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Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie J. (Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, a lake marina manager. She is of Norwegian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish, English, and Scottish descent. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before settling in Rochester, New York. When Wiig was 9 years old, her parents divorced and she lived with her mother and older brother Erik.
After graduating from Brighton High School in Rochester, Wiig attended the University of Arizona as an art student. She took her first acting class, as an elective, and was soon encouraged by her teacher to pursue acting. Years later, she moved to Los Angeles and Wiig worked as a main company member of the Los Angeles-based improv and sketch-comedy troupe The Groundlings. As a Groundlings alumna, she joins the ranks of such SNL cast mates as Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell, Phil Hartman, and Jon Lovitz.
Wiig made her big-screen debut to universal high praise as Katherine Heigl's passive-aggressive boss in Judd Apatow's smash-hit comedy Knocked Up (2007). Additional film credits include Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It (2009), starring Elliot Page; Greg Mottola's Adventureland (2009), with Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg; David Koepp's Ghost Town (2008), with Ricky Gervais; and Jake Kasdan's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), another Apatow-produced film, in which she starred opposite John C. Reilly. She has also guest-starred on the Emmy-winning NBC series 30 Rock (2006), the HBO series Bored to Death (2009), with Jason Schwartzman, and Flight of the Conchords (2007).
Wiig joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2005, and was known for playing such memorable characters as the excitable Target clerk, Lawrence Welk singer Doonese, the hilarious one-upper Penelope, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Suze Orman, among others. Wiig earned four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. She left the show in the spring of 2012.
In 2011, Wiig co-wrote and starred in Bridesmaids (2011), along with Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne. The film was a box office hit and won several awards, plus earned two Oscar nominations (Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay), and two Golden Globes nominations (Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Actress).
Wiig also appeared in such notable films as Greg Mottola's Paul (2011), opposite Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things (2010), opposite Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella; DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon (2010), with Gerard Butler and Jay Baruchel; the Universal Pictures' animated feature film Despicable Me (2010), starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel; and Jennifer Westfeldt's Friends with Kids (2011), opposite Jon Hamm, Megan Fox, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph and Westfeldt.- Producer
- Actor
Jason Hawes was born on 27 December 1971 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Ghost Hunters (2004), Ghost Team (2016) and The Glowing (2007). He has been married to Kristen Cornell since 20 May 1998. They have six children.- Actor
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Brian Meehl was born on 24 August 1952 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Dark Crystal (1982), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and Between the Lions (1999). He has been married to Cindy Meehl since September 1987. They have two children.- Actress
Mabel Smaney's unique appearance and unique talents helped her craft one of the more interesting careers for a Hollywood extra. She started in early 1930s were unlike many other people, she would send out photos to casting directors where she would write her weight on the back of the photo in an effort to try to get roles that were meant for larger girls. This would go on to launch one of the most interesting careers for a female extra.
By the 1940s, Mabel realized that if she was going to have a career in Hollywood she would have to specialize even further so she started to appear in scenes where there was a square dance. She quickly earned a reputation among casting directors that she was dependable and that she was the type of female whose real life appearance enabled her to play a wide variety of characters that were meant to be seen ordinary people and not a glamour contract player. She managed to play everything from a truck drive to an opera singer. When she couldn't get acting roles, she became the stand-in for Kate Smith whenever Smith made television and movie appearances.
During the 1950s, she made headlines when she Roy Rogers when she claimed that Rogers' horse Trigger kicked her during the filming of Son of Paleface. This didn't set well with Rogers or other crew members who said that Smaney never showed any signs that she was kicked by the horse during filming. Eventually Smaney went back to the kinds of roles she knew best where she would be used as part of a gag on the main character. She frequently appeared in small roles as one of the foils for Jerry Lewis to perform some of his antics on.
By the 1960s, a lot of the types of scenes that would require Smaney's appearance were no longer being filmed as often as they were in the past. She would have an occasionally bit role that she received through her friends or because of her size but she quickly faded into the background. In 1965, she performed what may be the most watched part of her career when she was cast in Cat Ballou as a townswoman at a dance where she catches a toupee and screams when she thinks that it is a scalp. She enjoyed appearing with her daughter June Smaney in various productions but eventually decided to retire in 1972 bringing a close to one of the most unique careers in Hollywood.- Producer
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Robin Blazak was born in Canandaigua, New York, USA. Robin is a producer and actor, known for Cougar Hunting (2011), Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998) and Step Into Liquid (2003).- Gil Brewer was born on 20 November 1922 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. Gil was a writer, known for Lure of the Swamp (1957), The Unsewing Machine (1986) and Three Way (2004). Gil was married to Verlaine Morris Lee Brewer. Gil died on 9 January 1983 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
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Jason Torres was born on 18 December 1980 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He is a director and production manager, known for Nightmare Alley (2021), Midtown (2015) and Air Disturbance.- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Michael Winship was born on 9 July 1951 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bill Moyers' Journal (1972), Moyers & Company (2012) and Now on PBS (2002).- Additional Crew
Judith Zuk was born on 11 September 1951 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. She is known for Mr. Wonderful (1993). She was previously married to Christopher Woods.- Max Eastman was born on 4 January 1883 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He was married to Yvette Szkely, Elena Krylenko and Ida Rauh. He died on 25 March 1969 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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Nicole Lowell was born in Canandaigua, New York, or as some people refer southern Canada. She began her career as a Script Supervisor on a short that was directed by Ash Christian in one of his earliest works as a student in the Dallas area. She found that she loved the combination of technical and creative that is a part of the script supervisor position. In 2013, Nicole located to the New Orleans, Louisiana area where she continued her work as a Script Supervisor in projects like True Detective (2014), Logan (2017), and Green Book (2018). As of 2018, she currently resides in the Phoenix area where her children and grandchildren also live.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Nick Nevinger was born on 10 March 1996 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Private Number (2014), Time Wounds All (2016) and The in-Between (2016).- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
Dan Sheehan was born on 16 April 1975 in Canandaigua, New York, USA. Dan is a casting director, known for Rock Across America (1999), The Cindy Margolis Show (2000) and An Evening with the Dixie Chicks (2002).