10 Things to Know About Jenny Slate, the Comedian You Should Already Love Deeply
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Jenny Slate has been popping up quite a bit in headlines lately. She just appeared in the fifth season of Girls, she recently divorced her husband of four years, and now she's dating her Gifted costar Chris Evans. On the professional side, she's working more than ever, but it turns out there are plenty of places you've already seen the comedian-turned-actress. Don't believe us? Before her career starts reaching all-time highs, get to know the hilarious, totally endearing Jenny Slate.
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Jenny Slate is a 34-year-old actress and comedian from Massachusetts.
Jenny is one of three children, born to Ron and Nancy Slate; she has two sisters named Abigail and Stacey.
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She's appeared twice on HBO's Girls.
Jenny Slate played Tally Schifrin alongside Lena Dunham, most recently appearing in the penultimate episode of season five.
She was a member of the SNL troupe, but her time was cut short.
Jenny accidentally dropped the F-bomb during her very first live skit on Saturday Night Live. She went on to complete a solid season on the show, but her contract was not renewed. Years later, she opened up about the experience.
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She popped up on a few seasons of Parks and Recreation.
Jenny appeared on the show as Mona-Lisa Saperstein, the twin sister of Jean-Ralphio Saperstein. She's also had roles on House of Lies, Married, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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She voices Tammy Larsen on Bob's Burgers.
Other voicework from Jenny includes roles in Zootopia, Adventure Time, and The Lorax.
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She recently divorced her husband, Dean Fleischer-Camp.
After four years, Jenny and Dean marked one of 2016's biggest celebrity breakups. Reports emerged shortly thereafter revealing Jenny had been quietly dating Chris Evans since March.
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She starred in (and produced) one of the decade's best romantic comedies so far.
Originally a 2009 short (also starring Jenny Slate), Obvious Child is an indie darling that's heartwarming, relatable, real, and just plain effing good.
She had a hilarious, amazing recurring skit on The Kroll Show.
It was called "PubLIZity," and if you haven't watched every single mini episode, you have some work to do.
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She cowrote and voiced that viral cutie pie, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
Jenny cowrote the short with her ex husband, and there have been three episodes to date. The most recent dropped in October 2014.
She's an absolutely hilarious late night guest.
We seriously fell in love with Jenny when she appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers in June 2014. If her story about astronomy class in college doesn't crack you up, we're not sure what will.