Jackie Hoffman
(born November 11, 1960) is an American actress and stand-up comedian known for her facially-contorting expressions, and one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second City comedy improv group. [1]
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Stage
Hoffman won the Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago's venerable theatre award, during her eight-year tenure with the Second City troupe.
Hoffman has starred in the following solo comedy performances: "If You Call This Living," "The Kvetching Continues," "Jackie Hoffman's Hanukkah," "Jackie's Kosher Khristmas" and "Jackie's Valentine's Day Massacre," among others. Hoffman also joined the three woman comic team behind “The J.A.P. Show, Jewish American Princesses of Comedy,” at the Actors’ Temple in April 2007.
She performed numerous roles in
David and
Amy Sedaris' 2001 comic play,
The Book of Liz
, winning an Obie Award (
Off-Broadway theatre award). Her other theatrical credits include
The Sisters Rosensweig, Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, and
One Woman Shoe (Jeff Award).
In 2002, Hoffman was cast in the musical
Hairspray
on
Broadway, playing the roles of Prudy Pingleton, Gym Teacher, Matron and Denizen of
Baltimore. She won the 2003 Theatre World Award for her performance in
Hairspray
.
At age 46, during the run of her show
Regrets Only
, Hoffman had to go into the hospital for a
hysterectomy to remove a benign tumor. She was back in three weeks, with a cot backstage for whenever she wasn’t singing or talking.
[2]
She co-starred as
Calliope, muse of epic poetry, in the
rock musical Xanadu
on Broadway, from July 2007 to September 2008 .
She was recently cast as Grandmama in the upcoming (Spring 2010) Broadway musical
The Addams Family
.
[3]
TV/Film
She has acted in the movies,
Kissing Jessica Stein
,
Mo' Money
,
Garden State
,
Down
,
Queer Duck: The Movie
,
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
and
A Dirty Shame
and was the voice of the Water Cooler in
Robots.
In addition to cameoing on the television show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
, she has appeared in many series, including
Strangers with Candy
,
Hope and Faith
,
Ed
,
Starved
,
30 Rock
, and was the voice of Dilmom on
Dilbert
.
Hoffman provided the voice of 'Mary Phillips, the Talk Radio host', in the video game
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Despite her frequent stage banter on her dislike of children, Hoffman did a surprising turn as the voices of the Gate to Fairy-tale Land and the Witch's Magic Wand in
Dora the Explorer's movie, "
Dora's Fairytale Adventure".
She has also been a frequent guest on
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
.
Recordings
Jackie Hoffman can be heard on the original Broadway cast recordings of
Hairspray (musical) and
Xanadu (musical) and the
PS Classics' recording of
Jackie Hoffman: Live at Joe's Pub
released Fall 2008.
[4] She also appears on Scott Alan's CD,
Dreaming Wide Awake
, in a duet with Carly Jibson.
References
- Jackie Hoffman - Biography
- Jackie Hoffman - Jackie With a Z - The J.A.P. Show - Theater - New York Times
- ''Addams Family'' Musical Finds a Broadway Home
- [1] Playbill article of Joe's Pub CD