Alison Helene Becker (born March 8, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for appearing in NBC's ''

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''.

Early life and education

Becker grew up in

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. She attended

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, where she graduated ''

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'' with a degree in

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in 1999. After college graduation, she moved to

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and began exploring the fields of theatre and comedy, creating a variety of original characters and sketch comedies.

Career

Becker is a regular player at the

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improv theatre. She has also performed for Hopscotch: A New York Sex Comedy,

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, and other comedy clubs. She starred on ''

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'', the

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prank television show. She was a VJ on the

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, where she hosted ''F-List'' and some other shows. She was the host of VH1's ''

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''. She is on the online show ''Mayne Street'' with

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broadcaster Kenny Mayne on ESPN. She was a co-host on the FuelTV talk show ''The Daily Habit'' and had a

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's ''

'', appearing in all seven seasons as local newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep. She appeared once on

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's ''

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'' in the ninth season as a yoga instructor. She also appeared in the

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"Badman"

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spoof videos and a "If Google Was a Guy" sketch. She also appeared in commercials for

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(featuring chicken and waffles), for the

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hybrid, and for Realtor.com.

Filmography

Television

Online appearances

Film

* '' Class Action Park'' (2020) * ''Control'' (2017) * '' Spare Change'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''May the Best Man Win'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''God-Links'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Four Dead Batteries'' (2004) * ''Pushing Tom'' (2003)

References

External links

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Alison Becker's BlogInterview at WickedInfo.com
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