| Stephnie Weir | |
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| Birth name | Stephnie Carmel Weir |
| Born | November 28 1967 Odessa, Texas, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Dassie (2001 - present) |
Stephnie Weir (born November 28, 1967; sometimes credited as Stephanie Weir) is an American actress and comedian. Weir is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.
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Biography
Stephnie Weir was born on November 28, 1967 in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa Junior College where she majored in theater and broadcasting. Weir then transferred to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where she majored in anthropology and women's studies. After moving to Chicago, Weir began performing at the Improv Olympic and later on The Second City's main stage and the Goodman Theatre. Weir teamed up with her husband, Robert Dassie, to form the comedy duo WeirDass. Stephnie gave birth to a daughter, Bernadett Aurora, 7 lb 12 oz (3.5 kg) at 1 am on December 20, 2007.
MADtv Years
Weir joined the cast of MADtv in 2000 as a feature performer, for the sixth season. However, Weir was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Weir left MADtv in January 2006, midway through her sixth season of the show. Weir had announced in 2005 (season ten) that she would be leaving. However, fellow cast members Aries Spears, and Paul Vogt would leave as well. Ron Pederson would be let go by FOX due to budget cuts. So in order for the viewers to feel a sense of continuation, Weir was persuaded to stay on the show until half way through season eleven. Some of her famous characters included narrow minded naive student Angela Wright, drama queen/actor Dorothy Lanier, hyperactive kid Dot Goddard, partygirl doctor Kylie Johnson, cat-loving Lillian Verner Game Show champion Gail Cinder, Leona Campbell (based on Weir's real-life grandma), Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Mackenzie Shaw, and stroke-having Muriel Westig. She also gained notoriety for her offbeat impersonations of Anna Nicole Smith and Laura Bush.
Characters
- Angela Wright, a middle school student who records documentaries to get out of doing assignments for school
- Dot Goddard, a hyperactive, mentally unstable, happy-go-lucky little girl. Has a genius twin sister (played by former MADtv castmember Alex Borstein) who went on a space expedition
- Dorothy Lanier (Drama Queen)
- Dr. Kylie Johnson, a female doctor who acts like a ditzy teenybopper
- Gail Cinder, a cat woman who is always saying hi to some of her cats with tacky namessuch as Cleocatra. (Lillian Verner Game Show)
- Kat (QVC's Fashion Corner)
- Kelly/Wendy Shank (Feuding Parents), a cheerful teenager who's apparently oblivious to her parents constant quarreling
- Lillie Hubscher (Werewolf), a girl who tells people that she's a werewolf in order to justify her actions (missing exams, spending past the limit on her credit card, etc)
- Mackenzie Shaw (Sorority Row: Kappa Kappa Kappa)
- Mattie Lutz (Sony Neighbors)
- Mrs. Leona Campbell, an elderly woman who inadvertently makes a fool out of the person she is talking to by asking sincere questions that would normally be considered extremely sarcastic and in often cases inadvertently proves the other person to be something of a classic yuppie or just plain ignorant or self absorbed.
- Muriel Westig (7 A.M. Condo Report, The Silver Fox)
- Rebecca Finkleberg/Zamula Kincaid (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntress)
- Sherri (Accidental Stripper), a stripper who constantly injures herself while dancing
- Thelma Strom (Handicap Helpers)
- Vera Magnus
MADtv Impressions
- Amber Benson
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Anne Hathaway
- Anson Williams
- Barbara Walters
- Betty White
- Beverly Mitchell
- Billie Burke
- Camilla Parker Bowles
- Christie Brinkley
- Courtney Love
- Diane Keaton
- Darva Conger
- Evangeline Lilly
- Grace Koppel
- Glinda the Good Witch
- Hilary Duff
- Jane Krakowski
- Jann Carl
- JC Chasez
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Morrison
- Julia Stiles
- Kathryn Morris
- Laura Bush
- Lois Smart
- Lola
- Marcia Cross
- Marilyn Milian
- Martha Stewart
- Melanie Griffith
- The Olsen Twins
- Tina Simpson
- Reba McEntire
- Rue McClanahan
- Tiffany Brissette
- Victoria Gotti
Trivia
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- Her name is not misspelled yet is unique because of the apparent missing "a".
- Completed the 2004 Honolulu Marathon in 5:13.59
- Although most of Weir's characters were made up by her imagination, Mrs. Campbell is based on Weir's real life Texan grandmother and a lady she heard talking on a train.
- She auditioned twice for Saturday Night Live.
- Was born on the exact same day as Anna Nicole Smith, one of her best-known celebrity impressions.
Television Appearances
- Big Day (2006-) as Lorna
- MADtv (2000-2006) as Various Characters
- E! News Live
- 2004 Billboard MusicAwards
- The Sharon Osbourne Show
- Cupid
- VH1's Super Secret Movie Rules
- Unsolved Mysteries
Filmography
- The Other Side of the Tracks
- Moonpie
- Eden Court
- Fun with Dick and Jane
- New Port South
- Too Much Flesh
- On Becoming Blonde
- My Blood doesn't clot right
- Crushed
