Kristen Wiig

@Film & Theater Personalities, Facts and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kristen Wiig is a popular American comedienne, actress, producer and writer College Dropouts Saturday Night Live Cast American University Of Arizona Film & Theater Personalities Actresses Comedians Leo Celebrities Kristen Wiig is a popular American comedienne, actress, producer and writer. She is of is of English and Scottish lineage from her mother’s side and Norwegian and Irish ancestry from her father’s side. Though a naturally shy personality, she has mentioned that people had identified her as a comedian ever since childhood. Kristen Wiig began her career through performances with comedy troops and live television comedy shows, working her way up steadily, and consequently making a mark for herself in comedy genre. She found her way into feature films in 2007. Apart from acting, Kristen Wiig has also lent her voice to several characters in popular animation movies and gained recognition as a script writer as well. She has been nominated for the Academy Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards for her contribution to movies. In her personal life, she is fond of painting and drawing but exclaims that she has never pursued the interest due to the fear of not being good enough. She has also voiced her love for animals stating that she would never wear fur. She keeps away from social media and asserts that she prefers keeping her life private.

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Birthday: August 22, 1973 Nationality: American Famous: College Dropouts, Saturday Night Live Cast, University Of Arizona, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Comedians Spouses: Hayes Hargrove Siblings: Erik Wiig Known as: Kristen Carroll Wiig, Vicki St. Elmo Universities: University Of Arizona University of Arizona 1991 - Brighton High School Information Detail Birthday August 22, 1973 Nationality American Famous College Dropouts, Saturday Night Live Cast, University Of Arizona, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Comedians Spouses Hayes Hargrove Siblings Erik Wiig Known as Kristen Carroll Wiig, Vicki St. Elmo Universities University Of Arizona University of Arizona 1991 - Brighton High School Notable Alumnis University Of Arizona Birth Place Canandaigua, New York, United States Height 165cm Gender Female Father Jon J. Wiig Mother Laurie J. Johnston Net Worth $12 million as of Jun 12,2016 Sun Sign Leo Born in Canandaigua, New York, United States Famous as Actress

Canandaigua, New York, United States

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Kristen Wiig married actor and comedian Hayes Hargrove in 2005. The couple ended their relationship in 2009. Unsplash Personal Life

She is a vegetarian and had been listed in PETA’s ‘Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities’ of 2011. Unsplash Personal Life

Kristen Wiig was born on 22 August 1973, in Canandaigua city of New York to John J Wiig and Laurie J. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. Kristen Wiig has an elder brother Erik. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She did her elementary schooling from Nitrauer Elementary School in Lancester. She later moved to New York and joined the Allendale Columbia School. After passing her tenth grade, she joined the Brighton High School and completed her high schooling from it. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduating from high, she enrolled at the University of Arizona, majoring in Arts. However, she did not graduate and discontinued her course when she was 19. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Kristen Wiig relocated to Los Angeles after dropping out of college to pursue acting. In the initial days she did odd jobs like selling fruits, folding clothes, catering etc. to support herself. A co-worker took her to the auditions of The Groundlings—a sketch comedy theatre where she got selected. She began working at The Groundlings and also used to perform at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre. Unsplash Career

In 2003, she appeared in ‘The Joe Schmo Show’ a satire of reality television on Spike TV. During her stint at The Groundlings, her manager supported her to audition for ‘Saturday Night Live’ – a live TV sketch comedy show. Kristen Wiig was inducted in the midst of the 31st season of the ‘Saturday Night Live’ show, in the year 2005. Unsplash Career

In 2006, Kristen Wiig made her debut in films with ‘Unaccompanied Minors’. The following year she made appearances in movies such as ‘Knocked Up’, ‘Walk Hard’ and so on. Unsplash Career

In 2008, she got minor roles in movies like ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’, ‘Pretty Bird’ and ‘Ghost Promo’. In 2009, Kristen Wiig did supporting roles in Drew Barrymore’s directional debut film ‘Whip It’ and ‘Adventureland’. The same year she also gave voice in ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’. Unsplash Career

In 2010, she lent her voice for animated films ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ along with appearing in other feature films that include ‘All Good Things’ and ‘MacGruber’. Unsplash Career

Kristen Wiig’s portrayal of various characters and humour sense in Live TV show ‘Saturday Night Live’ enabled her to strike the chord with viewers. Her performance earned her much popularity and fans. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 22, 1973
Nationality	American
Famous	College Dropouts, Saturday Night Live Cast, University Of Arizona, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Comedians
Spouses	Hayes Hargrove
Siblings	Erik Wiig
Known as	Kristen Carroll Wiig, Vicki St. Elmo
Universities	University Of Arizona University of Arizona 1991 - Brighton High School
Notable Alumnis	University Of Arizona
Birth Place	Canandaigua, New York, United States
Height	165cm
Gender	Female
Father	Jon J. Wiig
Mother	Laurie J. Johnston
Net Worth	$12 million as of Jun 12,2016
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Canandaigua, New York, United States
Famous as	Actress

Kristen Wiig

American

Aug 22, 1973

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Canandaigua, New York, United States