Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian and actress, from Los Angeles, California. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Newman began her comedy career as a member of The Groundlings and is most well known for being an original cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live, appearing on the show from its inception in 1975 through 1980. The Groundlings is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ...

Newman's film career has been limited, having been hampered from the start by tepid critical and commercial response to her first leading role, supporting Dudley Moore in 1980's cameo-laden biblical satire Wholly Moses. Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002), was a British musician, actor and comedian. ... VHS Cover Wholly Moses! is a 1980 Biblical spoof similar to that of Monty Pythons Life of Brian. ...

She has achieved greater success in supporting roles and as a voice artist on television, including appearances on such programs Laverne & Shirley, St. Elsewhere, Amazing Stories, Friends, The Tick, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Histeria!, As Told By Ginger, Rugrats (in "All Growed Up", an episode which would form the basis of the spinoff All Grown Up!, for which she also provided voice work), Avatar the Last Airbender and Metalocalypse. Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television situation comedy which ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983. ... St. ... Amazing Stories magazine, sometimes retitled Amazing Science Fiction, began in April 1926, becoming the first science fiction magazine and one of the pioneers of science fiction in the United States. ... Friends. ... The Tick is a comedic superhero created by Ben Edlund, known for its surreal humour and characters. ... 3rd Rock from the Sun was an American television sitcom that ran from 1996 until 2001. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David. ... Histeria! was a short-lived animated television series of the late-1990s, created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain) at Warner Bros. ... As Told by Ginger was an American animated television series which debuted on Nickelodeon in October of 2000. ... A rugrat may also be a pejorative term for a toddler. ... All Grown Up! (also known as AGU) is an American animated television series based on characters from Rugrats, now ten years older. ... Avatar: The Last Airbender (known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang in the UK) is an American animated television series airing on Nickelodeon since February 21, 2005. ... Metalocalypse is an animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. ...

In 1993, Newman appeared in Coneheads, a full-length motion picture based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name. On television, she played the Coneheads' daughter, Connie; in the movie, she appeared briefly as "Laarta Conehead", an adult relative of the alien family. Other films include The Flintstones (1993) and voice work in Monsters, Inc. (2001). Coneheads is the title of a 1993 movie based on the Saturday Night Live sketches about the Coneheads. ... The Flintstones is a 1994 Univershell (Universal) Studios live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones. ... Monsters, Inc. ...

Newman was played by Maureen Ross Neilson in the 2002 TV movie Gilda Radner: It's Always Something.

External links

• Laraine Newman at the Internet Movie Database
• Laraine Newman at the Voice Chasers Database