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Laurel Coppock
Born (1977-07-17) July 17, 1977 (age 47)
Occupationactor
Years active2006–present

Laurel Coppock (born July 17, 1977) is an American actress. Coppock has appeared in several TV series and TV movies, and as a member of the Main Company of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. She is best known for her recurring role as Jan in a series of Toyota commercials, beginning in 2012.

Biography

Coppock was born 1977[1] and raised in Weston, Massachusetts, the daughter of a teacher and writer, Susan Coppock.[2] Her father is a retired lawyer. She graduated from Weston High School,[2] and attended Colby College in Maine and the Circle in the Square Acting Conservatory in New York City.[3]

Career

She performed comedy for five years in Chicago at Second City and ImprovOlympic, and with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.[3] In 2012, Coppock was selected to play the character "Jan" in a series of Toyota commercials.[3] Toyota interviewed 500 actresses before selecting Coppock for the role.[4] In 2014, when Coppock became pregnant, Toyota incorporated her pregnancy into her commercials.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Coppock took part in the creation of a national Toyota commercial from her home, offering assurance to customers in character as Jan,[5][6] with her husband filming the scene.[7]

Coppock co-wrote and appeared in the video short Comedy Jam in 2012.[8] Rotten Tomatoes gives her a 78% rating for her role in Crazy, Stupid, Love with a total box office of $84.3M.[9]

Filmography

A partial listing of her acting performances follows:

Television series

Television movies

  • How to Cheat on Your Wife - 2012 - Cosmetic Clerk[8]
  • Food Chain - 2008 - Janice[8]
  • Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education - 2006 - Fan

Personal life

Laurel Coppock has two sisters: Selena, a stand-up comic and author, and Emily, an art appraiser.[2]

She is married to Bobby Mort, writer for The Colbert Report and co-creator of the tv show ‘’Loudermilk’’ with Peter Farrell. They had their first child in 2014.[8] During her pregnancy, Coppock continued to appear as Jan in Toyota commercials, which incorporated the pregnancy into the character.[4] Coppock was revealed to be pregnant with a second child in 2018.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Laurel Coppock Biography". Netline. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Weston Shines A Spotlight on 4 of the Coppock Family Ladies, Weston Patch, Accessed May 3, 2020
  3. ^ a b c Laurel Coppock 2010S Alumni at The Groundlings, Accessed May 3, 2020
  4. ^ a b c ""Motherly Love: Toyota Jan is Pregnant in Real Life and Commercials"". The Newsreel. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Buss, Dale (April 6, 2020). "Toyota Enlists 'Jan' For Action-Oriented Messaging Amid Covid-19". Forbes.
  6. ^ Rizov, Vadim (April 15, 2020). "Canon Reformation (2): New Commercials, 12 Monkeys, Mysterious Skin". Filmmaker Magazine.
  7. ^ Deighton, Katie (April 6, 2020). "'We location scouted on Zoom': how Toyota and Saatchis shot a new campaign remotely". The Drum.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Laurel Coppock at Internet Movie Database, Accessed May 3, 2020
  9. ^ Laurel Coppock at Rotten Tomatoes, Accessed May 3, 2020
  10. ^ a b Laurel Coppock, NY Times, "Movies & TV", Accessed May 3, 2020
  11. ^ "Get a Second Baby Seat: Toyota Jan Is Pregnant Again". The News Wheel. June 13, 2018.


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