Whitney Cummings
| Whitney Cummings | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1982 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, modeling |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, insult comedy, blue comedy |
| Subject(s) | Gender differences, sexism, human sexuality, relationships |
| Notable works and roles | Punk'd The Tony Rock Project Comedy Central Roasts Made of Honor Chelsea Lately 2 Broke Girls Whitney |
| Website | whitneycummings.com |
Whitney Cummings (born September 4, 1982) is an American comedian and actress. She was formerly a cast member of the MTV television show Punk'd and currently stars in the NBC sitcom Whitney.
Early life
Cummings was born September 4th, 1982 and raised in Georgetown, Washington, D.C..[1] Her mother Patti is a PR executive and her father is a venture capitalist.[1][2] She went to Holy Trinity School[1] and then to high school at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, graduating in 2000.[3] She began her college career at the University of North Carolina before subsequently transferring to the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated magna cum laude from Penn in 2004,[4] with a degree in communications and film.[5]
Career
Cummings presented Punk'd on MTV in 2004[2] and the same year starred in a low-budget thriller, EMR, which was screened at Cannes.[6][7] She appeared in the San Francisco audition for Last Comic Standing in 2008, though she didn't pass the showcase. Since then, Cummings has performed on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton, NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, Comics Unleashed, and NESN's Comedy All-Stars. She co-starred on The Tony Rock Project and appeared in the 2008 movie Made of Honor. She has also made several appearances on the E! show Chelsea Lately on its round table. She hosted the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Dailies.[8]
Her television appearances have included Comedians of Chelsea Lately, Live Nude Comedy, The Very bad Show, truTV Presents: World's Dumbest..., and the Comedy Central Roasts of Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff and Donald Trump. In August 2010, her first one-hour special premiered on Comedy Central titled Whitney Cummings: Money Shot. In 2010 Cummings went on tour with Denis Leary and the Rescue Me Comedy Tour to promote the show's 6th season. She also appeared with Leary on Douchebags and Donuts.
In 2011, two of Cummings's television sitcoms were picked up by broadcast networks: 2 Broke Girls (as co-creator and executive producer) and Whitney (as star, executive producer, and creator).[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c Zak, Dan (8 December 2010). "Comedian Whitney Cummings: Bewitching, brazen and with jokes to make you blush". Washingtton Post. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b Leiby, Richard (25 April 2004). "The Reliable Source". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Whitney Cummings '00 Making Her Mark in Entertainment World". St. Andrew's Episcopal School. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Johnson, Greg (5 May 2011). "Penn entertainers". Penn Current. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (17 February 2005). "EMR". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Whitney Rocks Punk'd!". TV Guide. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Talented Comedian/Actress Whitney Cummings Talks 'Made of Honor' & More". Starpulse. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Updated: NBC Picks Up "Smash", "Prime Suspects" and Two More Sitcoms to Series, TV By the Numbers, May 11, 2011
- ^ ""Person of Interest," "Two Broke Girls" First to Series at CBS; Sarah Michelle Gellar-Led "Ringer" Shifts to The CW"
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Actors from Maryland
- Actors from Washington, D.C.
- American female models
- American film actors
- American stand-up comedians
- American television actors
- American television producers
- American television writers
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- People from Potomac, Maryland
- Women comedians
- Women television writers