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Idina Menzel
American actress and singer (born )
Idina Kim Menzel (ih-DEE-nə men-ZEL; née&#;Mentzel; born May 30, ) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on Broadway, she has been nicknamed the "Queen of Broadway" for her commanding stage presence, powerful mezzo-soprano, and reputation as one of the most influential stage actors of her generation. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include a Tony Award and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Menzel rose to prominence as a stage actress in , making her Broadway debut as performance artist Maureen Johnson in the rock musicalRent, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In , she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in , she reprised the role in the musical's original West End production in , becoming the highest-paid actress in West End theatre history. In , Menzel returned to Broadway in the musical If/Then, for which she received a third Tony Award nomination.
Menzel began transitioning into film and television in the early s. After reprising her Rent role in the musical's film adaptation, she had a supporting role in Disney's musical fantasy film Enchanted (). She played recurring characterShelby Corcoran on the musical television series Glee from to Since , Menzel has voiced Elsa in Disney's Frozen franchise; "Let It Go", a song she recorded for the first film, peaked at number five on the BillboardHot Menzel has since played supporting roles in the films Uncut Gems (), Cinderella (), and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah ().
As a recording artist and songwriter, Menzel has released seven studio albums, including I Stand () and Holiday Wishes (); the latter peaked at number six on the Billboard , becoming h Title: House of Lies, Episode #, &#;Man-Date&#; The Director loved my &#;fingers to eyes&#; movement and we spent quite a bit of time with closeups of me glaring at the Guggenheim character as he passed me by. Unfortunately, the Editor had to trim it down due to time constraints. I was speaking so low in my chest/vocal register, I could barely hear myself (on the inside). The Audio guy said he was impressed. It was a wonderful experience and hope to be on the show again next time they go to Las Vegas. Stephen Hopkins was Co-Executive Producer of 24 &#; one of my favorite TV shows! Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms and bedrooms of the power elite, corruption is business as usual and everyone&#;s out for themselves first. Nothing is sacred in this scathing, irreverent satire of corporate America today. Outrageous, subversive and wildly funny, HOUSE OF LIES stars Academy Award® nominee Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. Marty and Clyde woo a Las Vegas casino mogul who has a healthy distaste for consultants, while Jeannie has ulterior business motives when she invites Tamara to spend a day at the spa. Later, Monica and her personal vegan chef appear to get along like two peas in a pod. Marty and Clyde attempt to woo the business of new Las Vegas casino king, Michael Carlson, a maverick self-made millionaire who notoriously hates consultants. Meanwhile, Jeannie tries to assess how big a threat Tamara is by suggesting the two of them enjoy a spa day together. Monica Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 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. American actor, comedian and filmmaker Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, ) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and podcaster. Since , he has hosted Armchair Expert, a podcast in which he interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives. Shepard has appeared in the feature films Without a Paddle (), Zathura: A Space Adventure (), Employee of the Month (), Idiocracy (), Let's Go to Prison (), Hit and Run (), and CHiPs (), the last two of which he also wrote and directed. Shepard portrayed Crosby Braverman in the NBC comedy-drama series Parenthood from to He played Luke Matthews in the Netflix show The Ranch, co-starred in ABC's Bless This Mess and acted in the MTV practical joke reality series Punk'd (). He is a co-founder of the diaper and baby product company Hello Bello with his wife Kristen Bell. Shepard was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan at Beyer Hospital, in Washtenaw County, Michigan, in suburban Detroit. He is the son of Laura Louise (LaBo), who worked at General Motors (GM), and David Robert "Dave" Shepard Sr., who was a car salesman. He is of part French-Canadian descent. His parents divorced when he was 3 years old. Shepard was sexually abused at age 7, which he believes was a major underlying cause of his later substance abuse issues. He did not reveal the abuse to anyone for 12 years after it occurred. Shepard's mother had developed a substantial business by the time he was in high school. She worked car shows with traveling events at racetracks. She started as a janitor on the midnight shift at GM, then worked in fleet management at the GM proving grounds in Milford, Michigan, then hosted hospitality days for all the GM family members, eventua
Credit info for House of Lies
Role: Day Player &#; Security Guy
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Production Company: Showtime
Casting Director: Felicia Fasano
IMDB: My acting scene in House of Lies as Day Player &#; Security Guy
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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 (). Additional film credits include Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It (), starring Elliot Page; Greg Mottola's Adventureland (), with Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg; David Koepp's Ghost Town (), with Ricky Gervais; and Jake Kasdan's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (), 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 (), the HBO series Bored to Death (), with Jason Schwartzman, and Flight of the Conchords ().
Wiig joined the cast of Saturday Night Live () in , 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 Dax Shepard
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