Arden Myrin

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Arden Myrin (born December 10, 1973) is a comedian and actress best known for her role on the television show MADtv.

1 Biography
2 MADtv
- 2.1 Characters
- 2.2 Impressions
3 Television appearances
4 Filmography
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a seaside fishing village. She was the younger of two children whose father was an accountant and mother was a real estate agent. As a child, she enjoyed making people laugh when she staged her neighborhood plays, and she remembers the sheer joy of seeing Annie on Broadway. She attended the Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts where she graduated in 1988. She then attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts for high school.

Afterwards, she attended Colorado College, a small liberal arts school, where she received a degree in theater and studio arts and she graduated as valedictorian. During one college break, Myrin began to study improvisational humor and worked as an intern on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1993-94, where she admits she "mostly ran the Xerox machine." Nevertheless, the experience galvanized her greater desire to work in front of the camera.

Soon after graduation, Myrin briefly moved to Chicago when she became a member of the Improv Olympic and later re-located to Los Angeles where she was part of the same group. One of her memorable standup comedian acts included a section of her own life experiences called “Straight Outta Lil' Compton”. Myrin also trained with the L.A. Comedy troupe The Groundlings.

Myrin returned to New York and appeared in commercials while laboring as a waitress and taking acting classes. She caught a break when two helpful casting directors sent an agent to see her newly minted stand-up comedy act, which netted her an agency contract. Since then, she has shelved her joke-telling career. She has appeared in many films including Kinsey and What Women Want. Notable television credits include the regular role of Abby on Working and guest roles on Friends and Reno 911!.

[edit] MADtv

Arden Myrin as Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Myrin officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2005 as a repertory performer, for the eleventh season, and was retained for the current (twelfth) season. Like Stephnie Weir, this actress managed to impress the audience with her bravura energy and wildly hilarious characters, including Crafty Gal Kendra and Alana from "Holly Meadow Estates". Her famous impersonations were of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Smith, Jillian Barberie, and Tara Reid.