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In 1984, Jackson married Nisan Mark Eventoff, who was a [[Fire eating|fire-eater]] and [[magic (illusion)|magician]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themagicgenie.com/index.html|title= Nisan Eventoff|accessdate=March 27, 2010}}</ref> They had one daughter, Scarlet, before divorcing in 1990. She was reunited in 1991 with her high school sweetheart, Paul Wessel, a police helicopter pilot for [[Dade County, Florida]]. They were married and have a daughter, Aubrey. The family lives in Florida. In 2010, she became a grandmother. |
In 1984, Jackson married Nisan Mark Eventoff, who was a [[Fire eating|fire-eater]] and [[magic (illusion)|magician]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themagicgenie.com/index.html|title= Nisan Eventoff|accessdate=March 27, 2010}}</ref> They had one daughter, Scarlet, before divorcing in 1990. She was reunited in 1991 with her high school sweetheart, Paul Wessel, a police helicopter pilot for [[Dade County, Florida]]. They were married and have a daughter, Aubrey. The family lives in Florida. In 2010, she became a grandmother. |
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Revision as of 12:15, 4 July 2012
Victoria Jackson | |
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 Jackson at Occupy Wall Street in 2011 | |
| Born | August 2, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Florida Bible College (attended)[1] Furman University (attended) Auburn University[1] (attended) Palm Beach Atlantic University (degree in Theatre)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nisan Mark Eventoff (m. August 5, 1984, d. 1990)[1] Paul Wessell (m. September 4, 1992 to present)[1] |
| Children | Scarlet (1986),[1] Aubrey (1994)[1] |
| Website | vickigoestowashington.com |
Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American comedian, actress, satirist and singer best known as a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1986 to 1992.
Starting in 2008, she has appeared on various television shows. She has received attention as a vocal critic of President Barack Obama, and an active participant in the Tea Party movement.
Early life
Jackson was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Marlene Esther (née Blackstad) and James McCaslin Jackson, a gym coach.[2] Raised by devout Christian parents in a home without a television,[3] she was trained in gymnastics by her father from ages 5 to 18. Jackson attended the private Dade Christian School, where she was a cheerleader and the Homecoming Queen. She subsequently attended Florida Bible College in Hollywood, Florida. Fourteen years of gymnastics competitions led to a scholarship at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She also spent one year at Auburn University, before earning a degree in theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University.[1]
Appearing in summer stock in Alabama led to a chance meeting with Johnny Crawford (of the 1950s television series, The Rifleman), who cast her in his night club act. She moved to Los Angeles where she supported herself with various day jobs as a cigarette girl, a typist at the American Cancer Society,[4] and a waitress, while she performed stand-up comedy at night. Her first big break was her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where she performed what would become her signature act: doing a handstand while reciting poetry. She ultimately appeared on the show 20 times. Before being cast on SNL, she appeared on various television series including The Jeffersons and co-starred in the pilot W*A*L*T*E*R, a M*A*S*H spin-off.[citation needed]
Saturday Night Live
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In 1986, Jackson was hired to join Saturday Night Live[1] for its 12th season, following Lorne Michaels' firing of most of the 11th season's cast and writers. Jackson became most famous for her appearances on Weekend Update with Dennis Miller, again reciting poetry while doing back-bends or handstands on the desk, with Miller cracking a sexually suggestive comment at the end. In episodes hosted by Steve Martin and Demi Moore, she sang and danced on the Weekend Update desk. After many such appearances, Jackson began to read a poem, but stopped and said in a low, throaty voice, "I can't do this Victoria 'airhead' thing anymore." She then removed her blonde wig to reveal a short brunette wig,[5] announcing that she could not believe people thought that her goofy routine was for real, and that she would be doing serious political commentary on the show from that point onward. Several members of the Saturday Night Live cast believed her act was lightweight or disliked her religious views.[6] Jackson states that she quit the show to pursue a pious family life over a more lucrative and sinful entertainment business. Her former agent Deloris Robinson claims she was "dropped".[6]
Recurring characters on SNL
- Brenda Clark from Toonces the Driving Cat
- Jenny Baker, a Christian girl who appears on "Church Chat"
- Nancy Maloney, a nightclub singer for The Jungle Room
- Susan Keister, the daughter of the Keister family (played by Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks)
Celebrity impersonations
Jackson's impersonations of celebrities and famous persons have included: Calamity Jane, Christina Applegate, Cyndi Lauper, Donna Rice, Eydie Gorme, Fawn Hall, LaToya Jackson, Linda Blair, Lulu, Rob Lowe, Roseanne Barr, Sally Struthers, Susan Olsen (as Cindy Brady), Tina Yothers (as Jennifer Keaton), Tipper Gore, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Film roles
Jackson appeared in a number of films including Baby Boom with Diane Keaton, Family Business with Sean Connery, The Pick-up Artist, The Couch Trip and I Love You to Death during the time she was a cast member of Saturday Night Live. She had leading roles in Casual Sex? (with Lea Thompson) and UHF (with "Weird Al" Yankovic).
Post-SNL
Career
Following her departure from Saturday Night Live, Jackson starred in an X-Files episode "The Rain King" as the unrequited love of a small town man who can control the weather. She appeared in the movie No More Baths in 1998.[7] She appeared in the Comedy Central series Strip Mall, in 2000. She had a regular role in the Nickelodeon show Romeo!, with Lil' Romeo for its first season, from 2003 to 2004, as the nanny, Mrs. Rodgers. In 2005, Jackson starred in the second edition of the VH1 show Celebrity Fit Club. In 2006 she was cast as Lolita Dorchuck in the mockumentary 20Q directed by Benjamin Keith.
She continues to perform stand up, often appearing with other ex-SNL players (most frequently Joe Piscopo and Don Novello as "Father Guido Sarducci").
Political activities and positions
Jackson is a self-proclaimed devout Christian and has appeared on programs such as The 700 Club[8] and Politically Incorrect. She also appears at Christian-oriented venues, and performed a stand-up routine in the 2007 Christian comedy concert Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce, which was hosted by Tim Conway.
In 2010, Jackson wrote in an article that she did not learn how to vote until the 2000 United States Presidential Election.[9] She maintains a personal website containing numerous postings highlighting her conservative political views. She criticized Democrats during the 2008 general election campaign, particularly presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama and Minnesota U.S. senatorial candidate (and fellow SNL alumnus) Al Franken. In October 2008, she appeared with other celebrities in a National Republican Senatorial Committee advertisement poking fun at Franken, then followed up with an interview on The O'Reilly Factor, where she called Obama a "communist."[10] She has repeated the communism claim on multiple occasions.[11][12]
When Obama won the election, she wrote on her blog: "Voters in our last election did not base their decision on facts or knowledge, but on hype, emotion, peer pressure, and racial fervor. It didn't help that the liberally biased media blocked Americans' access to the truth"[13] and she said Fox News is "the only one we should watch."[13]
In 2011, Jackson wrote that she thought she was being spied on because of her conservative views.[14]
In 2011, Jackson criticized the TV show Glee for showing a kiss between two male actors, calling it "sickening", and cited the Bible as one of her reasons for making such a statement. When accused of being homophobic, Jackson countered that that was merely a "cute liberal buzzword", and suggested that Glee should be replaced with a show promoting celibacy instead.[15]
In 2011, Victoria Jackson joined the staff of Patriot Update as a writer and video blogger. Victoria's video on Occupy Wall Street[16] gained national attention when she returned to her former home during her SNL years, to interview 'Occupiers' in Zuccotti Park. Soon after, Patriot Update launched a brand new show called Politichicks, featuring Jackson, Ann-Marie Murrrell, Jannique Stewart, and Jennie Jones. The show aims to be a conservative alternative to The View
In 2011,victoria jackson after joining the patriot update earned a reputation for being homophobic and for being ant immigrant and muslim
Personal life
In 1984, Jackson married Nisan Mark Eventoff, who was a fire-eater and magician.[17] They had one daughter, Scarlet, before divorcing in 1990. She was reunited in 1991 with her high school sweetheart, Paul Wessel, a police helicopter pilot for Dade County, Florida. They were married and have a daughter, Aubrey. The family lives in Florida. In 2010, she became a grandmother.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414130/bio
- ^ "Victoria Jackson biography (1959 -)". Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies. FilmReference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Victoria. "Victoria Jackson biography". VictoriaJackson.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ http://www.victoriajackson.com/
- ^ Her actual hair color is blonde according to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414130/bio
- ^ a b Tea Party Princess Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics Village Voice January 25, 2012
- ^ "No More Baths (1998)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "Victoria Jackson: Comedy's Christian Missionary - CBN.com" (Video). CBN on line. October 21, 2008.
- ^ http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/vjackson/2010/06/09/im-mad-at-christians/
- ^ "Former SNL Member Victoria Jackson: Obama A "Communist," Like "Castro In Cuba, The Guy In China"". Huffington Post. November 1, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ "On Hannity, Victoria Jackson claims Obama is a "communist" who "wants to be Castro"". MMTV. Media Matters. March 9, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ thedailyshow.com. Moment of Zen: Glenn Beck Teaches Victoria Jackson. 2010-03-29.
- ^ a b Jackson, Victoria. "Victoria Jackson's Home Page". Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Victoria (March 11, 2011). "Spies: National security or silencing the opposition?". WorldNetDaily. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jackson, Victoria (March 22, 2011). "Victoria Jackson: Homophobic a 'Cute Little Buzzword'". Newser. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jackson, Victoria. "Victoria Jackson Takes on Occupy Wall Street Protestors". Patriot Update. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Nisan Eventoff". Retrieved March 27, 2010.
External links
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- Auburn University alumni
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- Living people
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