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42	Shirley	Misner	f	In February 1996, Arnett made his first television pilot with Kevin Pollak and his wife, Lucy Webb, for CBS, that was not picked up. In 1999, Arnett was in another pilot for The Mike O'Malley Show on NBC as the protagonist's friend Jimmy. The show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. Arnett has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and he admits that he "didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". In summer 2000, a friend helped pull Arnett out of his battle with alcoholism, and he began to get his career back on track. In 2001, Arnett was cast in the CBS television pilot, Loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (Cheri Oteri), that was not picked up. In 2002, Arnett was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the CBS sitcom Still Standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but his character was cut from the series after the pilot. Arnett became so frustrated, after his fourth failed pilot, that he "swore off pilots" altogether, until his agent persuaded him to audition for the pilot for Arrested Development. In 2003, Arnett found mainstream success in television when he played George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development and in 2006 he was nominated for his first Emmy The show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. He also played Max the Magician in Sesame Street, in a nod to Gob Bluth's penchant for using Europe's "The Final Countdown" during his magic shows. According to a 2006 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Arnett's two favourite episodes of the show were "Pier Pressure" and "Afternoon Delight". His exposure on Arrested Development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. Though having worked in drama, his role for Arrested Development is still comedy, and he often portrays smug antagonists. He "never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". In 2002, prior to Arrested Development, Arnett guest-starred in The Sopranos and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In 2006, Arnett starred in his first leading role in Let's Go to Prison, directed by Bob Odenkirk, made on a budget of US$4 million. It earned more than US$4 million at the box office and more than US$13 million in rentals. In Blades of Glory, Arnett and his wife, Amy Poehler played brother/sister ice-skating pair with an incestuous relationship. The film was No. 1 at the U.S. box office during its first two weeks, and grossed approximately US$118 million domestically during its theatrical run. and US$36 million on home video. He guest-starred in King of the Hill and 30 Rock, in which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Arnett also played supporting roles in the films Spring Breakdown, Hot Rod, The Comebacks, and On Broadway, where he once again worked with his close friend and director Dave McLaughlin. In The Brothers Solomon, he again teamed with Odenkirk and starred with Saturday Night Live member, Will Forte. He appeared in a major supporting role in the basketball comedy Semi-Pro, his second film with Ferrell. He plays Lou Redwood, the commentator of the team, who is "a former player, a bit of a womanizer, and a boozer". On November 17, 2009, it was announced that Arnett would try to win over real-life wife Amy Poehler in a guest spot on Parks and Recreation. Arnett played Chris, an MRI technician and possible love interest for Poehler's Leslie Knope. Justin Theroux appeared in the same episode as yet another suitor. Arnett signed on for one episode, and the episode entitled "The Set Up" aired January 14, 2010. In 2010, Arnett and former Arrested Development co-star Jason Bateman created DumbDumb Productions, a production company focusing on digital content. Their first video was "Prom Date," the first in a series of "Dirty shorts" for Orbit (gum). He also starred in Running Wilde which was cancelled in January 2011, due to poor ratings as well as The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret with David Cross. On March 23, 2011, Arnett appeared in the penultimate episode to The Office season 7. Arnett co-starred in the NBC television comedy series Up All Night, about a couple who struggle to balance their home lives (especially with their newborn child) and their work ones. He is currently the spokesman of a series of Hulu advertisements and his role in television spots deliberately recalls Devon Banks as a power-hungry manipulator. In March 2012, Mansome, Arnett's first executive-producer credit with Jason Bateman, was announced as a Spotlight selection for the Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary, directed by Morgan Spurlock, is a comedic look at male identity as it is defined through men's grooming habits featuring celebrity and expert commentary. He had been attached to play the lead role of David Miller in the 2013 comedy We're the Millers, but had to pass due to "scheduling reasons"; the part went to Jason Sudeikis. He co-starred as Vern Fenwick in the 2014 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its 2016 sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Arnett starred in the CBS sitcom The Millers, which lasted for two seasons. In 2016, he co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Netflix original series Flaked, which received praise from viewers and negative reviews from critics. In 2017, Arnett was cast in the recurring role of Mr. Quagmire on the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events. Arnett's distinctive gravelly voice has earned him voice-over work for CBS television promos, film trailers and numerous advertisements, including Lamisil medication. Perhaps most recognizable is Arnett's voice saying, "It's not more than you need, just more than you're used to" in ads for GMC trucks. He has also lent his voice to a number of television shows, such as Ghostwriter in the 2005 Nickelodeon's hit series Danny Phantom, Duncan Schiesst for the Comedy Central animated program Freak Show, which was created by and also stars the voice of his Arrested Development co-star, David Cross. Arnett was the announcer for the faux trailer "Don't" in the 2007 film Grindhouse, and became announcer for Cartoon Network in 2008. He has also voiced characters in animated films, including Vlad in Horton Hears a Who!, The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens, Horst the German sous-chef in Ratatouille and Mr. Perkins in Despicable Me. He planned to be the voice of the K.I.T.T. in Universal's Knight Rider, a sequel to the popular 1980s television series. The production featured a Ford Mustang as K.I.T.T. Since Arnett had a previous long standing relationship with competitor automaker General Motors as the voice for GMC Trucks commercials, GM asked Arnett to pull out of the project. Arnett opted to withdraw from the project and he was replaced by Val Kilmer. Arnett made a commercial cameo for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In 2009, he voiced the title character in Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, a video game developed by Vicious Cycle Games and starred as an out of work former video game protagonist hoping to make a comeback, versus a greedy game executive played by Neil Patrick Harris. In the Fox animated comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up, he voiced Ennis Hofftard, a bodybuilder who teaches English and always attempts to chase women. The show premiered on April 19, 2009 but was eventually cancelled after several months due to poor ratings. It aired its last episode on November 21, 2009. Arnett lent his voice to Batman in the film The Lego Movie. Arnett reprised the role in The Lego Batman Movie, a spin-off of The Lego Movie released in 2017 as well as The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, released in 2019. He also reprises the role in an episode of the franchise's spinoff animated series Unikitty! titled "BatKitty", which will air days before the release of the film. He voices the eponymous character in the critically acclaimed Netflix animated sitcom BoJack Horseman.	Arnett lists Steve Martin and Chevy Chase as his two biggest comic influences. He is an avid follower of his hometown teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Toronto Raptors. Arnett married Penelope Ann Miller in 1994. They divorced in 1995. Arnett married Amy Poehler on August 29, 2003. They appeared together in four episodes of Arrested Development, one episode of Parks and Recreation, and the films Blades of Glory, Horton Hears a Who!, On Broadway, Spring Breakdown, Monsters vs. Aliens and the Disney American english dubbing of The Secret World of Arrietty. They have two sons, the first being born in October 2008 and the second born in August 2010. Arnett and Poehler separated in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in July 2016. In June 2020, it was announced that Arnett's girlfriend, Alessandra Brawn had given birth to his third son on May 27, 2020. Arnett is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Arnett has struggled with alcoholism in the past, a topic explored in his shows Flaked and Bojack Horseman. He managed to achieve sobriety for 15 years until a relapse during the production of Flaked.	in february 1996, misner made her first television pilot with kevin pollak and her wife, lucy webb, for cbs, that was not picked up. in 1999, misner was in another pilot for the mike o'malley show on nbc as the protagonist's friend jimmy. the show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. misner has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and sh eadmits that sh e"didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". in summer 2000, a friend helped pull misner out of her battle with alcoholism, and sh ebegan to get her career back on track. in 2001, misner was cast in the cbs television pilot, loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (cheri oteri), that was not picked up. in 2002, misner was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the cbs sitcom still standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but her character was cut from the series after the pilot. misner became so frustrated, after her fourth failed pilot, that sh e"swore off pilots" altogether, until her agent persuaded her to audition for the pilot for arrested development. in 2003, misner found mainstream success in television when sh eplayed george oscar "gob" bluth ii in the fox comedy series, arrested development and in 2006 sh ewas nominated for her first emmy the show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. sh ealso played max the magician in sesame street, in a nod to gob bluth's penchant for using europe's "the final countdown" during her magic shows. according to a 2006 interview with the los angeles times, misner's two favourite episodes of the show were "pier pressure" and "afternoon delight". her exposure on arrested development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. though having worked in drama, her role for arrested development is still comedy, and sh eoften portrays smug antagonists. sh e"never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". in 2002, prior to arrested development, misner guest-starred in the sopranos and law & order: special victims unit in 2006, misner starred in her first leading role in let's go to prison, directed by bob odenkirk, made on a budget of us$4 million. it earned more than us$4 million at the box office and more than us$13 million in rentals. in blades of glory, misner and her wife, amy poehler played brother/sister ice-skating pair with an incestuous relationship. the film was no. 1 at the u.s. box office during its first two weeks, and grossed approximately us$118 million domestically during its theatrical run. and us$36 million on home video. sh eguest-starred in king of the hill and 30 rock, in which sh ewas nominated for four emmy awards for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series. misner also played supporting roles in the films spring breakdown, hot rod, the comebacks, and on broadway, where sh eonce again worked with her close friend and director dave mclaughlin. in the brothers solomon, sh eagain teamed with odenkirk and starred with saturday night live member, shirley forte. sh eappeared in a major supporting role in the basketball comedy semi-pro, her second film with ferrell. sh eplays lou redwood, the commentator of the team, who is "a former player, a bit of a womanizer, and a boozer". on november 17, 2009, it was announced that misner would try to win over real-life wife amy poehler in a guest spot on parks and recreation. misner played chris, an mri technician and possible love interest for poehler's leslie knope. justin theroux appeared in the same episode as yet another suitor. misner signed on for one episode, and the episode entitled "the set up" aired january 14, 2010. in 2010, misner and former arrested development co-star jason bateman created dumbdumb productions, a production company focusing on digital content. their first video was "prom date," the first in a series of "dirty shorts" for orbit (gum). sh ealso starred in running wilde which was cancelled in january 2011, due to poor ratings as well as the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret with david cross. on march 23, 2011, misner appeared in the penultimate episode to the office season 7. misner co-starred in the nbc television comedy series up all night, about a couple who struggle to balance their home lives (especially with their newborn child) and their work ones. sh eis currently the spokesman of a series of hulu advertisements and her role in television spots deliberately recalls devon banks as a power-hungry manipulator. in march 2012, mansome, misner's first executive-producer credit with jason bateman, was announced as a spotlight selection for the tribeca film festival. the documentary, directed by morgan spurlock, is a comedic look at male identity as it is defined through men's grooming habits featuring celebrity and expert commentary. sh ehad been attached to play the lead role of david miller in the 2013 comedy we're the millers, but had to pass due to "scheduling reasons"; the part went to jason sudeikis. sh eco-starred as vern fenwick in the 2014 film teenage mutant ninja turtles and its 2016 sequel, teenage mutant ninja turtles: out of the shadows. misner starred in the cbs sitcom the millers, which lasted for two seasons. in 2016, sh eco-created, co-wrote and starred in the netflix original series flaked, which received praise from viewers and negative reviews from critics. in 2017, misner was cast in the recurring role of mr. quagmire on the netflix comedy drama series a series of unfortunate events. misner's distinctive gravelly voice has earned her voice-over work for cbs television promos, film trailers and numerous advertisements, including lamisil medication. perhaps most recognizable is misner's voice saying, "it's not more than you need, just more than you're used to" in ads for gmc trucks. sh ehas also lent her voice to a number of television shows, such as ghostwriter in the 2005 nickelodeon's hit series danny phantom, duncan schiesst for the comedy central animated program freak show, which was created by and also stars the voice of her arrested development co-star, david cross. misner was the announcer for the faux trailer "don't" in the 2007 film grindhouse, and became announcer for cartoon network in 2008. sh ehas also voiced characters in animated films, including vlad in horton hears a who!, the missing link in monsters vs. aliens, horst the german sous-chef in ratatouille and mr. perkins in despicable me. sh eplanned to be the voice of the k.i.t.t. in universal's knight rider, a sequel to the popular 1980s television series. the production featured a ford mustang as k.i.t.t. since misner had a previous long standing relationship with competitor automaker general motors as the voice for gmc trucks commercials, gm asked misner to pull out of the project. misner opted to withdraw from the project and sh ewas replaced by val kilmer. misner made a commercial cameo for the video game call of duty: modern warfare 2. in 2009, sh evoiced the title character in eat lead: the return of matt hazard, a video game developed by vicious cycle games and starred as an out of work former video game protagonist hoping to make a comeback, versus a greedy game executive played by neil patrick harris. in the fox animated comedy series sit down, shut up, sh evoiced ennis hofftard, a bodybuilder who teaches english and always attempts to chase women. the show premiered on april 19, 2009 but was eventually cancelled after several months due to poor ratings. it aired its last episode on november 21, 2009. misner lent her voice to batman in the film the lego movie. misner reprised the role in the lego batman movie, a spin-off of the lego movie released in 2017 as well as the lego movie 2: the second part, released in 2019. sh ealso reprises the role in an episode of the franchise's spinoff animated series unikitty! titled "batkitty", which shirley air days before the release of the film. sh evoices the eponymous character in the critically acclaimed netflix animated sitcom bojack horseman.misner lists steve martin and chevy chase as her two biggest comic influences. sh eis an avid follower of her hometown teams, the toronto maple leafs, toronto blue jays, and toronto raptors. misner married penelope ann miller in 1994. they divorced in 1995. misner married amy poehler on august 29, 2003. they appeared together in four episodes of arrested development, one episode of parks and recreation, and the films blades of glory, horton hears a who!, on broadway, spring breakdown, monsters vs. aliens and the disney american english dubbing of the secret world of arrietty. they have two sons, the first being born in october 2008 and the second born in august 2010. misner and poehler separated in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in july 2016. in june 2020, it was announced that misner's girlfriend, alessandra brawn had given birth to her third son on may 27, 2020. misner is a dual citizen of canada and the united states. misner has struggled with alcoholism in the past, a topic explored in her shows flaked and bojack horseman. sh emanaged to achieve sobriety for 15 years until a relapse during the production of flaked.	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