Christine Taylor Bio

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Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress.

Christine Taylor: Early life

Taylor was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joan, a homemaker, and Skip Taylor, an owner of a security company. She grew up in neighboring Wescosville, Pennsylvania. Taylor has a brother, Brian, and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School.

Christine Taylor: Career

Taylor began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 18 on the Nickelodeon Network children's television series Hey Dude where she played the lifeguard Melody Hanson. She continued in that role through 1991 while making various guest appearances on other programs. In 1996, Taylor was awarded the lead role in the television series Party Girl, based on the 1995 film of the same name.

Following Party Girl, Taylor's career advanced rapidly, highlighted by guest television appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, as "Bonnie" in 3 episodes of NBC's Friends (in one episode her character shaves her head) and Seinfeld. She also played Drew Barrymore's cousin, Holly Sullivan, in the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer and made several comedic guest appearances on Ellen. In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel.

On February 9, 2006, Taylor guest-starred on NBC's My Name Is Earl. In July 2006, Ben Stiller announced plans to direct a CBS comedy series starring Taylor, but the series never aired.

She has co-starred with Mandy Moore in both Dedication and License To Wed.

Christine Taylor: Personal life

Taylor married actor, scriptwriter, and director Ben Stiller on May 13, 2000. They had met while making the tv show Heat Vision and Jack. Taylor has since appeared opposite Stiller in three films: Zoolander (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Tropic Thunder (2008). On April 10, 2002, Taylor gave birth to their first baby, a daughter named Ella Olivia Stiller. Taylor gave birth to her second baby, a son named Quinlin Dempsey Stiller, on July 10, 2005.