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Kristen Wiig
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Rochester, NY
Biography:Initially known as one of the cast members of Saturday Night Live (she joined in 2005), comedian Kristen Wiig cemented her reputation as a schtickmeister with hilarious and memorable SNL characterizations of such personalities as Drew Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, and Megan Mullally, and performed a particularly memorable recurring bit on that program as an overanxious Target employee. Like Will Forte, Will Ferrell, and others, Wiig arrived on SNL as an alumnus of The Groundlings, Los Angeles' legendary comedic ensemble. Wiig broke through to feature-film acclaim in 2007, with supporting roles in the comedies Bill, Knocked Up, and The Brothers Solomon. Brothers, a picture co-starring a number of Wiig's fellow SNL cast mates including Maya Rudolph and Will Arnett, told the story of two socially backward loser brothers seeking a woman to have their baby. In 2007, Wiig also showed up in the music-biopic... Full Biography
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Cast member Kristen Wiig arrives at the premiere of "Adventureland" in Los Angeles on March 16,...
Kristen Wiig attends the HBO film premiere of "Grey Gardens" at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on...
Kristen Wiig arrives at Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York on...
Kristen Wiig participates in a press conference for "Ghost Town" during the Toronto International...
Kristen Wiig arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Atonement" held at The Academy Theater in Los...
Kristen Wiig poses at the Delta Lounge WireImage Portrait Studio in Park City, Utah on Jan. 20,...
Kristen Wiig attends the Tulle Coats at Boost Mobile event at Marquee Lounge in Park City, Utah on...
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