Lisa Kudrow

Name: Lisa Kudrow
Date of Birth: July 30, 1963
Place of Birth: Encino, California, USA

Mini-bio: Kudrow was born to Jewish parents, Lee Kudrow and Nedra Stern, and has one sister and two brothers. After having attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, she went on to graduate from Taf...( read more)t High School in Woodland Hills, California, and then later received her A.B. from Vassar College in Biology. She's also fluent in French.

Kudrow originally intended to follow in her fathers footsteps - researching headaches. However, she was 'discovered' and began her career as an actress. Kudrow began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings, joining the ranks of those such as Will Ferrell and Janeane Garofalo. She tried out for Saturday Night Live in 1990, but the show chose Julia Sweeney instead. She was hired to play the role of Roz in the TV show Frasier, but was fired during the filming of the pilot episode because producers didn't think she was right for the part. However, one of the people working on Frasier also worked on Friends and suggested Lisa auditioned for the show. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentrically silly waitress on Mad About You. Despite the previous lack of success, this role led to her starring role on Friends as Ursula's identical twin sister, Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. (Ursula Buffay appeared in a couple of episodes of Friends, making that series arguably a spin-off of Mad About You.) She was the most Emmy-nominated cast member of the show, totalling six nominations. She and Jennifer Aniston were the only two to win. Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Hanging Up, Marci X, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That. She has also starred in the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes.

Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the HBO original series The Comeback. She also served as co-creator, writer, and executive producer. The show was not renewed for another season. Ironically, "The Comeback" starred famed sitcom star Kudrow who received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. Kudrow was the first "Friends" castmember to receive a major award nomination since being on "Friends". Kudrow also guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Lard of the Dance" as Alex Whitney. In the episode, she tells Lisa Simpson "not to be a Phoebe" referring to her role in Friends.

Since May 27th, 1995, Kudrow has been married to Michel Stern, a French advertising executive, They have one son, Julian Murray (born May 7, 1998). Whilst pregnant, Phoebe also had to be pregnant which is why the storyline of Phoebe being a surrogate for her brother's triplets was introduced. She also dated Conan O'Brien for a short while during the late 1980s.

Post it anywhere	Link it anywhere
<div style="font-size:11px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/actor/lisa-kudrow"> <img src="http://content8.flixster.com/photo/31/99/63/3199638_tml.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Lisa Kudrow" /></a><br/><a href="http://www.flixster.com/actor/lisa-kudrow">Lisa Kudrow</a></div>	<a href="http://www.flixster.com/actor/lisa-kudrow">Lisa Kudrow</a>

report missing or incorrect data

Skin art by SupernaturalTeen. Unskin this page.

Lisa Kudrow Wiki Profile

Welcome to the Lisa Kudrow wiki profile. This page is created by Flixster users like you with the help of friendly community Flixster Experts.

No Expert yet! Want your picture here? Click here.

Adding your knowledge to this page is easy. Just click the "EasyEdit" button below. To become a Flixster Expert or find out more about the program, click here.

No pages yet
Add a page

Lisa Kudrow Biography Lisa Kudrow Quotes Lisa Kudrow Best Movies and Characters

EasyEdit

(What's this?)

What's going on here?
Flixster members are collaborating to create the definitive resource for Lisa Kudrow information on the Internet. We're adding all the images, info, and ideas that best tell this actor's unique story. To add your knowledge of Lisa Kudrow, just log in and click the EasyEdit button at the top of the wiki pages. (Click here for help.)

Lisa Kudrow mini-bio: Kudrow was born to Jewish parents, Lee Kudrow and Nedra Stern, and has one sister and two brothers. After having attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, she went on to graduate from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, and then later received her A.B. from Vassar College in Biology. She's also fluent in French.

Kudrow originally intended to follow in her fathers footsteps - researching headaches. However, she was 'discovered' and began her career as an actress. Kudrow began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings, joining the ranks of those such as Will Ferrell and Janeane Garofalo. She tried out for Saturday Night Live in 1990, but the show chose Julia Sweeney instead. She was hired to play the role of Roz in the TV show Frasier, but was fired during the filming of the pilot episode because producers didn't think she was right for the part. However, one of the people working on Frasier also worked on Friends and suggested Lisa auditioned for the show. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentrically silly waitress on Mad About You. Despite the previous lack of success, this role led to her starring role on Friends as Ursula's identical twin sister, Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. (Ursula Buffay appeared in a couple of episodes of Friends, making that series arguably a spin-off of Mad About You.) She was the most Emmy-nominated cast member of the show, totalling six nominations. She and Jennifer Aniston were the only two to win. Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Hanging Up, Marci X, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That. She has also starred in the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes.

Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the HBO original series The Comeback. She also served as co-creator, writer, and executive producer. The show was not renewed for another season. Ironically, "The Comeback" starred famed sitcom star Kudrow who received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. Kudrow was the first "Friends" castmember to receive a major award nomination since being on "Friends". Kudrow also guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Lard of the Dance" as Alex Whitney. In the episode, she tells Lisa Simpson "not to be a Phoebe" referring to her role in Friends.

Since May 27th, 1995, Kudrow has been married to Michel Stern, a French advertising executive, They have one son, Julian Murray (born May 7, 1998). Whilst pregnant, Phoebe also had to be pregnant which is why the storyline of Phoebe being a surrogate for her brother's triplets was introduced. She also dated Conan O'Brien for a short while during the late 1980s.

VITAL STATS

Lisa Kudrow Information:

Eye color:

Height:

Nickname(s):

Notable feature(s):

Education:

Family:

Resides in:

Religious affiliations:

Political affiliation:

Personal interests/hobbies:

Charities/Causes:

Other:

Last update: Aug 13 2008, 11:35 AM EDT by ed (content history | content tools)

Keyword tags:

Lisa Kudrow Biography Lisa Kudrow Quotes Lisa Kudrow Best Movies and Characters

Meet Other Fans

nadian24

ONLINE NOW
deefudge123

ONLINE NOW
maya154

ONLINE NOW
XxMyHeartWillGoOnxX

ONLINE NOW
nuriya

ONLINE NOW
notperfect67

ONLINE NOW
BMBIATCH

ONLINE NOW
romy861

ONLINE NOW

Comments

Rar287

♥HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA 1963♥

posted 40 days ago
elisavd1996

I love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she is the weirdest in friends. an she made it with the others my favorite tv programme ever!!! im telling u, tthe beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest!!!!!!!!!!

posted 136 days ago
elisavd1996

Oh my god!!! I love her whenh she plays in Friends. She is theeeeeee best actress. Craaaaaazyyyyyyyyy!!!! I love F.R.I.E.N.D.S!! I started watching when i was 10!!!!!!!!!

posted 136 days ago
amberloraine88

i luv u on freinds u are so funny!
plus i wanna be ur friend!

posted 322 days ago
greenfrog2014

oh my gosh, i love you lisa kudrow! my friend,lauren, she reminds me of ya

posted 360 days ago
aaketch

I love her on friends as well as romy and michelle' s high school reunion very funny girl!

posted 360 days ago
jessxo07

You Have The Same Birthday As Me!! =D

posted 367 days ago
zefron

hi i love your show friends i loved it when you fell in love with mike and got married. i wish you and mike had kids.

posted 374 days ago
NatNat1994

hi luv ya you are so funny in friends why did you end it i cried when i was watching the last episode get back on screen plzzzz

posted 403 days ago
grayfox007

Bonjourno Ms. Kudrow: A pretty blonde with spunk. Are you a practicing Jew! Are you going to do any movie roles in the future. Hunter

posted 415 days ago