Christine Taylor Bio

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

Christine Taylor: Biography

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 in Allentown.

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. The title character is a self-destructive rave party organizer who indulges in drugs and all-night partying.

Following Party Girl, Taylor's career advanced rapidly, highlighted by guest television appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, 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 successful comedic guest appearances on Ellen. In 1995, Taylor was cast as Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel, for which she received attention from critics due to her physical resemblance to Maureen McCormick.

On February 9, 2006, Taylor guest-starred on NBC's My Name Is Earl. The episode titled "The Professor" featured her as a sexy and beautiful college professor. Earl becomes infatuated with her after attempting to return a laptop that he stole from her. In July 2006, Ben Stiller announced he would be directing a comedy starring Taylor in the lead role. The show will be featured on CBS and will use a single camera format. Stiller will make several cameos as husband to his wife's character. She appeared as Bonnie in three episodes of Friends.

DreamWorks Animation announced Christine Taylor voiced Cindy Bear (her best friend, Kitty Jo from Cattanooga Cats voiced by Roselyn Sánchez) in the live-action/animated version of Tom and Jerry.

Christine Taylor - Personal life

Christine Taylor married the 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 whom they named Ella Olivia Stiller. Taylor gave birth to her second baby, a son whom the parents named Quinlin Dempsey Stiller, on July 10, 2005.