Mary Lynn Rajskub - Biography

Last Editor: olivier.art				Mary Lynn Rajskub Biography -   Name : Mary Lynn Rajskub Born : June 22, 1971 (1971-06-22) (age 36) Trenton, Michigan Other name(s) : Mary-Lynn Rajskub Notable roles : Chloe O'Brian in 24 Occupation : Actress

Mary Lynn Rajskub Trivia -

Part of the Girls Guitar Club comic duo. Formerly lived with composer/musician Jon Brion. Thanked in the liner notes of Fiona Apple's 1999 CD "When the Pawn..." Has played two different characters named "Chloe": on "Veronica's Closet" (1997) and on "24" (2001). Her last name is pronounced "Rice-Cub." Is a stand-up comedian, and performs at comedy clubs around L.A. 1989 Graduate of Trenton High School, Trenton, Michigan. Attended Detroit's College for Creative Studies, majoring in painting, before she transferred to the San Francisco Art Insitute. Is an avid and prolific painter. Owns a poodle named Claire. Is of Czech and Irish origin. Named her cockapoo "Emmy" after 24 won the award. Is currently performing a one woman show called "Complications of Purchasing a Poodle Pillow.". 24 co-creator and producer Joel Surnow created the role of Chloe for Mary Lynn after he saw her performance in Punch-Drunk Love. Wrote and starred in a short film called "The Hitman.". She auditioned for the part of Pam in The Office. The part was later given to Jenna Fischer. When the producers rebooted "24" (2001) after Day 3, she and Kiefer Sutherland were the only cast members to return as regulars in Day 4. Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth, and Dennis Haysbert returned during Day 4 as guest stars. She is thanked in the liner notes of Nina Gordon's 2000 CD "Tonight and the Rest of My Life". Mary Lynn and her boyfriend, Matthew Rolph, became the parents of a boy, Valentine Anthony Rolph, on July 24, 2008. Val weighed in at 9 lbs. 5 oz.

Mary Lynn Rajskub Detailed Biography -

Mary Lynn Rajskub (sometimes credited as Marylynn Rajskub) (pronounced "RICE-cub" or in IPA: ['raɪskʌb]) (born June 22, 1971, Trenton, Michigan) is an American actress, artist, and comedienne of Czech descent. Born and raised in Trenton, Michigan, Rajskub later moved to Los Angeles where she became one of the original cast members of Mr. Show, and also had roles on The Larry Sanders Show, Shasta McNasty, Veronica's Closet, and the US version of The Sketch Show. In her time on Mr. Show, she was the real-life girlfriend of David Cross, leaving the show after the second season when they broke up. She has since appeared in more dramatic roles, most notably her role as CTU tech analyst Chloe O'Brian on 24, which she joined in 2003 at the start of the show's third season. Her character was a hit with viewers and critics and was one of the few cast members to return in the show's fourth season. After being a regular guest star for two seasons, Rajskub became a main cast member in the show's fifth season. She is now lead female, with top billing second only to Kiefer Sutherland. She also appeared in Kelsey Grammer's The Sketch Show on Fox Television, King of Queens as a character named "priscilla" and numerous films including Serial Slayer (aka Claustrophobia), Mysterious Skin, Legally Blonde 2, Sweet Home Alabama, Dude, Where's My Car?, Man on the Moon, Punch-Drunk Love, The Anniversary Party, Firewall, Little Miss Sunshine, Weezer's music video for their song The Good Life, as well as portraying a blind girl in the film Road Trip. She is also a skilled guitar player, and was part of a comic duo (with Karen Kilgariff) called Girls Guitar Club. In 2006, she made a cameo appearance in an episode of Gilmore Girls where she played a troubadour looking for her big break. (Rajskub had previously appeared on Gilmore Girls as the female lead in A Film by Kirk, a short film made by the character Kirk Gleason). Rajskub has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program. She has an educational backgound as a painter, having attended the San Francisco Art Institute. She has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award; once in 2005, and again in 2007 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.