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15 Jennifer Coolidge Now-You-Know Facts

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15 Jennifer Coolidge Now-You-Know Facts

November 11, 2022

Jennifer Coolidge is having a resurgence, and the world couldn’t be happier. Like Betty White, the nation has collectively decided to remember her amazing talent out of nowhere, with the added bonus of not yet being 90 years old. Coolidge is one of those rare actors that is most beloved not in spite of but for their very specific acting quirks as opposed to their range. Victoria Jackson from Saturday Night Live made a career out of being the blonde ditz, but for Coolidge it's in service of the script and not her actual life. Coolidge is a force that can balance being an object of desire, and the the joke at the same time - that's from her stint at The Groundlings with some people you may have heard of, like Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri, and Chris Parnell.

Here are 15 facts about one of the world's most uniquely funny comedians, Jennifer Coolidge.

15

Stop saying the hot dog line to her.

She's Pretty Tired Of Her Most Famous Line THE PAUL K KMS CRACKED.COM Animal Fair Coolidge told Variety that the line she is most tired of hearing has to be It makes me want a hot dog real bad, from Legally Blonde 2. She joked, All day long and all night, just, so many people like say it on the plane for f*cks sake. I just have to go with it and go 'Oh my God! You sound just like me when you say that! — Variety / Insider

14

Her and Reese Witherspoon are reuniting.

Legally Blonde 3 Is On The Way CRACKED.COM Coolidge told Variety that she hasn't seen a script yet, but that Reese Witherspoon will be returning in the role of Elle Woods and that the script is being written by Mindy Kaling. With Kaling at the helm and the two original stars added, could this be one of the few successful franchise reboots? — The Guardian / GMA

13

She got a huge applause just for looking at Bob Balaban.

She Once Got An Applause For Not Saying Anything At All CRACKED COM Christopher Guest, the director of A Mighty Wind, told Variety about an instance while promoting the film, where Bob Balaban and Coolidge walked onto the stage and gazed at one another. Guest said, It was the biggest applause I've ever heard. It was striking because Bob is quite small and Jennifer is a tall woman. They didn't have to say a word-in that silence of him looking up at her, everything that they had done together was put into that moment where no one had to say — Variety / Vanity Fair

12

She lied about having an identical twin.

She Once Dated Two Friends At The Same Time CRACKED.COM Coolidge told US Magazine, I went on vacation and dated two guys who knew each other. I told them I had an identical twin and went out with both of them. — US Magazine / Pexels

11

She was put in an Ariana Grande music video after she said she liked her impression.

She Was Cast In An Ariana Grande Music Video CRACKED.COM Coolidge first discovered Ariana Grande was a fan after Grande did a pretty accurate impression of her on The Tonight Show. In response, Coolidge sent Grande a DM telling her she loved the impression which eventually led her to reprise her role from Legally Blonde in the Thank You Next music video. — The Tonight Show / EW

10

She felt she wasn’t camera ready for “White Lotus.”

She Almost Didn't Accept Her Role On White Lotus CRACKED COM According to Coolidge, Mike White called her with the offer for the show, without even asking her if she wanted the part. She said, I'd been gorging and self-destructing at home for months, eating pizza all day. There was no way I wanted to be on film unless they shot me from the neck up. I'm sort of vain, so there was no f*cking way. She said she was later convinced when White called her on her bluff and asked her if she was afraid. It was like he — The Guardian / Forbes

9

She got sea sick while filming.

She Puked While Filming White Lotus... A Lot. CRACKED.COM Director Mike White insisted the boat scenes be filmed on location with a real boat, despite Coolidge's tendency for sea sickness. Coolidge said she threw up so many times while filming those scenes that, none of the other cast members would look me in the eye anymore — Variety / Cheatsheet

8

It “doesn’t get any better” than to be a part of a Christopher Guest production.

Her Favorite Projects Were Those With Christopher Guest At The Helm CRACKED.COM Coolidge told The Guardian, It doesn't get any better. They're some of the funniest people in the world, and it's mind-blowing when everyone's improvising. Becoming part of that group was life-changing for me. Coolidge added, What a group. I'm thrilled that Catherine and Eugene have had this incredible success with Schitt's Creek. It's so well-deserved. All that team are so normal and unpretentious. Everyone arrives in their beat-up cars. Eugene is so un-starry, I swear he thinks he's the local dentist or something. — The Guardian / Vulture

7

She never had children.

She Never Truly Became A MILF CRACKED.COM Jennifer Coolidge told Buzzfeed that a lot of people refer to her as a MILF because of American Pie. But in actuality, she said, I don't really have any children, I was barren. — Buzzfeed / EW

6

She claimed to be “Muffin” Hemingway.

She Used To Pose As Earnest Hemingway's Daughter To Get Into Clubs CRACKED.COM Jennifer Coolidge expanded on this story by telling The Guardian, Yeah, Muffin - the Hemingway daughter who wasn't as well known as Mariel and Margaux. I had these thick black eyebrows and shoulder-length blond hair, so I looked the part. I'd turn up to New York clubs in high heels and a short dress and tell them I was Muffin Hemingway. You wouldn't believe how well it worked. I got a lot of mileage out of that. Until I got kicked out of a few clubs, then it — The Guardian / CBS

5

She bought beer when she was 11.

She Has Always Looked Mature CRACKED.COM Coolidge admitted, I've always looked old for my age. I bought a case of beer when I was 11 with my neighbor's wig. — US Magazine / Reddit

4

She lives in an old, dark house, not like Malibu Barbie.

She Lives In A Haunted House CRACKED.COM Coolidge brings up that many people assume, because of her on-screen personas that she would live like Malibu Barbie, with frilly pink accents all over her pristine estate, but instead Coolidge says, They're surprised I live in this very old, dark house with creepy oil portraits on the walls. It's gloomy and cavernous. I have an antique automaton called Signor Blitz. Actor Ben Feldman who attended one of Coolidge's Halloween parties told Vulture, You can't use the downstairs bathroom because the ghost of a little girl is in there, and so you have — Cheatsheet / Vulture

3

She would give away her money to those that needed it if she were a billionaire.

Her Fallback Career Plans 07 I . 50658372 - 3274 PEEDSENCE 050658349A THE -7 PEDSATES FASTERIC LC50658383A 100 L0506583E 101 FRIDAD E DO L.G. 506 10 G7 100 LG50658383A 100 07 00 FEDERALIZEM CRACKED COM LG5 OLLAHS LEES Jennifer informed US Magazine of her fallback job if acting didn't work out. If I wasn't an actor, I would be a billionaire that gave away money to people and animals that deserved it. — US Magazine / Pexels

2

She played one of Jerry’s girlfriends on “Seinfeld.”

Her First Big Role Was On Seinfeld 5A CRACKED.COM You may remember seeing Coolidge's face on the Seinfeld episode, The Masseuse where she played Jodi, the masseuse who didn't like to work off the clock for Jerry. Sadly, while she was filming the episode, her mother was dying of pancreatic cancer. Coolidge says one of her mother's last words were how proud she was that she had made it onto TV. — Vulture / IMDB

1

She worked with Will Ferrell at The Groundlings.

She Was A Member Of The Groundlings DINER CRACKED.COM At the time of her residency at The Groundlings in L.A., Coolidge was improvising and writing with the likes of Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri, Chris Kattan, and Chris Parnell. — Vulture / Discover Los Angeles

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