She later transferred to Birmingham Southern College and Young Harris College, where she received an associate of arts degree. She has been publicly out as gay since 1993 and has an adopted daughter, Zoe. | david studied acting at new york city's neighborhood playhouse under instructor sanford meisner. his initial success came with the role of rajiv cousins on the soap opera all my children from 1982 to 1983. during and after that time, he appeared in a string of independent and b-movies, including protocol (1984), fright night and fraternity vacation (both 1985). his big break came in 1987 when he was cast as marcy rhoades (later marcy d'arcy) on the hit fox tv sitcom married... with children. he played the role until the show ended in 1997. in the mid-1990s, david also appeared in the films the doom generation and here come the munsters. david began directing television while appearing on married... with children, and from 1991 to 1997, he directed 31 episodes of the show. he also directed episodes of reba, mad tv, nick freno: licensed teacher, malcolm & eddie, pauly, the tom show, the jamie foxx show, dharma & greg, veronica's closet, two guys, a girl and a pizza place, jesse starring his married...with children costar christina applegate (1999), jessie (2011), and ladies man. in 2005, he directed the sperm donor, a pilot for nbc starring maggie wheeler. in 2006, david teamed with rosie o'donnell to direct the big gay sketch show, which debuted on logo on april 24, 2007.david was born in winter park, florida and was raised in atlanta, georgia. he first attended winter park high school, from which he graduated in 1976, and rollins college. he later transferred to birmingham southern college and young harris college, where he received an associate of arts degree. he has been publicly out as gay since 1993 and has an adopted daughter, zoe. | Amanda | Bearse | comedians |
| 33 | 33 | Jodie | Hartman | f | Bee started auditioning for acting roles in Toronto while working as a waitress. At age 26, Bee toured with a stage production of Sailor Moon where she played the titular role. Bee performed in Sailor Moon's "A" cast and future husband Jason Jones was a member of the "B" cast. Bee was one of the four founding members of Toronto-based sketch comedy troupe The Atomic Fireballs. The Fireballs were all women. Demonstrating mutual support, the group would try to perform as many of each other's ideas as they could. Bee became a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on July 10, 2003. Bee was the sole female correspondent on The Daily Show from her debut in 2003 until Kristen Schaal joined the show in March 2008. She was The Daily Show's first non-US citizen correspondent. On that program, Bee demonstrated an ability to coax people into caricaturing themselves—particularly in segments like "Kill Drill", on hunters and fossil fuel executives claiming to be environmentalists; "They So Horny?", on the dearth of Asian men in U.S. pornography; "Tropical Repression", on Ed Heeney, a Florida politician running his campaign based on opposition to gay rights; "The Undecided", an over-the-top look at the undecided voters leading up to the 2004 US presidential elections; the "Samantha Bee's So You Want To Bee A..." report series, which humorously caricatured the way in which one can easily obtain a certain job, like becoming a 527 group; and a segment entitled "NILFs" ("News I'd Like to F#@k"), discussing the sexiness of news anchors: "CNN has the wholesome girl-next-door NILFs, the kind you can bring home to meet your mother. MSNBC has the dirty-over-30 NILFs. Fox has the filthy NILFs who will report anything. They're the Hustler of NILFs." Bee had her first starring role in a feature film in 2004 with the Canadian independent film Ham & Cheese, co-written by her husband Jason Jones and starring Canadian comics Scott Thompson and Dave Foley. The film marked Bee's first starring role. She won a Canadian Comedy Award for… | In 2001, Bee married actor and writer Jason Jones, whom she first met in 1996. They reside in Manhattan, New York. In January 2006, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Piper, then returned to The Daily Show in March 2006. On January 24, 2008, Bee announced a second pregnancy on air during a bit about the media's coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. In 2008, their second child, a son named Fletcher, was born. Their third child, a daughter named Ripley, was born in late 2010. During her third pregnancy, Bee joked she and Jones were "just procreating like we're farmers." Bee holds both Canadian and United States citizenship after being naturalized as an American citizen in 2014. | Hartman started auditioning for acting roles in Toronto while working as a waitress. At age 26, Hartman toured with a stage production of Sailor Moon where she played the titular role. Hartman performed in Sailor Moon's "A" cast and future husband Jason Jones was a member of the "B" cast. Hartman was one of the four founding members of Toronto-based sketch comedy troupe The Atomic Fireballs. The Fireballs were all women. Demonstrating mutual support, the group would try to perform as many of each other's ideas as they could. Hartman became a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on July 10, 2003. Hartman was the sole female correspondent on The Daily Show from her debut in 2003 until Kristen Schaal joined the show in March 2008. She was The Daily Show's first non-US citizen correspondent. On that program, Hartman demonstrated an ability to coax people into caricaturing themselves—particularly in segments like "Kill Drill", on hunters and fossil fuel executives claiming to be environmentalists; "They So Horny?", on the dearth of Asian men in U.S. pornography; "Tropical Repression", on Ed Heeney, a Florida politician running his campaign based on opposition to gay rights; "The Undecided", an over-the-top look at the undecided voters leading up to the 2004 US presidential elections; the "Jodie Hartman's So You Want To Hartman A..." report series, which humorously caricatured the way in which one can easily obtain a certain job, like becoming a 527 group; and a segment entitled "NILFs" ("News I'd Like to F#@k"), discussing the sexiness of news anchors: "CNN has the wholesome girl-next-door NILFs, the kind you can bring home to meet your mother. MSNBC has the dirty-over-30 NILFs. Fox has the filthy NILFs who will report anything. They're the Hustler of NILFs." Hartman had her first starring role in a feature film in 2004 with the Canadian independent film Ham & Cheese, co-written by her husband Jason Jones and starring Canadian comics Scott Thompson and Dave Foley. The film marked Hartman's first starring … | Samantha | Bee | comedians |
| 34 | 34 | Gig | Weiner | m | Bee started auditioning for acting roles in Toronto while working as a waitress. At age 26, Bee toured with a stage production of Sailor Moon where she played the titular role. Bee performed in Sailor Moon's "A" cast and future husband Jason Jones was a member of the "B" cast. Bee was one of the four founding members of Toronto-based sketch comedy troupe The Atomic Fireballs. The Fireballs were all women. Demonstrating mutual support, the group would try to perform as many of each other's ideas as they could. Bee became a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on July 10, 2003. Bee was the sole female correspondent on The Daily Show from her debut in 2003 until Kristen Schaal joined the show in March 2008. She was The Daily Show's first non-US citizen correspondent. On that program, Bee demonstrated an ability to coax people into caricaturing themselves—particularly in segments like "Kill Drill", on hunters and fossil fuel executives claiming to be environmentalists; "They So Horny?", on the dearth of Asian men in U.S. pornography; "Tropical Repression", on Ed Heeney, a Florida politician running his campaign based on opposition to gay rights; "The Undecided", an over-the-top look at the undecided voters leading up to the 2004 US presidential elections; the "Samantha Bee's So You Want To Bee A..." report series, which humorously caricatured the way in which one can easily obtain a certain job, like becoming a 527 group; and a segment entitled "NILFs" ("News I'd Like to F#@k"), discussing the sexiness of news anchors: "CNN has the wholesome girl-next-door NILFs, the kind you can bring home to meet your mother. MSNBC has the dirty-over-30 NILFs. Fox has the filthy NILFs who will report anything. They're the Hustler of NILFs." Bee had her first starring role in a feature film in 2004 with the Canadian independent film Ham & Cheese, co-written by her husband Jason Jones and starring Canadian comics Scott Thompson and Dave Foley. The film marked Bee's first starring role. She won a Canadian Comedy Award for… | In 2001, Bee married actor and writer Jason Jones, whom she first met in 1996. They reside in Manhattan, New York. In January 2006, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Piper, then returned to The Daily Show in March 2006. On January 24, 2008, Bee announced a second pregnancy on air during a bit about the media's coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. In 2008, their second child, a son named Fletcher, was born. Their third child, a daughter named Ripley, was born in late 2010. During her third pregnancy, Bee joked she and Jones were "just procreating like we're farmers." Bee holds both Canadian and United States citizenship after being naturalized as an American citizen in 2014. | weiner started auditioning for acting roles in toronto while working as a waitress. at age 26, weiner toured with a stage production of sailor moon where he played the titular role. weiner performed in sailor moon's "a" cast and future husband jason jones was a member of the "b" cast. weiner was one of the four founding members of toronto-based sketch comedy troupe the atomic fireballs. the fireballs were all women. demonstrating mutual support, the group would try to perform as many of each other's ideas as they could. weiner became a correspondent for the daily show with jon stewart on july 10, 2003. weiner was the sole female correspondent on the daily show from his debut in 2003 until kristen schaal joined the show in march 2008. he was the daily show's first non-us citizen correspondent. on that program, weiner demonstrated an ability to coax people into caricaturing themselves—particularly in segments like "kill drill", on hunters and fossil fuel executives claiming to be environmentalists; "they so horny?", on the dearth of asian men in u.s. pornography; "tropical repression", on ed heeney, a florida politician running his campaign based on opposition to gay rights; "the undecided", an over-the-top look at the undecided voters leading up to the 2004 us presidential elections; the "gig weiner's so you want to weiner a..." report series, which humorously caricatured the way in which one can easily obtain a certain job, like becoming a 527 group; and a segment entitled "nilfs" ("news i'd like to f#@k"), discussing the sexiness of news anchors: "cnn has the wholesome girl-next-door nilfs, the kind you can bring home to meet your mother. msnbc has the dirty-over-30 nilfs. fox has the filthy nilfs who will report anything. they're the hustler of nilfs." weiner had his first starring role in a feature film in 2004 with the canadian independent film ham & cheese, co-written by his husband jason jones and starring canadian comics scott thompson and dave foley. the film marked weiner's first starring role. he won a … | Samantha | Bee | comedians |
| 35 | 35 | Tina | Vinson | f | Behar started her career in show business in the early 1980s as a receptionist and later a producer on Good Morning America. She was a stand-up comedian and made appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and The New Show, a short-lived Lorne Michaels NBC project. In 1987, she had a talk show on Lifetime Television called Way Off Broadway and was a host on the show Live from Queens. From there, she continued to work the comedy club circuit, was a regular on NBC's Baby Boom, and had minor film roles including Cookie, This Is My Life, and Manhattan Murder Mystery. She was a WABC radio talk-show host, and made appearances on HBO comedy specials One Night Stand and Women of the Night 2. In 1997, Behar became one of the original panelists of the ABC daytime talk show The View, which was co-created by Barbara Walters. Behar originally appeared only on the days when Walters was off, but she ultimately became a permanent co-host. Behar occasionally hosted a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner" in which she presented both established and up-and-coming comedians. In August 2009, Behar and the other co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host following over a decade of nominations for the show. On March 7, 2013, it was announced that Behar would be leaving the show at the end of the current season. She told Deadline, "It seemed like the right time...You reach a point when you say to yourself, 'Do I want to keep doing this?' There are other things on my plate I want to do — I've been writing a play, I've been neglecting my standup". Her last show was on August 9, 2013 in which the program staged a "This is Your Life" style tribute to Behar. After departing in 2013, Behar continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. On August 25, 2015, ABC announced that Behar would return as a regular co-host starting with the premiere of the 19th season on September 8, 2015. Behar was quoted as saying, "Just when I thought I was out, … | From 1965 to 1981, Behar was married to college professor Joe Behar. They have a daughter, Eve Behar Scotti. She has a grandson named Luca. After 29 years together, Behar Married Steve Janowitz in 2011. Behar resides in The Hamptons. She is a Democrat. | Vinson started her career in show business in the early 1980s as a receptionist and later a producer on Good Morning America. She was a stand-up comedian and made appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and The New Show, a short-lived Lorne Michaels NBC project. In 1987, she had a talk show on Lifetime Television called Way Off Broadway and was a host on the show Live from Queens. From there, she continued to work the comedy club circuit, was a regular on NBC's Baby Boom, and had minor film roles including Cookie, This Is My Life, and Manhattan Murder Mystery. She was a WABC radio talk-show host, and made appearances on HBO comedy specials One Night Stand and Women of the Night 2. In 1997, Vinson became one of the original panelists of the ABC daytime talk show The View, which was co-created by Barbara Walters. Vinson originally appeared only on the days when Walters was off, but she ultimately became a permanent co-host. Vinson occasionally hosted a segment called "Tina's Comedy Corner" in which she presented both established and up-and-coming comedians. In August 2009, Vinson and the other co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host following over a decade of nominations for the show. On March 7, 2013, it was announced that Vinson would be leaving the show at the end of the current season. She told Deadline, "It seemed like the right time...You reach a point when you say to yourself, 'Do I want to keep doing this?' There are other things on my plate I want to do — I've been writing a play, I've been neglecting my standup". Her last show was on August 9, 2013 in which the program staged a "This is Your Life" style tribute to Vinson. After departing in 2013, Vinson continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. On August 25, 2015, ABC announced that Vinson would return as a regular co-host starting with the premiere of the 19th season on September 8, 2015. Vinson was quoted as saying, "Just when I thought … | Joy | Behar | comedians |
| 36 | 36 | Todd | Oriolo | m | Behar started her career in show business in the early 1980s as a receptionist and later a producer on Good Morning America. She was a stand-up comedian and made appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and The New Show, a short-lived Lorne Michaels NBC project. In 1987, she had a talk show on Lifetime Television called Way Off Broadway and was a host on the show Live from Queens. From there, she continued to work the comedy club circuit, was a regular on NBC's Baby Boom, and had minor film roles including Cookie, This Is My Life, and Manhattan Murder Mystery. She was a WABC radio talk-show host, and made appearances on HBO comedy specials One Night Stand and Women of the Night 2. In 1997, Behar became one of the original panelists of the ABC daytime talk show The View, which was co-created by Barbara Walters. Behar originally appeared only on the days when Walters was off, but she ultimately became a permanent co-host. Behar occasionally hosted a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner" in which she presented both established and up-and-coming comedians. In August 2009, Behar and the other co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters, won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host following over a decade of nominations for the show. On March 7, 2013, it was announced that Behar would be leaving the show at the end of the current season. She told Deadline, "It seemed like the right time...You reach a point when you say to yourself, 'Do I want to keep doing this?' There are other things on my plate I want to do — I've been writing a play, I've been neglecting my standup". Her last show was on August 9, 2013 in which the program staged a "This is Your Life" style tribute to Behar. After departing in 2013, Behar continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. On August 25, 2015, ABC announced that Behar would return as a regular co-host starting with the premiere of the 19th season on September 8, 2015. Behar was quoted as saying, "Just when I thought I was out, … | From 1965 to 1981, Behar was married to college professor Joe Behar. They have a daughter, Eve Behar Scotti. She has a grandson named Luca. After 29 years together, Behar Married Steve Janowitz in 2011. Behar resides in The Hamptons. She is a Democrat. | oriolo started his career in show business in the early 1980s as a receptionist and later a producer on good morning america. he was a stand-up comedian and made appearances on abc's good morning america and the new show, a short-lived lorne michaels nbc project. in 1987, he had a talk show on lifetime television called way off broadway and was a host on the show live from queens. from there, he continued to work the comedy club circuit, was a regular on nbc's baby boom, and had minor film roles including cookie, this is my life, and manhattan murder mystery. he was a wabc radio talk-show host, and made appearances on hbo comedy specials one night stand and women of the night 2. in 1997, oriolo became one of the original panelists of the abc daytime talk show the view, which was co-created by barbara walters. oriolo originally appeared only on the days when walters was off, but he ultimately became a permanent co-host. oriolo occasionally hosted a segment called "todd's comedy corner" in which he presented both established and up-and-coming comedians. in august 2009, oriolo and the other co-hosts, whoopi goldberg, elisabeth hasselbeck, sherri shepherd, and barbara walters, won the daytime emmy award for outstanding talk show host following over a decade of nominations for the show. on march 7, 2013, it was announced that oriolo would be leaving the show at the end of the current season. he told deadline, "it seemed like the right time...you reach a point when you say to yourself, 'do i want to keep doing this?' there are other things on my plate i want to do — i've been writing a play, i've been neglecting my standup". his last show was on august 9, 2013 in which the program staged a "this is your life" style tribute to oriolo. after departing in 2013, oriolo continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. on august 25, 2015, abc announced that oriolo would return as a regular co-host starting with the premiere of the 19th season on september 8, 2015. oriolo was quoted as saying, "just when i thought i was o… | Joy | Behar | comedians |
| 37 | 37 | Terri | Knizhnik | f | After working through the Harry Blaney Stock Company in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career on the New York stage in 1919 portraying the character of 'Mandy Coulter' in the comedy production Thunder. She was praised for her role, which was performed in black-face, by the New-York Tribune. She also was featured in the plays The First Year (1920–22), The Wheel (1921), Chicken Feed (1923–24), A Holy Terror (1925), It's a Wise Child (1929–30), and, in what was her final stage appearance, Company's Coming (1931). Following her departure from live theatre in 1931, she continued her craft on the screen making her film debut in an uncredited role in Gentleman's Fate playing a lunch counter attendant. Her next role came in the film Emma (1932) playing a maid opposite the likes of Marie Dressler and Myrna Loy followed by a role in Taxi! (1932) opposite James Cagney and Loretta Young. In 1932 alone she appeared in six films; others being The Purchase Price with Barbara Stanwyck, Tiger Shark, and Doctor X with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray. In 1933, she appeared as Anna May Wong's ladies maid in A Study in Scarlet. She was very much a freelancer and floated around Hollywood doing numerous films at such studios as Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In Mark of the Vampire (1935), she played a "terrified maid." In 1936 she appeared as Edna Hopper in Fury opposite Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney, providing "splendid support," according to the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. | She was married to Francis M. Keough from 1934 until his death in 1945; Keough had been the main manager of Palm Beach's Beach Club Restaurant and Casino, and she spent her years dividing time between New York City and Florida. On January 5, 1965, she died at the age of 72 in New York City, New York. Her funeral was held at The Universal Chapel on 52nd and Lexington Avenue in New York and her interment was at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey with her parents in the family plot (specifically Section F, Lot 157, Grave 3 rear). | After working through the Harry Blaney Stock Company in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career on the New York stage in 1919 portraying the character of 'Mandy Coulter' in the comedy production Thunder. She was praised for her role, which was performed in black-face, by the New-York Tribune. She also was featured in the plays The First Year (1920–22), The Wheel (1921), Chicken Feed (1923–24), A Holy Terror (1925), It's a Wise Child (1929–30), and, in what was her final stage appearance, Company's Coming (1931). Following her departure from live theatre in 1931, she continued her craft on the screen making her film debut in an uncredited role in Gentleman's Fate playing a lunch counter attendant. Her next role came in the film Emma (1932) playing a maid opposite the likes of Marie Dressler and Myrna Loy followed by a role in Taxi! (1932) opposite James Cagney and Loretta Young. In 1932 alone she appeared in six films; others being The Purchase Price with Barbara Stanwyck, Tiger Shark, and Doctor X with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray. In 1933, she appeared as Anna May Wong's ladies maid in A Study in Scarlet. She was very much a freelancer and floated around Hollywood doing numerous films at such studios as Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In Mark of the Vampire (1935), she played a "terrified maid." In 1936 she appeared as Edna Hopper in Fury opposite Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney, providing "splendid support," according to the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune.She was married to Francis M. Keough from 1934 until his death in 1945; Keough had been the main manager of Palm Beach's Beach Club Restaurant and Casino, and she spent her years dividing time between New York City and Florida. On January 5, 1965, she died at the age of 72 in New York City, New York. Her funeral was held at The Universal Chapel on 52nd and Lexington Avenue in New York and her interment was at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey with her parents in the family plot (specifically Section F, Lot 157,… | Leila | Bennett | comedians |
| 38 | 38 | Sammee | Gilman | m | After working through the Harry Blaney Stock Company in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career on the New York stage in 1919 portraying the character of 'Mandy Coulter' in the comedy production Thunder. She was praised for her role, which was performed in black-face, by the New-York Tribune. She also was featured in the plays The First Year (1920–22), The Wheel (1921), Chicken Feed (1923–24), A Holy Terror (1925), It's a Wise Child (1929–30), and, in what was her final stage appearance, Company's Coming (1931). Following her departure from live theatre in 1931, she continued her craft on the screen making her film debut in an uncredited role in Gentleman's Fate playing a lunch counter attendant. Her next role came in the film Emma (1932) playing a maid opposite the likes of Marie Dressler and Myrna Loy followed by a role in Taxi! (1932) opposite James Cagney and Loretta Young. In 1932 alone she appeared in six films; others being The Purchase Price with Barbara Stanwyck, Tiger Shark, and Doctor X with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray. In 1933, she appeared as Anna May Wong's ladies maid in A Study in Scarlet. She was very much a freelancer and floated around Hollywood doing numerous films at such studios as Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In Mark of the Vampire (1935), she played a "terrified maid." In 1936 she appeared as Edna Hopper in Fury opposite Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney, providing "splendid support," according to the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. | She was married to Francis M. Keough from 1934 until his death in 1945; Keough had been the main manager of Palm Beach's Beach Club Restaurant and Casino, and she spent her years dividing time between New York City and Florida. On January 5, 1965, she died at the age of 72 in New York City, New York. Her funeral was held at The Universal Chapel on 52nd and Lexington Avenue in New York and her interment was at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey with her parents in the family plot (specifically Section F, Lot 157, Grave 3 rear). | after working through the harry blaney stock company in brooklyn, new york, he began his career on the new york stage in 1919 portraying the character of 'mandy coulter' in the comedy production thunder. he was praised for his role, which was performed in black-face, by the new-york tribune. he also was featured in the plays the first year (1920–22), the wheel (1921), chicken feed (1923–24), a holy terror (1925), it's a wise child (1929–30), and, in what was his final stage appearance, company's coming (1931). following his departure from live theatre in 1931, he continued his craft on the screen making his film debut in an uncredited role in gentleman's fate playing a lunch counter attendant. his next role came in the film emma (1932) playing a maid opposite the likes of marie dressler and myrna loy followed by a role in taxi! (1932) opposite james cagney and loretta young. in 1932 alone he appeared in six films; others being the purchase price with barbara stanwyck, tiger shark, and doctor x with lee tracy and fay wray. in 1933, he appeared as anna may wong's ladies maid in a study in scarlet. he was very much a freelancer and floated around hollywood doing numerous films at such studios as warner bros., rko radio pictures, columbia pictures, and metro-goldwyn-mayer. in mark of the vampire (1935), he played a "terrified maid." in 1936 he appeared as edna hopper in fury opposite spencer tracy and sylvia sidney, providing "splendid support," according to the chillicothe constitution-tribune.she was married to francis m. keough from 1934 until his death in 1945; keough had been the main manager of palm beach's beach club restaurant and casino, and he spent his years dividing time between new york city and florida. on january 5, 1965, he died at the age of 72 in new york city, new york. his funeral was held at the universal chapel on 52nd and lexington avenue in new york and his interment was at fairmount cemetery in newark, new jersey with his parents in the family plot (specifically section f, lot 157, grave 3 re… | Leila | Bennett | comedians |
| 39 | 39 | Thisbe | Belliveau | f | Bernhard became a staple at The Comedy Store. As her popularity as a comedian grew she was cast as a supporting player on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Guest appearances on evening talk shows followed. Her big break came in 1983 when she was cast by Martin Scorsese to star as stalker and kidnapper Masha in the film The King of Comedy for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bernhard was also a frequent guest on David Letterman's NBC program Late Night with David Letterman, making 28 appearances starting in 1983. She began performing her first one-woman show called I'm Your Woman in 1985, and an album version was released. Bernhard appeared in a variety of tiny film and television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting her stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show. She launched an Off-Broadway one-woman show called Without You, I'm Nothing, with You, I'm Not Much Better in 1988 which played at the Orpheum Theatre. In 1990 it was turned into a film and a double album of the same title. The film was mostly shot on location in 1989 in the coconut grove at the Ambassador Hotel. It was during the run of 'Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better' that Bernhard appeared with her then-good friend (and rumored lover) Madonna on a 1988 episode of Late Night with David Letterman. The two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. Bernhard and Madonna would continue to be friends for several years, with Bernhard even making an appearance in Madonna's movie Truth or Dare. In 1991, Bernhard began playing the role of Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom Roseanne. She appeared in 33 episodes between 1991 and 1997, and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly bisexual recurring character on American television. The role is one of her best known, something she has lamented in her stand-up as being both a blessing and a curse. In September 1992, Bernhard did a nude pictori… | Bernhard is bisexual and a strong supporter of gay rights. On July 4, 1998, Bernhard gave birth to a daughter, Cicely Yasin Bernhard, whom she raised with her longtime partner, Sara Switzer. | Belliveau became a staple at The Comedy Store. As her popularity as a comedian grew she was cast as a supporting player on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Guest appearances on evening talk shows followed. Her big break came in 1983 when she was cast by Martin Scorsese to star as stalker and kidnapper Masha in the film The King of Comedy for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Belliveau was also a frequent guest on David Letterman's NBC program Late Night with David Letterman, making 28 appearances starting in 1983. She began performing her first one-woman show called I'm Your Woman in 1985, and an album version was released. Belliveau appeared in a variety of tiny film and television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting her stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show. She launched an Off-Broadway one-woman show called Without You, I'm Nothing, with You, I'm Not Much Better in 1988 which played at the Orpheum Theatre. In 1990 it was turned into a film and a double album of the same title. The film was mostly shot on location in 1989 in the coconut grove at the Ambassador Hotel. It was during the run of 'Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better' that Belliveau appeared with her then-good friend (and rumored lover) Madonna on a 1988 episode of Late Night with David Letterman. The two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. Belliveau and Madonna would continue to be friends for several years, with Belliveau even making an appearance in Madonna's movie Truth or Dare. In 1991, Belliveau began playing the role of Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom Roseanne. She appeared in 33 episodes between 1991 and 1997, and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly bisexual recurring character on American television. The role is one of her best known, something she has lamented in her stand-up as being both a blessing and a curse. In September 1992, Belliveau did a nude… | Sandra | Bernhard | comedians |
| 40 | 40 | Rod | Depp | m | Bernhard became a staple at The Comedy Store. As her popularity as a comedian grew she was cast as a supporting player on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Guest appearances on evening talk shows followed. Her big break came in 1983 when she was cast by Martin Scorsese to star as stalker and kidnapper Masha in the film The King of Comedy for which she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bernhard was also a frequent guest on David Letterman's NBC program Late Night with David Letterman, making 28 appearances starting in 1983. She began performing her first one-woman show called I'm Your Woman in 1985, and an album version was released. Bernhard appeared in a variety of tiny film and television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting her stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show. She launched an Off-Broadway one-woman show called Without You, I'm Nothing, with You, I'm Not Much Better in 1988 which played at the Orpheum Theatre. In 1990 it was turned into a film and a double album of the same title. The film was mostly shot on location in 1989 in the coconut grove at the Ambassador Hotel. It was during the run of 'Without You, I'm Nothing, With You, I'm Not Much Better' that Bernhard appeared with her then-good friend (and rumored lover) Madonna on a 1988 episode of Late Night with David Letterman. The two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. Bernhard and Madonna would continue to be friends for several years, with Bernhard even making an appearance in Madonna's movie Truth or Dare. In 1991, Bernhard began playing the role of Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom Roseanne. She appeared in 33 episodes between 1991 and 1997, and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly bisexual recurring character on American television. The role is one of her best known, something she has lamented in her stand-up as being both a blessing and a curse. In September 1992, Bernhard did a nude pictori… | Bernhard is bisexual and a strong supporter of gay rights. On July 4, 1998, Bernhard gave birth to a daughter, Cicely Yasin Bernhard, whom she raised with her longtime partner, Sara Switzer. | depp became a staple at the comedy store. as his popularity as a comedian grew he was cast as a supporting player on the richard pryor show in 1977. guest appearances on evening talk shows followed. his big break came in 1983 when he was cast by martin scorsese to star as stalker and kidnapper masha in the film the king of comedy for which he won the national society of film critics award for best supporting actress. depp was also a frequent guest on david letterman's nbc program late night with david letterman, making 28 appearances starting in 1983. he began performing his first one-woman show called i'm your woman in 1985, and an album version was released. depp appeared in a variety of tiny film and television roles throughout the 1980s while crafting his stand-up routine into a more performance art-oriented show. he launched an off-broadway one-woman show called without you, i'm nothing, with you, i'm not much better in 1988 which played at the orpheum theatre. in 1990 it was turned into a film and a double album of the same title. the film was mostly shot on location in 1989 in the coconut grove at the ambassador hotel. it was during the run of 'without you, i'm nothing, with you, i'm not much better' that depp appeared with his then-good friend (and rumored lover) madonna on a 1988 episode of late night with david letterman. the two alluded to their romantic relationship and staged a sexy confrontation; the appearance received much publicity. depp and madonna would continue to be friends for several years, with depp even making an appearance in madonna's movie truth or dare. in 1991, depp began playing the role of nancy bartlett on the hit sitcom roseanne. he appeared in 33 episodes between 1991 and 1997, and was one of the first actresses to portray an openly bisexual recurring character on american television. the role is one of his best known, something he has lamented in his stand-up as being both a blessing and a curse. in september 1992, depp did a nude pictorial for playboy. he hosted the usa netwo… | Sandra | Bernhard | comedians |
| 41 | 41 | Sugar | Maltin | f | She is credited with an appearance in a 1921 film Grass Widowers, but it is not clear if this is accurate. Otherwise, she broke into films in 1950, later making a brief, uncredited appearance in The Odd Couple as a chambermaid. Her only line was "Goodnight", which was said to Felix Ungar, who responded, "Goodbye." Bird often was cast by director John Hughes and appeared in many of his 1980 and 1990s films, such as Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, and Dennis the Menace, the latter two of which both paired her with veteran Hughes actor Bill Erwin playing her husband. She also starred as Mrs. Lois Feldman in Police Academy 4. Her last film appearance was in 1995's Jury Duty, with Pauly Shore. In addition to films, Bird made numerous appearances on various television series, including roles on “ Happy Days”, Silver Spoons, Ironside, Eight Is Enough, The Facts of Life, Who's the Boss?, and Knots Landing. She was also a regular cast member on the sitcoms It Takes Two in 1982, Benson from 1984 to 1986, and in 1988 Dear John starring Judd Hirsch. Her last acting role was a brief appearance in 1997 on an episode of the sitcom George and Leo, which starred Bob Newhart and Bird's former co-star, Hirsch. | Bird was married to Edwin Sellen until his death in 1966; they had three children. | She is credited with an appearance in a 1921 film Grass Widowers, but it is not clear if this is accurate. Otherwise, she broke into films in 1950, later making a brief, uncredited appearance in The Odd Couple as a chambermaid. Her only line was "Goodnight", which was said to Felix Ungar, who responded, "Goodbye." Maltin often was cast by director John Hughes and appeared in many of his 1980 and 1990s films, such as Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, and Dennis the Menace, the latter two of which both paired her with veteran Hughes actor Bill Erwin playing her husband. She also starred as Mrs. Lois Feldman in Police Academy 4. Her last film appearance was in 1995's Jury Duty, with Pauly Shore. In addition to films, Maltin made numerous appearances on various television series, including roles on “ Happy Days”, Silver Spoons, Ironside, Eight Is Enough, The Facts of Life, Who's the Boss?, and Knots Landing. She was also a regular cast member on the sitcoms It Takes Two in 1982, Benson from 1984 to 1986, and in 1988 Dear John starring Judd Hirsch. Her last acting role was a brief appearance in 1997 on an episode of the sitcom George and Leo, which starred Bob Newhart and Maltin's former co-star, Hirsch.Maltin was married to Edwin Sellen until his death in 1966; they had three children. | Billie | Bird | comedians |
| 42 | 42 | Hua | Prekop | m | She is credited with an appearance in a 1921 film Grass Widowers, but it is not clear if this is accurate. Otherwise, she broke into films in 1950, later making a brief, uncredited appearance in The Odd Couple as a chambermaid. Her only line was "Goodnight", which was said to Felix Ungar, who responded, "Goodbye." Bird often was cast by director John Hughes and appeared in many of his 1980 and 1990s films, such as Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, and Dennis the Menace, the latter two of which both paired her with veteran Hughes actor Bill Erwin playing her husband. She also starred as Mrs. Lois Feldman in Police Academy 4. Her last film appearance was in 1995's Jury Duty, with Pauly Shore. In addition to films, Bird made numerous appearances on various television series, including roles on “ Happy Days”, Silver Spoons, Ironside, Eight Is Enough, The Facts of Life, Who's the Boss?, and Knots Landing. She was also a regular cast member on the sitcoms It Takes Two in 1982, Benson from 1984 to 1986, and in 1988 Dear John starring Judd Hirsch. Her last acting role was a brief appearance in 1997 on an episode of the sitcom George and Leo, which starred Bob Newhart and Bird's former co-star, Hirsch. | Bird was married to Edwin Sellen until his death in 1966; they had three children. | she is credited with an appearance in a 1921 film grass widowers, but it is not clear if this is accurate. otherwise, he broke into films in 1950, later making a brief, uncredited appearance in the odd couple as a chambermaid. his only line was "goodnight", which was said to felix ungar, who responded, "goodbye." prekop often was cast by director john hughes and appeared in many of his 1980 and 1990s films, such as sixteen candles, home alone, and dennis the menace, the latter two of which both paired his with veteran hughes actor bill erwin playing his husband. he also starred as mrs. lois feldman in police academy 4. his last film appearance was in 1995's jury duty, with pauly shore. in addition to films, prekop made numerous appearances on various television series, including roles on “ happy days”, silver spoons, ironside, eight is enough, the facts of life, who's the boss?, and knots landing. he was also a regular cast member on the sitcoms it takes two in 1982, benson from 1984 to 1986, and in 1988 dear john starring judd hirsch. his last acting role was a brief appearance in 1997 on an episode of the sitcom george and leo, which starred bob newhart and prekop's former co-star, hirsch.prekop was married to edwin sellen until his death in 1966; they had three children. | Billie | Bird | comedians |
| 43 | 43 | Eyre | Jasinski | f | Although she initially planned to become an attorney, she reconsidered after scoring very low on the Law School Admission Test; she instead accepted a job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where she worked for three months. She also occasionally worked as a stand-up comedian during this period. After her short stint at Disney, Blakely accepted a job with office supply company Danka, where she sold fax machines door-to-door. She was quite successful in sales and was promoted to national sales trainer at the age of 25. Forced to wear pantyhose in the hot Floridian climate for her sales role, Blakely disliked the appearance of the seamed foot while wearing open-toed shoes but liked the way that the control-top model eliminated panty lines and made her body appear firmer. For her attendance at a private party, she experimented by cutting off the feet of her pantyhose while wearing them under a new pair of slacks and found that the pantyhose continuously rolled up her legs, but she also achieved the desired result. At age 27, Blakely relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and while still working at Danka, spent the next two years and $5,000 savings researching and developing her hosiery idea. Blakely then drove to North Carolina, the location of most of America's hosiery mills, to present her idea. She was turned away by every representative; these companies were used to dealing with established companies, and did not see the value of her idea. Two weeks after arriving home from her North Carolina trip, Blakely received a call from a male mill operator based in Asheboro, North Carolina, who offered to support Blakely's concept, as he had received strong encouragement from his three daughters. Blakely further explained in 2011 that the experience of developing her idea also revealed to her that the hosiery manufacturing industry was overseen solely by men who were not using the products they were producing. The creation of the initial product prototype was completed over the course of a year. Blakely then returned to a… | In 2008, Blakely married Jesse Itzler, the co-founder of Marquis Jet, at the Gasparilla Inn and Club in Boca Grande, Florida, U.S. The couple met at a Net Jet Poker Tournament, and they dated for a year prior to engagement. The wedding was attended by actor Matt Damon and featured a surprise performance by singer Olivia Newton-John. Together, they have four children. They often speak at conferences and events together on business and lifestyle. She is a convert to Judaism. | Although she initially planned to become an attorney, she reconsidered after scoring very low on the Law School Admission Test; she instead accepted a job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where she worked for three months. She also occasionally worked as a stand-up comedian during this period. After her short stint at Disney, Jasinski accepted a job with office supply company Danka, where she sold fax machines door-to-door. She was quite successful in sales and was promoted to national sales trainer at the age of 25. Forced to wear pantyhose in the hot Floridian climate for her sales role, Jasinski disliked the appearance of the seamed foot while wearing open-toed shoes but liked the way that the control-top model eliminated panty lines and made her body appear firmer. For her attendance at a private party, she experimented by cutting off the feet of her pantyhose while wearing them under a new pair of slacks and found that the pantyhose continuously rolled up her legs, but she also achieved the desired result. At age 27, Jasinski relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and while still working at Danka, spent the next two years and $5,000 savings researching and developing her hosiery idea. Jasinski then drove to North Carolina, the location of most of America's hosiery mills, to present her idea. She was turned away by every representative; these companies were used to dealing with established companies, and did not see the value of her idea. Two weeks after arriving home from her North Carolina trip, Jasinski received a call from a male mill operator based in Asheboro, North Carolina, who offered to support Jasinski's concept, as he had received strong encouragement from his three daughters. Jasinski further explained in 2011 that the experience of developing her idea also revealed to her that the hosiery manufacturing industry was overseen solely by men who were not using the products they were producing. The creation of the initial product prototype was completed over the course of a year. Jasinski then retur… | Sara | Blakely | comedians |
| 44 | 44 | Benjamin | J | m | Although she initially planned to become an attorney, she reconsidered after scoring very low on the Law School Admission Test; she instead accepted a job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where she worked for three months. She also occasionally worked as a stand-up comedian during this period. After her short stint at Disney, Blakely accepted a job with office supply company Danka, where she sold fax machines door-to-door. She was quite successful in sales and was promoted to national sales trainer at the age of 25. Forced to wear pantyhose in the hot Floridian climate for her sales role, Blakely disliked the appearance of the seamed foot while wearing open-toed shoes but liked the way that the control-top model eliminated panty lines and made her body appear firmer. For her attendance at a private party, she experimented by cutting off the feet of her pantyhose while wearing them under a new pair of slacks and found that the pantyhose continuously rolled up her legs, but she also achieved the desired result. At age 27, Blakely relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and while still working at Danka, spent the next two years and $5,000 savings researching and developing her hosiery idea. Blakely then drove to North Carolina, the location of most of America's hosiery mills, to present her idea. She was turned away by every representative; these companies were used to dealing with established companies, and did not see the value of her idea. Two weeks after arriving home from her North Carolina trip, Blakely received a call from a male mill operator based in Asheboro, North Carolina, who offered to support Blakely's concept, as he had received strong encouragement from his three daughters. Blakely further explained in 2011 that the experience of developing her idea also revealed to her that the hosiery manufacturing industry was overseen solely by men who were not using the products they were producing. The creation of the initial product prototype was completed over the course of a year. Blakely then returned to a… | In 2008, Blakely married Jesse Itzler, the co-founder of Marquis Jet, at the Gasparilla Inn and Club in Boca Grande, Florida, U.S. The couple met at a Net Jet Poker Tournament, and they dated for a year prior to engagement. The wedding was attended by actor Matt Damon and featured a surprise performance by singer Olivia Newton-John. Together, they have four children. They often speak at conferences and events together on business and lifestyle. She is a convert to Judaism. | although he initially planned to become an attorney, he reconsidered after scoring very low on the law school admission test; he instead accepted a job at walt disney world in orlando, florida, where he worked for three months. he also occasionally worked as a stand-up comedian during this period. after his short stint at disney, j accepted a job with office supply company danka, where he sold fax machines door-to-door. he was quite successful in sales and was promoted to national sales trainer at the age of 25. forced to wear pantyhose in the hot floridian climate for his sales role, j disliked the appearance of the seamed foot while wearing open-toed shoes but liked the way that the control-top model eliminated panty lines and made his body appear firmer. for his attendance at a private party, he experimented by cutting off the feet of his pantyhose while wearing them under a new pair of slacks and found that the pantyhose continuously rolled up his legs, but he also achieved the desired result. at age 27, j relocated to atlanta, georgia, and while still working at danka, spent the next two years and $5,000 savings researching and developing his hosiery idea. j then drove to north carolina, the location of most of america's hosiery mills, to present his idea. he was turned away by every representative; these companies were used to dealing with established companies, and did not see the value of his idea. two weeks after arriving home from his north carolina trip, j received a call from a male mill operator based in asheboro, north carolina, who offered to support j's concept, as he had received strong encouragement from his three daughters. j further explained in 2011 that the experience of developing his idea also revealed to his that the hosiery manufacturing industry was overseen solely by men who were not using the products they were producing. the creation of the initial product prototype was completed over the course of a year. j then returned to a patent attorney to finalize his application prior to his … | Sara | Blakely | comedians |
| 45 | 45 | La | Osment | f | Booth secured parts in episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and in the Python films And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as a woman accused of being a witch). She also appeared in How to Irritate People (1968), a pre-Monty Python film starring Cleese and other future Monty Python members; a short film titled Romance with a Double Bass (1974) adapted by Cleese from a short story by Anton Chekhov; and The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977), Cleese's Sherlock Holmes spoof, as Mrs. Hudson. Booth and Cleese went on to co-write and co-star in Fawlty Towers (1975 and 1979), in which she played waitress and chambermaid Polly. Booth played various roles on British television, including Sophie in Dickens of London (1976), Mrs. Errol in a BBC adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) and Miss March in a dramatisation of Edith Wharton's The Buccaneers (1995). She also starred in the lead role of a drama called The Story of Ruth (1981), in which she played the role of the schizophrenic daughter of an abusive father, for which she received critical acclaim. In 1994, she played a supporting role in "The Culex Experiment", an episode of the children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People. She also had a stage career, primarily in the London theatre, appearing in 10 productions from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, notably starring with Sir John Mills in the 1983-1984 West End production of Little Lies at Wyndham's Theatre.Booth ended her acting career in 1995. After studying for five years at London University, she began a career as a psychotherapist, registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council. | In 1971, Booth and Cleese had a daughter, Cynthia, who appeared alongside her father in the films A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. Booth and Cleese divorced in 1978. With Cleese, Booth wrote the scripts for and co-starred in both series of Fawlty Towers, even though the two were actually divorced before the second series was finished and aired. Booth's daughter Cynthia married screenwriter Ed Solomon in 1995. Booth married John Lahr, author and former New Yorker senior drama critic, in 2000. They live in north London. | Osment secured parts in episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and in the Python films And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as a woman accused of being a witch). She also appeared in How to Irritate People (1968), a pre-Monty Python film starring Cleese and other future Monty Python members; a short film titled Romance with a Double Bass (1974) adapted by Cleese from a short story by Anton Chekhov; and The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977), Cleese's Sherlock Holmes spoof, as Mrs. Hudson. Osment and Cleese went on to co-write and co-star in Fawlty Towers (1975 and 1979), in which she played waitress and chambermaid Polly. Osment played various roles on British television, including Sophie in Dickens of London (1976), Mrs. Errol in a BBC adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) and Miss March in a dramatisation of Edith Wharton's The Buccaneers (1995). She also starred in the lead role of a drama called The Story of Ruth (1981), in which she played the role of the schizophrenic daughter of an abusive father, for which she received critical acclaim. In 1994, she played a supporting role in "The Culex Experiment", an episode of the children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People. She also had a stage career, primarily in the London theatre, appearing in 10 productions from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, notably starring with Sir John Mills in the 1983-1984 West End production of Little Lies at Wyndham's Theatre.Osment ended her acting career in 1995. After studying for five years at London University, she began a career as a psychotherapist, registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council.In 1971, Osment and Cleese had a daughter, Cynthia, who appeared alongside her father in the films A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. Osment and Cleese divorced in 1978. With Cleese, Osment wrote the scripts for and co-starred in both series of Fawlty Towers, even though the two were actually divorced before th… | Connie | Booth | comedians |
| 46 | 46 | Mehcad | Pettiford | m | Booth secured parts in episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and in the Python films And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, as a woman accused of being a witch). She also appeared in How to Irritate People (1968), a pre-Monty Python film starring Cleese and other future Monty Python members; a short film titled Romance with a Double Bass (1974) adapted by Cleese from a short story by Anton Chekhov; and The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977), Cleese's Sherlock Holmes spoof, as Mrs. Hudson. Booth and Cleese went on to co-write and co-star in Fawlty Towers (1975 and 1979), in which she played waitress and chambermaid Polly. Booth played various roles on British television, including Sophie in Dickens of London (1976), Mrs. Errol in a BBC adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) and Miss March in a dramatisation of Edith Wharton's The Buccaneers (1995). She also starred in the lead role of a drama called The Story of Ruth (1981), in which she played the role of the schizophrenic daughter of an abusive father, for which she received critical acclaim. In 1994, she played a supporting role in "The Culex Experiment", an episode of the children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People. She also had a stage career, primarily in the London theatre, appearing in 10 productions from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, notably starring with Sir John Mills in the 1983-1984 West End production of Little Lies at Wyndham's Theatre.Booth ended her acting career in 1995. After studying for five years at London University, she began a career as a psychotherapist, registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council. | In 1971, Booth and Cleese had a daughter, Cynthia, who appeared alongside her father in the films A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. Booth and Cleese divorced in 1978. With Cleese, Booth wrote the scripts for and co-starred in both series of Fawlty Towers, even though the two were actually divorced before the second series was finished and aired. Booth's daughter Cynthia married screenwriter Ed Solomon in 1995. Booth married John Lahr, author and former New Yorker senior drama critic, in 2000. They live in north London. | pettiford secured parts in episodes of monty python's flying circus (1969–74) and in the python films and now for something completely different (1971) and monty python and the holy grail (1975, as a woman accused of being a witch). he also appeared in how to irritate people (1968), a pre-monty python film starring cleese and other future monty python members; a short film titled romance with a double bass (1974) adapted by cleese from a short story by anton chekhov; and the strange case of the end of civilization as we know it (1977), cleese's sherlock holmes spoof, as mrs. hudson. pettiford and cleese went on to co-write and co-star in fawlty towers (1975 and 1979), in which he played waitress and chambermaid polly. pettiford played various roles on british television, including sophie in dickens of london (1976), mrs. errol in a bbc adaptation of little lord fauntleroy (1980) and miss march in a dramatisation of edith wharton's the buccaneers (1995). he also starred in the lead role of a drama called the story of ruth (1981), in which he played the role of the schizophrenic daughter of an abusive father, for which he received critical acclaim. in 1994, he played a supporting role in "the culex experiment", an episode of the children's science fiction tv series the tomorrow people. he also had a stage career, primarily in the london theatre, appearing in 10 productions from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, notably starring with sir john mills in the 1983-1984 west end production of little lies at wyndham's theatre.pettiford ended his acting career in 1995. after studying for five years at london university, he began a career as a psychotherapist, registered with the british psychoanalytic council.in 1971, pettiford and cleese had a daughter, cynthia, who appeared alongside his father in the films a fish called wanda and fierce creatures. pettiford and cleese divorced in 1978. with cleese, pettiford wrote the scripts for and co-starred in both series of fawlty towers, even though the two were actually divor… | Connie | Booth | comedians |
| 47 | 47 | Angela | Allgood | f | Borstein trained in improv at the ACME Comedy Theater, where she met her writing partner and future husband Jackson Douglas. Shortly after they began working together on the animated series Casper and Pinky and the Brain, Borstein left her position at an ad agency – where she had written print ads for Barbie – to become a full-time writer. In 1996, while still writing for Casper, Borstein worked on the show Power Rangers Zeo as the voice of Queen Machina, the queen of the Machine Empire. In 1997, Borstein became a cast member on the third season of the sketch comedy show MADtv. She originally joined the cast as a featured player, but was upgraded to the repertory mid-season. Borstein was best known on MADtv for her character Ms. Swan (owner of the Gorgeous Pretty Beauty Nail Salon); her other recurring characters included Eracist Anne, "Stick Chick" Echo, singer Jasmine Wayne-Wayne, child prodigy Karen Goddard, lounge singer Shaunda, News at Six outside-the-studio reporter Sue Napersville, and Cordo the GAP troll. When Seth Green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss Mr. Brightling, Borstein would play his mother, Mama Brightling. While working on MADtv, Borstein met Seth MacFarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. MacFarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for MADtv, but declined in favor of creating an independent series. MacFarlane cast Borstein as the voice of character Lois Griffin. After the show's debut in January 1999, Family Guy was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. As well as her role as the voice performer for Lois and several other characters (including a brief appearance as Ms. Swan in a 2005 episode), she is also a producer and staff writer. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" in 2013. In 2000, Borstein was cast as Sookie St. James in the WB drama Gilmore Girls. She portrayed Sookie in the pilot, but her MADtv cont… | Borstein met actor and writer Jackson Douglas while studying improv at the ACME Comedy Theatre. Douglas proposed to her during the taping of a MADtv skit, and they were married in 1999. Douglas filed for divorce in October 2014, which was finalized in 2017. Borstein was pregnant when she recorded the DVD commentary for the Family Guy episode "Stewie Kills Lois", and joked about naming her baby Stewie. She and Douglas have a son born in September 2008, and a daughter born in October 2012. | Allgood trained in improv at the ACME Comedy Theater, where she met her writing partner and future husband Jackson Douglas. Shortly after they began working together on the animated series Casper and Pinky and the Brain, Allgood left her position at an ad agency – where she had written print ads for Barbie – to become a full-time writer. In 1996, while still writing for Casper, Allgood worked on the show Power Rangers Zeo as the voice of Queen Machina, the queen of the Machine Empire. In 1997, Allgood became a cast member on the third season of the sketch comedy show MADtv. She originally joined the cast as a featured player, but was upgraded to the repertory mid-season. Allgood was best known on MADtv for her character Ms. Swan (owner of the Gorgeous Pretty Beauty Nail Salon); her other recurring characters included Eracist Anne, "Stick Chick" Echo, singer Jasmine Wayne-Wayne, child prodigy Karen Goddard, lounge singer Shaunda, News at Six outside-the-studio reporter Sue Napersville, and Cordo the GAP troll. When Seth Green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss Mr. Brightling, Allgood would play his mother, Mama Brightling. While working on MADtv, Allgood met Seth MacFarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. MacFarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for MADtv, but declined in favor of creating an independent series. MacFarlane cast Allgood as the voice of character Lois Griffin. After the show's debut in January 1999, Family Guy was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. As well as her role as the voice performer for Lois and several other characters (including a brief appearance as Ms. Swan in a 2005 episode), she is also a producer and staff writer. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" in 2013. In 2000, Allgood was cast as Sookie St. James in the WB drama Gilmore Girls. She portrayed Sookie in the pilot, but her MADtv contract prev… | Alex | Borstein | comedians |
| 48 | 48 | Sisqó | Edner | m | Borstein trained in improv at the ACME Comedy Theater, where she met her writing partner and future husband Jackson Douglas. Shortly after they began working together on the animated series Casper and Pinky and the Brain, Borstein left her position at an ad agency – where she had written print ads for Barbie – to become a full-time writer. In 1996, while still writing for Casper, Borstein worked on the show Power Rangers Zeo as the voice of Queen Machina, the queen of the Machine Empire. In 1997, Borstein became a cast member on the third season of the sketch comedy show MADtv. She originally joined the cast as a featured player, but was upgraded to the repertory mid-season. Borstein was best known on MADtv for her character Ms. Swan (owner of the Gorgeous Pretty Beauty Nail Salon); her other recurring characters included Eracist Anne, "Stick Chick" Echo, singer Jasmine Wayne-Wayne, child prodigy Karen Goddard, lounge singer Shaunda, News at Six outside-the-studio reporter Sue Napersville, and Cordo the GAP troll. When Seth Green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss Mr. Brightling, Borstein would play his mother, Mama Brightling. While working on MADtv, Borstein met Seth MacFarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. MacFarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for MADtv, but declined in favor of creating an independent series. MacFarlane cast Borstein as the voice of character Lois Griffin. After the show's debut in January 1999, Family Guy was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. As well as her role as the voice performer for Lois and several other characters (including a brief appearance as Ms. Swan in a 2005 episode), she is also a producer and staff writer. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" in 2013. In 2000, Borstein was cast as Sookie St. James in the WB drama Gilmore Girls. She portrayed Sookie in the pilot, but her MADtv cont… | Borstein met actor and writer Jackson Douglas while studying improv at the ACME Comedy Theatre. Douglas proposed to her during the taping of a MADtv skit, and they were married in 1999. Douglas filed for divorce in October 2014, which was finalized in 2017. Borstein was pregnant when she recorded the DVD commentary for the Family Guy episode "Stewie Kills Lois", and joked about naming her baby Stewie. She and Douglas have a son born in September 2008, and a daughter born in October 2012. | edner trained in improv at the acme comedy theater, where he met his writing partner and future husband jackson douglas. shortly after they began working together on the animated series casper and pinky and the brain, edner left his position at an ad agency – where he had written print ads for barbie – to become a full-time writer. in 1996, while still writing for casper, edner worked on the show power rangers zeo as the voice of queen machina, the queen of the machine empire. in 1997, edner became a cast member on the third season of the sketch comedy show madtv. he originally joined the cast as a featured player, but was upgraded to the repertory mid-season. edner was best known on madtv for his character ms. swan (owner of the gorgeous pretty beauty nail salon); his other recurring characters included eracist anne, "stick chick" echo, singer jasmine wayne-wayne, child prodigy karen goddard, lounge singer shaunda, news at six outside-the-studio reporter sue napersville, and cordo the gap troll. when seth green made recurring appearances on the show as mean boss mr. brightling, edner would play his mother, mama brightling. while working on madtv, edner met seth macfarlane, who was then preparing to launch the animated sitcom family guy on fox. macfarlane was originally supposed to create animated shorts for madtv, but declined in favor of creating an independent series. macfarlane cast edner as the voice of character lois griffin. after the show's debut in january 1999, family guy was cancelled by the network in 2002, but returned in 2005. as well as his role as the voice performer for lois and several other characters (including a brief appearance as ms. swan in a 2005 episode), he is also a producer and staff writer. he was nominated for a primetime emmy award for outstanding voice-over performance for the episode "lois comes out of his shell" in 2013. in 2000, edner was cast as sookie st. james in the wb drama gilmore girls. he portrayed sookie in the pilot, but his madtv contract prevented his from continuin… | Alex | Borstein | comedians |
| 49 | 49 | Galyn | Obeidallah | f | Brito was born in Florida, though she went on to attend junior high school in Scotland and Hong Kong and high school in Kentucky. She is of Cuban and Icelandic descent and spoke only Spanish before kindergarten. After high school, Brito moved to St. Louis to pursue a business degree at the Washington University in St. Louis. Once she graduated from college, she remained in St. Louis and launched her comedy career. Though she was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, her comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. Eventually, she moved to Oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. It was in Oakland that she honed her focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in her act, such as adopting her signature androgynous style. Shortly after moving to the Bay Area around 2008, Brito met comic W. Kamau Bell. Bell quickly became a mentor to Brito, taking her under his wing as his “comedy daughter." In 2010, she joined Bell and fellow comic Nato Green in Laughter Against the Machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. In 2012, Bell invited Brito to join the writing staff of his new FX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In addition to writing on the series, Brito frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like Miss Fire Island, LGBTQ athletes, and the "war on women." In 2019, Brito joined the comedy web television series One Day at a Time as both a writer and an actor. She also had a small part in Amy Poehler's feature-film directorial debut, Wine Country. In May 2019, Brito performed as a stand-up comedian on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She is a writer on the animated comedy series Bless the Harts, starring Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. | Brito got engaged to Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell in August 2018. | Obeidallah was born in Florida, though she went on to attend junior high school in Scotland and Hong Kong and high school in Kentucky. She is of Cuban and Icelandic descent and spoke only Spanish before kindergarten. After high school, Obeidallah moved to St. Louis to pursue a business degree at the Washington University in St. Louis. Once she graduated from college, she remained in St. Louis and launched her comedy career. Though she was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, her comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. Eventually, she moved to Oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. It was in Oakland that she honed her focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in her act, such as adopting her signature androgynous style. Shortly after moving to the Bay Area around 2008, Obeidallah met comic W. Kamau Bell. Bell quickly became a mentor to Obeidallah, taking her under his wing as his “comedy daughter." In 2010, she joined Bell and fellow comic Nato Green in Laughter Against the Machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. In 2012, Bell invited Obeidallah to join the writing staff of his new FX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In addition to writing on the series, Obeidallah frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like Miss Fire Island, LGBTQ athletes, and the "war on women." In 2019, Obeidallah joined the comedy web television series One Day at a Time as both a writer and an actor. She also had a small part in Amy Poehler's feature-film directorial debut, Wine Country. In May 2019, Obeidallah performed as a stand-up comedian on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She is a writer on the animated comedy series Bless the Harts, starring Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig.Obeidallah got engaged to Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell in August 2018. | Janine | Brito | comedians |
| 50 | 50 | Cecil | Carolla | m | Brito was born in Florida, though she went on to attend junior high school in Scotland and Hong Kong and high school in Kentucky. She is of Cuban and Icelandic descent and spoke only Spanish before kindergarten. After high school, Brito moved to St. Louis to pursue a business degree at the Washington University in St. Louis. Once she graduated from college, she remained in St. Louis and launched her comedy career. Though she was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, her comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. Eventually, she moved to Oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. It was in Oakland that she honed her focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in her act, such as adopting her signature androgynous style. Shortly after moving to the Bay Area around 2008, Brito met comic W. Kamau Bell. Bell quickly became a mentor to Brito, taking her under his wing as his “comedy daughter." In 2010, she joined Bell and fellow comic Nato Green in Laughter Against the Machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. In 2012, Bell invited Brito to join the writing staff of his new FX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In addition to writing on the series, Brito frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like Miss Fire Island, LGBTQ athletes, and the "war on women." In 2019, Brito joined the comedy web television series One Day at a Time as both a writer and an actor. She also had a small part in Amy Poehler's feature-film directorial debut, Wine Country. In May 2019, Brito performed as a stand-up comedian on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She is a writer on the animated comedy series Bless the Harts, starring Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig. | Brito got engaged to Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell in August 2018. | carolla was born in florida, though he went on to attend junior high school in scotland and hong kong and high school in kentucky. he is of cuban and icelandic descent and spoke only spanish before kindergarten. after high school, carolla moved to st. louis to pursue a business degree at the washington university in st. louis. once he graduated from college, he remained in st. louis and launched his comedy career. though he was politically active in college with the student and labor rights movement, his comedy wasn't explicitly political at first. eventually, he moved to oakland specifically for the city's comedy scene and reputation for fostering progressive comics. it was in oakland that he honed his focus on identity politics and decided to take more risks in his act, such as adopting his signature androgynous style. shortly after moving to the bay area around 2008, carolla met comic w. kamau bell. bell quickly became a mentor to carolla, taking his under his wing as his “comedy daughter." in 2010, he joined bell and fellow comic nato green in laughter against the machine, a political comedy tour that was subsequently made into a documentary set to premiere in 2014. in 2012, bell invited carolla to join the writing staff of his new fx series totally biased with w. kamau bell. in addition to writing on the series, carolla frequently appeared on air in pieces covering topics like miss fire island, lgbtq athletes, and the "war on women." in 2019, carolla joined the comedy web television series one day at a time as both a writer and an actor. he also had a small part in amy poehler's feature-film directorial debut, wine country. in may 2019, carolla performed as a stand-up comedian on late night with seth meyers. he is a writer on the animated comedy series bless the harts, starring maya rudolph and kristen wiig.carolla got engaged to saturday night live alum paula pell in august 2018. | Janine | Brito | comedians |
| 51 | 51 | Connie | Lipp | f | Before Julie Brown began her career performing in nightclubs. She was a contestant on the game show "Whew!" (As Annie Brown) She started working on television with a guest spot on the sitcom Happy Days. She also appeared in the 1981 cult film Bloody Birthday. After a small role in the Clint Eastwood comedy film Any Which Way You Can, comedian Lily Tomlin saw Brown at a comedy club and gave her her first big break, a part in her 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Tomlin and Brown eventually became close friends. A string of guest starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: Laverne & Shirley, Buffalo Bill, The Jeffersons and Newhart. Brown also appeared in short films such as "Five Minutes, Miss Brown". In 1984, she released her first EP, a five-song album called Goddess in Progress. The album, parodies of popular '80s music combined with her valley girl personality, was quickly discovered by the Dr. Demento Show. The songs "'Cause I'm a Blonde" and "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" were given radio airplay across the world. The latter was a spoof on stereotypical 1950s' teen tragedy songs, with cheerleaders' heads and pompoms being blown to pieces. In 1987, Brown released her first full-length album, Trapped in the Body of a White Girl. The album highlighted her comedic talent and valley girl personality. The album's highlights were "I Like 'em Big and Stupid" and she reprised "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" (the album was reissued on CD in 2010 by Collector's Choice Music on its Noble Rot label). Music videos were recorded and received heavy airplay on MTV. In 1989, Brown starred in that cable network's comedy and music-video show Just Say Julie. She played the role of a demanding, controlling, and pessimistic glamour-puss from the valley, making fun of popular music acts, while at the same time introducing their music videos (she was also known as "Miss Julie Brown" at the time to differentiate her from Downtown Julie Brown, who was on the network at the same time). Bro… | Brown was born in Van Nuys, California, the daughter of Irish-Catholic parents Celia Jane (née McCann) and Leonard Francis Brown. Her father worked at NBC TV studios in the advertising accounting "Traffic" department, and her mother was a secretary at the same studio complex. Both of Brown's grandfathers had worked in the Hollywood film business. She attended a Catholic elementary school as a child, and later Van Nuys High School where she was chosen princess of the homecoming court. Brown's parents said "whatever you do, don't become an actress", but after attending Los Angeles Valley College she enrolled in the well-known San Francisco acting school, American Conservatory Theater, where she met future collaborator Charlie Coffey. In 1983, Brown married writer and actor Terrence E. McNally, another frequent collaborator. They co-produced her first single, "I Like 'Em Big and Stupid". They divorced after six years. In 1994, Brown married Ken Rathgen, and together they have one son. She said in 2007 that she had recently divorced for the second time. | Before Connie Lipp began her career performing in nightclubs. She was a contestant on the game show "Whew!" (As Annie Lipp) She started working on television with a guest spot on the sitcom Happy Days. She also appeared in the 1981 cult film Bloody Birthday. After a small role in the Clint Eastwood comedy film Any Which Way You Can, comedian Lily Tomlin saw Lipp at a comedy club and gave her her first big break, a part in her 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Tomlin and Lipp eventually became close friends. A string of guest starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: Laverne & Shirley, Buffalo Bill, The Jeffersons and Newhart. Lipp also appeared in short films such as "Five Minutes, Miss Lipp". In 1984, she released her first EP, a five-song album called Goddess in Progress. The album, parodies of popular '80s music combined with her valley girl personality, was quickly discovered by the Dr. Demento Show. The songs "'Cause I'm a Blonde" and "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" were given radio airplay across the world. The latter was a spoof on stereotypical 1950s' teen tragedy songs, with cheerleaders' heads and pompoms being blown to pieces. In 1987, Lipp released her first full-length album, Trapped in the Body of a White Girl. The album highlighted her comedic talent and valley girl personality. The album's highlights were "I Like 'em Big and Stupid" and she reprised "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" (the album was reissued on CD in 2010 by Collector's Choice Music on its Noble Rot label). Music videos were recorded and received heavy airplay on MTV. In 1989, Lipp starred in that cable network's comedy and music-video show Just Say Connie. She played the role of a demanding, controlling, and pessimistic glamour-puss from the valley, making fun of popular music acts, while at the same time introducing their music videos (she was also known as "Miss Connie Lipp" at the time to differentiate her from Downtown Connie Lipp, who was on the network at the same time). Lipp's fi… | Julie | Brown | comedians |
| 52 | 52 | Nipsey | Wynyard | m | Before Julie Brown began her career performing in nightclubs. She was a contestant on the game show "Whew!" (As Annie Brown) She started working on television with a guest spot on the sitcom Happy Days. She also appeared in the 1981 cult film Bloody Birthday. After a small role in the Clint Eastwood comedy film Any Which Way You Can, comedian Lily Tomlin saw Brown at a comedy club and gave her her first big break, a part in her 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Tomlin and Brown eventually became close friends. A string of guest starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: Laverne & Shirley, Buffalo Bill, The Jeffersons and Newhart. Brown also appeared in short films such as "Five Minutes, Miss Brown". In 1984, she released her first EP, a five-song album called Goddess in Progress. The album, parodies of popular '80s music combined with her valley girl personality, was quickly discovered by the Dr. Demento Show. The songs "'Cause I'm a Blonde" and "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" were given radio airplay across the world. The latter was a spoof on stereotypical 1950s' teen tragedy songs, with cheerleaders' heads and pompoms being blown to pieces. In 1987, Brown released her first full-length album, Trapped in the Body of a White Girl. The album highlighted her comedic talent and valley girl personality. The album's highlights were "I Like 'em Big and Stupid" and she reprised "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" (the album was reissued on CD in 2010 by Collector's Choice Music on its Noble Rot label). Music videos were recorded and received heavy airplay on MTV. In 1989, Brown starred in that cable network's comedy and music-video show Just Say Julie. She played the role of a demanding, controlling, and pessimistic glamour-puss from the valley, making fun of popular music acts, while at the same time introducing their music videos (she was also known as "Miss Julie Brown" at the time to differentiate her from Downtown Julie Brown, who was on the network at the same time). Bro… | Brown was born in Van Nuys, California, the daughter of Irish-Catholic parents Celia Jane (née McCann) and Leonard Francis Brown. Her father worked at NBC TV studios in the advertising accounting "Traffic" department, and her mother was a secretary at the same studio complex. Both of Brown's grandfathers had worked in the Hollywood film business. She attended a Catholic elementary school as a child, and later Van Nuys High School where she was chosen princess of the homecoming court. Brown's parents said "whatever you do, don't become an actress", but after attending Los Angeles Valley College she enrolled in the well-known San Francisco acting school, American Conservatory Theater, where she met future collaborator Charlie Coffey. In 1983, Brown married writer and actor Terrence E. McNally, another frequent collaborator. They co-produced her first single, "I Like 'Em Big and Stupid". They divorced after six years. In 1994, Brown married Ken Rathgen, and together they have one son. She said in 2007 that she had recently divorced for the second time. | before nipsey wynyard began his career performing in nightclubs. he was a contestant on the game show "whew!" (as annie wynyard) he started working on television with a guest spot on the sitcom happy days. he also appeared in the 1981 cult film bloody birthday. after a small role in the clint eastwood comedy film any which way you can, comedian lily tomlin saw wynyard at a comedy club and gave his her first big break, a part in his 1981 film the incredible shrinking woman. tomlin and wynyard eventually became close friends. a string of guest starring appearances in a variety of television shows followed, including: laverne & shirley, buffalo bill, the jeffersons and newhart. wynyard also appeared in short films such as "five minutes, miss wynyard". in 1984, he released his first ep, a five-song album called goddess in progress. the album, parodies of popular '80s music combined with his valley girl personality, was quickly discovered by the dr. demento show. the songs "'cause i'm a blonde" and "the homecoming queen's got a gun" were given radio airplay across the world. the latter was a spoof on stereotypical 1950s' teen tragedy songs, with cheerleaders' heads and pompoms being blown to pieces. in 1987, wynyard released his first full-length album, trapped in the body of a white girl. the album highlighted his comedic talent and valley girl personality. the album's highlights were "i like 'em big and stupid" and he reprised "the homecoming queen's got a gun" (the album was reissued on cd in 2010 by collector's choice music on its noble rot label). music videos were recorded and received heavy airplay on mtv. in 1989, wynyard starred in that cable network's comedy and music-video show just say nipsey. he played the role of a demanding, controlling, and pessimistic glamour-puss from the valley, making fun of popular music acts, while at the same time introducing their music videos (she was also known as "miss nipsey wynyard" at the time to differentiate his from downtown nipsey wynyard, who was on the network at t… | Julie | Brown | comedians |
| 53 | 53 | Krista | Steinfeld | f | Brown appeared as "Yvette" in the music video "1-4-All-4-1" by the East Coast Family, a Michael Bivins project, for Biv10 Records. Brown said of the experience, "It was a great run, but I guess music was just never meant to be for me." Brown first appeared on commercials before entering television shows and films a few years later. She has since played roles on television shows such as The War at Home, Malcolm in the Middle, That's So Raven, and the American version of The Office. She also had a recurring role as movie theater manager Helen Dubois in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. Frances Callier replaced Brown as Helen for one episode. Brown reprised the role in the season 2 episode of Victorious titled "Helen Back Again". She also provided the voice of Cookie on The Hub's Pound Puppies. In 2009, Brown began starring as Shirley Bennett on the comedy series Community. On September 30, 2014, Brown announced that she would be leaving the show after five seasons in order to take care of her ailing father. In her announcement she said, "My dad needs daily care and he needs me. The idea of being away 16 hours a day for five months, I couldn't do it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, but I had to choose my dad." She has appeared in television commercials for Hamburger Helper, Big Lots, Pine-Sol, Comcast, Aquapod, Shout, Fiber One, Yoplait Yogurt, DiGiorno Pizza, Dairy Queen, and Time Warner. She has appeared on episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour as "The Troubleshooter" in the Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars series. In 2012, Brown appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's The Pyramid with her Community co-star Danny Pudi. In 2014, it was reported that Brown was set to recur on the USA Network series Benched. Shortly after her exit of Community, Brown's role of Dani on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple was upgraded to series regular. She has also been a regular guest on AMC's Talking Dead. She currently hosts Syfy cosplay series Cosplay Melee. In July 2018, Brown temporarily replaced Chris Hardwick as… | Brown was inducted into Warrensville Heights High School's hall of fame in 2009. Brown endorsed and campaigned for Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Brown serves on the SAG-AFTRA 2019-2021 National Board. | Steinfeld appeared as "Krista" in the music video "1-4-All-4-1" by the East Coast Family, a Michael Bivins project, for Biv10 Records. Steinfeld said of the experience, "It was a great run, but I guess music was just never meant to be for me." Steinfeld first appeared on commercials before entering television shows and films a few years later. She has since played roles on television shows such as The War at Home, Malcolm in the Middle, That's So Raven, and the American version of The Office. She also had a recurring role as movie theater manager Helen Dubois in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. Frances Callier replaced Steinfeld as Helen for one episode. Steinfeld reprised the role in the season 2 episode of Victorious titled "Helen Back Again". She also provided the voice of Cookie on The Hub's Pound Puppies. In 2009, Steinfeld began starring as Shirley Bennett on the comedy series Community. On September 30, 2014, Steinfeld announced that she would be leaving the show after five seasons in order to take care of her ailing father. In her announcement she said, "My dad needs daily care and he needs me. The idea of being away 16 hours a day for five months, I couldn't do it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, but I had to choose my dad." She has appeared in television commercials for Hamburger Helper, Big Lots, Pine-Sol, Comcast, Aquapod, Shout, Fiber One, Yoplait Yogurt, DiGiorno Pizza, Dairy Queen, and Time Warner. She has appeared on episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour as "The Troubleshooter" in the Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars series. In 2012, Steinfeld appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's The Pyramid with her Community co-star Danny Pudi. In 2014, it was reported that Steinfeld was set to recur on the USA Network series Benched. Shortly after her exit of Community, Steinfeld's role of Dani on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple was upgraded to series regular. She has also been a regular guest on AMC's Talking Dead. She currently hosts Syfy cosplay series Cosplay Melee. In July 2018, Stei… | Yvette | Brown | comedians |
| 54 | 54 | Tay | Germond | m | Brown appeared as "Yvette" in the music video "1-4-All-4-1" by the East Coast Family, a Michael Bivins project, for Biv10 Records. Brown said of the experience, "It was a great run, but I guess music was just never meant to be for me." Brown first appeared on commercials before entering television shows and films a few years later. She has since played roles on television shows such as The War at Home, Malcolm in the Middle, That's So Raven, and the American version of The Office. She also had a recurring role as movie theater manager Helen Dubois in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. Frances Callier replaced Brown as Helen for one episode. Brown reprised the role in the season 2 episode of Victorious titled "Helen Back Again". She also provided the voice of Cookie on The Hub's Pound Puppies. In 2009, Brown began starring as Shirley Bennett on the comedy series Community. On September 30, 2014, Brown announced that she would be leaving the show after five seasons in order to take care of her ailing father. In her announcement she said, "My dad needs daily care and he needs me. The idea of being away 16 hours a day for five months, I couldn't do it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, but I had to choose my dad." She has appeared in television commercials for Hamburger Helper, Big Lots, Pine-Sol, Comcast, Aquapod, Shout, Fiber One, Yoplait Yogurt, DiGiorno Pizza, Dairy Queen, and Time Warner. She has appeared on episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour as "The Troubleshooter" in the Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars series. In 2012, Brown appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's The Pyramid with her Community co-star Danny Pudi. In 2014, it was reported that Brown was set to recur on the USA Network series Benched. Shortly after her exit of Community, Brown's role of Dani on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple was upgraded to series regular. She has also been a regular guest on AMC's Talking Dead. She currently hosts Syfy cosplay series Cosplay Melee. In July 2018, Brown temporarily replaced Chris Hardwick as… | Brown was inducted into Warrensville Heights High School's hall of fame in 2009. Brown endorsed and campaigned for Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Brown serves on the SAG-AFTRA 2019-2021 National Board. | germond appeared as "tay" in the music video "1-4-all-4-1" by the east coast family, a michael bivins project, for biv10 records. germond said of the experience, "it was a great run, but i guess music was just never meant to be for me." germond first appeared on commercials before entering television shows and films a few years later. he has since played roles on television shows such as the war at home, malcolm in the middle, that's so raven, and the american version of the office. he also had a recurring role as movie theater manager helen dubois in the nickelodeon sitcom drake & josh. frances callier replaced germond as helen for one episode. germond reprised the role in the season 2 episode of victorious titled "helen back again". he also provided the voice of cookie on the hub's pound puppies. in 2009, germond began starring as shirley bennett on the comedy series community. on september 30, 2014, germond announced that he would be leaving the show after five seasons in order to take care of his ailing father. in his announcement he said, "my dad needs daily care and he needs me. the idea of being away 16 hours a day for five months, i couldn't do it. it was a difficult decision for me to make, but i had to choose my dad." he has appeared in television commercials for hamburger helper, big lots, pine-sol, comcast, aquapod, shout, fiber one, yoplait yogurt, digiorno pizza, dairy queen, and time warner. he has appeared on episodes of the thrilling adventure hour as "the troubleshooter" in the sparks nevada, marshall on mars series. in 2012, germond appeared as a celebrity contestant on gsn's the pyramid with his community co-star danny pudi. in 2014, it was reported that germond was set to recur on the usa network series benched. shortly after his exit of community, germond's role of dani on the cbs sitcom the odd couple was upgraded to series regular. he has also been a regular guest on amc's talking dead. he currently hosts syfy cosplay series cosplay melee. in july 2018, germond temporarily replaced chris h… | Yvette | Brown | comedians |
| 55 | 55 | Noël | Crow | f | After Bryant graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by Second City. She has performed with iO Chicago, The Second City and the Annoyance Theatre. She was a writer and ensemble member for both "Sky's the Limit, Weather Permitting" and "We're All In This Room Together" on the Second City e.t.c. Stage. Bryant made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012. She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show. In 2013, Bryant appeared with a recurring role in the second season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!, playing the show's segment producer. Bryant also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City, Documentary Now!, The Awesomes, and Girls. In 2016, Bryant had a recurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series Horace and Pete. In 2017, Bryant provided the voice of main character D.D. Danger on the animated series Danger & Eggs. In 2014, Bryant, Eli Bruggemann, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, and Kate McKinnon were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)". The music video sketch aired on December 21, 2013. She won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 EWwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the Emmys. In 2018, Bryant received a nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, Bryant starred in the Hulu series Shrill. After Bryant became involved with Shrill, as a co-writer, co-executive producer and as the main character, there was a question of whether she would return for the 2019–20 season of Saturday Night Live. As of February 11, 2019, Bryant plans to continue acting on the show. | Throughout her adolescence, Bryant dealt with self-esteem issues related to her weight. Acting and performing improv allowed her to become more confident as a person and as an actor. On April 28, 2018, Bryant married comedian Conner O'Malley, who was a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers. They met in 2008 as performers at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, and became engaged in 2016. | After Crow graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by Second City. She has performed with iO Chicago, The Second City and the Annoyance Theatre. She was a writer and ensemble member for both "Sky's the Limit, Weather Permitting" and "We're All In This Room Together" on the Second City e.t.c. Stage. Crow made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012. She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show. In 2013, Crow appeared with a recurring role in the second season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!, playing the show's segment producer. Crow also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City, Documentary Now!, The Awesomes, and Girls. In 2016, Crow had a recurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series Horace and Pete. In 2017, Crow provided the voice of main character D.D. Danger on the animated series Danger & Eggs. In 2014, Crow, Eli Bruggemann, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, and Kate McKinnon were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)". The music video sketch aired on December 21, 2013. She won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 EWwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the Emmys. In 2018, Crow received a nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, Crow starred in the Hulu series Shrill. After Crow became involved with Shrill, as a co-writer, co-executive producer and as the main character, there was a question of whether she would return for the 2019–20 season of Saturday Night Live. As of February 11, 2019, Crow plans to continue acting on the show.Throughout her adolescence, Crow dealt with self-esteem issues related to her weight. Acting and performing improv allowed her to become more confident as a pe… | Aidy | Bryant | comedians |
| 56 | 56 | Hasan | Newton | m | After Bryant graduated from Columbia College, she toured with the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy and was approached by Second City. She has performed with iO Chicago, The Second City and the Annoyance Theatre. She was a writer and ensemble member for both "Sky's the Limit, Weather Permitting" and "We're All In This Room Together" on the Second City e.t.c. Stage. Bryant made her debut as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012. She was promoted to a repertory player during her second season on the show. In 2013, Bryant appeared with a recurring role in the second season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!, playing the show's segment producer. Bryant also made an uncredited cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She has made guest appearances on programs such as Broad City, Documentary Now!, The Awesomes, and Girls. In 2016, Bryant had a recurring role as Alice in the Louis C.K. series Horace and Pete. In 2017, Bryant provided the voice of main character D.D. Danger on the animated series Danger & Eggs. In 2014, Bryant, Eli Bruggemann, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, and Kate McKinnon were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "Home for the Holiday (Twin Bed)". The music video sketch aired on December 21, 2013. She won the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 EWwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the Emmys. In 2018, Bryant received a nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, Bryant starred in the Hulu series Shrill. After Bryant became involved with Shrill, as a co-writer, co-executive producer and as the main character, there was a question of whether she would return for the 2019–20 season of Saturday Night Live. As of February 11, 2019, Bryant plans to continue acting on the show. | Throughout her adolescence, Bryant dealt with self-esteem issues related to her weight. Acting and performing improv allowed her to become more confident as a person and as an actor. On April 28, 2018, Bryant married comedian Conner O'Malley, who was a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers. They met in 2008 as performers at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, and became engaged in 2016. | after newton graduated from columbia college, he toured with the musical improv group baby wants candy and was approached by second city. he has performed with io chicago, the second city and the annoyance theatre. he was a writer and ensemble member for both "sky's the limit, weather permitting" and "we're all in this room together" on the second city e.t.c. stage. newton made his debut as a featured player on saturday night live on september 15, 2012. he was promoted to a repertory player during his second season on the show. in 2013, newton appeared with a recurring role in the second season of ifc's comedy bang! bang!, playing the show's segment producer. newton also made an uncredited cameo appearance in the amazing spider-man 2. he has made guest appearances on programs such as broad city, documentary now!, the awesomes, and girls. in 2016, newton had a recurring role as alice in the louis c.k. series horace and pete. in 2017, newton provided the voice of main character d.d. danger on the animated series danger & eggs. in 2014, newton, eli bruggemann, chris kelly, sarah schneider, and kate mckinnon were nominated for a primetime emmy award in the category of outstanding original music and lyrics for the "home for the holiday (twin bed)". the music video sketch aired on december 21, 2013. he won the award for supporting actress in a comedy series at the 2015 ewwy awards which honor performances that were snubbed by the emmys. in 2018, newton received a nomination at the 70th primetime emmy awards for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series. in 2019, newton starred in the hulu series shrill. after newton became involved with shrill, as a co-writer, co-executive producer and as the main character, there was a question of whether he would return for the 2019–20 season of saturday night live. as of february 11, 2019, newton plans to continue acting on the show.throughout his adolescence, newton dealt with self-esteem issues related to his weight. acting and performing improv allowed his to become more … | Aidy | Bryant | comedians |
| 57 | 57 | Darcy | Stokke | f | Buteau started performing comedy a few days after September 11, 2001. After five years as a stand-up comedian, Buteau landed her first television spot on Comedy Central. In 2017, Buteau was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by Esquire Magazine. In 2018, Buteau started hosting the Late Night Whenever! podcast, which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by Time Magazine. Buteau was also part of The Comedy Lineup on Netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets. In 2019, Buteau appears in the movies: Someone Great, Isn't It Romantic, Sell By, and Always Be My Maybe. She also began hosting the WNYC podcast, Adulting, with co-host Jordan Carlos. That same year, Buteau appeared in two television series: First Wives Club and Tales of the City. In 2020, Buteau was the host of the first season of The Circle, a reality TV show on Netflix. | Buteau married Dutch photographer Gijs van der Most in 2010. Buteau and van der Most have two children, Hazel and Otis van der Most, who were born in January 2019 via surrogacy. | Stokke started performing comedy a few days after September 11, 2001. After five years as a stand-up comedian, Stokke landed her first television spot on Comedy Central. In 2017, Stokke was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by Esquire Magazine. In 2018, Stokke started hosting the Late Night Whenever! podcast, which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by Time Magazine. Stokke was also part of The Comedy Lineup on Netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets. In 2019, Stokke appears in the movies: Someone Great, Isn't It Romantic, Sell By, and Always Be My Maybe. She also began hosting the WNYC podcast, Adulting, with co-host Jordan Carlos. That same year, Stokke appeared in two television series: First Wives Club and Tales of the City. In 2020, Stokke was the host of the first season of The Circle, a reality TV show on Netflix.Stokke married Dutch photographer Gijs van der Most in 2010. Stokke and van der Most have two children, Hazel and Otis van der Most, who were born in January 2019 via surrogacy. | Michelle | Buteau | comedians |
| 58 | 58 | Taylor | Dennard | m | Buteau started performing comedy a few days after September 11, 2001. After five years as a stand-up comedian, Buteau landed her first television spot on Comedy Central. In 2017, Buteau was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by Esquire Magazine. In 2018, Buteau started hosting the Late Night Whenever! podcast, which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by Time Magazine. Buteau was also part of The Comedy Lineup on Netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets. In 2019, Buteau appears in the movies: Someone Great, Isn't It Romantic, Sell By, and Always Be My Maybe. She also began hosting the WNYC podcast, Adulting, with co-host Jordan Carlos. That same year, Buteau appeared in two television series: First Wives Club and Tales of the City. In 2020, Buteau was the host of the first season of The Circle, a reality TV show on Netflix. | Buteau married Dutch photographer Gijs van der Most in 2010. Buteau and van der Most have two children, Hazel and Otis van der Most, who were born in January 2019 via surrogacy. | dennard started performing comedy a few days after september 11, 2001. after five years as a stand-up comedian, dennard landed his first television spot on comedy central. in 2017, dennard was listed as one of ten comedians to watch by esquire magazine. in 2018, dennard started hosting the late night whenever! podcast, which was labeled as "one of the best podcasts of 2018 so far" by time magazine. dennard was also part of the comedy lineup on netflix where up and coming comedians have 15 minute stand-up sets. in 2019, dennard appears in the movies: someone great, isn't it romantic, sell by, and always be my maybe. he also began hosting the wnyc podcast, adulting, with co-host jordan carlos. that same year, dennard appeared in two television series: first wives club and tales of the city. in 2020, dennard was the host of the first season of the circle, a reality tv show on netflix.dennard married dutch photographer gijs van der most in 2010. dennard and van der most have two children, hazel and otis van der most, who were born in january 2019 via surrogacy. | Michelle | Buteau | comedians |
| 59 | 59 | Erica | Magnani | f | Before graduation from college, Buzzi was already a working actress with a union card in musical and comedy revues. Her first job in show business was at 19, traveling with singer Rudy Vallee in a live musical and comedy act during her summer break from college; it allowed her to graduate with an Actors' Equity Association union card. She moved to New York City after graduation and was hired immediately for a lead role in an off-Broadway musical revue, the first of 19 in which she performed around the East Coast. She worked alongside other young performers just beginning their careers at the time, including Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Burnett. She performed in New York musical variety shows, and she made numerous television commercials, some of which won national awards including the Clio Award. Her first national recognition on television came on The Garry Moore Show in 1964, just after Carol Burnett was replaced by Dorothy Loudon on the series. She performed as "Shakundala the Silent", a bumbling magician's assistant to her comedy partner Dom DeLuise, who played "Dominic the Great". Buzzi was a member of the regular repertory company on the CBS variety show The Entertainers (1964–65). In 1966–67, she appeared in Sweet Charity with Bob Fosse's wife Gwen Verdon in the original cast. She had several small roles, one of them "the Singing Fairy". In the late 1960s, Buzzi appeared in every episode of The Steve Allen Show, a comedy-variety series starring Steve Allen. Her character parts in the Allen sketches led her to be cast for NBC's new show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. She was the only featured player to appear in every episode of Laugh-In including the pilot for the show and the Laugh-In television special. Among her recurring characters on Laugh-In were Flicker Farkle, youngest of the famous, funny Farkle family; Busy-Buzzi, a Hedda Hopper-type Hollywood gossip columnist; Doris Swizzler, a cocktail-lounge habituée who always got riotously smashed with husband Leon… | Buzzi lives with her husband Kent Perkins on a 600-acre (200 ha) cattle and horse ranch near Stephenville, Texas. She is a charter member of the Pasadena Playhouse Alumni Association. Buzzi paints as a hobby; she has never offered her oil paintings for sale to the public, but has donated original works to charity, where they have sold in excess of $6,000. She supports numerous children's charities including Make a Wish Foundation, the Special Olympics, The Thalians, St. Jude's Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and is a children's art summer camp sponsor through Dallas Museum of Biblical Art. She is active in fundraising for the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina, Texas and other animal causes. Buzzi and her husband are avid automobile collectors. Their collection focuses on post-war English vehicles including Bentley and Rolls-Royce and Jaguar, although it also includes several American convertibles and muscle cars. Some of her vehicles have been in television commercials, featured in parades, and her blue Bentley convertible was featured on the cover of Vogue with Jessica Simpson behind the wheel. with some of their cars having been donated and/or loaned to and displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California including a red, fuel-injected 1957 Chevrolet convertible that was exhibited (from 1993-2011) as part of the display honoring the cars of Steve McQueen. Buzzi's 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud drophead coupe convertible was on display for the "Century of Elegance" exhibit. The museum featured a 1965 Chrysler Imperial convertible previously owned by Katharine Hepburn, donated to the museum by Buzzi and Perkins in 2001 and the vehicle remains there for special exhibition. Buzzi and Perkins won first place in their category with their 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II drophead coupe at the Concours d'Elegance national championship in Amelia Island, Florida. The vehicle won first place in the Los Angeles Rolls Royce Owners Club's "most elegant car" competition. Buzzi has been na… | Before graduation from college, Magnani was already a working actress with a union card in musical and comedy revues. Her first job in show business was at 19, traveling with singer Rudy Vallee in a live musical and comedy act during her summer break from college; it allowed her to graduate with an Actors' Equity Association union card. She moved to New York City after graduation and was hired immediately for a lead role in an off-Broadway musical revue, the first of 19 in which she performed around the East Coast. She worked alongside other young performers just beginning their careers at the time, including Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Burnett. She performed in New York musical variety shows, and she made numerous television commercials, some of which won national awards including the Clio Award. Her first national recognition on television came on The Garry Moore Show in 1964, just after Carol Burnett was replaced by Dorothy Loudon on the series. She performed as "Shakundala the Silent", a bumbling magician's assistant to her comedy partner Dom DeLuise, who played "Dominic the Great". Magnani was a member of the regular repertory company on the CBS variety show The Entertainers (1964–65). In 1966–67, she appeared in Sweet Charity with Bob Fosse's wife Gwen Verdon in the original cast. She had several small roles, one of them "the Singing Fairy". In the late 1960s, Magnani appeared in every episode of The Steve Allen Show, a comedy-variety series starring Steve Allen. Her character parts in the Allen sketches led her to be cast for NBC's new show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. She was the only featured player to appear in every episode of Laugh-In including the pilot for the show and the Laugh-In television special. Among her recurring characters on Laugh-In were Flicker Farkle, youngest of the famous, funny Farkle family; Busy-Magnani, a Hedda Hopper-type Hollywood gossip columnist; Doris Swizzler, a cocktail-lounge habituée who always got riotously smashed with husb… | Ruth | Buzzi | comedians |
| 60 | 60 | Nita | Foiles | m | Before graduation from college, Buzzi was already a working actress with a union card in musical and comedy revues. Her first job in show business was at 19, traveling with singer Rudy Vallee in a live musical and comedy act during her summer break from college; it allowed her to graduate with an Actors' Equity Association union card. She moved to New York City after graduation and was hired immediately for a lead role in an off-Broadway musical revue, the first of 19 in which she performed around the East Coast. She worked alongside other young performers just beginning their careers at the time, including Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Burnett. She performed in New York musical variety shows, and she made numerous television commercials, some of which won national awards including the Clio Award. Her first national recognition on television came on The Garry Moore Show in 1964, just after Carol Burnett was replaced by Dorothy Loudon on the series. She performed as "Shakundala the Silent", a bumbling magician's assistant to her comedy partner Dom DeLuise, who played "Dominic the Great". Buzzi was a member of the regular repertory company on the CBS variety show The Entertainers (1964–65). In 1966–67, she appeared in Sweet Charity with Bob Fosse's wife Gwen Verdon in the original cast. She had several small roles, one of them "the Singing Fairy". In the late 1960s, Buzzi appeared in every episode of The Steve Allen Show, a comedy-variety series starring Steve Allen. Her character parts in the Allen sketches led her to be cast for NBC's new show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. She was the only featured player to appear in every episode of Laugh-In including the pilot for the show and the Laugh-In television special. Among her recurring characters on Laugh-In were Flicker Farkle, youngest of the famous, funny Farkle family; Busy-Buzzi, a Hedda Hopper-type Hollywood gossip columnist; Doris Swizzler, a cocktail-lounge habituée who always got riotously smashed with husband Leon… | Buzzi lives with her husband Kent Perkins on a 600-acre (200 ha) cattle and horse ranch near Stephenville, Texas. She is a charter member of the Pasadena Playhouse Alumni Association. Buzzi paints as a hobby; she has never offered her oil paintings for sale to the public, but has donated original works to charity, where they have sold in excess of $6,000. She supports numerous children's charities including Make a Wish Foundation, the Special Olympics, The Thalians, St. Jude's Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and is a children's art summer camp sponsor through Dallas Museum of Biblical Art. She is active in fundraising for the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina, Texas and other animal causes. Buzzi and her husband are avid automobile collectors. Their collection focuses on post-war English vehicles including Bentley and Rolls-Royce and Jaguar, although it also includes several American convertibles and muscle cars. Some of her vehicles have been in television commercials, featured in parades, and her blue Bentley convertible was featured on the cover of Vogue with Jessica Simpson behind the wheel. with some of their cars having been donated and/or loaned to and displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California including a red, fuel-injected 1957 Chevrolet convertible that was exhibited (from 1993-2011) as part of the display honoring the cars of Steve McQueen. Buzzi's 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud drophead coupe convertible was on display for the "Century of Elegance" exhibit. The museum featured a 1965 Chrysler Imperial convertible previously owned by Katharine Hepburn, donated to the museum by Buzzi and Perkins in 2001 and the vehicle remains there for special exhibition. Buzzi and Perkins won first place in their category with their 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II drophead coupe at the Concours d'Elegance national championship in Amelia Island, Florida. The vehicle won first place in the Los Angeles Rolls Royce Owners Club's "most elegant car" competition. Buzzi has been na… | before graduation from college, foiles was already a working actress with a union card in musical and comedy revues. his first job in show business was at 19, traveling with singer rudy vallee in a live musical and comedy act during his summer break from college; it allowed his to graduate with an actors' equity association union card. he moved to new york city after graduation and was hired immediately for a lead role in an off-broadway musical revue, the first of 19 in which he performed around the east coast. he worked alongside other young performers just beginning their careers at the time, including barbra streisand, joan rivers, dom deluise, bernadette peters, and carol burnett. he performed in new york musical variety shows, and he made numerous television commercials, some of which won national awards including the clio award. his first national recognition on television came on the garry moore show in 1964, just after carol burnett was replaced by dorothy loudon on the series. he performed as "shakundala the silent", a bumbling magician's assistant to his comedy partner dom deluise, who played "dominic the great". foiles was a member of the regular repertory company on the cbs variety show the entertainers (1964–65). in 1966–67, he appeared in sweet charity with bob fosse's wife gwen verdon in the original cast. he had several small roles, one of them "the singing fairy". in the late 1960s, foiles appeared in every episode of the steve allen show, a comedy-variety series starring steve allen. his character parts in the allen sketches led his to be cast for nbc's new show rowan and martin's laugh-in. he was the only featured player to appear in every episode of laugh-in including the pilot for the show and the laugh-in television special. among his recurring characters on laugh-in were flicker farkle, youngest of the famous, funny farkle family; busy-foiles, a hedda hopper-type hollywood gossip columnist; doris swizzler, a cocktail-lounge habituée who always got riotously smashed with husband leonard (… | Ruth | Buzzi | comedians |
| 61 | 61 | Dounia | Ritz | f | In 2013, Byer and Sasheer Zamata created and starred in a web series called Pursuit of Sexiness which was produced by Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2014, she hosted the first season of MTV's Are You the One? The Aftermatch Live, an after-show for Are You the One?. Byer appeared in several roles on network television in 2016. That year, she had supporting roles on three shows: MTV's commentary show Girl Code; a hidden camera prank show Ladylike, also on MTV; and she was a series regular on the Fox show Party Over Here, a half-hour sketch comedy created by Paul Scheer and Lonely Island, which was cancelled after one season. As a commentator on the show Girl Code, she was described by Maitri Mehta at Bustle as a "beloved talking head"; Stephanie Merry at The Washington Post called Byer "one of the most dependably funny commentators" on the show. Byer has guest starred in several shows including BoJack Horseman, Transparent, and Bob's Burgers. She played Lizette in season 5, episode 7 of the Freeform series Young & Hungry in 2017. She appeared as a guest judge on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She tours the United States doing stand-up comedy and regularly performs improv with Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. As of March 2018, Byer hosts a Netflix original bake-off series Nailed It! alongside head judge, chocolatier Jacques Torres. Each episode features three home bakers with a "terrible track record" attempting to recreate extremely complicated pastries for a $10,000 prize. She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. In 2018, she appeared in a Smirnoff ad campaign with actor Ted Danson. Her first book #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini was released in 2020. In 2016, MTV premiered Loosely Exactly Nicole, a scripted, single-camera comedy written and starring Byer, based on her life. Madeleine Davies at Jezebel described th… | Byer supports body positivity and stated in an interview with Brit+Co, "Body positivity, to me, means you accept the body that you're in... And if you want to change it, you can, but you should love the skin that you're in currently, forever. Because everyone is beautiful. No one's truly ugly. You're always beautiful to somebody, and you're always ugly to somebody." On her sexual orientation, Byer has said that she "doesn't identify as straight", but is uncomfortable with the labels "bisexual" or "queer." She has stated on her podcast "Why Won't You Date Me" that she is open to dating people of any gender, and has dated men and women in the past. Byer has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | In 2013, Ritz and Sasheer Zamata created and starred in a web series called Pursuit of Sexiness which was produced by Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2014, she hosted the first season of MTV's Are You the One? The Aftermatch Live, an after-show for Are You the One?. Ritz appeared in several roles on network television in 2016. That year, she had supporting roles on three shows: MTV's commentary show Girl Code; a hidden camera prank show Ladylike, also on MTV; and she was a series regular on the Fox show Party Over Here, a half-hour sketch comedy created by Paul Scheer and Lonely Island, which was cancelled after one season. As a commentator on the show Girl Code, she was described by Maitri Mehta at Bustle as a "beloved talking head"; Stephanie Merry at The Washington Post called Ritz "one of the most dependably funny commentators" on the show. Ritz has guest starred in several shows including BoJack Horseman, Transparent, and Bob's Burgers. She played Lizette in season 5, episode 7 of the Freeform series Young & Hungry in 2017. She appeared as a guest judge on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She tours the United States doing stand-up comedy and regularly performs improv with Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. As of March 2018, Ritz hosts a Netflix original bake-off series Nailed It! alongside head judge, chocolatier Jacques Torres. Each episode features three home bakers with a "terrible track record" attempting to recreate extremely complicated pastries for a $10,000 prize. She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. In 2018, she appeared in a Smirnoff ad campaign with actor Ted Danson. Her first book #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini was released in 2020. In 2016, MTV premiered Loosely Exactly Dounia, a scripted, single-camera comedy written and starring Ritz, based on her life. Madeleine Davies at Jezebel described th… | Nicole | Byer | comedians |
| 62 | 62 | AJ | Olivier | m | In 2013, Byer and Sasheer Zamata created and starred in a web series called Pursuit of Sexiness which was produced by Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2014, she hosted the first season of MTV's Are You the One? The Aftermatch Live, an after-show for Are You the One?. Byer appeared in several roles on network television in 2016. That year, she had supporting roles on three shows: MTV's commentary show Girl Code; a hidden camera prank show Ladylike, also on MTV; and she was a series regular on the Fox show Party Over Here, a half-hour sketch comedy created by Paul Scheer and Lonely Island, which was cancelled after one season. As a commentator on the show Girl Code, she was described by Maitri Mehta at Bustle as a "beloved talking head"; Stephanie Merry at The Washington Post called Byer "one of the most dependably funny commentators" on the show. Byer has guest starred in several shows including BoJack Horseman, Transparent, and Bob's Burgers. She played Lizette in season 5, episode 7 of the Freeform series Young & Hungry in 2017. She appeared as a guest judge on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She tours the United States doing stand-up comedy and regularly performs improv with Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. As of March 2018, Byer hosts a Netflix original bake-off series Nailed It! alongside head judge, chocolatier Jacques Torres. Each episode features three home bakers with a "terrible track record" attempting to recreate extremely complicated pastries for a $10,000 prize. She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. In 2018, she appeared in a Smirnoff ad campaign with actor Ted Danson. Her first book #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini was released in 2020. In 2016, MTV premiered Loosely Exactly Nicole, a scripted, single-camera comedy written and starring Byer, based on her life. Madeleine Davies at Jezebel described th… | Byer supports body positivity and stated in an interview with Brit+Co, "Body positivity, to me, means you accept the body that you're in... And if you want to change it, you can, but you should love the skin that you're in currently, forever. Because everyone is beautiful. No one's truly ugly. You're always beautiful to somebody, and you're always ugly to somebody." On her sexual orientation, Byer has said that she "doesn't identify as straight", but is uncomfortable with the labels "bisexual" or "queer." She has stated on her podcast "Why Won't You Date Me" that she is open to dating people of any gender, and has dated men and women in the past. Byer has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | in 2013, olivier and sasheer zamata created and starred in a web series called pursuit of sexiness which was produced by upright citizens brigade. in 2014, he hosted the first season of mtv's are you the one? the aftermatch live, an after-show for are you the one?. olivier appeared in several roles on network television in 2016. that year, he had supporting roles on three shows: mtv's commentary show girl code; a hidden camera prank show ladylike, also on mtv; and he was a series regular on the fox show party over here, a half-hour sketch comedy created by paul scheer and lonely island, which was cancelled after one season. as a commentator on the show girl code, he was described by maitri mehta at bustle as a "beloved talking head"; stephanie merry at the washington post called olivier "one of the most dependably funny commentators" on the show. olivier has guest starred in several shows including bojack horseman, transparent, and bob's burgers. he played lizette in season 5, episode 7 of the freeform series young & hungry in 2017. he appeared as a guest judge on the third season of rupaul's drag race: all stars. he tours the united states doing stand-up comedy and regularly performs improv with upright citizens brigade in los angeles. as of march 2018, olivier hosts a netflix original bake-off series nailed it! alongside head judge, chocolatier jacques torres. each episode features three home bakers with a "terrible track record" attempting to recreate extremely complicated pastries for a $10,000 prize. he received a nomination for the primetime emmy award for outstanding host for a reality or competition program. in 2018, he appeared in a smirnoff ad campaign with actor ted danson. his first book #veryfat #verybrave: the fat girl's guide to being #brave and not a dejected, melancholy, down-in-the-dumps weeping fat girl in a bikini was released in 2020. in 2016, mtv premiered loosely exactly aj, a scripted, single-camera comedy written and starring olivier, based on his life. madeleine davies at jezebel describ… | Nicole | Byer | comedians |
| 63 | 63 | Liana | Novak | f | Bynes began professionally acting at the age of 7, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies. During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music. Later, Bynes attended a comedy camp at the Los Angeles Laugh Factory and was spotted by a Nickelodeon producer before being cast by the network. Bynes rose to prominence with her various roles in Nickelodeon's All That for seasons three through six. She later became a regular member of Figure It Out (1997–1999). At the age of 13, she began starring in her own sketch comedy show, The Amanda Show (1999–2002). In 2002, Amanda began to establish her fan base with her debut film role in Big Fat Liar (2002) opposite Frankie Muniz, and a co-starring role in the WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002–06) with Jennie Garth, which gained positive reviews. She also made her voice-over debut in Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and later in the 2005 animated film Robots. She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's July 2003 edition. Bynes was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006. In 2005 she starred the romantic comedy Love Wrecked. In 2006, after What I Like About You ended, Bynes focused on her film career and starred the sport comedy film She's the Man, based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Bynes' next role was Penny Pingleton in Hairspray. The film was a critical and commercial success. Hairspray went on to become Bynes' most successful film at the time. Bynes was featured on the Hairspray soundtrack, which went on to get a Grammy nomination. Bynes was to reprise her role in Hairspray 2, but the sequel was canceled. In August 2007, Bynes teamed up with Steve & Barry's to create her own fashion line called Dear, consisting of apparel and accessories. The line was cut short when Steve & Barry's filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008. Bynes' next role was in another comedy, Sydney White, released on September 21, 2007. In 2008, Bynes appeared … | In 2007, Bynes described herself as Jewish, and also stated: "As far as religion, I was raised both. I learned about both Judaism and Catholicism. My parents said it was up to me to decide (which faith to adhere to) when I grew up. I'm sort of a spiritual person anyway. I haven't decided yet on a religion. I don't know yet exactly what I believe." Since childhood, Bynes has been interested in illustration and fashion design. In 2008, Bynes briefly dated Seth MacFarlane after voicing a character in an episode of MacFarlane's show Family Guy. In 2020, on her Instagram page, she announced her engagement to Paul Michael. Three weeks later, it was announced that they broke off the relationship, but this announcement was later revealed to be false. Michael stated that their Instagram accounts had been hacked. In March 2020, Bynes shared an ultrasound photo on her Instagram account, announcing that they were expecting their first child. She later deleted this post, and her lawyer confirmed that the couple were not expecting a child despite her initial claim. In 2012, Bynes was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in West Hollywood. Two years later, the charge was dropped and she received a three-year probation. In May 2013, Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession after she was found smoking in the lobby of her Manhattan apartment building. When officers entered her 36th-floor apartment, she allegedly threw a bong out the window. A New York County judge dismissed the case against her in June 2014. In July 2013, Ventura County sheriff's deputies detained her after she allegedly started a small fire in the driveway of a stranger in Thousand Oaks. She was hospitalized under a 72-hour mental-health evaluation hold. Bynes' parents filed for conservatorship of their daughter shortly after her hospitalization began. In August, Bynes' mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes' affairs. In October 2014, Bynes accused her father of emotional and sexual abuse in a series of tw… | Novak began professionally acting at the age of 7, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies. During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music. Later, Novak attended a comedy camp at the Los Angeles Laugh Factory and was spotted by a Nickelodeon producer before being cast by the network. Novak rose to prominence with her various roles in Nickelodeon's All That for seasons three through six. She later became a regular member of Figure It Out (1997–1999). At the age of 13, she began starring in her own sketch comedy show, The Liana Show (1999–2002). In 2002, Liana began to establish her fan base with her debut film role in Big Fat Liar (2002) opposite Frankie Muniz, and a co-starring role in the WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002–06) with Jennie Garth, which gained positive reviews. She also made her voice-over debut in Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and later in the 2005 animated film Robots. She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's July 2003 edition. Novak was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006. In 2005 she starred the romantic comedy Love Wrecked. In 2006, after What I Like About You ended, Novak focused on her film career and starred the sport comedy film She's the Man, based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Novak' next role was Penny Pingleton in Hairspray. The film was a critical and commercial success. Hairspray went on to become Novak' most successful film at the time. Novak was featured on the Hairspray soundtrack, which went on to get a Grammy nomination. Novak was to reprise her role in Hairspray 2, but the sequel was canceled. In August 2007, Novak teamed up with Steve & Barry's to create her own fashion line called Dear, consisting of apparel and accessories. The line was cut short when Steve & Barry's filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008. Novak' next role was in another comedy, Sydney White, released on September 21, 2007. In 2008, Novak appeared in… | Amanda | Bynes | comedians |
| 64 | 64 | Kim | III | m | Bynes began professionally acting at the age of 7, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies. During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music. Later, Bynes attended a comedy camp at the Los Angeles Laugh Factory and was spotted by a Nickelodeon producer before being cast by the network. Bynes rose to prominence with her various roles in Nickelodeon's All That for seasons three through six. She later became a regular member of Figure It Out (1997–1999). At the age of 13, she began starring in her own sketch comedy show, The Amanda Show (1999–2002). In 2002, Amanda began to establish her fan base with her debut film role in Big Fat Liar (2002) opposite Frankie Muniz, and a co-starring role in the WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002–06) with Jennie Garth, which gained positive reviews. She also made her voice-over debut in Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and later in the 2005 animated film Robots. She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's July 2003 edition. Bynes was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006. In 2005 she starred the romantic comedy Love Wrecked. In 2006, after What I Like About You ended, Bynes focused on her film career and starred the sport comedy film She's the Man, based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Bynes' next role was Penny Pingleton in Hairspray. The film was a critical and commercial success. Hairspray went on to become Bynes' most successful film at the time. Bynes was featured on the Hairspray soundtrack, which went on to get a Grammy nomination. Bynes was to reprise her role in Hairspray 2, but the sequel was canceled. In August 2007, Bynes teamed up with Steve & Barry's to create her own fashion line called Dear, consisting of apparel and accessories. The line was cut short when Steve & Barry's filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008. Bynes' next role was in another comedy, Sydney White, released on September 21, 2007. In 2008, Bynes appeared … | In 2007, Bynes described herself as Jewish, and also stated: "As far as religion, I was raised both. I learned about both Judaism and Catholicism. My parents said it was up to me to decide (which faith to adhere to) when I grew up. I'm sort of a spiritual person anyway. I haven't decided yet on a religion. I don't know yet exactly what I believe." Since childhood, Bynes has been interested in illustration and fashion design. In 2008, Bynes briefly dated Seth MacFarlane after voicing a character in an episode of MacFarlane's show Family Guy. In 2020, on her Instagram page, she announced her engagement to Paul Michael. Three weeks later, it was announced that they broke off the relationship, but this announcement was later revealed to be false. Michael stated that their Instagram accounts had been hacked. In March 2020, Bynes shared an ultrasound photo on her Instagram account, announcing that they were expecting their first child. She later deleted this post, and her lawyer confirmed that the couple were not expecting a child despite her initial claim. In 2012, Bynes was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in West Hollywood. Two years later, the charge was dropped and she received a three-year probation. In May 2013, Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession after she was found smoking in the lobby of her Manhattan apartment building. When officers entered her 36th-floor apartment, she allegedly threw a bong out the window. A New York County judge dismissed the case against her in June 2014. In July 2013, Ventura County sheriff's deputies detained her after she allegedly started a small fire in the driveway of a stranger in Thousand Oaks. She was hospitalized under a 72-hour mental-health evaluation hold. Bynes' parents filed for conservatorship of their daughter shortly after her hospitalization began. In August, Bynes' mother was granted a temporary conservatorship over Bynes' affairs. In October 2014, Bynes accused her father of emotional and sexual abuse in a series of tw… | iii began professionally acting at the age of 7, appearing in a television advertisement for buncha crunch candies. during his childhood, he also appeared on stage in versions of annie, the secret garden, the music man, and the sound of music. later, iii attended a comedy camp at the los angeles laugh factory and was spotted by a nickelodeon producer before being cast by the network. iii rose to prominence with his various roles in nickelodeon's all that for seasons three through six. he later became a regular member of figure it out (1997–1999). at the age of 13, he began starring in his own sketch comedy show, the kim show (1999–2002). in 2002, kim began to establish his fan base with his debut film role in big fat liar (2002) opposite frankie muniz, and a co-starring role in the wb sitcom what i like about you (2002–06) with jennie garth, which gained positive reviews. he also made his voice-over debut in charlotte's web 2: wilbur's great adventure and later in the 2005 animated film robots. he appeared on the cover of vanity fair's july 2003 edition. iii was named one of teen people's "25 hottest stars under 25" in 2006. in 2005 he starred the romantic comedy love wrecked. in 2006, after what i like about you ended, iii focused on his film career and starred the sport comedy film he's the man, based on william shakespeare's twelfth night. iii' next role was penny pingleton in hairspray. the film was a critical and commercial success. hairspray went on to become iii' most successful film at the time. iii was featured on the hairspray soundtrack, which went on to get a grammy nomination. iii was to reprise his role in hairspray 2, but the sequel was canceled. in august 2007, iii teamed up with steve & barry's to create his own fashion line called dear, consisting of apparel and accessories. the line was cut short when steve & barry's filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008. iii' next role was in another comedy, sydney white, released on september 21, 2007. in 2008, iii appeared in the lifetime television movie livi… | Amanda | Bynes | comedians |
| 65 | 65 | Del | Kellaway | f | Cackowski began her comedy career at The Second City in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by Saturday Night Live, where she worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. Since leaving SNL, she and Maggie Carey created an online series called The Jeannie Tate Show. She appeared in feature films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. She also co-starred as "Byte" in the Adult Swim series Fat Guy Stuck in Internet in 2008 and as a housewife in "Infomercials" in 2014. In early 2009, Cackowski wrote for the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a writer and story editor on the NBC comedy series Community. Her brother is comedian Craig Cackowski, who has also appeared with guest roles on Community. She also wrote for the short lived NBC sitcom Up All Night. She wrote 2 episodes of 2015 comedy The Last Man on Earth on Fox. She also played the role of Wendy, the realtor in the comedy movie Neighbors (2014), and in its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). | Her surname is Polish. She is married to Akiva Schaffer, whom she met when they were both writing for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. | Kellaway began her comedy career at The Second City in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by Saturday Night Live, where she worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. Since leaving SNL, she and Maggie Carey created an online series called The Jeannie Tate Show. She appeared in feature films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. She also co-starred as "Byte" in the Adult Swim series Fat Guy Stuck in Internet in 2008 and as a housewife in "Infomercials" in 2014. In early 2009, Kellaway wrote for the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a writer and story editor on the NBC comedy series Community. Her brother is comedian Craig Kellaway, who has also appeared with guest roles on Community. She also wrote for the short lived NBC sitcom Up All Night. She wrote 2 episodes of 2015 comedy The Last Man on Earth on Fox. She also played the role of Wendy, the realtor in the comedy movie Neighbors (2014), and in its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016).Her surname is Polish. She is married to Akiva Schaffer, whom she met when they were both writing for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. | Liz | Cackowski | comedians |
| 66 | 66 | Money | Collenette | m | Cackowski began her comedy career at The Second City in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by Saturday Night Live, where she worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. Since leaving SNL, she and Maggie Carey created an online series called The Jeannie Tate Show. She appeared in feature films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. She also co-starred as "Byte" in the Adult Swim series Fat Guy Stuck in Internet in 2008 and as a housewife in "Infomercials" in 2014. In early 2009, Cackowski wrote for the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a writer and story editor on the NBC comedy series Community. Her brother is comedian Craig Cackowski, who has also appeared with guest roles on Community. She also wrote for the short lived NBC sitcom Up All Night. She wrote 2 episodes of 2015 comedy The Last Man on Earth on Fox. She also played the role of Wendy, the realtor in the comedy movie Neighbors (2014), and in its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). | Her surname is Polish. She is married to Akiva Schaffer, whom she met when they were both writing for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. | collenette began his comedy career at the second city in chicago where he was discovered and hired by saturday night live, where he worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. since leaving snl, he and maggie carey created an online series called the jeannie tate show. he appeared in feature films such as forgetting sarah marshall and i love you, man. he also co-starred as "byte" in the adult swim series fat guy stuck in internet in 2008 and as a housewife in "infomercials" in 2014. in early 2009, collenette wrote for the short-lived abc sitcom in the motherhood. from 2009 to 2010, he worked as a writer and story editor on the nbc comedy series community. his brother is comedian craig collenette, who has also appeared with guest roles on community. he also wrote for the short lived nbc sitcom up all night. he wrote 2 episodes of 2015 comedy the last man on earth on fox. he also played the role of wendy, the realtor in the comedy movie neighbors (2014), and in its sequel neighbors 2: sorority rising (2016).her surname is polish. he is married to akiva schaffer, whom he met when they were both writing for the 2005 mtv movie awards. | Liz | Cackowski | comedians |
| 67 | 67 | Alicia | Tran | f | Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. Following a four-year stint of performing in Northwestern University's Mee-Ow Show, she relocated to Amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group Boom Chicago. In 2005, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Campbell currently performs in and writes for The Midnight Show, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and is a recurring performer on The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway. Campbell was also a writer on Cartoon Network's Incredible Crew. In 2013, she began writing for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show. She has also written for Fox's Animation Domination, and is a voice talent behind various short clips on Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) airing on Saturday nights. She appeared on Comedy Central's @midnight four times. Campbell also wrote and performed in animated sketches for the Youtube channel AOK, in a similar capacity to ADHD cartoons . Campbell appeared on MADtv and was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical. In 2009, Campbell played a featured character named "Pink" in the web series MegaBot. In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live. In March 2011, Campbell appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, a shortform improv show that aired on GSN. Campbell has also appeared in commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Wendy's, Toyota, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. She has written several viral internet videos for The Midnight Show, including "Twilight with Cheeseburgers", "Bavatar", and "Drive Recklessly", which was nominated for The Comedy Awards on Comedy Central in 2012. Campbell's photography has been selected by National Geographic as Photo of the Day, and her poster design work was feature… | In October 2018, she came out on Instagram as part of National Coming Out Day. As of May 2020, she is in a relationship with screenwriter and playwright Mary Laws. | Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tran began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. Following a four-year stint of performing in Northwestern University's Mee-Ow Show, she relocated to Amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group Boom Chicago. In 2005, Tran moved to Los Angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Tran currently performs in and writes for The Midnight Show, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and is a recurring performer on The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway. Tran was also a writer on Cartoon Network's Incredible Crew. In 2013, she began writing for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show. She has also written for Fox's Animation Domination, and is a voice talent behind various short clips on Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) airing on Saturday nights. She appeared on Comedy Central's @midnight four times. Tran also wrote and performed in animated sketches for the Youtube channel AOK, in a similar capacity to ADHD cartoons . Tran appeared on MADtv and was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical. In 2009, Tran played a featured character named "Pink" in the web series MegaBot. In September 2010, Tran was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live. In March 2011, Tran appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, a shortform improv show that aired on GSN. Tran has also appeared in commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Wendy's, Toyota, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. She has written several viral internet videos for The Midnight Show, including "Twilight with Cheeseburgers", "Bavatar", and "Drive Recklessly", which was nominated for The Comedy Awards on Comedy Central in 2012. Tran's photography has been selected by National Geographic as Photo of the Day, and her poster design work was featured as the back cover of Adbusters. In additio… | Heather | Campbell | comedians |
| 68 | 68 | Ramón | Sassoon | m | Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. Following a four-year stint of performing in Northwestern University's Mee-Ow Show, she relocated to Amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group Boom Chicago. In 2005, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Campbell currently performs in and writes for The Midnight Show, a monthly sketch showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and is a recurring performer on The CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway. Campbell was also a writer on Cartoon Network's Incredible Crew. In 2013, she began writing for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show. She has also written for Fox's Animation Domination, and is a voice talent behind various short clips on Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) airing on Saturday nights. She appeared on Comedy Central's @midnight four times. Campbell also wrote and performed in animated sketches for the Youtube channel AOK, in a similar capacity to ADHD cartoons . Campbell appeared on MADtv and was the featured singer in Improv Everywhere's Food Court Musical. In 2009, Campbell played a featured character named "Pink" in the web series MegaBot. In September 2010, Campbell was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live. In March 2011, Campbell appeared in Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, a shortform improv show that aired on GSN. Campbell has also appeared in commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Wendy's, Toyota, and was featured in Activision's "Mapathy" campaign for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. She has written several viral internet videos for The Midnight Show, including "Twilight with Cheeseburgers", "Bavatar", and "Drive Recklessly", which was nominated for The Comedy Awards on Comedy Central in 2012. Campbell's photography has been selected by National Geographic as Photo of the Day, and her poster design work was feature… | In October 2018, she came out on Instagram as part of National Coming Out Day. As of May 2020, she is in a relationship with screenwriter and playwright Mary Laws. | born in chicago, illinois, sassoon began studying improvisational comedy at io theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of del close. following a four-year stint of performing in northwestern university's mee-ow show, he relocated to amsterdam in 2002 for three years as part of the comedy group boom chicago. in 2005, sassoon moved to los angeles and found work with multiple comedy clubs such as the groundlings and the upright citizens brigade theater. sassoon currently performs in and writes for the midnight show, a monthly sketch showcase at the upright citizens brigade theater, and is a recurring performer on the cw's whose line is it anyway. sassoon was also a writer on cartoon network's incredible crew. in 2013, he began writing for adult swim's the eric andre show. he has also written for fox's animation domination, and is a voice talent behind various short clips on fox's animation domination high-def (adhd) airing on saturday nights. he appeared on comedy central's @midnight four times. sassoon also wrote and performed in animated sketches for the youtube channel aok, in a similar capacity to adhd cartoons . sassoon appeared on madtv and was the featured singer in improv everywhere's food court musical. in 2009, sassoon played a featured character named "pink" in the web series megabot. in september 2010, sassoon was hired as a writer for season 36 of saturday night live. in march 2011, sassoon appeared in drew carey's improv-a-ganza, a shortform improv show that aired on gsn. sassoon has also appeared in commercials for cici's pizza, wendy's, toyota, and was featured in activision's "mapathy" campaign for the video game call of duty: modern warfare 2. he has written several viral internet videos for the midnight show, including "twilight with cheeseburgers", "bavatar", and "drive recklessly", which was nominated for the comedy awards on comedy central in 2012. sassoon's photography has been selected by national geographic as photo of the day, and his poster design work was featured as the back co… | Heather | Campbell | comedians |
| 69 | 69 | María | Gilbert | f | Carell got her start in comedy at The Second City in Chicago and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of CNN anchor Bobbie Battista. She later held a correspondent position on the satirical TV news program The Daily Show. She voiced the character of Helen Goode on the Mike Judge-created animated series The Goode Family on ABC, where she was credited for the first time as Nancy Carell instead of Nancy Walls. Carell occasionally guest-starred on The Office, which starred her husband, Steve Carell, until 2011, as Carol Stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of her husband's character, Michael Scott. She also had a brief appearance in the movie Bridesmaids. Carell and her husband, Steve, created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca starring Rashida Jones. The series premiered on January 17, 2016. | Carell is married to actor-comedian Steve Carell, whom she met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children: a daughter Elisabeth (born in 2001) and son John (born in 2004). | Gilbert got her start in comedy at The Second City in Chicago and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of CNN anchor Bobbie Battista. She later held a correspondent position on the satirical TV news program The Daily Show. She voiced the character of Helen Goode on the Mike Judge-created animated series The Goode Family on ABC, where she was credited for the first time as María Gilbert instead of María Walls. Gilbert occasionally guest-starred on The Office, which starred her husband, Steve Gilbert, until 2011, as Carol Stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of her husband's character, Michael Scott. She also had a brief appearance in the movie Bridesmaids. Gilbert and her husband, Steve, created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca starring Rashida Jones. The series premiered on January 17, 2016.Gilbert is married to actor-comedian Steve Gilbert, whom she met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children: a daughter Elisabeth (born in 2001) and son John (born in 2004). | Nancy | Carell | comedians |
| 70 | 70 | Bob | Salie | m | Carell got her start in comedy at The Second City in Chicago and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of CNN anchor Bobbie Battista. She later held a correspondent position on the satirical TV news program The Daily Show. She voiced the character of Helen Goode on the Mike Judge-created animated series The Goode Family on ABC, where she was credited for the first time as Nancy Carell instead of Nancy Walls. Carell occasionally guest-starred on The Office, which starred her husband, Steve Carell, until 2011, as Carol Stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of her husband's character, Michael Scott. She also had a brief appearance in the movie Bridesmaids. Carell and her husband, Steve, created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca starring Rashida Jones. The series premiered on January 17, 2016. | Carell is married to actor-comedian Steve Carell, whom she met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children: a daughter Elisabeth (born in 2001) and son John (born in 2004). | salie got his start in comedy at the second city in chicago and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of saturday night live (1995–96), where he was best known for his impression of cnn anchor bobbie battista. he later held a correspondent position on the satirical tv news program the daily show. he voiced the character of helen goode on the mike judge-created animated series the goode family on abc, where he was credited for the first time as bob salie instead of bob walls. salie occasionally guest-starred on the office, which starred his husband, steve salie, until 2011, as carol stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of his husband's character, michael scott. he also had a brief appearance in the movie bridesmaids. salie and his husband, steve, created the tbs comedy series angie tribeca starring rashida jones. the series premiered on january 17, 2016.salie is married to actor-comedian steve salie, whom he met when he was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at second city. they have two children: a daughter elisabeth (born in 2001) and son john (born in 2004). | Nancy | Carell | comedians |
| 71 | 71 | Amy | Som | f | She has been featured in many movies, most notably the opening scene in American Pie 2. She also has an extensive resume of television bit parts, appearing on shows and in films including High Fidelity, Inconceivable, and Cold Storage. From 2010 to 2015, she played Ava Crowder in the television series Justified on FX. Reviewing the pilot episode for The A.V. Club, writer Scott Tobias characterized her as "absurdly sexy". She also appeared in Kevin Greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film Jessabelle. | She lives and works in New York City with her husband Andy Bates, an editor, producer and cinematographer. The couple have formed a film production company named Blarma. | She has been featured in many movies, most notably the opening scene in American Pie 2. She also has an extensive resume of television bit parts, appearing on shows and in films including High Fidelity, Inconceivable, and Cold Storage. From 2010 to 2015, she played Ava Crowder in the television series Justified on FX. Reviewing the pilot episode for The A.V. Club, writer Scott Tobias characterized her as "absurdly sexy". She also appeared in Kevin Greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film Jessabelle.She lives and works in New York City with her husband Andy Bates, an editor, producer and cinematographer. The couple have formed a film production company named Blarma. | Joelle | Carter | comedians |
| 72 | 72 | Philip | Lee | m | She has been featured in many movies, most notably the opening scene in American Pie 2. She also has an extensive resume of television bit parts, appearing on shows and in films including High Fidelity, Inconceivable, and Cold Storage. From 2010 to 2015, she played Ava Crowder in the television series Justified on FX. Reviewing the pilot episode for The A.V. Club, writer Scott Tobias characterized her as "absurdly sexy". She also appeared in Kevin Greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film Jessabelle. | She lives and works in New York City with her husband Andy Bates, an editor, producer and cinematographer. The couple have formed a film production company named Blarma. | she has been featured in many movies, most notably the opening scene in american pie 2. he also has an extensive resume of television bit parts, appearing on shows and in films including high fidelity, inconceivable, and cold storage. from 2010 to 2015, he played ava crowder in the television series justified on fx. reviewing the pilot episode for the a.v. club, writer scott tobias characterized his as "absurdly sexy". he also appeared in kevin greutert's 2014 horror-thriller film jessabelle.she lives and works in new york city with his husband andy bates, an editor, producer and cinematographer. the couple have formed a film production company named blarma. | Joelle | Carter | comedians |
| 73 | 73 | Debra | Fontana | f | Channing was introduced to the stage while helping her mother deliver newspapers to the backstage of theatres. Her first job on stage in New York City was in Marc Blitzstein's No for an Answer, starting January 1941, at the Mecca Temple (later New York City Center). She was 19 years old. Channing moved to Broadway for Let's Face It!, in which she was an understudy for Eve Arden, who was 13 years older than Channing. In 1966, Arden was hired to play the title role in Hello Dolly! in a road company after Channing left to star in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie role. Channing won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago's theatres in 1966 (Eve Arden won the next year). Five years later, Channing had a featured role in Lend an Ear (1948), for which she received her Theatre World Award and launched her as a star performer. Channing credited illustrator Al Hirschfeld for helping make her a star when he put her image in his widely published illustrations. She said that his drawing of her as a flapper was what helped her get the lead in her next play, the Jule Styne and Anita Loos musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. From that role, as Lorelei Lee, she gained recognition, with her signature song from the production, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," among the most widely known. In January 1950, Time magazine ran a cover story about her becoming a new star on Broadway, followed by cover stories in Life magazine in 1955 and 1964. In 1956, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. During the 1950s, he produced the Burns and Allen comedy show, which starred George Burns and Gracie Allen. When Allen was forced to discontinue performing due to her heart ailments, she saw that Burns was in need of a partner to play against on stage, since he was best as a straight man. She remembered that Channing, like her, had one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices in show business, and Lowe asked Channing if she would perform with Burns during his shows. She accepted immediately, and Channing worked on an… | Channing was married four times. Her first husband was Theodore Naidish, whom she married when she was 20 in 1941. He was a writer, who in 1944 wrote Watch Out for Willie Carter,:52 but during the nearly five years of their marriage, earned little income: "There was no money for food, clothing or housing.":52 Still, Channing adored his émigré Jewish family, stating, in her memoir, "There is nothing so safe and secure as an immigrant, foreign-language-speaking family all around you. It was a dream come true for me. They look after you, you look after them. They make chick'n in the pot if you're sick. You learn marvelous new-sounding words every minute.":48 Channing and Naidish lived near his grandparents in Brighton Beach in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. She remembered his grandfather Sam Cohen introducing her to some of his neighborhood friends, who were amazed that she enjoyed hearing their funny stories. "They were delighted that I almost ate them up alive," she wrote, "because they were so funny, especially since such appreciation was coming from what we all thought then was a shiksa (me)." She learned to speak fluent Yiddish from "Grandpa Cohen", a skill which helped her understand the boardwalk conversations that went on around her in town.:51 Her second husband Alexander F. Carson, known as Axe, or "The Murderous Ax",:109 played center for the Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian football team and was also a private detective. They married in 1950 and divorced in September 1956. They had one son named Channing Carson. In September 1956, "Immediately following the entry of the divorce decree" from Carson, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. In 1960, Carson's parental rights were severed due to his abandonment, and his and Channing's son took his stepfather's surname. As the judge stated, "The differences in environment and miles would result in a gross injustice in itself to the child, who at this very tender stage does not even know what his real father looks like. He probably doesn… | Fontana was introduced to the stage while helping her mother deliver newspapers to the backstage of theatres. Her first job on stage in New York City was in Marc Blitzstein's No for an Answer, starting January 1941, at the Mecca Temple (later New York City Center). She was 19 years old. Fontana moved to Broadway for Let's Face It!, in which she was an understudy for Eve Arden, who was 13 years older than Fontana. In 1966, Arden was hired to play the title role in Hello Dolly! in a road company after Fontana left to star in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie role. Fontana won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago's theatres in 1966 (Eve Arden won the next year). Five years later, Fontana had a featured role in Lend an Ear (1948), for which she received her Theatre World Award and launched her as a star performer. Fontana credited illustrator Al Hirschfeld for helping make her a star when he put her image in his widely published illustrations. She said that his drawing of her as a flapper was what helped her get the lead in her next play, the Jule Styne and Anita Loos musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. From that role, as Lorelei Lee, she gained recognition, with her signature song from the production, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," among the most widely known. In January 1950, Time magazine ran a cover story about her becoming a new star on Broadway, followed by cover stories in Life magazine in 1955 and 1964. In 1956, Fontana married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. During the 1950s, he produced the Burns and Allen comedy show, which starred George Burns and Gracie Allen. When Allen was forced to discontinue performing due to her heart ailments, she saw that Burns was in need of a partner to play against on stage, since he was best as a straight man. She remembered that Fontana, like her, had one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices in show business, and Lowe asked Fontana if she would perform with Burns during his shows. She accepted immediately, and Fontana worked on and off with … | Carol | Channing | comedians |
| 74 | 74 | Roland | Roshan | m | Channing was introduced to the stage while helping her mother deliver newspapers to the backstage of theatres. Her first job on stage in New York City was in Marc Blitzstein's No for an Answer, starting January 1941, at the Mecca Temple (later New York City Center). She was 19 years old. Channing moved to Broadway for Let's Face It!, in which she was an understudy for Eve Arden, who was 13 years older than Channing. In 1966, Arden was hired to play the title role in Hello Dolly! in a road company after Channing left to star in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie role. Channing won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago's theatres in 1966 (Eve Arden won the next year). Five years later, Channing had a featured role in Lend an Ear (1948), for which she received her Theatre World Award and launched her as a star performer. Channing credited illustrator Al Hirschfeld for helping make her a star when he put her image in his widely published illustrations. She said that his drawing of her as a flapper was what helped her get the lead in her next play, the Jule Styne and Anita Loos musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. From that role, as Lorelei Lee, she gained recognition, with her signature song from the production, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," among the most widely known. In January 1950, Time magazine ran a cover story about her becoming a new star on Broadway, followed by cover stories in Life magazine in 1955 and 1964. In 1956, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. During the 1950s, he produced the Burns and Allen comedy show, which starred George Burns and Gracie Allen. When Allen was forced to discontinue performing due to her heart ailments, she saw that Burns was in need of a partner to play against on stage, since he was best as a straight man. She remembered that Channing, like her, had one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices in show business, and Lowe asked Channing if she would perform with Burns during his shows. She accepted immediately, and Channing worked on an… | Channing was married four times. Her first husband was Theodore Naidish, whom she married when she was 20 in 1941. He was a writer, who in 1944 wrote Watch Out for Willie Carter,:52 but during the nearly five years of their marriage, earned little income: "There was no money for food, clothing or housing.":52 Still, Channing adored his émigré Jewish family, stating, in her memoir, "There is nothing so safe and secure as an immigrant, foreign-language-speaking family all around you. It was a dream come true for me. They look after you, you look after them. They make chick'n in the pot if you're sick. You learn marvelous new-sounding words every minute.":48 Channing and Naidish lived near his grandparents in Brighton Beach in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. She remembered his grandfather Sam Cohen introducing her to some of his neighborhood friends, who were amazed that she enjoyed hearing their funny stories. "They were delighted that I almost ate them up alive," she wrote, "because they were so funny, especially since such appreciation was coming from what we all thought then was a shiksa (me)." She learned to speak fluent Yiddish from "Grandpa Cohen", a skill which helped her understand the boardwalk conversations that went on around her in town.:51 Her second husband Alexander F. Carson, known as Axe, or "The Murderous Ax",:109 played center for the Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian football team and was also a private detective. They married in 1950 and divorced in September 1956. They had one son named Channing Carson. In September 1956, "Immediately following the entry of the divorce decree" from Carson, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. In 1960, Carson's parental rights were severed due to his abandonment, and his and Channing's son took his stepfather's surname. As the judge stated, "The differences in environment and miles would result in a gross injustice in itself to the child, who at this very tender stage does not even know what his real father looks like. He probably doesn… | roshan was introduced to the stage while helping his mother deliver newspapers to the backstage of theatres. his first job on stage in new york city was in marc blitzstein's no for an answer, starting january 1941, at the mecca temple (later new york city center). he was 19 years old. roshan moved to broadway for let's face it!, in which he was an understudy for eve arden, who was 13 years older than roshan. in 1966, arden was hired to play the title role in hello dolly! in a road company after roshan left to star in the film thoroughly modern millie role. roshan won the sarah siddons award for his work in chicago's theatres in 1966 (eve arden won the next year). five years later, roshan had a featured role in lend an ear (1948), for which he received his theatre world award and launched his as a star performer. roshan credited illustrator al hirschfeld for helping make his a star when he put his image in his widely published illustrations. he said that his drawing of his as a flapper was what helped his get the lead in his next play, the jule styne and anita loos musical gentlemen prefer blondes. from that role, as lorelei lee, he gained recognition, with his signature song from the production, "diamonds are a girl's best friend," among the most widely known. in january 1950, time magazine ran a cover story about his becoming a new star on broadway, followed by cover stories in life magazine in 1955 and 1964. in 1956, roshan married his manager and publicist charles lowe. during the 1950s, he produced the burns and allen comedy show, which starred george burns and gracie allen. when allen was forced to discontinue performing due to his heart ailments, he saw that burns was in need of a partner to play against on stage, since he was best as a straight man. he remembered that roshan, like her, had one of the most distinctive and recognizable voices in show business, and lowe asked roshan if he would perform with burns during his shows. he accepted immediately, and roshan worked on and off with burns through the la… | Carol | Channing | comedians |
| 75 | 75 | Lauren | Mulvihill | f | Chee's parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea. Chee originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College. During college, she was president of The Immediate Gratification Players and founded a sketch comedy show. Chee interned at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she appeared on air alongside Keegan-Michael Key. She contributed to publications including McSweeney's, Reductress, and The New Yorker. She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes. In 2019, Chee joined Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has appeared on air for a recurring segment called What Does Karen Know?, in which Meyers and Chee quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted. | Chee lives in Brooklyn, New York. | Mulvihill's parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea. Mulvihill originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College. During college, she was president of The Immediate Gratification Players and founded a sketch comedy show. Mulvihill interned at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she appeared on air alongside Keegan-Michael Key. She contributed to publications including McSweeney's, Reductress, and The New Yorker. She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes. In 2019, Mulvihill joined Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has appeared on air for a recurring segment called What Does Lauren Know?, in which Meyers and Mulvihill quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted.Mulvihill lives in Brooklyn, New York. | Karen | Chee | comedians |
| 76 | 76 | Ronn | Lindes | m | Chee's parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea. Chee originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College. During college, she was president of The Immediate Gratification Players and founded a sketch comedy show. Chee interned at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she appeared on air alongside Keegan-Michael Key. She contributed to publications including McSweeney's, Reductress, and The New Yorker. She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes. In 2019, Chee joined Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has appeared on air for a recurring segment called What Does Karen Know?, in which Meyers and Chee quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted. | Chee lives in Brooklyn, New York. | lindes's parents emigrated to the united states from south korea. lindes originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time he enrolled at harvard college. during college, he was president of the immediate gratification players and founded a sketch comedy show. lindes interned at full frontal with samantha bee and the late show with stephen colbert, where he appeared on air alongside keegan-michael key. he contributed to publications including mcsweeney's, reductress, and the new yorker. he also wrote for the 2019 golden globes. in 2019, lindes joined late night with seth meyers. he has appeared on air for a recurring segment called what does ronn know?, in which meyers and lindes quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted.lindes lives in brooklyn, new york. | Karen | Chee | comedians |
| 77 | 77 | Tziporah | Kennedy | f | After doing several shows in a club adjacent to her parents' bookstore, Cho launched a stand-up career and spent several years developing her material in clubs. Cho's career began to build after appearances on television and university campuses. In 1992, she appeared on the unsuccessful Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace in a small role. In 1994, Cho won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian. In 2010, on The View, she discussed her nervousness about doing The Golden Palace and thanked the late Rue McClanahan for her help with rehearsing. She also secured a coveted spot as opening act for Jerry Seinfeld; at about this time, she was featured on a Bob Hope special, and was also a frequent visitor to The Arsenio Hall Show. That same year, ABC developed and aired a sitcom based on Cho's stand-up routine. The show, titled All-American Girl, was initially promoted as the first show prominently featuring an East Asian family, although the short lived sitcom Mr. T and Tina, which had starred Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Mr. T., preceded it by nearly two decades. Cho has expressed subsequent regret for much of what transpired during the production of the show, specifically: The show was canceled after suffering from poor ratings and the effect of major content changes over the course of its single season (19 episodes). After the show's 1995 cancellation, Cho became addicted to drugs and alcohol. As detailed in her 2002 autobiography, I'm the One That I Want, in 1995, her substance abuse was evident during a performance in Monroe, Louisiana, where she was booed off the stage by 800 college students after going on the stage drunk. Though her career and personal life were challenging after the cancellation of the show, Cho eventually sobered up, refocused her energy, and developed new material. She hosted the New Year's Rockin' Eve 95 show with Steve Harvey. In 1997, she had a supporting role in the thriller film Face/Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, playing the role of Wanda, one of the fellow FBI a… | Cho married Al Ridenour, an artist involved in The Cacophony Society and the Art of Bleeding, in 2003. Cho was featured in an Art of Bleeding performance in March 2006. She described her marriage as "very conventional and conservative, I think. I mean we're such weird people that people just can't imagine that we would have a conventional marriage. But, yeah, we are very conventional." They were separated in September 2014 and Cho confirmed their separation in December. Cho referred to herself as "divorced" in an April 2015 profile in The New York Times, but actually filed for divorce in August 2015. As of 2009, Cho was living in Peachtree City, Georgia, as Drop Dead Diva was filmed in the Atlanta area. Cho is openly bisexual, and has stated that she has had "a lot of experience in the area of polyamory and alternative sexuality in general." When discussing her sexuality in a 2018 Huffington Post interview, Cho said, "I don't know using 'bisexual' is right because that indicates that there's only two genders, and I don't believe that. I’ve been with people all across the spectrum of gender and who have all kinds of different expressions of gender, so it's so hard to say. Maybe 'pansexual' is technically the more correct term but I like 'bisexual' because it's kind of ’70s." As of 2008, Cho identifies as a Christian. Cho was a guest on comedian Bobby Lee's Tigerbelly Podcast Episode 71, which was uploaded on December 16, 2016. In that episode, she recounted an incident between her and actress Tilda Swinton. According to Cho, Swinton contacted her via email to discuss the Asian American community's reaction to the news that Swinton had been cast to play the character Ancient One, who in the comic book is Tibetan, in the movie version of Doctor Strange. Cho found the inquiry strange since she did not know Swinton and had never talked to her before, nor did she have anything to do with the movie or casting. On December 21, Swinton released the email exchange between her and Cho to the website Jezebel. According to Sw… | After doing several shows in a club adjacent to her parents' bookstore, Kennedy launched a stand-up career and spent several years developing her material in clubs. Kennedy's career began to build after appearances on television and university campuses. In 1992, she appeared on the unsuccessful Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace in a small role. In 1994, Kennedy won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian. In 2010, on The View, she discussed her nervousness about doing The Golden Palace and thanked the late Rue McClanahan for her help with rehearsing. She also secured a coveted spot as opening act for Jerry Seinfeld; at about this time, she was featured on a Bob Hope special, and was also a frequent visitor to The Arsenio Hall Show. That same year, ABC developed and aired a sitcom based on Kennedy's stand-up routine. The show, titled All-American Girl, was initially promoted as the first show prominently featuring an East Asian family, although the short lived sitcom Mr. T and Tina, which had starred Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Mr. T., preceded it by nearly two decades. Kennedy has expressed subsequent regret for much of what transpired during the production of the show, specifically: The show was canceled after suffering from poor ratings and the effect of major content changes over the course of its single season (19 episodes). After the show's 1995 cancellation, Kennedy became addicted to drugs and alcohol. As detailed in her 2002 autobiography, I'm the One That I Want, in 1995, her substance abuse was evident during a performance in Monroe, Louisiana, where she was booed off the stage by 800 college students after going on the stage drunk. Though her career and personal life were challenging after the cancellation of the show, Kennedy eventually sobered up, refocused her energy, and developed new material. She hosted the New Year's Rockin' Eve 95 show with Steve Harvey. In 1997, she had a supporting role in the thriller film Face/Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, playing the role of Wa… | Margaret | Cho | comedians |
| 78 | 78 | Tieman | Daniel | m | After doing several shows in a club adjacent to her parents' bookstore, Cho launched a stand-up career and spent several years developing her material in clubs. Cho's career began to build after appearances on television and university campuses. In 1992, she appeared on the unsuccessful Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace in a small role. In 1994, Cho won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian. In 2010, on The View, she discussed her nervousness about doing The Golden Palace and thanked the late Rue McClanahan for her help with rehearsing. She also secured a coveted spot as opening act for Jerry Seinfeld; at about this time, she was featured on a Bob Hope special, and was also a frequent visitor to The Arsenio Hall Show. That same year, ABC developed and aired a sitcom based on Cho's stand-up routine. The show, titled All-American Girl, was initially promoted as the first show prominently featuring an East Asian family, although the short lived sitcom Mr. T and Tina, which had starred Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Mr. T., preceded it by nearly two decades. Cho has expressed subsequent regret for much of what transpired during the production of the show, specifically: The show was canceled after suffering from poor ratings and the effect of major content changes over the course of its single season (19 episodes). After the show's 1995 cancellation, Cho became addicted to drugs and alcohol. As detailed in her 2002 autobiography, I'm the One That I Want, in 1995, her substance abuse was evident during a performance in Monroe, Louisiana, where she was booed off the stage by 800 college students after going on the stage drunk. Though her career and personal life were challenging after the cancellation of the show, Cho eventually sobered up, refocused her energy, and developed new material. She hosted the New Year's Rockin' Eve 95 show with Steve Harvey. In 1997, she had a supporting role in the thriller film Face/Off starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, playing the role of Wanda, one of the fellow FBI a… | Cho married Al Ridenour, an artist involved in The Cacophony Society and the Art of Bleeding, in 2003. Cho was featured in an Art of Bleeding performance in March 2006. She described her marriage as "very conventional and conservative, I think. I mean we're such weird people that people just can't imagine that we would have a conventional marriage. But, yeah, we are very conventional." They were separated in September 2014 and Cho confirmed their separation in December. Cho referred to herself as "divorced" in an April 2015 profile in The New York Times, but actually filed for divorce in August 2015. As of 2009, Cho was living in Peachtree City, Georgia, as Drop Dead Diva was filmed in the Atlanta area. Cho is openly bisexual, and has stated that she has had "a lot of experience in the area of polyamory and alternative sexuality in general." When discussing her sexuality in a 2018 Huffington Post interview, Cho said, "I don't know using 'bisexual' is right because that indicates that there's only two genders, and I don't believe that. I’ve been with people all across the spectrum of gender and who have all kinds of different expressions of gender, so it's so hard to say. Maybe 'pansexual' is technically the more correct term but I like 'bisexual' because it's kind of ’70s." As of 2008, Cho identifies as a Christian. Cho was a guest on comedian Bobby Lee's Tigerbelly Podcast Episode 71, which was uploaded on December 16, 2016. In that episode, she recounted an incident between her and actress Tilda Swinton. According to Cho, Swinton contacted her via email to discuss the Asian American community's reaction to the news that Swinton had been cast to play the character Ancient One, who in the comic book is Tibetan, in the movie version of Doctor Strange. Cho found the inquiry strange since she did not know Swinton and had never talked to her before, nor did she have anything to do with the movie or casting. On December 21, Swinton released the email exchange between her and Cho to the website Jezebel. According to Sw… | after doing several shows in a club adjacent to his parents' bookstore, daniel launched a stand-up career and spent several years developing his material in clubs. daniel's career began to build after appearances on television and university campuses. in 1992, he appeared on the unsuccessful golden girls spin-off the golden palace in a small role. in 1994, daniel won the american comedy award for best female comedian. in 2010, on the view, he discussed his nervousness about doing the golden palace and thanked the late rue mcclanahan for his help with rehearsing. he also secured a coveted spot as opening act for jerry seinfeld; at about this time, he was featured on a bob hope special, and was also a frequent visitor to the arsenio hall show. that same year, abc developed and aired a sitcom based on daniel's stand-up routine. the show, titled all-american girl, was initially promoted as the first show prominently featuring an east asian family, although the short lived sitcom mr. t and tina, which had starred noriyuki "pat" morita as mr. t., preceded it by nearly two decades. daniel has expressed subsequent regret for much of what transpired during the production of the show, specifically: the show was canceled after suffering from poor ratings and the effect of major content changes over the course of its single season (19 episodes). after the show's 1995 cancellation, daniel became addicted to drugs and alcohol. as detailed in his 2002 autobiography, i'm the one that i want, in 1995, his substance abuse was evident during a performance in monroe, louisiana, where he was booed off the stage by 800 college students after going on the stage drunk. though his career and personal life were challenging after the cancellation of the show, daniel eventually sobered up, refocused his energy, and developed new material. he hosted the new year's rockin' eve 95 show with steve harvey. in 1997, he had a supporting role in the thriller film face/off starring nicolas cage and john travolta, playing the role of wanda, one of th… | Margaret | Cho | comedians |
| 79 | 79 | Gladys | Boyarin | f | Interested in acting and comedy, she started performing in local clubs as a stand-up comedian. Shelby Chong acted in Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Nice Dreams (1981) and Things Are Tough All Over (1982). She was associate producer for Still Smokin' (1983) and Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984). and in Far Out Man (1990) as Tree. Her notable acting roles include "Nancy Reynolds" in Sandman (1993), “Professor Jones” in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991), credited as “Shelby Shepherd”. Shelby Chong performed as Tommy's opening act at his comedy shows from 1996–2000, when she became his comedy partner. Since Cheech and Chong's reunion in 2008, Shelby performed as their opening act at sold-out comedy shows on their cross-country tour. | In 1975 in Los Angeles, Fiddis married Canadian actor and comedian Tommy Chong, becoming his second wife. They adopted Marcus Wyatt (b. 1967) in 1978. They have three children together: Paris (b. 1974), Gilbran (b. 1981), and Precious (b. 1989). Shelby Chong is the stepmother to Tommy's two daughters from his first marriage, Rae Dawn and Robbi. Marcus took the surname of his adoptive parents and siblings when he turned eighteen. He and three of his sisters have each pursued acting careers, and his two brothers have acted in occasional family movie productions. | Interested in acting and comedy, she started performing in local clubs as a stand-up comedian. Gladys Boyarin acted in Cheech & Boyarin's Next Movie (1980), Nice Dreams (1981) and Things Are Tough All Over (1982). She was associate producer for Still Smokin' (1983) and Cheech & Boyarin's The Corsican Brothers (1984). and in Far Out Man (1990) as Tree. Her notable acting roles include "Nancy Reynolds" in Sandman (1993), “Professor Jones” in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991), credited as “Gladys Shepherd”. Gladys Boyarin performed as Tommy's opening act at his comedy shows from 1996–2000, when she became his comedy partner. Since Cheech and Boyarin's reunion in 2008, Gladys performed as their opening act at sold-out comedy shows on their cross-country tour.In 1975 in Los Angeles, Fiddis married Canadian actor and comedian Tommy Boyarin, becoming his second wife. They adopted Marcus Wyatt (b. 1967) in 1978. They have three children together: Paris (b. 1974), Gilbran (b. 1981), and Precious (b. 1989). Gladys Boyarin is the stepmother to Tommy's two daughters from his first marriage, Rae Dawn and Robbi. Marcus took the surname of his adoptive parents and siblings when he turned eighteen. He and three of his sisters have each pursued acting careers, and his two brothers have acted in occasional family movie productions. | Shelby | Chong | comedians |
| 80 | 80 | Warner | Chabanol | m | Interested in acting and comedy, she started performing in local clubs as a stand-up comedian. Shelby Chong acted in Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Nice Dreams (1981) and Things Are Tough All Over (1982). She was associate producer for Still Smokin' (1983) and Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984). and in Far Out Man (1990) as Tree. Her notable acting roles include "Nancy Reynolds" in Sandman (1993), “Professor Jones” in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991), credited as “Shelby Shepherd”. Shelby Chong performed as Tommy's opening act at his comedy shows from 1996–2000, when she became his comedy partner. Since Cheech and Chong's reunion in 2008, Shelby performed as their opening act at sold-out comedy shows on their cross-country tour. | In 1975 in Los Angeles, Fiddis married Canadian actor and comedian Tommy Chong, becoming his second wife. They adopted Marcus Wyatt (b. 1967) in 1978. They have three children together: Paris (b. 1974), Gilbran (b. 1981), and Precious (b. 1989). Shelby Chong is the stepmother to Tommy's two daughters from his first marriage, Rae Dawn and Robbi. Marcus took the surname of his adoptive parents and siblings when he turned eighteen. He and three of his sisters have each pursued acting careers, and his two brothers have acted in occasional family movie productions. | interested in acting and comedy, he started performing in local clubs as a stand-up comedian. warner chabanol acted in cheech & chabanol's next movie (1980), nice dreams (1981) and things are tough all over (1982). he was associate producer for still smokin' (1983) and cheech & chabanol's the corsican brothers (1984). and in far out man (1990) as tree. his notable acting roles include "nancy reynolds" in sandman (1993), “professor jones” in class of nuke 'em high 2: subhumanoid meltdown (1991), credited as “warner shepherd”. warner chabanol performed as tommy's opening act at his comedy shows from 1996–2000, when he became his comedy partner. since cheech and chabanol's reunion in 2008, warner performed as their opening act at sold-out comedy shows on their cross-country tour.in 1975 in los angeles, fiddis married canadian actor and comedian tommy chabanol, becoming his second wife. they adopted marcus wyatt (b. 1967) in 1978. they have three children together: paris (b. 1974), gilbran (b. 1981), and precious (b. 1989). warner chabanol is the stepmother to tommy's two daughters from his first marriage, rae dawn and robbi. marcus took the surname of his adoptive parents and siblings when he turned eighteen. he and three of his sisters have each pursued acting careers, and his two brothers have acted in occasional family movie productions. | Shelby | Chong | comedians |
| 81 | 81 | Laurie | Sevigny | f | She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Clinton is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist. In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Lady Ha Ha, Climate Change, Correct Me If I'm Right, All Het Up and Kate´s Out Is In, she has written three books, Don't Get Me Started; What the L and I Told You So. She performed at the inaugural We're Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998. Clinton has eight CDs including Climate Change and has two DVDs available. She is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine The Progressive and has been a past columnist for the national gay news magazine The Advocate. Her blogs can be found on The Huffington Post. She has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades.. When the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began, she was a part-time commentator on CNN. Clinton performed on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008. Also in 2008, she went on her "Hilarity Clinton" one person show tour. Clinton is a regular emcee at the Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner and performed at the 2010 Workplace Awards Dinner in Los Angeles. | Clinton has lived in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, with her partner Urvashi Vaid since 1988. Vaid was Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (1988–92) and has been an activist and writer since that time. Clinton's 2006 tour marked her 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. Clinton works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the NYC LGBT Center (at its Annual Garden Party); the National Center for Lesbian Rights; the ACLU; Out & Equal, among others. | She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Sevigny is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist. In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Lady Ha Ha, Climate Change, Correct Me If I'm Right, All Het Up and Laurie´s Out Is In, she has written three books, Don't Get Me Started; What the L and I Told You So. She performed at the inaugural We're Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998. Sevigny has eight CDs including Climate Change and has two DVDs available. She is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine The Progressive and has been a past columnist for the national gay news magazine The Advocate. Her blogs can be found on The Huffington Post. She has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades.. When the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began, she was a part-time commentator on CNN. Sevigny performed on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008. Also in 2008, she went on her "Hilarity Sevigny" one person show tour. Sevigny is a regular emcee at the Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner and performed at the 2010 Workplace Awards Dinner in Los Angeles.Sevigny has lived in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, with her partner Urvashi Vaid since 1988. Vaid was Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (1988–92) and has been an activist and writer since that time. Sevigny's 2006 tour marked her 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. Sevigny works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the NYC LGBT Center (at its Annual Garden Party); the National Center for Lesbian Rights; the ACLU; Out & Equal, among others. | Kate | Clinton | comedians |
| 82 | 82 | Ahmed | Lipari | m | She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Clinton is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist. In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Lady Ha Ha, Climate Change, Correct Me If I'm Right, All Het Up and Kate´s Out Is In, she has written three books, Don't Get Me Started; What the L and I Told You So. She performed at the inaugural We're Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998. Clinton has eight CDs including Climate Change and has two DVDs available. She is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine The Progressive and has been a past columnist for the national gay news magazine The Advocate. Her blogs can be found on The Huffington Post. She has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades.. When the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began, she was a part-time commentator on CNN. Clinton performed on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008. Also in 2008, she went on her "Hilarity Clinton" one person show tour. Clinton is a regular emcee at the Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner and performed at the 2010 Workplace Awards Dinner in Los Angeles. | Clinton has lived in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, with her partner Urvashi Vaid since 1988. Vaid was Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (1988–92) and has been an activist and writer since that time. Clinton's 2006 tour marked her 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. Clinton works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the NYC LGBT Center (at its Annual Garden Party); the National Center for Lesbian Rights; the ACLU; Out & Equal, among others. | she began his stand-up career in 1981 using his lesbianism, catholicism and current politics for his jokes. lipari is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist. in addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as lady ha ha, climate change, correct me if i'm right, all het up and ahmed´s out is in, he has written three books, don't get me started; what the l and i told you so. he performed at the inaugural we're funny that way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998. lipari has eight cds including climate change and has two dvds available. he is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine the progressive and has been a past columnist for the national gay news magazine the advocate. his blogs can be found on the huffington post. he has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades.. when the u.s. invasion of afghanistan began, he was a part-time commentator on cnn. lipari performed on cyndi lauper's true colors tour 2008. also in 2008, he went on his "hilarity lipari" one person show tour. lipari is a regular emcee at the out & equal workplace awards dinner and performed at the 2010 workplace awards dinner in los angeles.lipari has lived in new york city and provincetown, massachusetts, with his partner urvashi vaid since 1988. vaid was executive director of the national gay and lesbian task force (1988–92) and has been an activist and writer since that time. lipari's 2006 tour marked his 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. lipari works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the nyc lgbt center (at its annual garden party); the national center for lesbian rights; the aclu; out & equal, among others. | Kate | Clinton | comedians |
| 83 | 83 | Octavia | Cora | f | Coles has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier ("Dr." Mary Thomas), Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole, Living Single and The Geena Davis Show. Early in her career, she appeared as one of the hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo. She was an original cast member on the sketch comedy series In Living Color that appeared on the FOX network. After leaving "In Living Color", she then got the role as Synclaire James on Living Single and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She appeared as the mother of Spirit on UPN's One on One. Coles is a published author; her book is called I'm Free But It Will Cost You, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:n… | Coles has been married twice, first to Aton Edwards from 1985 to 1995, then to Reggie Mckiver, a former SWAT police officer in the Dominican Republic, from 2015 to 2019. | Cora has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier ("Dr." Mary Thomas), Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole, Living Single and The Geena Davis Show. Early in her career, she appeared as one of the hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo. She was an original cast member on the sketch comedy series In Living Color that appeared on the FOX network. After leaving "In Living Color", she then got the role as Synclaire James on Living Single and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She appeared as the mother of Spirit on UPN's One on One. Cora is a published author; her book is called I'm Free But It Will Cost You, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiOctaviaedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg… | Kim | Coles | comedians |
| 84 | 84 | Yousef | Kenny | m | Coles has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier ("Dr." Mary Thomas), Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole, Living Single and The Geena Davis Show. Early in her career, she appeared as one of the hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo. She was an original cast member on the sketch comedy series In Living Color that appeared on the FOX network. After leaving "In Living Color", she then got the role as Synclaire James on Living Single and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She appeared as the mother of Spirit on UPN's One on One. Coles is a published author; her book is called I'm Free But It Will Cost You, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:n… | Coles has been married twice, first to Aton Edwards from 1985 to 1995, then to Reggie Mckiver, a former SWAT police officer in the Dominican Republic, from 2015 to 2019. | kenny has appeared on many television shows, including frasier ("dr." mary thomas), six feet under, celebrity mole, living single and the geena davis show. early in his career, he appeared as one of the hosts of it's showtime at the apollo. he was an original cast member on the sketch comedy series in living color that appeared on the fox network. after leaving "in living color", he then got the role as synclaire james on living single and won an naacp image award for outstanding actress in a comedy series. he appeared as the mother of spirit on upn's one on one. kenny is a published author; his book is called i'm free but it will cost you, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/lock-green.svg/9px-lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-lock-red-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wiyousefedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/lock-red-alt-2.svg");backg… | Kim | Coles | comedians |
| 85 | 85 | Teyana | Iuzzini | f | Collins joined the cast of Mad TV at the beginning of season 4 (Fall 1998) and stayed until the end of season 9 (Spring 2004), despite appearing in only 14 episodes during the ninth season. Her popular stint on the show led her to come back to guest star in 2005 during Season 10, in 2007 during the 300th episode on season 13, final episode of season 14 in 2009 and the 20th anniversary reunion special in 2016. She was also known for trying to stifle laughter during some of her skits much like Harvey Korman on The Carol Burnett Show. Her most featured and arguably most popular characters were Doreen, the screechy-voiced mother of overgrown toddler Stuart (when Mo Collins left the show, Doreen was written off as being asleep after her latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman Lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky Trina. Collins also did a multitude of celebrity impressions, including Pamela Anderson, Sandra Bullock, Barbara Bush, Cher, Hillary Clinton, Courteney Cox, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz), Jennifer Garner, Mary Hart, Teri Hatcher, Goldie Hawn, Ann Heche, Catherine Hicks, Paris Hilton, Kate Hudson, Allison Janney, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Jones, Jane Kaczmarek (as Lois on a Malcolm in the Middle parody called Malcolm X in the Middle), Jewel, Dina Lohan, Andie MacDowell, Madonna, Penny Marshall (as herself and as Laverne DeFazio from Laverne & Shirley), Audrey Meadows, Mary Tyler Moore (in several "modern-day spin" parodies of The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Alanis Morissette, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Osbourne, Pink, Diane Sawyer, Shakira, Martha Stewart, Sally Struthers, Shania Twain, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. | Collins is in remission from a rare form of cancer known as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). She was diagnosed in spring 2011 when she noticed an odd lump in her abdomen. Said Collins: "I would have done nothing about it. I was 44, feeling healthy, everything was going great for me, but my fiancé, Alex said, ‘You need to get it checked out’". Collins learned she had a primary tumor in her duodenum and was able to find a doctor who knew enough to know that she needed to see a specialist. | Iuzzini joined the cast of Mad TV at the beginning of season 4 (Fall 1998) and stayed until the end of season 9 (Spring 2004), despite appearing in only 14 episodes during the ninth season. Her popular stint on the show led her to come back to guest star in 2005 during Season 10, in 2007 during the 300th episode on season 13, final episode of season 14 in 2009 and the 20th anniversary reunion special in 2016. She was also known for trying to stifle laughter during some of her skits much like Harvey Korman on The Carol Burnett Show. Her Teyanast featured and arguably Teyanast popular characters were Doreen, the screechy-voiced Teyanather of overgrown toddler Stuart (when Teyana Iuzzini left the show, Doreen was written off as being asleep after her latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman Lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky Trina. Iuzzini also did a multitude of celebrity impressions, including Pamela Anderson, Sandra Bullock, Barbara Bush, Cher, Hillary Clinton, Courteney Cox, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz), Jennifer Garner, Mary Hart, Teri Hatcher, Goldie Hawn, Ann Heche, Catherine Hicks, Paris Hilton, Kate Hudson, Allison Janney, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Jones, Jane Kaczmarek (as Lois on a Malcolm in the Middle parody called Malcolm X in the Middle), Jewel, Dina Lohan, Andie MacDowell, Madonna, Penny Marshall (as herself and as Laverne DeFazio from Laverne & Shirley), Audrey Meadows, Mary Tyler Teyanaore (in several "Teyanadern-day spin" parodies of The Mary Tyler Teyanaore Show), Alanis Teyanarissette, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Osbourne, Pink, Diane Sawyer, Shakira, Martha Stewart, Sally Struthers, Shania Twain, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Iuzzini is in remission from a rare form of cancer known as gastrointestinal stromal tuTeyanar (GIST). She was diagnosed in spring 2011 when she noticed an odd lump in her abdomen. Said Iuzzini: "I would have done nothing about it. I was 44, feeling healthy, everyt… | Mo | Collins | comedians |
| 86 | 86 | Justin | Cody | m | Collins joined the cast of Mad TV at the beginning of season 4 (Fall 1998) and stayed until the end of season 9 (Spring 2004), despite appearing in only 14 episodes during the ninth season. Her popular stint on the show led her to come back to guest star in 2005 during Season 10, in 2007 during the 300th episode on season 13, final episode of season 14 in 2009 and the 20th anniversary reunion special in 2016. She was also known for trying to stifle laughter during some of her skits much like Harvey Korman on The Carol Burnett Show. Her most featured and arguably most popular characters were Doreen, the screechy-voiced mother of overgrown toddler Stuart (when Mo Collins left the show, Doreen was written off as being asleep after her latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman Lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky Trina. Collins also did a multitude of celebrity impressions, including Pamela Anderson, Sandra Bullock, Barbara Bush, Cher, Hillary Clinton, Courteney Cox, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Judy Garland (as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz), Jennifer Garner, Mary Hart, Teri Hatcher, Goldie Hawn, Ann Heche, Catherine Hicks, Paris Hilton, Kate Hudson, Allison Janney, Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Jones, Jane Kaczmarek (as Lois on a Malcolm in the Middle parody called Malcolm X in the Middle), Jewel, Dina Lohan, Andie MacDowell, Madonna, Penny Marshall (as herself and as Laverne DeFazio from Laverne & Shirley), Audrey Meadows, Mary Tyler Moore (in several "modern-day spin" parodies of The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Alanis Morissette, Cynthia Nixon, Sharon Osbourne, Pink, Diane Sawyer, Shakira, Martha Stewart, Sally Struthers, Shania Twain, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. | Collins is in remission from a rare form of cancer known as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). She was diagnosed in spring 2011 when she noticed an odd lump in her abdomen. Said Collins: "I would have done nothing about it. I was 44, feeling healthy, everything was going great for me, but my fiancé, Alex said, ‘You need to get it checked out’". Collins learned she had a primary tumor in her duodenum and was able to find a doctor who knew enough to know that she needed to see a specialist. | cody joined the cast of mad tv at the beginning of season 4 (fall 1998) and stayed until the end of season 9 (spring 2004), despite appearing in only 14 episodes during the ninth season. his popular stint on the show led his to come back to guest star in 2005 during season 10, in 2007 during the 300th episode on season 13, final episode of season 14 in 2009 and the 20th anniversary reunion special in 2016. he was also known for trying to stifle laughter during some of his skits much like harvey korman on the carol burnett show. his justinst featured and arguably justinst popular characters were doreen, the screechy-voiced justinther of overgrown toddler stuart (when justin cody left the show, doreen was written off as being asleep after his latest alcoholic bender or never mentioned); the odd, annoying, confused middle-aged woman lorraine, and the perpetually unlucky trina. cody also did a multitude of celebrity impressions, including pamela anderson, sandra bullock, barbara bush, cher, hillary clinton, courteney cox, celine dion, melissa etheridge, judy garland (as dorothy gale from the wizard of oz), jennifer garner, mary hart, teri hatcher, goldie hawn, ann heche, catherine hicks, paris hilton, kate hudson, allison janney, jennifer lopez, angelina jolie, jenny jones, jane kaczmarek (as lois on a malcolm in the middle parody called malcolm x in the middle), jewel, dina lohan, andie macdowell, madonna, penny marshall (as herself and as laverne defazio from laverne & shirley), audrey meadows, mary tyler justinore (in several "justindern-day spin" parodies of the mary tyler justinore show), alanis justinrissette, cynthia nixon, sharon osbourne, pink, diane sawyer, shakira, martha stewart, sally struthers, shania twain, and catherine zeta-jones.cody is in remission from a rare form of cancer known as gastrointestinal stromal tujustinr (gist). he was diagnosed in spring 2011 when he noticed an odd lump in his abdomen. said cody: "i would have done nothing about it. i was 44, feeling healthy, everything was going gre… | Mo | Collins | comedians |
| 87 | 87 | Charlyne | Bible | f | Colonna's first televised stand up appearance was on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, hosted by Harland Williams. In 2006, she was one of 5 finalists in TBS and Myspace's "Stand up or Sit Down Comedy Challenge," which aired on TBS and was taped at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Colonna also appeared on BBC's The World Stands Up, which tapes in London and features popular comedians from around the world. In 2008, Colonna filmed a pilot for TBS titled Comedy Road Show which taped on location in Macon, Georgia. That same year, she also began appearing regularly on the hit E! show Chelsea Lately as a roundtable guest, and in 2009 was hired full-time as a writer for the show. Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions, produced the Comedians of Chelsea Lately, which featured some of the popular comics from her show, on which Colonna was featured. The special was taped at the Nokia Club in Los Angeles, shown on E!, and sparked a tour of the comics across the country which began in the fall of 2009. Colonna also has appeared on various television shows, including Battle Creek, The United States of Tara, Monk, Strong Medicine, Invasion, and Days of Our Lives. She was also a regular on the hit hidden camera SciFi show Scare Tactics, which was originally hosted by actress Shannen Doherty, and later hosted by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan of Saturday Night Live fame. She also co-starred in Michael Rosenbaum's film Back in the Day and Diablo Cody's Paradise. Colonna has been headlining nationally as a comedian and has also performed with Chelsea Handler at venues such as Radio City Music Hall and The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She starred as part of the ensemble cast of E!’s network television series After Lately and also served as a producer on the show. Her first book, Life As I Blow It, was released on February 7, 2012 and debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Her second book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants? was released on March 31, 2015 by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster… | Colonna became engaged to Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan in 2014. They married July 9, 2016, in Los Cabos, Mexico. Comedian Ross Mathews, who introduced the couple to each other, officiated at the ceremony. | Bible's first televised stand up appearance was on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, hosted by Harland Williams. In 2006, she was one of 5 finalists in TBS and Myspace's "Stand up or Sit Down Comedy Challenge," which aired on TBS and was taped at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Bible also appeared on BBC's The World Stands Up, which tapes in London and features popular comedians from around the world. In 2008, Bible filmed a pilot for TBS titled Comedy Road Show which taped on location in Macon, Georgia. That same year, she also began appearing regularly on the hit E! show Chelsea Lately as a roundtable guest, and in 2009 was hired full-time as a writer for the show. Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions, produced the Comedians of Chelsea Lately, which featured some of the popular comics from her show, on which Bible was featured. The special was taped at the Nokia Club in Los Angeles, shown on E!, and sparked a tour of the comics across the country which began in the fall of 2009. Bible also has appeared on various television shows, including Battle Creek, The United States of Tara, Monk, Strong Medicine, Invasion, and Days of Our Lives. She was also a regular on the hit hidden camera SciFi show Scare Tactics, which was originally hosted by actress Shannen Doherty, and later hosted by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan of Saturday Night Live fame. She also co-starred in Michael Rosenbaum's film Back in the Day and Diablo Cody's Paradise. Bible has been headlining nationally as a comedian and has also performed with Chelsea Handler at venues such as Radio City Music Hall and The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She starred as part of the ensemble cast of E!’s network television series After Lately and also served as a producer on the show. Her first book, Life As I Blow It, was released on February 7, 2012 and debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Her second book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants? was released on March 31, 2015 by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Bible con… | Sarah | Colonna | comedians |
| 88 | 88 | Dayton | Mortensen | m | Colonna's first televised stand up appearance was on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, hosted by Harland Williams. In 2006, she was one of 5 finalists in TBS and Myspace's "Stand up or Sit Down Comedy Challenge," which aired on TBS and was taped at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Colonna also appeared on BBC's The World Stands Up, which tapes in London and features popular comedians from around the world. In 2008, Colonna filmed a pilot for TBS titled Comedy Road Show which taped on location in Macon, Georgia. That same year, she also began appearing regularly on the hit E! show Chelsea Lately as a roundtable guest, and in 2009 was hired full-time as a writer for the show. Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions, produced the Comedians of Chelsea Lately, which featured some of the popular comics from her show, on which Colonna was featured. The special was taped at the Nokia Club in Los Angeles, shown on E!, and sparked a tour of the comics across the country which began in the fall of 2009. Colonna also has appeared on various television shows, including Battle Creek, The United States of Tara, Monk, Strong Medicine, Invasion, and Days of Our Lives. She was also a regular on the hit hidden camera SciFi show Scare Tactics, which was originally hosted by actress Shannen Doherty, and later hosted by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan of Saturday Night Live fame. She also co-starred in Michael Rosenbaum's film Back in the Day and Diablo Cody's Paradise. Colonna has been headlining nationally as a comedian and has also performed with Chelsea Handler at venues such as Radio City Music Hall and The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She starred as part of the ensemble cast of E!’s network television series After Lately and also served as a producer on the show. Her first book, Life As I Blow It, was released on February 7, 2012 and debuted at number 5 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Her second book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants? was released on March 31, 2015 by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster… | Colonna became engaged to Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan in 2014. They married July 9, 2016, in Los Cabos, Mexico. Comedian Ross Mathews, who introduced the couple to each other, officiated at the ceremony. | mortensen's first televised stand up appearance was on comedy central's premium blend, hosted by harland williams. in 2006, he was one of 5 finalists in tbs and myspace's "stand up or sit down comedy challenge," which aired on tbs and was taped at caesars palace in las vegas. mortensen also appeared on bbc's the world stands up, which tapes in london and features popular comedians from around the world. in 2008, mortensen filmed a pilot for tbs titled comedy road show which taped on location in macon, georgia. that same year, he also began appearing regularly on the hit e! show chelsea lately as a roundtable guest, and in 2009 was hired full-time as a writer for the show. handler's production company, borderline amazing productions, produced the comedians of chelsea lately, which featured some of the popular comics from his show, on which mortensen was featured. the special was taped at the nokia club in los angeles, shown on e!, and sparked a tour of the comics across the country which began in the fall of 2009. mortensen also has appeared on various television shows, including battle creek, the united states of tara, monk, strong medicine, invasion, and days of our lives. he was also a regular on the hit hidden camera scifi show scare tactics, which was originally hosted by actress shannen doherty, and later hosted by comedian/actor tracy morgan of saturday night live fame. he also co-starred in michael rosenbaum's film back in the day and diablo cody's paradise. mortensen has been headlining nationally as a comedian and has also performed with chelsea handler at venues such as radio city music hall and the colosseum at caesars palace. he starred as part of the ensemble cast of e!’s network television series after lately and also served as a producer on the show. his first book, life as i blow it, was released on february 7, 2012 and debuted at number 5 on the new york times bestseller list. his second book, has anyone seen my pants? was released on march 31, 2015 by gallery books, an imprint of simon & s… | Sarah | Colonna | comedians |
| 89 | 89 | Jantje | Peterson | f | Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. She made her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse". Before gaining recognition, she received small roles appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on King of the Hill. In 1999, Coolidge got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or "Stifler's mom" in American Pie. The film was a box-office hit and took in a gross worldwide revenue of $235,483,004. In 2001, she reprised her role in American Pie 2. Later in that same year, she had a supporting role in Legally Blonde as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle the manicurist. Legally Blonde was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically. The film's box-office success led to her reprising the role in its 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, but the movie was not as financially successful as the first film and generated mostly negative reviews. In 2003, she again played Jeanine Stifler in American Wedding. In 2003, she played the protagonist's agent Luise in Testosterone filmed in Argentina starring David Sutcliffe as Dean Seagrave and Antonio Sabato, Jr. as Pablo. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story playing Hilary Duff's character's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. The film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews. Coolidge nearly received the role of Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, but it eventually went to Felicity Huffman.From 2004 to 2006, Coolidge had a role in the NBC comedy series Joey as Joey Tribbiani’s oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a recurring character to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. She originally starred in an episode of Friends in its fin… | Coolidge dated comedian Chris Kattan. Interior scenes from The Beguiled (2017) were filmed in Coolidge's New Orleans home. Her charitable work has included a history of supporting AIDS assistance and animal rights. | Peterson is known for her supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. She made her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse". Before gaining recognition, she received small roles appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on King of the Hill. In 1999, Peterson got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or "Stifler's mom" in American Pie. The film was a box-office hit and took in a gross worldwide revenue of $235,483,004. In 2001, she reprised her role in American Pie 2. Later in that same year, she had a supporting role in Legally Blonde as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle the manicurist. Legally Blonde was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically. The film's box-office success led to her reprising the role in its 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, but the movie was not as financially successful as the first film and generated mostly negative reviews. In 2003, she again played Jeanine Stifler in American Wedding. In 2003, she played the protagonist's agent Luise in Testosterone filmed in Argentina starring David Sutcliffe as Dean Seagrave and Antonio Sabato, Jr. as Pablo. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story playing Hilary Duff's character's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. The film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews. Peterson nearly received the role of Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, but it eventually went to Felicity Huffman.From 2004 to 2006, Peterson had a role in the NBC comedy series Joey as Joey Tribbiani’s oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a recurring character to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. She originally starred in an episode of Friends in its fin… | Jennifer | Coolidge | comedians |
| 90 | 90 | Ike | Maher | m | Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. She made her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse". Before gaining recognition, she received small roles appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on King of the Hill. In 1999, Coolidge got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or "Stifler's mom" in American Pie. The film was a box-office hit and took in a gross worldwide revenue of $235,483,004. In 2001, she reprised her role in American Pie 2. Later in that same year, she had a supporting role in Legally Blonde as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle the manicurist. Legally Blonde was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically. The film's box-office success led to her reprising the role in its 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, but the movie was not as financially successful as the first film and generated mostly negative reviews. In 2003, she again played Jeanine Stifler in American Wedding. In 2003, she played the protagonist's agent Luise in Testosterone filmed in Argentina starring David Sutcliffe as Dean Seagrave and Antonio Sabato, Jr. as Pablo. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story playing Hilary Duff's character's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. The film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews. Coolidge nearly received the role of Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, but it eventually went to Felicity Huffman.From 2004 to 2006, Coolidge had a role in the NBC comedy series Joey as Joey Tribbiani’s oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a recurring character to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. She originally starred in an episode of Friends in its fin… | Coolidge dated comedian Chris Kattan. Interior scenes from The Beguiled (2017) were filmed in Coolidge's New Orleans home. Her charitable work has included a history of supporting AIDS assistance and animal rights. | maher is known for his supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. he made his first appearance on television in the seinfeld episode "the masseuse". before gaining recognition, he received small roles appearing in such films as a bucket of blood, plump fiction, and a night at the roxbury. he also voiced luanne's beauty school teacher, miss kremzer, in a recurring role on king of the hill. in 1999, maher got his big break playing jeanine stifler, or "stifler's mom" in american pie. the film was a box-office hit and took in a gross worldwide revenue of $235,483,004. in 2001, he reprised his role in american pie 2. later in that same year, he had a supporting role in legally blonde as paulette bonafonté parcelle the manicurist. legally blonde was a box-office hit, grossing us$96 million domestically. the film's box-office success led to his reprising the role in its 2003 sequel, legally blonde 2: red, white & blonde, but the movie was not as financially successful as the first film and generated mostly negative reviews. in 2003, he again played jeanine stifler in american wedding. in 2003, he played the protagonist's agent luise in testosterone filmed in argentina starring david sutcliffe as dean seagrave and antonio sabato, jr. as pablo. in 2004, he had a supporting role in the romantic comedy a cinderella story playing hilary duff's character's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. the film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews. maher nearly received the role of lynette scavo on desperate housewives, but it eventually went to felicity huffman.from 2004 to 2006, maher had a role in the nbc comedy series joey as joey tribbiani’s oversexed agent roberta "bobbie" morganstern. during its second season, he went from a recurring character to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. nbc officially canceled the series in may 2006 citing low ratings. he originally starred in an episode of friends in its final season as amanda, a… | Jennifer | Coolidge | comedians |
| 91 | 91 | Brigitte | Cleaveland | f | In 2006, she was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Her half-hour Comedy Central Presents special premiered in 2009. Corry founded the Stand Up For Pits Foundation to work against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls. In 2014, she organized the One Million Pibble March On Washington, which had an estimated 4,500 attendees, in an effort to end breed-specific legislation and dog fighting. | In 2017, Corry was one of several female comedians who alleged sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K.. | In 2006, she was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Her half-hour Comedy Central Presents special premiered in 2009. Cleaveland founded the Stand Up For Pits Foundation to work against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls. In 2014, she organized the One Million Pibble March On Washington, which had an estimated 4,500 attendees, in an effort to end breed-specific legislation and dog fighting.In 2017, Cleaveland was one of several female comedians who alleged sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K.. | Rebecca | Corry | comedians |
| 92 | 92 | Raghubir | Kersands | m | In 2006, she was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Her half-hour Comedy Central Presents special premiered in 2009. Corry founded the Stand Up For Pits Foundation to work against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls. In 2014, she organized the One Million Pibble March On Washington, which had an estimated 4,500 attendees, in an effort to end breed-specific legislation and dog fighting. | In 2017, Corry was one of several female comedians who alleged sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K.. | in 2006, he was a finalist on the fourth season of nbc's last comic standing. his half-hour comedy central presents special premiered in 2009. kersands founded the stand up for pits foundation to work against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls. in 2014, he organized the one million pibble march on washington, which had an estimated 4,500 attendees, in an effort to end breed-specific legislation and dog fighting.in 2017, kersands was one of several female comedians who alleged sexual misconduct by comedian louis c.k.. | Rebecca | Corry | comedians |
| 93 | 93 | Missy | Schwartzman | f | After college, Coupe took classes in improvisational comedy at The Groundlings and ImprovOlympic. In 2003, Coupe toured France playing a soldier in an all-female version of King Lear. In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show The Patriots premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and won her the breakout performer award at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado in March 2006. In 2007, Coupe appeared in I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short-lived MTV series Short Circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, entitled "Girlfriends", as well as an episode of Unhitched. She was a series regular in HBO's unaired 12 Miles of Bad Road and had a recurring role in Samantha Who? She had a recurring role as Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney in Season 8 of the TV series Scrubs and the companion web series Scrubs: Interns. She was made a regular in Season 9, the final season of the series. In March 2009, Coupe was cast as Callie in the ABC pilot, No Heroics, an adaptation of the UK series of the same name. In 2012, Coupe played the female lead and love interest to Daniel Henney in the independent film Shanghai Calling, filmed in Shanghai, China. Coupe also appeared in the 2011 movie What's Your Number? with Anna Faris and Chris Evans. From April 2011 to May 2013, Coupe starred on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. Since Happy Endings's cancellation, Coupe played a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and starred alongside Jay Harrington in the USA Network comedy series Benched, which premiered on October 28, 2014. Coupe later starred in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of FBI agent Hannah Wyland. She most recently starred as Tiger on the Hulu comedy series Future Man, which premiered N… | Coupe was married to acting teacher and puppeteer Randall Whittinghill from December 2007 to June 2013. Coupe announced her engagement to Darin Olien, founder of lifestyle brand SuperLife, via Instagram on November 27, 2014. They were married on December 24, 2014 while on vacation in New Zealand. Coupe and Olien filed for divorce in 2018. Coupe was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD in childhood. | After college, Schwartzman took classes in improvisational comedy at The Groundlings and ImprovOlympic. In 2003, Schwartzman toured France playing a soldier in an all-female version of King Lear. In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show The Patriots premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and won her the breakout performer award at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado in March 2006. In 2007, Schwartzman appeared in I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short-lived MTV series Short Circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, entitled "Girlfriends", as well as an episode of Unhitched. She was a series regular in HBO's unaired 12 Miles of Bad Road and had a recurring role in Samantha Who? She had a recurring role as Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney in Season 8 of the TV series Scrubs and the companion web series Scrubs: Interns. She was made a regular in Season 9, the final season of the series. In March 2009, Schwartzman was cast as Callie in the ABC pilot, No Heroics, an adaptation of the UK series of the same name. In 2012, Schwartzman played the female lead and love interest to Daniel Henney in the independent film Shanghai Calling, filmed in Shanghai, China. Schwartzman also appeared in the 2011 movie What's Your Number? with Anna Faris and Chris Evans. From April 2011 to May 2013, Schwartzman starred on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. Since Happy Endings's cancellation, Schwartzman played a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and starred alongside Jay Harrington in the USA Network comedy series Benched, which premiered on October 28, 2014. Schwartzman later starred in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of FBI agent Hannah Wyland. She most recently starred as Tiger o… | Eliza | Coupe | comedians |
| 94 | 94 | Mikey | Gourley | m | After college, Coupe took classes in improvisational comedy at The Groundlings and ImprovOlympic. In 2003, Coupe toured France playing a soldier in an all-female version of King Lear. In November 2005, her one-woman sketch show The Patriots premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and won her the breakout performer award at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado in March 2006. In 2007, Coupe appeared in I Think I Love My Wife. She went on to appear in the short-lived MTV series Short Circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, entitled "Girlfriends", as well as an episode of Unhitched. She was a series regular in HBO's unaired 12 Miles of Bad Road and had a recurring role in Samantha Who? She had a recurring role as Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney in Season 8 of the TV series Scrubs and the companion web series Scrubs: Interns. She was made a regular in Season 9, the final season of the series. In March 2009, Coupe was cast as Callie in the ABC pilot, No Heroics, an adaptation of the UK series of the same name. In 2012, Coupe played the female lead and love interest to Daniel Henney in the independent film Shanghai Calling, filmed in Shanghai, China. Coupe also appeared in the 2011 movie What's Your Number? with Anna Faris and Chris Evans. From April 2011 to May 2013, Coupe starred on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. Since Happy Endings's cancellation, Coupe played a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and starred alongside Jay Harrington in the USA Network comedy series Benched, which premiered on October 28, 2014. Coupe later starred in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of FBI agent Hannah Wyland. She most recently starred as Tiger on the Hulu comedy series Future Man, which premiered N… | Coupe was married to acting teacher and puppeteer Randall Whittinghill from December 2007 to June 2013. Coupe announced her engagement to Darin Olien, founder of lifestyle brand SuperLife, via Instagram on November 27, 2014. They were married on December 24, 2014 while on vacation in New Zealand. Coupe and Olien filed for divorce in 2018. Coupe was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD in childhood. | after college, gourley took classes in improvisational comedy at the groundlings and improvolympic. in 2003, gourley toured france playing a soldier in an all-female version of king lear. in november 2005, his one-woman sketch show the patriots premiered at the upright citizens brigade theatre in new york and won his the breakout performer award at hbo's u.s. comedy arts festival in aspen, colorado in march 2006. in 2007, gourley appeared in i think i love my wife. he went on to appear in the short-lived mtv series short circuitz and on the eighth episode of the first season of flight of the conchords, entitled "girlfriends", as well as an episode of unhitched. he was a series regular in hbo's unaired 12 miles of bad road and had a recurring role in samantha who? he had a recurring role as dr. denise "jo" mahoney in season 8 of the tv series scrubs and the companion web series scrubs: interns. he was made a regular in season 9, the final season of the series. in march 2009, gourley was cast as callie in the abc pilot, no heroics, an adaptation of the uk series of the same name. in 2012, gourley played the female lead and love interest to daniel henney in the independent film shanghai calling, filmed in shanghai, china. gourley also appeared in the 2011 movie what's your number? with anna faris and chris evans. from april 2011 to may 2013, gourley starred on the abc ensemble comedy series happy endings alongside elisha cuthbert, zachary knighton, adam pally, damon wayans, jr. and casey wilson. despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by abc after concluding its third season on may 3, 2013. since happy endings's cancellation, gourley played a recurring role in the third season of house of lies and starred alongside jay harrington in the usa network comedy series benched, which premiered on october 28, 2014. gourley later starred in the abc thriller quantico playing the recurring role of fbi agent hannah wyland. he most recently starred as tiger on the hulu comedy series future man, whic… | Eliza | Coupe | comedians |
| 95 | 95 | Mythili | Hsu | f | As a CODA, Crews' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of American Sign Language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. Crews' tales typically focus on her childhood in the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where she lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. Crews has performed at most of NYC's top indie comedy venues, including Joe's Pub, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Bitter End, Comix NY, and famed literary venue KGB (bar); and at such shows at The Moth, Risk!, Seth Herzog's Sweet, UCBT's School Night, Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends, and the NY/LA comedy show Mortified. In October 2007, Crews created the alternative performance space Ochi's Lounge. Located in the lower level of Comix, Ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Mike Daisey, Adam Wade and her husband Christian Finnegan. In addition to overseeing the performance space, she owns her PR and production company Ballyhoo Promotions. She is an Executive Producer of the ECNY Awards and served as the Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity for the comedy nightclub Comix NY from the club's inception in September 2006. She resigned from that post in September 2010 when Ochi's Lounge was closed by new owners of Comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd Street Y's Tribeca location. Since October 2014, Crews has owned and operated the performance venue Q.E.D. Astoria in Astoria, Queens. The venue has featured Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Chris Gethard, Todd Barry, Kevin Allison, Judy Gold, Dave Hill, Ted Alexandro, Judah Friedlander, Christian Finnegan, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Conover, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Wolf, Moody McCarthy, Frank Conniff, Jay Pharoah, Laurie Kilmartin, Ophira Eisenberg, Josh Gondelman, John Early, Hasan Minaj, Morga… | Most prominent in Crews's stories is her father, who was the seventh of ten children of farmers, born completely deaf, and "the black sheep of his very strict Christian family." The summer before Crews entered her senior year at Richland High School, her father attacked her mother. Crews was able to stop the attack and dial 911. He was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. At seventeen years of age and still in high school, she married a 23-year-old man in the US Navy with her mother’s legal permission since Crews was under the age of consent. On June 29, 2002, her father was arrested for the attempted murder of his girlfriend; an act for which he's currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Crews' memoir includes prose versions of many of her performance pieces. She also provides updates about her father in her blog, LoveDaddy.org, and an essay about her childhood was published by Hillary Carlip on FreshYarn.com. She is the great-niece to Medal of Honor recipient John R. Crews. | As a CODA, Hsu' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of American Sign Language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. Hsu' tales typically focus on her childhood in the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where she lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. Hsu has performed at most of NYC's top indie comedy venues, including Joe's Pub, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Bitter End, Comix NY, and famed literary venue KGB (bar); and at such shows at The Moth, Risk!, Seth Herzog's Sweet, UCBT's School Night, Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends, and the NY/LA comedy show Mortified. In October 2007, Hsu created the alternative performance space Ochi's Lounge. Located in the lower level of Comix, Ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Mike Daisey, Adam Wade and her husband Christian Finnegan. In addition to overseeing the performance space, she owns her PR and production company Ballyhoo Promotions. She is an Executive Producer of the ECNY Awards and served as the Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity for the comedy nightclub Comix NY from the club's inception in September 2006. She resigned from that post in September 2010 when Ochi's Lounge was closed by new owners of Comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd Street Y's Tribeca location. Since October 2014, Hsu has owned and operated the performance venue Q.E.D. Astoria in Astoria, Queens. The venue has featured Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Chris Gethard, Todd Barry, Kevin Allison, Judy Gold, Dave Hill, Ted Alexandro, Judah Friedlander, Christian Finnegan, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Conover, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Wolf, Moody McCarthy, Frank Conniff, Jay Pharoah, Laurie Kilmartin, Ophira Eisenberg, Josh Gondelman, John Early, Hasan Minaj, Morgan Murphy, … | Kambri | Crews | comedians |
| 96 | 96 | Brooks | Pomeroy | m | As a CODA, Crews' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of American Sign Language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. Crews' tales typically focus on her childhood in the deep woods of Montgomery, Texas, where she lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. Crews has performed at most of NYC's top indie comedy venues, including Joe's Pub, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Bitter End, Comix NY, and famed literary venue KGB (bar); and at such shows at The Moth, Risk!, Seth Herzog's Sweet, UCBT's School Night, Liam McEneaney's Tell Your Friends, and the NY/LA comedy show Mortified. In October 2007, Crews created the alternative performance space Ochi's Lounge. Located in the lower level of Comix, Ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Mike Daisey, Adam Wade and her husband Christian Finnegan. In addition to overseeing the performance space, she owns her PR and production company Ballyhoo Promotions. She is an Executive Producer of the ECNY Awards and served as the Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity for the comedy nightclub Comix NY from the club's inception in September 2006. She resigned from that post in September 2010 when Ochi's Lounge was closed by new owners of Comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd Street Y's Tribeca location. Since October 2014, Crews has owned and operated the performance venue Q.E.D. Astoria in Astoria, Queens. The venue has featured Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Chris Gethard, Todd Barry, Kevin Allison, Judy Gold, Dave Hill, Ted Alexandro, Judah Friedlander, Christian Finnegan, Jim Gaffigan, Adam Conover, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Wolf, Moody McCarthy, Frank Conniff, Jay Pharoah, Laurie Kilmartin, Ophira Eisenberg, Josh Gondelman, John Early, Hasan Minaj, Morga… | Most prominent in Crews's stories is her father, who was the seventh of ten children of farmers, born completely deaf, and "the black sheep of his very strict Christian family." The summer before Crews entered her senior year at Richland High School, her father attacked her mother. Crews was able to stop the attack and dial 911. He was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. At seventeen years of age and still in high school, she married a 23-year-old man in the US Navy with her mother’s legal permission since Crews was under the age of consent. On June 29, 2002, her father was arrested for the attempted murder of his girlfriend; an act for which he's currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Crews' memoir includes prose versions of many of her performance pieces. She also provides updates about her father in her blog, LoveDaddy.org, and an essay about her childhood was published by Hillary Carlip on FreshYarn.com. She is the great-niece to Medal of Honor recipient John R. Crews. | as a coda, pomeroy' storytelling is notable for mixing conventional monologues with the use of american sign language; and for finding the humor in even the most hair-raising of childhood memories. pomeroy' tales typically focus on his childhood in the deep woods of montgomery, texas, where he lived in everything from a tin shed to a trailer to the tin shed again. pomeroy has performed at most of nyc's top indie comedy venues, including joe's pub, upright citizens brigade theatre, gotham comedy club, broadway comedy club, the peoples improv theater, the bitter end, comix ny, and famed literary venue kgb (bar); and at such shows at the moth, risk!, seth herzog's sweet, ucbt's school night, liam mceneaney's tell your friends, and the ny/la comedy show mortified. in october 2007, pomeroy created the alternative performance space ochi's lounge. located in the lower level of comix, ochi's regularly featured open mics, produced shows and guest appearances by stars such as david cross, zach galifianakis, jim gaffigan, john oliver, mike daisey, adam wade and his husband christian finnegan. in addition to overseeing the performance space, he owns his pr and production company ballyhoo promotions. he is an executive producer of the ecny awards and served as the executive director of marketing and publicity for the comedy nightclub comix ny from the club's inception in september 2006. he resigned from that post in september 2010 when ochi's lounge was closed by new owners of comix and became the comedy booker for the 92nd street y's tribeca location. since october 2014, pomeroy has owned and operated the performance venue q.e.d. astoria in astoria, queens. the venue has featured leslie jones, kate mckinnon, pete davidson, chris gethard, todd barry, kevin allison, judy gold, dave hill, ted alexandro, judah friedlander, christian finnegan, jim gaffigan, adam conover, alexandria ocasio-cortez, michelle wolf, moody mccarthy, frank conniff, jay pharoah, laurie kilmartin, ophira eisenberg, josh gondelman, john early, hasan minaj,… | Kambri | Crews | comedians |
| 97 | 97 | Tatum | Bale | f | She made her TV debut on Scare Tactics (2004) and her first leading role in a film was in Dr. Chopper (2005). She went on to guest star in The Office, CSI: Miami, Journeyman, Better off Ted, Happy Endings, Rizzoli & Isles, Mike & Molly, and New Girl, among others. Crisp also starred as Chloe, one of the contestants on the mock reality game show, The Joe Schmo Show. Crisp starred in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat as the Huang family's neighbor, Honey. Fresh off the Boat is inspired by the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. On May 12, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season. Crisp had roles in films Reconciliation (2009), Bleed (2016) and The 60 Yard Line (2016). She portrayed Jesse in the Christian-themed romantic comedy film In-Lawfully Yours (2016). The film centers around Jesse, played by Crisp, who graciously helps her recently widowed mother-in-law. Crisp is the artistic director and member of the comedy team Duchess Riot, formed in 2011, that performs improv and sketch comedy. | Chelsey Crisp has been married to screenwriter Rhett Reese since 2016. They reside in Los Angeles. | She made her TV debut on Scare Tactics (2004) and her first leading role in a film was in Dr. Chopper (2005). She went on to guest star in The Office, CSI: Miami, Journeyman, Better off Ted, Happy Endings, Rizzoli & Isles, Mike & Molly, and New Girl, among others. Bale also starred as Chloe, one of the contestants on the mock reality game show, The Joe Schmo Show. Bale starred in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat as the Huang family's neighbor, Honey. Fresh off the Boat is inspired by the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. On May 12, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season. Bale had roles in films Reconciliation (2009), Bleed (2016) and The 60 Yard Line (2016). She portrayed Jesse in the Christian-themed romantic comedy film In-Lawfully Yours (2016). The film centers around Jesse, played by Bale, who graciously helps her recently widowed mother-in-law. Bale is the artistic director and member of the comedy team Duchess Riot, formed in 2011, that performs improv and sketch comedy.Tatum Bale has been married to screenwriter Rhett Reese since 2016. They reside in Los Angeles. | Chelsey | Crisp | comedians |
| 98 | 98 | Ivan | Laser | m | She made her TV debut on Scare Tactics (2004) and her first leading role in a film was in Dr. Chopper (2005). She went on to guest star in The Office, CSI: Miami, Journeyman, Better off Ted, Happy Endings, Rizzoli & Isles, Mike & Molly, and New Girl, among others. Crisp also starred as Chloe, one of the contestants on the mock reality game show, The Joe Schmo Show. Crisp starred in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat as the Huang family's neighbor, Honey. Fresh off the Boat is inspired by the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. On May 12, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season. Crisp had roles in films Reconciliation (2009), Bleed (2016) and The 60 Yard Line (2016). She portrayed Jesse in the Christian-themed romantic comedy film In-Lawfully Yours (2016). The film centers around Jesse, played by Crisp, who graciously helps her recently widowed mother-in-law. Crisp is the artistic director and member of the comedy team Duchess Riot, formed in 2011, that performs improv and sketch comedy. | Chelsey Crisp has been married to screenwriter Rhett Reese since 2016. They reside in Los Angeles. | she made his tv debut on scare tactics (2004) and his first leading role in a film was in dr. chopper (2005). he went on to guest star in the office, csi: miami, journeyman, better off ted, happy endings, rizzoli & isles, mike & molly, and new girl, among others. laser also starred as chloe, one of the contestants on the mock reality game show, the joe schmo show. laser starred in the abc comedy series fresh off the boat as the huang family's neighbor, honey. fresh off the boat is inspired by the life of chef and food personality eddie huang and his book fresh off the boat: a memoir. on may 12, 2017, abc renewed the series for a fourth season. laser had roles in films reconciliation (2009), bleed (2016) and the 60 yard line (2016). he portrayed jesse in the christian-themed romantic comedy film in-lawfully yours (2016). the film centers around jesse, played by laser, who graciously helps his recently widowed mother-in-law. laser is the artistic director and member of the comedy team duchess riot, formed in 2011, that performs improv and sketch comedy.ivan laser has been married to screenwriter rhett reese since 2016. they reside in los angeles. | Chelsey | Crisp | comedians |
| 99 | 99 | Mila | Hallman | f | At a chance encounter in New York City, Croonquist was joking around at a party when she met Jackie Mason, who told her to seriously consider doing stand-up comedy and with her husband's encouragement, took a comedy class and had her first paid gig within weeks. Her first performance was at a club called Don't Tell Mama. Croonquist has produced her own comedy shows including: Femmes Fatales one of the longest running female comedy showcases for New York's Toyota Comedy Festival for eight years. She is also the Chairperson for the Annual "Laugh Off", an event that brings awareness to Gilda's Club in Northern New Jersey. This is a cancer support group that was formed by comedian Gilda Radner. Croonquist gained attention in the media in August 2009 when her mother-in-law, Ruth Zafrin, filed a lawsuit against her in U.S. District Court for allegedly spreading false, defamatory and racist lies about Zafrin's family in her stand-up act. Croonquist said she didn't even know she was being taken to court until she was asked, at an audition, to explain the lawsuit. The suit was later tossed out.Per Croonquist's live interview on NBC's Today on May 9, 2010, she was initially sued by her sister-in-law who then asked her mother, Ruth, to join the lawsuit. | Croonquist has been married since 1994 and has two children who were raised Jewish. Before she met her husband, Croonquist converted to Judaism, which he and his mother, her mother-in-law, adhere to. | At a chance encounter in New York City, Hallman was joking around at a party when she met Jackie Mason, who told her to seriously consider doing stand-up comedy and with her husband's encouragement, took a comedy class and had her first paid gig within weeks. Her first performance was at a club called Don't Tell Mama. Hallman has produced her own comedy shows including: Femmes Fatales one of the longest running female comedy showcases for New York's Toyota Comedy Festival for eight years. She is also the Chairperson for the Annual "Laugh Off", an event that brings awareness to Gilda's Club in Northern New Jersey. This is a cancer support group that was formed by comedian Gilda Radner. Hallman gained attention in the media in August 2009 when her mother-in-law, Ruth Zafrin, filed a lawsuit against her in U.S. District Court for allegedly spreading false, defamatory and racist lies about Zafrin's family in her stand-up act. Hallman said she didn't even know she was being taken to court until she was asked, at an audition, to explain the lawsuit. The suit was later tossed out.Per Hallman's live interview on NBC's Today on May 9, 2010, she was initially sued by her sister-in-law who then asked her mother, Ruth, to join the lawsuit.Hallman has been married since 1994 and has two children who were raised Jewish. Before she met her husband, Hallman converted to Judaism, which he and his mother, her mother-in-law, adhere to. | Sunda | Croonquist | comedians |
| 100 | 100 | Harrison | Deaux | m | At a chance encounter in New York City, Croonquist was joking around at a party when she met Jackie Mason, who told her to seriously consider doing stand-up comedy and with her husband's encouragement, took a comedy class and had her first paid gig within weeks. Her first performance was at a club called Don't Tell Mama. Croonquist has produced her own comedy shows including: Femmes Fatales one of the longest running female comedy showcases for New York's Toyota Comedy Festival for eight years. She is also the Chairperson for the Annual "Laugh Off", an event that brings awareness to Gilda's Club in Northern New Jersey. This is a cancer support group that was formed by comedian Gilda Radner. Croonquist gained attention in the media in August 2009 when her mother-in-law, Ruth Zafrin, filed a lawsuit against her in U.S. District Court for allegedly spreading false, defamatory and racist lies about Zafrin's family in her stand-up act. Croonquist said she didn't even know she was being taken to court until she was asked, at an audition, to explain the lawsuit. The suit was later tossed out.Per Croonquist's live interview on NBC's Today on May 9, 2010, she was initially sued by her sister-in-law who then asked her mother, Ruth, to join the lawsuit. | Croonquist has been married since 1994 and has two children who were raised Jewish. Before she met her husband, Croonquist converted to Judaism, which he and his mother, her mother-in-law, adhere to. | at a chance encounter in new york city, deaux was joking around at a party when he met jackie mason, who told his to seriously consider doing stand-up comedy and with his husband's encouragement, took a comedy class and had his first paid gig within weeks. his first performance was at a club called don't tell mama. deaux has produced his own comedy shows including: femmes fatales one of the longest running female comedy showcases for new york's toyota comedy festival for eight years. he is also the chairperson for the annual "laugh off", an event that brings awareness to gilda's club in northern new jersey. this is a cancer support group that was formed by comedian gilda radner. deaux gained attention in the media in august 2009 when his mother-in-law, ruth zafrin, filed a lawsuit against his in u.s. district court for allegedly spreading false, defamatory and racist lies about zafrin's family in his stand-up act. deaux said he didn't even know he was being taken to court until he was asked, at an audition, to explain the lawsuit. the suit was later tossed out.per deaux's live interview on nbc's today on may 9, 2010, he was initially sued by his sister-in-law who then asked his mother, ruth, to join the lawsuit.deaux has been married since 1994 and has two children who were raised jewish. before he met his husband, deaux converted to judaism, which he and his mother, his mother-in-law, adhere to. | Sunda | Croonquist | comedians |
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