Amy Sedaris

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Amy Sedaris is a famous American actress, author and comedian

Mar 29, 1961

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: March 29, 1961
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Writers
  • Siblings: David Sedaris, Gretchen, Lisa, Paul, Tiffany
  • Birth Place: Endicott, New York, U.S.
  • Height: 156cm
  • Gender: Female

Amy Sedaris born at

Endicott, New York, U.S.

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Birth Place

She was in a relationship with her ‘Strangers with Candy’ co-star, Paul Dinello. The relationship lasted for eight years before they parted ways. Since their break-up, they have remained close friends and she is currently the godmother to his son.

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Personal Life

She has expressed that she is not interested in getting married or having children.

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Personal Life

Apart from acting, she runs her own cupcake and cheeseball company from her kitchen called, ‘Dusty Food Cupcakes’.

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Personal Life

Amy Louise Sedaris was born to Sharon and Lou Sedaris in Endicott, New York. She was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina along with her siblings, David, Lisa, Gretchen, Tiffany and Paul.

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Childhood & Early Life

When she was a teenager, she worked with the ‘Winn-Dixie’ supermarket, but was fired from her position as a cashier. She then served as a cocktail waitress at a comedy club in Chicago, but was fired from there too.

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Childhood & Early Life

She got her first break in a television movie, ‘Big Deals’ as Topas Radulavitch, in 1991. During this time, she was also a member of Chicago-based improvisational enterprise, ‘The Second City’, and ‘Annoyance Theatre’.

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Childhood & Early Life

She got her first break with the Comedy Central show, ‘Exit 57’ in 1995, which ran for three seasons. Two years later, she appeared in the movies, ‘Bad Bosses Go to Hell’ and ‘Commandments’.

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Career

She coauthored a number of plays along with her brother, David Sedaris, till 1997 such as ‘One Woman Show’, ‘Incident at Cobbler’s Knob’ and ‘The Little Frieda Mysteries’.

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Career

In 1998, she starred in the movies, ‘Wheels of Fury’, ‘Strangers with Candy: Retardation, a Celebration’ and ‘Six Days Seven Nights’.

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Career

From 1999 to 2000, she was cast as the famous ‘Jerri Blank’ in the hit Comedy Central Show, ‘Strangers with Candy’, for which she appeared in 30 episodes. The next year, she was seen in the television series’ ‘Fling’ and ‘Just Shoot Me’.

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Career

Apart from acting, she is also a writer. She co-authored the text-and-picture novel, ‘Wigfield’ along with Steven Colbert and Paul Dinello, in 2003. The same year, she starred in the movies, ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Elf’.

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Career

Her magnum opus is her role as ‘Jerry Blank’, the main protagonist of the Comedy Central show, ‘Strangers with Candy’. This is regarded as one of her best works.. Although the show was cancelled after three seasons, it was ranked as ‘#30’ on TV Guide’s ‘Top Cult Shows Ever’. The show became so popular, that it even spawned a film adaptation with the same title.

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Major Works