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Career Television Ī former member of Chicago-based Second City and Annoyance Theatre comedy troupes, Sedaris' first major foray into television began in 1995 on the Comedy Central sketch series Exit 57, which also starred Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello.
In her brother David's book, Me Talk Pretty One Day, he noted that Amy would often assume characters to play pranks on her family. She later was a waitress at Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, Illinois. Her older brother is author David Sedaris.Īs a teenager, Sedaris's first job was at the local Winn-Dixie supermarket, where she would make fake announcements over the loudspeaker. Her father is of Greek descent and her mother was an Anglo-American. Sedaris was born in Endicott, New York, to Sharon Elizabeth (née Leonard) and Louis Harry "Lou" Sedaris, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her five siblings: Lisa, David, Gretchen, Tiffany, and Paul. Most recently, she appeared in The Mandalorian (2019-2020) as Peli Motto. Sedaris appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), and The Lion King (2019). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020), which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). Her breakout role came as Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote.
Amy Louise Sedaris ( / s ɪ ˈ d ɛər ɪ s/ born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer.