Stephnie Weir

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Stephnie Weir (born November 28, 1967; sometimes credited as Stephanie Weir) is an American actress and comedian. Weir is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.

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[edit] Biography

Stephnie Weir was born on November 28, 1967 in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa Junior College where she majored in theater and broadcasting. Weir then transferred to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where she majored in anthropology and women's studies. Stephnie Weir has been married twice (first to Sean Benjamin from 1989 to 1995 and then to Robert Dassie in 2001). Weir teamed up with her husband, Robert Dassie, to form the comedy partnership WeirDass and they performed at the ImprovOlympic's 20th anniversary. Some of Weir's other improv credits include performing on The Second City's main stage, and the Goodman Theatre.

[edit] MADtv Years

Weir joined the cast of MADtv in 2000 as a feature performer, for the sixth season. However, Weir was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Weir left MADtv in January 2006, midway through her seventh season of the show. Weir had announced in 2005(season ten) that she would be leaving. However, fellow cast members Aries Spears,Paul Vogt, and Ron Pederson would leave as well. So in order for the viewers to feel a sense of continuation, Weir was persuaded to stay on the show until half way through season eleven. Some of her famous characters included narrow minded naive student Angela Wright,drama queen/actor Dorothy Lanier, hyperactive kid Dot Goddard, partygirl doctor Kylie Johnson, cat-loving Lillian Verner Game Show champion Gail Cinder, Leona Campbell (based on Weir's real-life grandma), Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Mackenzie Shaw, and stroke-having Muriel Westig. She also gained notoriety for her offbeat impersonations of Anna Nicole Smith and Laura Bush.


[edit] Characters

  • Angela Wright, a middle school student who records documentaries to get out of doing assignments for school
  • Dot Goddard, a hyperactive, mentally unstable little girl. Has a genius twin sister (played by former MADtv castmember Alex Borstein) who went on a space expedition
  • Dorothy Lanier (Drama Queen)
  • Dr. Kylie Johnson, a female doctor who acts like a ditzy teenybopper
  • Gail Cinder (Lillian Verner Game Show)
  • Kat (QVC's Fashion Corner)
  • Kelly/Wendy Shank (Feuding Parents)
  • Lillie Hubscher (Werewolf), a girl who tells people that she's a werewolf in order to justify her actions (missing exams, spending past the limit on her credit card, etc)
  • Mackenzie Shaw (Sorority Row: Kappa Kappa Kappa)
  • Mattie Lutz (Sony Neighbors)
  • Mrs. Leona Campbell
  • Muriel Westig (7 A.M. Condo Report)
  • Rebecca Finkleberg/Zamula Kincaid (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntress)
  • Sherri (Accidental Stripper), a stripper who constantly injures herself while dancing
  • Thelma Strom (Handicap Helpers)
  • Vera Magnus

[edit] MADtv Impressions

[edit] Trivia

  • Her name is not misspelled yet is unique because of the apparent missing "a".
  • Completed the 2004 Honolulu Marathon in 5:13.59
  • Despite being on MADtv, Weir is still part of The Second City Improv Comedy Group and travels to Chicago to perform whenever she can.
  • Although most of Weir's characters were made up by her imagination, Mrs. Campbell is based on Weir's real life Texan grandmother and a lady she heard talking on a train.
  • She auditioned twice for Saturday Night Live.
  • She is born on the same day as Anna Nicole Smith.

[edit] Television Appearances

[edit] Filmography

[edit] External links

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