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LAUREN LAPKUS

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress, comedian, impressionist, and podcaster. She is best known for portrayin...

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress, comedian, impressionist, and podcaster. She is best known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019). Lapkus has also appeared on the television series Are You There, Chelsea? (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2012), Clipped (2015) and The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and in the films Jurassic World (2015), The Unicorn (2018), and The Wrong Missy (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020). Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcasts With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus and Laptime with Lauren Lapkus. Lapkus was born in Evanston, Illinois, of half Lithuanian and half Greek/Serbian descent. At an early age she filmed sketches with her older brother and later at Evanston Township High School she participated in the annual student revue and variety show YAMO. During her senior year of high school, she began taking improv classes at the iO Theater. She attended DePaul University graduating in 2008 with a degree in English, while she continued performing improv most nights. Lapkus credits watching many television sitcoms and Saturday Night Live while young for educating her to become a comedian. Upon graduation, she moved to New York City for a year where she became involved with Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After living in New York City for 15 months, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2010.

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LARRY THE CABLE GUY

Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally by his stage name Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, with a...

Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally by his stage name Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, with a career spanning over 30 years. He was one of the members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which included Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy (with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV). File:"Larry the Cable Guy" Says "Git-R-Done!" and Watch NASA TV.webm "Larry the Cable Guy" Says "Git-R-Done!" and Watch NASA TV - video from NASA Larry the Cable Guy has released seven comedy albums, of which three have been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies and in addition has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour–related films, as well as in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Delta Farce, and Witless Protection, as well as voicing Mater in the Cars franchise. Whitney's catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" is also the title of his book. On January 26, 2010, the TV channel History announced that it was ordering a series starring Whitney called Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, in which he would explore the country and immerse himself in different lifestyles, jobs, and hobbies. The first episode of the series aired on February 8, 2011. The series finale aired August 28, 2013.

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