Name : Lisa Kudrow
Birth Date : July 30, 1963
Birth Place : Encino, California, USA
Birth Name : Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow
Height : 5' 9
Education : William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills,
CA (graduated in 1981)
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (majored in Biology;
graduated in
Nationality : American
Occupation : Actress
Claim to fame : as Phoebe Buffay on Friends
Lisa Kudrow Detailed Biography
Lisa
Kudrow was born on July 30, 1963 in Encino, California and raised in
Tarzana. She is the daughter of headache specialist. Kudrow expected to
follow in her father's footsteps when she graduated from Vassar College
in New York State with a B.S. in biology and returned to California to
work with him. However, Kudrow's career in research was cut short when a
friend of her brother, Jon Lovitz (Saturday Night Live alum), suggested
that she audition for the comedy troupe, The Groundlings. Kudrow was not
accepted the first time because of her lack of experience but after
working with Cynthia Szigeti, a well-known comedy teacher, she got in in
1989. During that time, Kudrow entered a romance which evolved into an
enduring friendship with then-unknown late night host, Conan O'Brien.
On Kudrow's road to success, she suffered a few disappointments before
winning the role of Phoebe Buffay. Kudrow was originally cast as radio
producer, Roz Doyle, on Frasier, but was replaced by Pery Gilpin before
the pilot episode was filmed. Kudrow also had high hopes that her
recurring role as waitress Ursula on Mad About You would turn into a
steady gig. Fate, however, had other plans. The next pilot that Kudrow
read for and cast in was Friends. The character of Phoebe was never
written as a twin, but the producers of Friends found this as an
opportunity to do a little crossover with Phoebe and Ursula. This can be
seen in The One With The Two Parts - Part One And Two.
Kudrow earned an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy for her work during the show's debut season. She's been busy
fighting off the advances of Hollywood movie-makers and advertising
representatives ever since. So far, Kudrow's extracurricular activities
have included hosting the VH1 Honors Awards, a high profile milk print
ad, both with Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), and the Friends infamous Diet
Coke campaign. Right now, Kudrow is enjoying life with her French
husband, Michael Stern and her son, Julian Murray.
