Becky and Jessie O'Donohue
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| Becky and Jessie O'Donohue | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebecca Marie O'Donohue Jessica Elleanore O'Donohue July 13, 1980 New York City, New York, United States |
| Ethnicity | Irish/Greek |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue-Green |
| Measurements | 34B-24-34 |
Rebecca Marie "Becky" O'Donohue and Jessica Elleanore "Jessie" O'Donohue (born July 13, 1980) are American reality TV show contestants. Becky was a semi-finalist in the fifth season of American Idol. They are identical twins.
They are from Dobbs Ferry, New York. Becky and Jessie, who come from an Irish and Greek family, graduated in 2003 from Niagara University. While at Niagara, the two played on the women's basketball team. Becky was a member of the NAACP SAC[clarification needed].
Becky's original audition on American Idol was in Boston where she was supported by Jessie (who did not sing due to recent throat surgery). Judge Simon Cowell praised her looks, but said no to her voice. However, she was let through to Hollywood by co-judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. O'Donohue made it through to the final twenty-four contestants in the semi-finals, but was the first female to be eliminated from the show when she received the fewest votes on February 23's results show. They briefly appeared on the American Idol season finale on May 24, 2006 via satellite from Birmingham, Alabama as commentators during Taylor Hicks' cheering rally.
Both appeared in a special "Twins" episode on Fear Factor where they were eliminated on the first stunt. The twins also appeared together in Maxim magazine in 2004. They played twin sisters Darla and Donna in the 2007 comedy film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Layna and Sophia on an episode of ER. Jessie appeared as a stripper named Carmel Owens in an 8th season episode of CSI: Miami titled "Dude, Where's My Groom?". The twins appeared on the "Sister Act" episode of Minute to Win It on which they won with $50,000. Becky guest starred on Psych, episode "Not Even Close... Encounters" in July 2010 and The Big Bang Theory episode "The Beta Test Initiation"[1] in January 2012. They also appear on the infomercial for WEN hair products with red hair. They appeared in "Mardi Gras: Spring Break" in 2011.
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- ^ Big Bang Theory season 5 episode 14 "The Beta Test Initiation" "Siri - A Woman in Raj's Life". http://www.siricrazy.com/siri-funny/funny-sexy-flirting-with-siri-the-big-bang-theory/ Big Bang Theory season 5 episode 14 "The Beta Test Initiation".
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