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Aubrey Plaza
Plaza at the 2012 Time 100
Birth nameAubrey Christina Plaza[1]
Born (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984 (age 39)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, film
Alma materTisch School of the Arts
Years active2004–present
GenresDeadpan comedy, improvisational comedy
Websiteaubreyplaza.tumblr.com

Aubrey Christina Plaza[1] (born June 26, 1984)[2] is an American comedian and actress. She portrayed April Ludgate on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. After appearing in supporting roles in several films, Plaza had her first leading role in the 2012 comedy Safety Not Guaranteed. Plaza currently stars as Lenny Busker in the FX series Legion.

Plaza began her career as an intern. After performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, she appeared in the web series The Jeannie Tate Show. She later appeared in films such as Mystery Team (2008), Funny People (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Monsters University (2013), Life After Beth (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), The Little Hours (2017), and Ingrid Goes West (2017).

Early life and education

Plaza was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Bernadette, an attorney, and David Plaza, a financial advisor.[3][4][5] She has two younger sisters, Renee and Natalie;[3] the latter has inspired a number of Aubrey's comedic characters.[6]

Plaza was named after the song "Aubrey" by Bread.[3][7] Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is of Irish–English descent.[3][8] She was raised Roman Catholic.[9] Plaza has stated: "I was like the only diverse kid in my high school, and I'm half-Puerto Rican. But yeah, I have a huge family and tons of cousins in Puerto Rico."[6] She participated in productions with the Wilmington Drama League.[3]

Plaza attended an all-girls Catholic school from grades 4-12.[10] She graduated from Ursuline Academy in 2002, and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2006.[3] In high school she was student council president.[11][12] In 2002, Plaza won the Lions Club Wilmington Teen of the Year.[13] While at NYU in 2004, Plaza suffered a stroke that caused temporary paralysis and expressive aphasia. Since then she has fully recovered.[3][14]

Career

Plaza has had many internships, including an "intern[ship] for Samba Post-Its"; one day, her job at Samba Post-Its was to "literally wallpaper a bathroom with Post-Its".[15] She also worked as an NBC page.[16] She served as a director's assistant to writer/producer/director Bennett Davlin during the making of his award-winning short film, TC3.[16]

Plaza has performed improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 2004. She also performed stand-up and has appeared at the Laugh Factory and The Improv. In 2008, she participated in the Improv Everywhere prank "Mobile Desktop", in which she and two other people brought desktop PCs, including a CRT monitor, tower computer, keyboard and mouse into a Starbucks and used them as people use laptops there.

Plaza starred in the online series The Jeannie Tate Show, and stars as Robin Gibney in ESPN's Mayne Street. She appeared in the first episode of "Terrible Decisions with Ben Schwartz" on Funny or Die.[17]

She played Seth Rogen's love interest, Daisy, in 2009's Funny People directed by Judd Apatow. She appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Derrick Comedy's Mystery Team, which debuted at 2009 Sundance. She appeared in a CollegeHumor short alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett.

She played April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation. For her performance as the deadpan employee, she received universal praise throughout the entire show, being referred to as one of the show's breakout characters. She also has a recurring role as "the Princess" in the comedic sci-fi web series Troopers on CollegeHumor.[18]

On March 12, 2010, Plaza performed at "A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweetathon for Haiti", produced by Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Ben Stiller, and Mike Rosenstein, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2011 she appeared on Portlandia. Plaza appeared as a guest judge during a roast segment on The Next Food Network Star in 2011. She appeared in Episode 199 of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.

In 2012, she was featured in Father John Misty's music video for the song "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" from the album Fear Fun and in 2014 she was in Cassorla's "Bona Fide" video where she also made her saxophone-playing debut.

In 2012 Plaza earned her first starring role in a major film, alongside Mark Duplass, in the comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed. Plaza played Darius, a jaded intern who answers a curious want ad "seeking a companion for a time travelling adventure". Her performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and Gary Thompson of The Philadelphia Inquirer questioned whether this role was out of her usual "pretty slacker" range but found her performance "compelling".[19]

At the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, Plaza "jumped onstage and tried to wrestle the (Golden Popcorn Award) statue from Will Ferrell's hand" during his acceptance speech; Ferrell integrated the interaction into his monologue as a planned moment, but the unscripted interruption led to Plaza's ejection from the event.[20]

At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, Plaza's film, Life After Beth, which was written and directed by her boyfriend Jeff Baena, premiered.[21]

On September 17, 2014, Lifetime Network announced that Plaza would do the speaking voice of Grumpy Cat in their upcoming original movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.[22] The film premiered on November 29, 2014, and received generally negative reviews.

She starred in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates alongside Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick and Adam DeVine. The film was released on July 8, 2016. Her role as the rebellious Tatiana earned her critical praise.

In 2016, she has the only speaking line in a commercial for the Apple iPhone 6s, saying "I'm peeking my flight. I'm not peeking my flight. I'm peeking my ... wait, I missed my flight."[23]

She was a guest star on HarmonQuest in 2016, an animated Pathfinder show that enlists a new star guest each episode and then usually kills off their guest in the end. She played a gnome named "Hawaiian Coffee" who helps the heroes escape from jails using magic, alchemy, and even bomb potions.

On February 8, 2017, it was announced that Plaza would star alongside Emile Hirsch in indie comedy An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn.[24]

She also first played the role of Catherine "Cat" Adams in Season 11 of the CBS television show Criminal Minds. She returned to the role in Season 12.

Personal life

With Jeff Baena, 2017

Plaza dated fellow actor Michael Cera for a year and a half after the two met on the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. She said that in 2010, the two nearly got married in Las Vegas.[25] Plaza has been dating writer and director Jeff Baena since 2011. They live together and work together often.[26]

Plaza was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based basketball team the Pistol Shrimps, alongside actresses Molly Hawkey and Angela Trimbur. After a torn ACL, she joined rival team The Spice Sqirls.[27][28]

Plaza came out publicly as bisexual in a 2016 interview with The Advocate saying, "I fall in love with girls and guys. I can't help it."[29]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes Refs
2006 Killswitch Girl with Head Wound Short film
2006 In Love Julie Short film
2009 Mystery Team Kelly Peters
2009 Funny People Daisy Danby
2010 Pete Carroll's Trip to Seattle Delayed Herself
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Julie Powers
2011 Damsels in Distress Debbie
2011 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Real Estate Agent
2011 10 Years Olivia
2012 Safety Not Guaranteed Darius Britt
2012 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Marnie [30]
2013 From Up on Poppy Hill Sachiko Hirokouji English dub (voice)
2013 She Said, She Said Woman in Park Short film
2013 Failure Woman Short film
2013 The End of Love Herself
2013 The To Do List Brandy Klark
2013 Charlie Countryman Ashley
2013 Monsters University Claire Wheeler Voice [31]
2013 Center Jenny Monika Nark
2014 Life After Beth Beth Slocum [32]
2014 About Alex Sarah [33]
2014 Ned Rifle Susan [34]
2014 Playing It Cool Mallory [35]
2015 Addicted to Fresno Kelly
2015 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Herself
2015 The Driftless Area Jean
2016 Dirty Grandpa Lenore
2016 Joshy Jen
2016 The Pistol Shrimps Herself Documentary
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Tatiana
2017 The Little Hours Fernanda Also producer [36]
2017 Ingrid Goes West Ingrid Thorburn Also producer
2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Lulu Danger Post-production
TBA The Ark and the Aardvark Brain the Spider Voice; in production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 30 Rock NBC page Episode: "Tracy Does Conan"
2009–2015 Parks and Recreation April Ludgate 124 episodes
Nominated—ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress—Supporting Role (2011)
Nominated—ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress—Leading Role In A Comedy (2012)
Nominated—Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress—Television (2010, 2012–2013)
2011 Portlandia Beth / Bookstore Customer 2 episodes
2011 Food Network Star Judge Episode 9: "Comedy Roast"
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: The Rememberer Episode: "Wasila Hills Cop"
2013–2014 The Legend of Korra Eska (voice) 12 episodes
2013 Drunk History Sacagawea Episode: "Nashville"
2013 Maron Aubrey Plaza Episode: "Jen Moves to L.A."
2014–2015 Welcome to Sweden Herself 6 episodes
2014 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Grumpy Cat (voice) Television film
2015 Golan the Insatiable Dylan Beekler (voice) 6 episodes
2015 Castle Lucy (voice) Uncredited[37]
Episode: "Heartbreaker"
2016 SpongeBob SquarePants Nocturna (voice) Episode: "Mall Girl Pearl"
2016–2017 Criminal Minds Cat Adams 3 episodes
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Lady Aubrey Episode: "Aubrey Plaza Wears a Velvet Off-the-Shoulder Gown With Flowers in Her Hair"
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself (guest judge) Episode: "Family That Drags Together"
2016 Drunk History Aaron Burr Episode: "Hamilton"
2016 HarmonQuest Hawaiian Coffee Episode: "Manoa Prison Hole"
2017–present Legion Lenny Busker[38] 8 episodes
2017 Easy Lindsay Episode: "Package Thief"

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist(s)
2012 "Hollywood Cemetery Forever Sings" Girl Father John Misty[39]
2013 "Rouse Yourself" Girl JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound[40]

References

  1. ^ a b Plaza, Aubrey (March 1, 2012). "Aubrey Plaza Finally Confronts Her Multiple Personalities". Bullett Magazine.
  2. ^ Olsen, Mark (August 3, 2009). "Aubrey Plaza: Funny person". Los Angeles Times. - interview lists her as 25
  3. ^ a b c d e f g John Micklos Jr. (February 16, 2012). "Aubrey Plaza of NBC's Parks and Recreation: Wilmington Native Is Building a Buzz in Hollywood". Delaware Today.
  4. ^ Cormier, Ryan (January 15, 2010). "From Wilmy to Hollywood". Delaware Online. The News Journal.
  5. ^ Cormier, Ryan (January 17, 2010). "Hey, aren't you that funny girl?". The News Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Herrera, Monica (April 9, 2009). "Parks & Recreation star Aubrey Plaza explains why she's so hot right now". Latina.
  7. ^ "Tracklist: Aubrey Plaza Rocks the Boat". BlackBook. March 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Lee Hernández (June 11, 2009). "This girl's no slouch". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  9. ^ Keller, Joel. "Aubrey Plaza on Being Grumpy Cat and Saying Goodbye to 'Parks and Recreation'". Parade. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Aubrey Plaza is Keeping a Secret". YouTube.
  11. ^ Mark Byrne,Todd Cole. "The GQ Interview: Aubrey Plaza". GQ. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  12. ^ Maddux, Rachael (October 7, 2010). "Pals Ellie Kemper and Aubrey Plaza Reminisce About Bad Sandwiches". Vulture. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Teen-agers honored for outstanding scholarship and service". The News Journal. April 14, 2002. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  14. ^ Letterman, David (August 31, 2011), interview - "Late Show with David Letterman" {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ Piepers, David (March 12, 2014). "Five interns who made it to the top". Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Aubrey Plaza". NBC. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  17. ^ "Terrible Decisions with Ben Schwartz from Eric Appel, Ben Schwartz, and Aubrey Plaza". Funnyordie.com. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Feeney, Nolan (April 2, 2015). "Aubrey Plaza on Life After Parks, Playing a Witch and Hating the Word 'Deadpan'". Time. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  19. ^ Thompson, Gary (June 15, 2012). "Aubrey Plaza shines in 'Safety Not Guaranteed'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2012. It's too early to say if Plaza's an actress, since no one's asked her to do anything other than be the pretty slacker with the bored posture and world-weary intonation. But she has an unusual kind of beauty (Anglo-Irish, Latina) that the camera loves to explore, and when she does make the hyperspace jump to sincerity and initiative, the results are compelling.
  20. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (April 14, 2013). "Aubrey Plaza asked to leave MTV Movie Awards after Will Ferrell stage crash". MTV News. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  21. ^ "You'll Never Guess Aubrey Plaza's Kinky On-Set Ritual!". In the Mixx. October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  22. ^ Blake, Emily (September 17, 2014). "Aubrey Plaza will be the voice of Grumpy Cat in Lifetime movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  23. ^ Nudd, Tim (February 18, 2016). "Aubrey Plaza Quietly Fails to Save the Free World in This New iPhone Commercial. It was asking a lot". Adweek.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  24. ^ McNary, Dave. "Aubrey Plaza, Emile Hirsch to Star in Indie Comedy 'An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn'". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  25. ^ Bahr, Lindsey (November 3, 2016). "Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera "Almost Got Married in Vegas"". eonline. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  26. ^ Bahr, Lindsey (July 7, 2016). "Aubrey Plaza, rising: A Hollywood dreamer with a biting wit". Associated Press. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  27. ^ Lebron, Steven (September 26, 2014). "Meet the Pistol Shrimps, the Hottest Pickup Basketball Team in America". GQ. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  28. ^ "Aubrey Plaza makes her basketball decision". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  29. ^ Voss, Brandon (July 13, 2016). "The A-List Interview: Aubrey Plaza". The Advocate. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  30. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 5, 2011). "Aubrey Plaza joins cast of 'Charlie Swan'". Variety.
  31. ^ Gallagher, Brian (April 15, 2013). "Monsters University Fraternity and Sorority Gallery". Movieweb.com.
  32. ^ McNary, Dave; Setoodeth, Ramin (January 24, 2014). "Sundance: Aubrey Plaza's 'Life After Beth' Picked Up by A24, DirecTV". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  33. ^ Highfill, Samantha (April 15, 2014). "Tribeca: Aubrey Plaza, Max Greenfield bond in 'About Alex'". Entertainment Weekly. Inside Movies (blog). Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  34. ^ McNary, Dave (March 13, 2014). "Aubrey Plaza Joins Hal Hartley's 'Ned Rifle'". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  35. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 2, 2012). "Anthony Mackie, Aubrey Plaza eye 'Splintered Thing'". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  36. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (April 26, 2016). "Jeff Baena's 'The Little Hours' Acquired By Concourse; Alison Brie, Dave Franco Star – Cannes". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  37. ^ Webb Mitovitch, Matt (October 6, 2015). "Castle Reveal: The Feisty 'New Woman' in Rick's Life Is... Aubrey Plaza?". TV Line. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  38. ^ "Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza & Jean Smart Cast in FX Networks' Pilot for 'Legion'". Marvel.com. February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  39. ^ Father John Misty (January 26, 2012). "Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". Youtube.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  40. ^ JCBrooksVEVO (June 21, 2013). "Rouse Yourself". JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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