Rachel Dratch - Biography

Last Editor: gymnastchic21				Rachel Dratch Biography -   Name : Rachel Dratch Profession : Actress Birth Details : born February 22, 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts Birth name : Rachel Susan Dratch Height : 5' (1.52 m)

Rachel Dratch Trivia -

The first person she did an impression of on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) was Calista Flockhart. Is an alumnus of the Second City mainstage. Plays cello. Graduated from Dartmouth College, class of 1988. Sister of Daniel Dratch At 5' feet even, she is the second shortest cast member to date on "Saturday Night Live," being 16 inches shorter than the tallest cast members: Chevy Chase, Kevin Nealon, or Randy Quaid. Denny Dillon was the shortest cast member, standing only 4'11".

Rachel Dratch Detailed Biography -

Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22, 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is an American comedienne, most famous for her role on Saturday Night Live, of which she has been a cast member since 1999. Before joining SNL, she was part of the Second City comedy troupe, and was a veteran of the company’s mainstage productions. The theater hosted the first incarnation of "Dratch & Fey". In 2000, she performed her critically praised two-woman show "Dratch & Fey" opposite SNL head writer Tina Fey at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York which was dubbed "the funniest thing to be found on any New York comedy stage" by Time Out New York. Rachel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988 where she majored in drama and psychology. Since joining SNL in 1999 as a featured player and becoming a Repertory Player in 2001, Dratch has imitated many people, both real and fictional, including Calista Flockhart, Nicole Richie, Barbara Walters, Jane Eyre, Jenny Jones, Harry Potter, and the recurring characters Sheldon Green, Denise "Zazu" McDonough, and Debbie Downer. The Debbie Downer character debuted on the May 1, 2004 broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Dratch, portraying a woman who persistently makes inappropriate and depressing comments, hadJimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler, Dratch and guest host Lindsey Lohan unable to hold back their laughter by the end of the skit. Dratch's characters Abe Scheinwald A cocktail watress in Rialto Grande Debbie Downer Denise McDonough, one of the Boston Teens a dancer in the Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour Lynne Bershad from Delicious Dish Nicole, the Girl With No Gay-Dar! Phoebe Ruth Weinstock, one of the Adult Students Sheldon from Wake Up, Wakefield! Virginia Klarvin, one of the Lovers