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Alyson Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress who plays Lily Aldrin in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. She is also known for her previous roles as Willow Rosenberg on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and flautist Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie film series. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (560x842, 76 KB) OTRS link File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Alyson Hannigan User:Garion96/Images ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966) is an American actor of Russian descent, who is best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. ... Willow Rosenberg (born either in 1980 or very early 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ... American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ... American Pie 2 is the 2001 sequel to the comedy film American Pie. ... American Wedding (also known as American Pie 3: The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is the 2003 sequel to the comedy films American Pie (1999) and American Pie 2 (2001). ... How I Met Your Mother is a CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is an Emmy-winning (for outstanding art direction and cinematography) CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... How I Met Your Mother is a CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is an Emmy-winning (for outstanding art direction and cinematography) CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... Willow Rosenberg (born either in 1980 or very early 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... A flautist demonstrates flute-playing technique A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays the flute. ... American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ... A film series is a collection of related films in succession. ...

Biography

Early life

Hannigan was born Alyson Lee Hannigan in Washington, D.C. to Al Hannigan, a photographer, and Emilie Posner, a real estate agent.^[1] Hannigan is Jewish on her mother's side,^[2] and also has Irish ancestry.^[3] Her parents divorced a year after her birth and she was raised mostly by her mother in Atlanta. Although Hannigan had appeared in an industrial film for "Active Parenting" as a baby, as well as starred in a commercial for the "Duncan Hines cookie mix" in 1978, it wasn't until she moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 that she formally began her acting career. Living with her mother and attending North Hollywood High School, she successfully auditioned for agents while visiting her father in Santa Barbara. Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - District Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... A real estate broker is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Duncan Hines (March 26, 1880â€“March 15, 1959) was a U.S. pioneer of restaurant ratings for travelers. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ... North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: Santa Barbara is situated on the southward-facing coast at far right. ...

Career

Hannigan's first major film role was in My Stepmother Is an Alien, a science fiction comedy released in 1988; one of her co-stars in the film was actor Seth Green, who would later join her in the regular cast of Buffy as her on-screen boyfriend. Throughout most of the early 1990s, she appeared in commercials and supporting roles on television shows, including Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched by an Angel. My Stepmother is an Alien is a 1988 comedy science fiction movie directed by Richard Benjamin. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... Seth Green (born February 8, 1974, Overbrook Park, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers movies and as Oz on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Picket Fences is a 60-minute drama which initially ran from September 18, 1992 to June 26, 1996 on the CBS television network in the United States. ... Roseanne is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

In 1997, Hannigan was cast to play Willow Rosenberg, Buffy's best friend, on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show became a big success, and Hannigan gained recognition, subsequently appearing in several notable films aimed at teenage audiences, including American Pie, American Pie 2, Boys and Girls, and American Wedding. By the time Buffy had ended in 2003, Hannigan was earning a $250,000 salary for each episode. She also had a guest spot on the Buffy spin-off, Angel, portraying her role of Willow in a few episodes (including most notably "Orpheus", during the fourth season of Angel and the seventh season of Buffy), but none after Buffy finished production. Willow Rosenberg (born either in 1980 or very early 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ... American Pie 2 is the 2001 sequel to the comedy film American Pie. ... Boys and Girls is a 2000 American film. ... American Wedding (also known as American Pie 3: The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is the 2003 sequel to the comedy films American Pie (1999) and American Pie 2 (2001). ... This is a list of television-related events in 2003. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In early 2004 Hannigan made her West End debut, starring in a stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally... at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, opposite Luke Perry. In 2005 she returned to starring in a regular television series, appearing in the currently-running show, How I Met Your Mother, as Lily, and also playing a recurring guest role on Veronica Mars as Trina Echolls. The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sallys Ill have what shes having. ... Haymarket Theatre, ca. ... Luke Perry is an American actor who remains best known for his role as Dylan Michael McKay in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. ... How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is an Emmy-winning (for outstanding art direction and cinematography) CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... Trina Echolls is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars. ...

In February 2006, Date Movie, in which Hannigan stars as Julia Jones, a parody on romantic comedy heroines, was released in theatres. Hannigan recently presented a Grammy at the 2007 Grammy Awards. This article is about the spoof. ...

Personal life

She married actor Alexis Denisof (who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Buffy/Angel franchise) at Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California on October 11, 2003. They bought a home together in Santa Monica, California. When Hannigan first asked out Denisof on the set of Buffy, he declined saying that he did not date co-workers. The two were friends for over a year before they began dating. During that time Hannigan tried to fix up Denisof with her best friend, who told Hannigan after meeting him, "Oh, he's perfect for you!" Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (560x842, 64 KB) OTRS link File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Alyson Hannigan User:Garion96/Images ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (560x842, 64 KB) OTRS link File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Alyson Hannigan User:Garion96/Images ... Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966) is an American actor of Russian descent, who is best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. ... Alexis Denisof (born February 25, 1966) is an American actor of Russian descent, who is best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. ... Wesley Wyndam-Pryce is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Douglas Petrie for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Desert Hot Springs is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...

Hannigan enjoys throwing elaborate birthday parties for her husband; has said in interviews that they really like renting moonwalks for parties. She fractured her pelvis while playing basketball at the age of 12. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into moonwalk (bounce house). ...

Filmography

// Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... My Stepmother is an Alien is a 1988 comedy science fiction movie directed by Richard Benjamin. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Willow Rosenberg (born either in 1980 or very early 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... Dead Man on Campus is a 1998 comedy starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and written by Adam Herz. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... American Pie 2 is the 2001 sequel to the comedy film American Pie. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... American Wedding (also known as American Pie 3: The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is the 2003 sequel to the comedy films American Pie (1999) and American Pie 2 (2001). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is an Emmy-winning (for outstanding art direction and cinematography) CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... How I Met Your Mother is a CBS sitcom that premiered on September 19, 2005. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Trina Echolls is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... This article is about the spoof. ...

References

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External links

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