- Jackie Hoffman
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November 29 ,1960 ) is an Americanactress andstand-up comedian known for her facially-contorting expressions, one-woman shows and comedy that often focuses on Jewish themes. She is a veteran of Chicago's famedThe Second City comedy improv group. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388931/bio Jackie Hoffman - Biography ] ] Hoffman has performed a one-woman cabaret show and has been the lone star of the following comedy performances: "If You Call This Living," "The Kvetching Continues," "Jackie Hoffman's Hanukkah," "Jackie's Kosher Khristmas" and "Jackie's Valentine's Day Massacre," among others. She is currently starring in Xanadu, a Broadway musical based on the Olivia Newton-John movie.In 2002, Hoffman was cast in the musical "Hairspray" on Broadway, playing the roles of Prudy Pingleton, Gym Teacher, Matron and Denizen of
Baltimore . She performed numerous roles in David andAmy Sedaris ' 2001 comic play, "The Book of Liz", winning an Obie Award (Off-Broadway theatre award).She has acted in the movies, "
Kissing Jessica Stein ", "Mo' Money ", "Garden State", "Down", ', ' and "A Dirty Shame " and was the voice of the Water Cooler in "Robots." In addition to cameoing on the television show "Curb Your Enthusiasm ", she has appeared in many series, including "Strangers with Candy ", "Hope and Faith ", "Ed", "The Jeff Garlin Program ", "Starved " and was the voice of Dilmom on "Dilbert ". She did the voice of Mary Phillips, the Talk Radio host, in the video game . Given her well-known dislike of children,Fact|date=July 2008 she did a surprising turn as the voices of the Gate to Fairy-tale Land and the Witch's Magic Wand inDora the Explorer 's movie, "Dora's Fairytale Adventure ".Hoffman is joining the three woman comic team behind “The J.A.P. Show, Jewish American Princesses of Comedy,” which is opened
April 18 ,2007 at the Actors’ Temple. She playsCalliope , muse of epic poetry, in therock musical "Xanadu", which opened July 10, 2007 on Broadway. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/theater/28jackie.html?8dpc Jackie Hoffman - Jackie With a Z - The J.A.P. Show - Theater - New York Times ] ]At age 46, during the run of her show "Regrets Only", she had to go into the hospital for a
hysterectomy to remove a benign tumor. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/theater/28jackie.html?8dpc Jackie Hoffman - Jackie With a Z - The J.A.P. Show - Theater - New York Times ] ] She won the Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago's venerable theatre award, during her eight-year tenure with the Second City troupe. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388931/bio Jackie Hoffman - Biography ] ] Hoffman also won an Obie Award (Off Broadway) in 2001 for playing-of-several-roles in her good friendAmy Sedaris 's "The Book of Liz". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388931/bio Jackie Hoffman - Biography ] ] She won the 2003 Theatre World Award for her performance in "Hairspray". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388931/bio Jackie Hoffman - Biography ] ]References
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