Diane Farr

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Diane Farr
Born	September 7, 1969 (1969-09-07) (age 38) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Years active	c. 1981 – present
Spouse(s)	Seung Yong Chung (2006 – present, child - Beckett Mancuso)

Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for he role as FBI agent Megan Reeves in the television CBS series NUMB3RS.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

Farr studied drama at New York's Stony Brook University and Loughborough University in England and graduated with a joint B.A. from these two universities. Before her acting career took off, Diane Farr lived in New York City and waited tables in several Manhattan restaurants including; Mumbles, Brother Jimmy's BBQ, as did actress Kim Director and Downtime.

She has also written a book, The Girl Code, which was released in 2001 on Valentine's Day. She is currently working on a second book. She has also written and is writing for a number of magazines.

[edit] Career

Farr was a co-host of the advice program Loveline on MTV, and made guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and CSI. She played Maria's mom on The WB's and later UPN's Roswell. She also played Maddie Hudson on The WB’s Like Family, which only ran for one season. Later, she played Detective Jan Fendrich on the ABC series The Job, co-created by and starring Denis Leary. Following the end of that series, she appeared in a role on Rescue Me (also co-created by and starring Leary). She left Rescue Me to star as FBI agent Megan Reeves on the CBS math/crime drama Numb3rs. On March 24, 2008, Michael Ausiello reported on his TVGuide.com blog that Farr has opted not to renew her contract and will leave Numb3rs following the 4th season of the show.^[1] Farr starred in her final episode on May 18, 2008.^[2]

[edit] Personal life

In June 2006, she married thirty-six year old entertainment marketing executive Seung Yong Chung at Rainbow Tarns, a lodge in Mammoth Lakes, California.^[3]

On March 16, 2007, the couple welcomed the birth of their son, Beckett Mancuso Chung, in Los Angeles. Beckett Mancuso Chung was born at 8:56 a.m., weighed 8 lb 2 oz (3.7 kg) and measured 22 inches (560 mm). His first name comes from Irish poet and playwright Samuel Beckett, while his middle name is a Farr family name. Beckett is the couple's first child. On April 22, 2008 it was announced that Farr & her husband are expecting twins. On May 15, 2008 Farr was photographed playing with her son and wearing a shirt that said "It's a girl" leading to speculation that her twins are girls. (http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/05/diane-farr-play.html#more)

Diane also has a brother, Billy, who is an actor and director living in Los Angeles. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1422463/)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Diane Farr at the Internet Movie Database
• Diane Farr at TV.com

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NAME	Farr, Diane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress
DATE OF BIRTH	September 7, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH