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Born in Georgia, comedian Jan Hooks has perfected her exaggerated Southern accent and carved a niche for... (Learn more)

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Jan Hooks’s Milestones
Grew up in Decatur, Georgia
Was a member of the comedy group The New Wits End Players; performed at the Off Peachtree Theatre
1980 Starred in WTBS (Atlanta, Georgia) series, "Tush"
1983 Relocated to Los Angeles
1983 Worked as a regular on "The Half Hour Comedy Hour"
1985 Made feature film debut in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"
1986 - 1991 Was a cast regular on NBC's popular late-night variety program, "Saturday Night Live"
1991 Joined the cast of popular CBS sitcom, "Designing Women", as Carlene Dobber
1994 Cast as Meg on "The Martin Short Show" (NBC)
1995 Returned to New York stage in A.R. Gurney's "Sylvia" (replacing Sarah Jessica Parker)
1996 - 2000 Had recurring role as Vicki Dubcek on "3rd Rock From the Sun" (NBC)
1998 Appeared in the film "Simon Birch" as Miss Leavey
2001 - 2003 Cast as Martin Short's wife on Comedy Central's "Primetime Glick"
2005 Reprised role of Dixie Glick in "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood"

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Born

April, 23 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Professions

actor, comedian