Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Hunt at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival
Birth name	Bonnie Lynn Hunt
Born	September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22) (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Early life

Hunt was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Irish American Catholic parents Bob and Alice Hunt (for whom Bonnie named her production company "Bob & Alice"); she has three older brothers, Patrick, Kevin, and Tom, two older sisters, Cathy and Carol, and one younger sister, Mary. Hunt was educated in Catholic schools and attended St. Ferdinand grammar school and Notre Dame High School for Girls. in Chicago. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Notre Dame High School for Girls is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college prep high school in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In 1982, Hunt worked as a cancer nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. In 1984, she co-founded An Impulsive Thing, a three-woman improvisational comedy troupe, with Holly Wortell and Joan Cusack. Hunt also performed as a member of Chicago's world-famous The Second City, joining in 1986. // A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a hospital under Northwestern University, Illinois. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... Holly Wortell is a comedic actress and longtime friend of Bonnie Hunt. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ...

Career

Hunt repeatedly refused to become a cast member of Saturday Night Live because the show's producers generally frowned on her preferred improvisational style. In 1992, she also turned down a higher-paying role on Designing Women to co-star in Davis Rules with Jonathan Winters, Randy Quaid, and Audrey Meadows. In 1993, Hunt teamed with good friend David Letterman to produce The Building, a short-lived sitcom that was modeled after early-1950s television shows. The show was also filmed live; mistakes, accidents, and forgotten lines were often left in the aired episode. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90 minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Look up Improve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Designing Women was an American television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Jonathan Harshman Winters III (born November 11, 1925 in Bellbrook, Ohio) is an American film and television actor. ... Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated actor and former comedian. ... Audrey Meadows (February 8, 1926 – February 3, 1996), born Audrey Cotter, was an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for playing the deadpan housewife, Alice Kramden in the 1950s American television comedy, The Honeymooners. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hunt and Letterman re-teamed in 1995 with The Bonnie Hunt Show (later retitled Bonnie), which featured many of the same cast members as The Building and the same loose style. The show was praised by critics but was soon canceled. In 2002, Hunt returned to television with Life with Bonnie, a show known for clean and offbeat humor. Her role on that show earned her a 2004 Emmy nomination, her first. Despite fair ratings in season one, the show struggled and was canceled in its second season. Hunt announced on Live with Regis and Kelly that ABC had offered her another sitcom, in which she played a divorced detective. This pilot, Let Go (also known as Crimes and Dating), was not picked up for their fall 2006 schedule. Life With Bonnie was an ABC television comedy airing 2002-2004 which outlined the life of Bonnie, who juggled her personal life and a TV talk show position. ... An Emmy Award. ... Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hunt served as screenwriter, director, and supporting actress for the 2000 film Return to Me, a romantic comedy starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. It was filmed in her Chicago neighborhood and included bit parts for a number of her relatives. Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Return to Me is a romantic movie rated PG. Return to Me was directed by Bonnie Hunt and starred David Duchovny as Bob and Minnie Driver as Grace. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor perhaps best known for his role as Fox Mulder on The X-Files. ... Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on 31 January 1971) is an Academy award nominated English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. ...

Hunt is also a recognizable film actress, having starred opposite Charles Grodin in the popular children's films Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd, along with Robin Williams in the hit Jumanji as well as opposite Steve Martin in Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel. Grodin on The Charles Grodin Show Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and former cable talk show host. ... Beethoven (1992) is a movie about a St. ... Beethovens 2nd is the first sequel to the 1992 film, Beethoven. ... Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951)[1] is an Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian who has done television, stage, and film work. ... Jumanji is a 1995 feature film directed by Joe Johnston and based on Chris Van Allsburgs popular 1982 book, Jumanji. ... For the football player of the same name see Steve Martin (football player). ... Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with twelve children (seven boys and five girls). ... Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005 (see 2005 in film). ...

Hunt not only starred as the voice of Sally in Pixar's Cars but also received a writing credit on the film as well. Sally might mean any of the following: Look up Sally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cars is an animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, presented by Walt Disney Pictures, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. ...

In June 2007, it was revealed that Hunt taped a talk show pilot for Telepictures, suggesting that she may foray into the competitive daytime category in time for the Fall 2008 season. The pilot took place in the same studio of The Ellen Degeneres Show and coincidentally guest starred Degeneres. Hunt's brother was asked medical questions in a segment called "Ask Dr. Hunt." The pilot also featured Teri Horton, the author of Who the Fuck is Jackson Pollock. ^[2] June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Telepictures was an American television syndication firm established in 1978 by Michael Garin. ... The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is a syndicated television talk show hosted by actress/comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and distributed by Warner Brothers Television. ... Who the Fuck is Jackson Pollock? (usually displayed as Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? due to the profanity in the title) is a documentary following a woman named Teri Horton, who purchased a painting from a thrift store for $5, later to find out that it may be a Jackson... Who the Fuck is Jackson Pollock? (usually displayed as Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? due to the profanity in the title) is a documentary following a woman named Teri Horton, who purchased a painting from a thrift store for $5, later to find out that it may be a Jackson...

Personal life

Hunt married investment banker John Murphy in 1988. However, during her June 6, 2006, appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, she mentioned that she is single again. Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ...

She is good friends with David Duchovny, whom she met on the set of the movie, Beethoven in 1991-1992. David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor perhaps best known for his role as Fox Mulder on The X-Files. ... Beethoven (1992) is a movie about a St. ...

Selected filmography

// 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... // 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... Cars is an animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, presented by Walt Disney Pictures, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. ... Sally Carrera is a fictional character, and one of the protagonists from the Disney/Pixar film, Cars. ... Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005 (see 2005 in film). ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with twelve children (seven boys and five girls). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Stolen Summer is a 2002 American film about a Catholic boy who befriends a terminally ill Jewish boy and tries to convert him, believing it is the only way he will get to Heaven. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Monsters, Inc. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Return to Me is a romantic movie rated PG. Return to Me was directed by Bonnie Hunt and starred David Duchovny as Bob and Minnie Driver as Grace. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The Green Mile is an Academy Award-nominated 1999 drama film, directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the Stephen King novel The Green Mile. ... Random Hearts is a 1984 novel by American author Warren Adler that was made into a 1999 American motion picture drama and romance. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... Kissing A Fool (1998) is an American Romantic Comedy movie Max and Jay have been best friends since childhood. ... A Bugs Life is a CGI film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 25, 1998, in Australia on January 12, 1999 and in the United Kingdom on 5 February 1999. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Jerry Maguire is a 1996 film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... Getting Away with Murder is a 1996 comedy film written and directed by Harvey Miller. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... Jumanji is a 1995 feature film directed by Joe Johnston and based on Chris Van Allsburgs popular 1982 book, Jumanji. ... Now and Then Movie Poster Now and Then is a 1995 film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie ODonnell and Rita Wilson, which tells the story of four friends that have been busy with their lives until an important event takes place and... // November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ... Only You is a 1994 film starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... Beethovens 2nd is the first sequel to the 1992 film, Beethoven. ... Dave is a 1993 comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in a dual role), Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, and Laura Linney. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Beethoven (1992) is a movie about a St. ... // 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... Rain Man is a 1988 film which tells the story of a selfish yuppie who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to the autistic brother he never knew he had. ...

References

1. ^ Notre Dame High School, Class of 1979
2. ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6452458.html

External link

• Bonnie Hunt at the Internet Movie Database