Catherine Reitman
Catherine Reitman | |
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Born | Catherine Marcelle Reitman April 28, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, film critic |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse |
Philip Sternberg (m. 2009) |
Catherine Marcelle Reitman (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress, producer, writer and film critic. She is known for being the creator, executive producer, writer and star of CBC's original comedy series Workin' Moms.[1]
Early life
Reitman was born in Los Angeles, California,[2] the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak born Canadian film director Ivan Reitman. Her father is from a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.[3] She attended the Cate School and majored in acting at University of Southern California.
Career
In January 2011, Reitman launched Breakin' It Down with Catherine Reitman, a film review web show on YouTube,[4] which ended in July 2013. She occasionally filled in for Kevin Smith as a guest co-host with Ralph Garman on their podcast, Hollywood Babble-On.
Reitman starred in the television series The Real Wedding Crashers, based on the hit movie Wedding Crashers. She appeared in the films Knocked Up (2007) and I Love You, Man (2009). She has also had roles on the series Hollywood Residential, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, and Blackish.
In 2016, Reitman formed Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment ULC. with her husband Philip Sternberg to produce the half-hour, single-camera comedy Workin' Moms for CBC. She is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the series, starring alongside Sternberg. In addition, Reitman has directed several episodes in each of the series’ seasons. Workin' Moms received five Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2017 including Best Actress, Comedy, for Reitman, and Best Series, Comedy.[5]
Personal life
She is the sister of Caroline Reitman and director Jason Reitman and the daughter of director Ivan Reitman. She is married to Philip Sternberg and they have two children.[6]
References
- ^ "Catherine Reitman". CBC. CBC Media Centre. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ California Birth Index
- ^ "He and his French-Canadian wife, who converted to Judaism, are bringing up their children in the same tradition."
- ^ "Candor Entertainment". Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
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External links
- Catherine Reitman at IMDb
- Breakin’ It Down with Catherine Reitman on Catherine Reitman's YouTube channel
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American people of French-Canadian descent
- American people of Slovak-Jewish descent
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Jewish American actresses
- Reitman family
- USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni