1. Jenny Slate was born on March 25,1982 and is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer.
22 Facts About Jenny Slate
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Jenny Slate became more widely known as a cast member on the 35th season of Saturday Night Live in 2009, followed by her roles in the sitcoms Bob's Burgers, Parks and Recreation, House of Lies, and Kroll Show.
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Jenny Slate lent her voice performances in the animated films The Lorax, Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets, The Lego Batman Movie, and Despicable Me 3, and ventured into dramatic roles with her supporting performance in Gifted.
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Jenny Slate appeared in the Daniels' critically acclaimed film Everything Everywhere All at Once, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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Jenny Slate was born on March 25,1982, in Milton, Massachusetts, to Ron Jenny Slate, a businessman and poet who worked as vice president of global communications for the EMC Corporation and later as CEO of a biotech startup, and Nancy, a housewife who made pottery.
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Jenny Slate is the middle child of three, with an older sister, Abigail, and younger sister, Stacey.
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Jenny Slate first met Liedman in 2000 while attending Columbia University.
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Jenny Slate was a regular commentator on many VH1 "talking head" commentary programs.
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Jenny Slate had a recurring role in Bored to Death, and guest appearances on several television programs.
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Jenny Slate wrote a "Marcel"-themed children's book that was released on November 1,2011.
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In 2014, Jenny Slate starred in the comedy-drama film Obvious Child, which follows the life of a young stand-up comic as she grapples with an unplanned pregnancy and eventual abortion.
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Jenny Slate went on to win the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy, Best Breakout Performance at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and Best Comedic Actress at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her performance in the film.
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Jenny Slate co-starred with Judy Greer and Nat Faxon in the first season of the FX series Married.
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Jenny Slate still appeared in a few episodes after season one.
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In 2016, Jenny Slate voiced Dawn Bellwether in the Disney film Zootopia and Gidget in The Secret Life of Pets.
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From 2017 until 2019, Jenny Slate voiced the biracial character Missy Foreman-Greenwald on the animated Netflix series Big Mouth.
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In October 2019, Jenny Slate released a stand-up comedy special on Netflix, titled Stage Fright.
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Jenny Slate published her book titled Little Weirds, about her struggles with and thoughts about life and relationships, in 2019.
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In 2022, Jenny Slate appeared in the critically acclaimed science fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once as Big Nose.
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Jenny Slate lived in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, before moving with filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp to Los Angeles in the early 2010s.
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In September 2019, Jenny Slate announced her engagement to art curator and author Ben Shattuck, owner of Davolls General Store.
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On February 3,2021, Jenny Slate announced that she had given birth to a daughter in late 2020.