Fun Facts on Kristen Wiig of Bridesmaids
About the Actress and SNL Comedian
Kristen Wiig stars as "Annie" in the funny film "Bridesmaids." She is probably best known for her work on the television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) though. The following is a brief look and some fun facts about the actress.
Kristen Wiig Background: The Bridesmaids actress is from Rochester, New York. She took her first acting class in college at the University of Arizona. Eventually she landed a job at a plastic surgeons office where she'd be in charge of doing the imaging which would show what people would look like with the plastic surgery, but she had the sudden realization that that's actually not what she wanted to do with her life. So she dropped out of college and moved out to LA the next day to try her luck at acting. She didn't even bother to tell her parents about the move till later.
Fun facts on SNL's Target Lady: "Target Lady" is one of Kristen Wiig's most popular SNL characters. Target Lady was based on a real person working at a Burbank Target who the actress asked directions from. That woman has no idea she was the inspiration for the character though.
On SNL's Aunt Linda: Another popular SNL character of the comedian is "Aunt Linda". Aunt Linda was inspired by someone that was on a plane with her who was watching the in-flight movie. The lady was confused by the movie and she had her headphones on and she kept saying "what?! -- what is this?!" Kristen Wiig watched her and wrote down everything the woman said because it was so crazy.
Fun fact on improv: The Bridesmaids actress was in a small improv group called Sane Asylum.
Fun fact on her website: Her website (www.kristenwiig.com) is simply a white page with her name and a face drawn on it.
Fun fact on her name: Wiig is a Norwegian surname. When asked what it means, she says "maybe fake hair".
Fun fact on her dislikes: You probably won't find the Bridesmaids actress at Disneyland. She says she doesn't like being out in the sun and doesn't like rides.
Sources:
David Letterman Interview 9-26-08
Jimmy Kimmel Live Interview
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