Lisa Kudrow is an American actress, much popular for her role as βPhoebe Buffayβ in the television sitcom series βFriendsβ. She has won many awards and done achievements in her career. She is also a producer and writer. Let us discuss her biography in detail here.
Wiki Facts
Real Name | Lisa Kudrow |
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Birthday | July 30, 1963 (age 56 years) |
Birthplace | Encino, Los Angeles, CA USA |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | American |
Profession | American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer |
Dating/Boyfriend | Michel Stern |
Married/Husband | Michel Stern |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Net Worth | $90 Million |
Parents | Lee N. Kudrow and Nedra Stern |
Siblings | Helene Marla Kudrow, David B. Kudrow, Derrick Kudrow |
Lisa Kudrow β Early Life:
Lisaβs born name is Lisa Valerie Kudrow. She was born on July 30 1963. Her birthplace is Encino, California. Her motherβs name is Nedra and her fatherβs name is Dr Lee N. Kudrow. In her early days, Nedra worked as a travel agent. Coming to her father, he was a physician in curing headaches. Lisa has three siblings, such as one sister and two brothers. Lisa is the youngest of three children. Her sisterβs name is Helene Marla Kudrow. Her brotherβs name is Derrick Kudrow and David B. Kudrow. Her zodiac sign is Leo. She has completed her 55 years of age now.
Lisa was elevated to some good position in a middle-class Jewish family. Lisa did her schooling in Portola Middle School. This school is in Tarzana, California. She then moved on to another school named Taft High School, located in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. She was a good scoring student and also showed her interest in sports. She excelled a lot in playing tennis tournaments at her school.
Her role model is her father, and she wanted to follow her fatherβs footsteps. She graduated from Vassar degree where she pursued her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She has chosen this group to do some research on the cause of headaches. This shows her interest in her fatherβs work. While she was doing her research, her brotherβs friend Jon Lovitz encouraged her to try acting. This was the point where she made a change to her career.
Lisa Kudrow β Personal Life:
On May 27 1995, Lisa married a French advertising executive, namely, Michel Stern. With a good relationship between them, the couple got a son named Julian Murray Stern. He was born on May 7, 1998.Β
Lisa Kudrow β Career:
Lisa was interested in her fatherβs profession of researching the causes of headaches. But later on, her brotherβs childhood friend encouraged her in acting. Lisa started to attend improv classes, and later, she joined one comedy group. It was the Los Angeles improv comedy group named The Groundlings. She also got a new friend, Conan OβBrien. She also had an affair with Conan OβBrien. But she refused this rumour and continued her job.
She also got an opportunity to show her acting skills in other improv groups. Then, she started to attend many auditions to enter the T.V. industry. She got a chance to act in three episodes in the popular comedy series βBobβ. In 1994, Lisa received great popularity when she did the role of βPhoebeβ in βFriendsβ. She got many awards and accolades for doing this character. Soon after her part in Friends, she started to get many offers in films. Initially, she was getting minor roles in movies but later on started doing substantial roles
Lisa acted in many movies, and some of them are Clockwatchers, Romy and Micheleβs High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, and Analyze This. All these movies were released in the late 1990s. In 2002, she also did an amazing performance in the movie βAnalyze Thatβ as βLaura Sobelβ. This movie was released as the sequel to βAnalyze Thisβ movie. The film also starred other crew members like Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro in major roles of Ben Sobel and Paul Vitti respectively.
βP.S. I Love Youβ is another drama movie where she acted in the role βDeniseβ in 2007. She then appeared in three movies of 2009 such as βPowder Blueβ, βHotel for Dogsβ, and βPaper Manβ. In 2008, she launched an improvisational web series named βWeb Therapyβ. In this series, she acted in the role of βFiona Walliceβ. For this series, she was also an executive producer, co-creator, and writer. Lisa acted in this series till 2014.
She continued to act in many movies such as El Americano: The Movie, Neighbors, Table 19, etc. In 2016, she acted in two movies such as The Girl on the Train and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.
Lisa is also a popular voice actress. She has given her voice for the role of βMrs. Templetonβ in an animated movie. It was a comedy film named βThe Boss Babyβ released in 2017. In 2018, she also voiced a role βOzmaβ in the movie βLovesick Fool β Love in the Age of Likeβ.
In 2019, she acted in movies namely βLong Shotβ and βBooksmartβ where she played the supporting roles. In the same year, she voiced for an animated T.V. series named βHuman Discoveriesβ.
Lisa Kudrow β Awards, nominations, and wins.:
Lisa won the top awardβ Primetime Emmy Awardβ for her debut role in βFriendsβ. She also won other awards such as the New York Film Critics Circle Award, Gracie Award, Webby Award, etc. One canβt forget her outstanding role in The Comeback, an HBO series, for which she won the Gracie Award.Β
Body Measurements β Height, Weight, and Body Size:
Lisa maintains a slim body figure in her 55 years of age. Her height is 5 feet 8 inches, and her weight is 62 Kg. Coming to her body size; it is 36-26-35. She has light green eyes. Her hair looks natural brown.
Lisa Kudrow β Net Worth 2019-2020:
With her hard work and dedication as an actress, writer, producer, voice actress, etc. she earned a good income. Lisa Kudrow estimated net worth is $ 70 million as of June 2020. Lisaβs name is in the Guinness Book of World Records, as she was one of the highest-paid actresses. She earned 1 million USD for acting in one episode of the web series.
Lisa Kudrow β Social Media:
Lisa is active on social networking platforms, especially on Instagram. She has 7.1 million followers. She uploads her photos with her friends and family members on Instagram regularly. She also reacts to the criticism of her friends on Instagram.
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