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Olivia Munn
Dark haired woman
Munn at the 2009 Attack of the Show panel
Born
Lisa Olivia Munn

(1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 44)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, model, presenter
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.oliviamunn.com

Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980)[1][2] is an American comedic actress, model, television personality and author. She began her career being credited as Lisa Munn. Since 2006, she has been using the name Olivia Munn personally and professionally.[3]

Early life

Lisa Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is of Chinese descent on her mother's side (though her mother was raised in Vietnam)[4] and of German and Irish descent on her father's.[5] When Munn was two, her mother re-married, this time to a man in the United States Air Force. Although the family relocated many times, Munn was predominantly raised in Tokyo, Japan,[3][6] where the military stationed her stepfather. During this time, she had appeared in a number of local theater productions, and later became a model within the Japanese fashion industry.[7] Her parents divorced and she moved back to Oklahoma, where she attended Putnam City North High School for her junior and senior years and where she was a contemporary of Hinder bassist Mike Rodden, future Oklahoma state senator David Holt and author Aaron Goldfarb.[8][9] She also attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in journalism and minoring in Japanese and dramatic arts.[3]

Munn moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In 2004, she interned at Fox Sports Net and worked as a sideline reporter for college football and women's basketball. She has gone on to say that she disliked the experience, explaining "I was trying to be something I wasn't, and that made me really uncomfortable on live TV."[6]

Career

Olivia cosplaying as Princess Leia Organa.

Soon after her move to Los Angeles, Munn was cast in a small role in the straight to video horror film Scarecrow Gone Wild. She appeared in rock band Zebrahead's video for their song "Hello Tomorrow" as the love interest of the lead singer Justin Mauriello.[10]

In late 2005, Munn began her portrayal of Mily Acuna, a teen surfer, over two seasons of the TV drama Beyond the Break[11] on The N network. She enjoys surfing and continues to practice the sport.[12] She originally auditioned for the part of Kai, but the producers wanted a "local girl."[13] She also appeared in the film The Road to Canyon Lake.

In 2006, Munn moved on to the G4 network, where she began co-hosting Attack of the Show! with Kevin Pereira on April 10. She replaced departing host Sarah Lane. The network, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle, was at first hesitant to hire Munn. Although she admits video games were her "weak point," she was confident in her technical knowledge.[14] On the show, Munn was featured with journalist Anna David in a segment called "In Your Pants," which deals with sex and relationship questions from viewers. While working on Attack of the Show!, Munn hosted Formula D, a now defunct program about American drift racing, and an online podcast called Around the Net (formerly known as The Daily Nut), for G4. Munn left Attack of the Show! in December 2010 and was replaced by Candace Bailey.

Munn appeared in the Rob Schneider movie Big Stan. She played Schneider's character's receptionist Maria.[6] Munn also had a significant role in the 2008 horror film Insanitarium, in which she played a nurse at an insane asylum. She had roles in the 2010 movies Date Night and Iron Man 2. Robert Downey, Jr. praised Munn for her improvisation skills and led the crew in a round of applause.[15]

Munn hosted Microsoft's Bing-a-thon, an advertisement on Hulu for the Microsoft search-engine Bing[16] on June 8, 2009, alongside Jason Sudeikis.

Munn appeared in ABC Family's Greek, portraying Cappie's love interest, Lana.

In May 2010, NBC announced that Munn would star in the upcoming television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered at on January 20, 2011.[17] The show was cancelled before it completed its first season run.[18]

On June 3, 2010, Munn debuted in her new role as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show.[19] Her hiring prompted criticism from Irin Carmon of Jezebel, who questioned Munn's credentials and accused the show's production of sexism in hiring Munn, whom Carmon characterized as a sex symbol.[20] Carmon saw Munn's hiring as a perpetuation of the show production office's history as a male-dominated atmosphere marginalizing and alienating to women.[21] A group of thirty-two female Daily Show production staff members condemned Carmon's piece as inaccurate and misinformed, as did Munn herself in an interview, in which she stated that Carmon's assertion was an insult both to her and to the rest of the Daily Show staff.[22][23]

In 2010 Munn guest-starred in NBC's Chuck as a CIA agent.[24]

In 2011 Munn appeared in the comedy film I Don't Know How She Does It as Momo, the assistant of Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Kate. The film was not well received by critics and did not perform well at the box office.

Munn appeared in the the 2012 film Magic Mike, opposite Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, which was directed by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh. She is also a series regular on the HBO series The Newsroom, in which she appears as Sloan Sabbith.

In print

Munn at a signing for her book, Suck It, Wonder Woman, at Midtown Comics in Manhattan.

Munn has booked modeling campaigns for Nike, Pepsi and Neutrogena. She appeared on the Fall 2006 cover of Foam magazine in September, in Men's Edge magazine in August, and was featured in a pictorial in Complex in November 2006, where she later became a columnist.[25] In February 2007, she appeared as "Babe of the Month" in a non-nude pictorial in Playboy magazine.[26] She discusses this shoot in her book, Suck it, Wonder Woman.[27]

Munn also appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Men's Health. In September 2007, she was featured in the Italian Vanity Fair for their "Hot Young Hollywood" Issue. Munn appeared in the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Men's Health Living.[28] She was featured as the cover girl for the July/August 2009 issue of Playboy, and later on the cover of the January 2010 and February 2011 U.S.Maxim. Munn appears on the cover of FHM Magazine's January 2012 issue.[29]

Munn's book, Suck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek (ISBN 0-312-59105-5), was released on July 6, 2010. One critic said it offers glimpses into Munn's life but does not go into depth.[30]

Charity work

In 2011, Munn teamed up with Dosomething.org's Green Your School Challenge. She was a spokesperson for the campaign by filming a PSA regarding the challenge, and sat on the panel of judges that evaluated the entries.[31]

Munn helped PETA with a campaign that ultimately freed a sick elephant from a touring circus. Her blog for The Huffington Post[32] was credited with encouraging fans to contact the USDA on the elephant's behalf.[33]

Munn posed for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign in April 2010,[34][35] and again in January 2012.[36]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Scarecrow Gone Wild Girl No.1
2005 The Road to Canyon Lake Asian Mob Girl
2007 Big Stan Maria
2008 Insanitarium Nancy
2009 The Slammin' Salmon Samara Dubois
Freeloaders Amy awaiting distribution
2010 Date Night Claw Hostess
Iron Man 2 Chess Roberts[37]
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It[38] Momo Hahn
2012 Magic Mike Joanna
2013 The Babymakers TBA post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Beyond the Break Mily Acuna
Attack of the Show Herself Co-host (2006–2010)
2008 Sasuke Herself Competitor – episode #21.1
2009 Sasuke Herself Competitor – episode #22.1
Greek Lana 4 episodes
2010 Accidentally on Purpose Nicole 1 episode
Chuck Greta 1 episode
The Daily Show Herself Correspondent (2010–2011)
Perfect Couples Leigh Canceled during its first season
2012 The Newsroom Sloan
Guest appearances
Year Title Notes
2008 Talkshow with Spike Feresten "Olivia Munn and Hanson"
2009 Talkshow with Spike Feresten 2 episodes
The Jace Hall Show "Olivia Munn & Batman: Arkham Asylum"
Loveline May 25–28
Entertainment Tonight June 18
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon October 28
Lopez Tonight December 3
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon April 9
Last Call with Carson Daly April 13
Adam Carolla Podcast April 22
2011 Late Show with David Letterman January 12
Live with Regis and Kelly January 20
The Today Show January 20
The Today Show March 17 (Co-Host)
Conan March 29
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon September 6
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson September 15
Rove LA October 10
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson October 28
2012 The Ellen Show May 25

Magazine appearances

  • Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2008 (#99)
  • Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2009 (#96)
  • Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2010 (#8)
  • Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2011 (#2)
  • Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2012 (#2)
  • FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2008 (#85)
  • FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2009 (#85)
  • FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2010 (#52)

References

  1. ^ Olivia Mun: Bio. US magazine. Accessed 2011-07-26.
  2. ^ Olivia Munn Maxim magazine. Accessed 2011-07-26.
  3. ^ a b c Olivia Munn. "About". OliviaMunn.com. COMPLEXMediaNetwork. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  4. ^ Christopher John Farley (June 5, 2010). "‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Olivia Munn on Joining the Program" The Wall Street Journal. Accessed 2012-06-06.
  5. ^ Tokyo Dance Trooper with G4TV's Olivia Munn from ZimBio.com
  6. ^ a b c Olivia Munn (April 7, 2006). "Just Who is Olivia Munn?" (Interview). Interviewed by sjohnson. g4tv.com. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
  7. ^ "Olivia Munn". Askmen.com. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
  8. ^ "OU graduate Olivia Munn gets ‘Perfect' in new show". NewsOK. Accessed 2011-01-21.
  9. ^ "Shaping The Minds Of America's Youth: Aaron Goldfarb". The Lost Ogle. March 2, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Olivia Munn in Zebrahead Music Video on YouTube Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  11. ^ Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006). "AOTS hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn". g4tv.com. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  12. ^ Matt Bean. "Adventure as Aphrodisiac". menshealth.com. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
  13. ^ Olivia Munn (November 30, 2006). "Hello TV Land!!". tvguide.com. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  14. ^ "Playboy after hours – babe of the month" (February 2007) Playboy, as seen in: "Olivia Munn in Playboy!". g4tv.com. January 18, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2007..
  15. ^ Blair Marnell (December 14, 2009). "Olivia Munn Talks 'Iron Man 2' Improv". MTV Splash Page. Viacom. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  16. ^ "Bing-a-thon on mashable.com".
  17. ^ "NBC Announces Pickup of New Comedy Series 'Perfect Couples' For 2010–11 Season" (Press release). NBC Universal. May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  18. ^ Claudine Zap (April 8, 2011). "Bye-Bye, 'Perfect Couples,' Hello 'Paul Reiser Show'", Yahoo! TV.
  19. ^ "Olivia Munn 'trying out' as 'Daily Show' correspondent". The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. ^ Irin Carmon (June 8, 2010). "Olivia Munn's Geek Goddess Schtick". Jezebel. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ Irin Carmon (June 23, 2010). "The Daily Show's Woman Problem". Jezebel.
  22. ^ Teri Abrams-Maidenberg et al. {June 2010) "Women of The Daily Show Speak". The Daily Show. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  23. ^ Sarah Hepola (July 7, 2010). "Olivia Munn: 'I'm easy to hate. I get it'". Salon.com.
  24. ^ "Her Quest for World Domination Continues: Olivia Munn to Guest-Star on Chuck". TV Guide.
  25. ^ "Complex's New Columnist: Olivia Munn". Complex. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  26. ^ Olivia Munn (January 31, 2007). "Hello TV Land!!". tvguide.com. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  27. ^ Amanda Hess (June 30, 2010). "Consent and Manipulation in Olivia Munn’s Playboy Shoot". Washington City Paper. Accessed 2012-06-06.
  28. ^ "Olivia Munn in Men's Health Living". Men's Health Living. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  29. ^ "Olivia Munn FHM Cover, January 2012". Trendrabbit.com.
  30. ^ Olivia Giovetti (June 28, 2010). "Suck It, Wonder Woman!: Munn fans rejoice, all others proceed with caution". Time Out New York.
  31. ^ Rachel Cernansky. "Green Your School: Take The DoSomething.Org Challenge". Treehugger.com.
  32. ^ Olivia Munn (November 21, 2011).. "Sarah Cannot Wait Another Day". The Huffington Post. Accessed 2012-06-06.
  33. ^ Daily Dish (November 29, 2011). "Olivia Munn Celebrates After Ailing Elephant Is Saved". SFGate.com. Accessed 2012-06-06.
  34. ^ FITSNews (April 28, 2010). "Olivia Munn Wants Elephants To Run Free". fitsnews.com. Accessed 2012-06-06.
  35. ^ "Olivia Munn Combats Circus Cruelty". PETA. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  36. ^ Cristina Everett (January 13, 2012). "Olivia Munn naked billboard for PETA's anti-fur campaign". New York Daily News.
  37. ^ Geoff Boucher (May 1, 2010). "'Iron Man 2' roundup: Captain America's shield, Olivia Munn and Bill Gates [updated]". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 16, 2010. A second, unnamed role played by Munn - a partygoer at Tony Stark's birthday party - was cut from the film, but is viewable in the Blu-ray release deleted scenes. According to the audio commentary, she was given the role of Chess Roberts as compensation for her party scene being cut.
  38. ^ Brendan Bettinger (December 18, 2010). "Christina Hendricks, Olivia Munn, and Seth Meyers Join Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, and Kelsey Grammer for I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT". Collider.com.
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