Lennon Parham
| Lennon Parham | |
|---|---|
 Parham in 2009 | |
| Born |
October 26, 1976 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Javier Guzman |
| Children | 2 |
Lennon Parham (born October 26, 1976) is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair, she created and co-starred in NBC's Best Friends Forever and USA Network's Playing House. She also co-starred in the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose from 2009 to 2010.
Early life
Parham was born in Marietta, Georgia. She attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, and graduated with a B.S. Degree in Theatre from the University of Evansville. Following college, she taught French for two years at T. L. Weston High School in Greenville, Mississippi, as part of the Teach For America program.[1]
Career
After her stint as a French teacher, Parham began performing comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. During this time, she starred in the two-person show, The Adventures of Lock & Kay, and the one-woman show, She Tried to be Normal. In the fall of 2009, Parham began a supporting role in the comedy Accidentally on Purpose.
Parham and frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair created and starred in the NBC comedy Best Friends Forever, which ran for one season in 2012. Their second sitcom, Playing House, premiered on USA on April 29, 2014 and, as of 2016, was commissioned for a third season. In 2015, Parham and St. Clair spun-off their Comedy Bang! Bang! characters Wompler and Listler for a new Earwolf podcast called WOMP It Up!, with St. Clair as host Marissa Wompler and Parham co-hosting as Marissa's teacher Charlotte Listler. Frequent guests on the podcast include Brian Huskey as Marissa's stepdad "Seth" and Jason Mantzoukas as Marissa's former flame Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman.
Parham has made appearances on television programs such as Veep, Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Bad Judge, Arrested Development, Review and Mad Men. Her notable work in film includes Confessions of a Shopaholic, Splinterheads, and Horrible Bosses 2.
Personal life
Parham is married to Javier Guzman. Their daughter Saraya was born on April 21, 2013.[2] Their second child was born in October 2016.[3]
In 2015, Jessica St. Clair said she and Parham had learned Transcendental Meditation.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pretty Bird | Woman at Gas Station | |
| 2008 | Transferants | The girl | Short film |
| 2009 | Strangers | Woman | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Joyce | |
| 2009 | Hysterical Psycho | Deaf Mute Sister | |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Wyoming | |
| 2011 | Volcano Girl | Job Counselor | Short film |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Roz | |
| 2016 | Other People | Vicki | |
| 2017 | The House | Martha |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boldly Going Nowhere | Joyce | TV movie |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Kate Spevack | Episode: "Canvassing" |
| 2009 | Attack Cardio | Video short | |
| 2009–2010 | Accidentally on Purpose | Abby Chase | 18 episodes |
| 2010 | Big Lake | Janet | Episode: "Chris Moves In" |
| 2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Bev | Episode: "Desperation Day" |
| 2011 | Funny or Die Presents... | Jablonsky | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Pharmacist | Episode: "Stryker Bites the Dust" |
| 2012 | Best Friends Forever | Lennon White | Lead role; also co-creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Stephanie | Episode: "The NTSF: SD: SUV: HISS Infomercial" |
| 2013 | Mad Men | Ginny Hunt | Episode: "The Flood" |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Therapist Sandy | Episode: "Off The Hook" |
| 2014–present | Playing House | Maggie Caruso | Lead role; also co-creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2014 | The Birthday Boys | Doctor | Episode: "Women Are Funny" |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Gabby | Episode: "Chris Hardwick Wears a Black Polo & Weathered Boots" |
| 2014 | Bad Judge | Regina Bullock | Episode: "Face Mask Mom" |
| 2015–2016 | Veep | Karen Collins | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | DJ Forsythia | Episode: "Skylar Astin Wears Blue Jeans and Weathered Brown Desert Boots" |
| 2015 | Review | Mrs. Greenfield | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | New Girl | Carol | Episode: "Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt" |
| 2016–2017 | Animals. | Ashley / Charly (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | Larissa | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Documentary Now! | Ramona | Episode: "Parker Gail's Location Is Everything" |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Carla Sutcliffe | Episode: "Amir vs Dean" |
| 2016–2017 | Adventure Time | Dr. Gross (voice) | 3 episodes |
References
- ↑ "UCB Theater • Lennon Parham". Upright Citizens Brigade. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ↑ "Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham Bond Over Baby Girls – Moms & Babies – Moms & Babies - People.com". Celebritybabies.people.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/lennonparham/status/803337008714104832
- ↑ Corridan, Kara (2015). "A Convo with Two Really Cool Moms". Parents. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
Lennon’s husband worked at a school where they taught transcendental meditation and took time out of the school day to meditate. Seeing the change in the students' lives, we thought it would be useful to us as well. So Lennon and I learned meditation from a phenomenal teacher, Lynn Kaplan, through the David Lynch Foundation, and we try and meditate at least once a day.