Brooke Dillman (born Brooke Alley; August 22, 1966) is an American actress and comedian best known as a series regular on the skit comedy '' Blue Collar TV''.

Early life and education

Dillman was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended

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. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater at the

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in 1988 and then moved to

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Career

While in Chicago, Dillman created several of her favorite characters in the local theater scene, including stints at the

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and the Organic Theatre. She then moved to

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in 1998 and was featured in TV commercials prior to being cast as a regular on the variety series ''

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''. Other roles followed, such as the weather-casting nun, Sister Brenda Trogman, in

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's ''

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'', a blind date for Michael Scott in the NBC's ''

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'' episode " Chair Model" from season 4, and a recurring role on HBO's '' Six Feet Under''. Dillman has appeared in the feature films ''

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'', ''Larceny'', ''Pot of Gold'', and '' Superbad''. After the final season of the sketch comedy TV series '' Blue Collar TV'', in which she was a regular cast member, Dillman reunited with ''Blue Collar'' comedian

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in his film '' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector''. She also appeared on the YouTube comedy-mystery

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' in Episode 7 "A bear and Honey" on 23 Aug 2012 as 'Honey Garrett'. She also has a recurring role in the Disney XD show ''

Kickin' It ''Kickin' It'' is an American comedy television series created by Jim O'Doherty that aired on Disney XD from June 13, 2011 to March 25, 2015. The series stars Leo Howard, Dylan Riley Snyder, Mateo Arias, Olivia Holt, Alex Christian Jones, and ...

'' as Joan Malone, the security guard at the strip mall, and played Tink Babbitt on ABC’s The Middle from 2009 to 2018. Dillman also played a role in ''

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'' as Karen, Amy Duncan's boss and enemy. She also starred for three seasons on the TBS comedy '' Wrecked'' as Karen Cushman.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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