Christine Taylor Biography
Christine Taylor (born July 30, 1971) is an American
actress.
Biography
Christine Taylor, originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania and having graduated
from Allentown's Central Catholic High School, Taylor began her acting
career in 1989 on the Nickelodeon Network children's television series
Hey Dude, where she played the perky lifeguard character Melody Hanson.
She continued in that role through 1991, while making various guest
appearances on other programs.
Christine Taylor's physical resemblance to Maureen McCormick of The
Brady Bunch, coupled with several successful comedic guest appearances
on Ellen, led to her being cast as Marcia Brady in the 1995 film The
Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel the following year.
In 1996, Christine Taylor was awarded the lead role in the television series,
Party Girl, in which she played the role of a self-destructive rave
party organizer, who indulges in drugs and all-night partying.
Following Party Girl, Taylor's career advanced rapidly, highlighted by
guest television appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, FOX's
Arrested Development, and NBC's Friends and Seinfeld. She also played
the best friend character Holly Sullivan in the 1998 comedy The Wedding
Singer.
In the 1990s, Christine Taylor dated actor Matthew Lillard. In May 2000,
she married actor and writer Ben
Stiller. Taylor has since appeared opposite Stiller in a number of
films, including Zoolander (2001) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004). On April 10, 2002, Taylor and Stiller had their first child, a
daughter named Ella Olivia Stiller. They had a second child, a son named
Quinlin Dempsey Stiller, on July 10, 2005.
On February 9 2006, Christine Taylor guest-starred on NBC's My Name Is Earl. The
episode, titled "The Professor", featured Taylor as a s--y and beautiful
college professor. Earl becomes infatuated with her after attempting to
return a laptop that he stole from her.
Like Stiller, Christine Taylor is considered a gifted comedic actress
whose success in television and film acting has been varied, but not
always heralded.
Trivia
- Because of their near identical names, Christine is often mistaken for Christi Taylor (Playboy "Special Editions Model of the Year" for 1999) or Cristi Taylor (Penthouse Pet of the Month for April 2000).
Quote
- "Someday I'd love to do Shakespeare. And to play a bitch." Christine
Taylor in People magazine, March 13, 1995.
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