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Laraine Newman
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Actor Born: March 2, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:A student of mime artist "Marcel Marceau", LA-born "Laraine Newman" utilized her artistic training in the cause of comedy. In 1972, she joined the Groundlings improvisational troupe (spawning ground for such major comic talents as "Phil Hartman" and "Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens"), making her film debut with several fellow improvvers in the 1975 pastiche "Tunnelvision". She went on to work as an ensemble player on the 1975 summer-replacement TV variety series "Manhattan Transfer". From 1975 through 1980, Laraine was a regular on the ground-breaking weekend comedy series "Saturday Night Live". While her contributions were always well-received, Laraine tended to play third banana to the other SNL ladies "Gilda Radner" and "Jane Curtin", reportedly because of her acute shyness. Her best moments on the series occurred when she played alien teenager Laarta in the "Coneheads" sketches; her particular low... Full Biography
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