1. Ellen Leslye Cleghorne was born on November 29,1965 and is an American actress and comedian.
14 Facts About Ellen Cleghorne
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Ellen Cleghorne was the sketch comedy show's second African-American female repertory cast member, succeeding Danitra Vance in its eleventh season, and the first African-American female cast member to stay for more than one season.
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Ellen Cleghorne returned for its 40th anniversary special on February 15,2015.
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Ellen Cleghorne was ranked the 69th greatest Saturday Night Live cast member by Rolling Stone magazine.
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Ellen Cleghorne first established her talents in New York City comedy clubs and career started when she competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 where she was directed in a video by Saturday Night Live short film producer Neal Marshad at the comedy club Caroline's in the South Street Seaport.
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Ellen Cleghorne joined Saturday Night Live in 1991, and remained on the show for four seasons until 1995.
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Ellen Cleghorne had two recurring characters: Zoraida, an NBC page, and Queen Shenequa, who appeared frequently on the recurring Weekend Update sketch.
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Ellen Cleghorne was the third black woman to be credited on Saturday Night Live, after Yvonne Hudson and Danitra Vance, and the first woman of color to appear on the series as a full-fledged cast member for longer than a single season.
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In 1993 and 1994, Ellen Cleghorne made appearances on the Nickelodeon children's TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete playing a bus driver who served as the love interest of Pete's regular bus driver.
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Ellen Cleghorne later appeared in independent films and comedies including Mr Wrong, Armageddon, Coyote Ugly, Little Nicky, and Old School.
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Ellen Cleghorne has had a series of skits played on Sirius XM Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel.
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In 2013, Ellen Cleghorne played Mary Fluzoo in Grown Ups 2.
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In 2015, Ellen Cleghorne was one of the contestants for Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition, finishing in 3rd place.
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In 2014 Ellen Cleghorne received her PhD in Performance Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.