Elizabeth Ann Guttman, (born September 11, 1961) better known as E. G. Daily and Elizabeth Daily, is an American actress and singer.
Daily is best known for her animation voice roles as
Tommy Pickles on ''
Rugrats'' and its spin-off ''
All Grown Up!
''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...
'',
Buttercup on ''
The Powerpuff Girls'', Rudy Tabootie on ''
ChalkZone'', and Julius on ''
Julius Jr.
''Julius Jr.'' is an animated children’s television series based on the characters of the Paul Frank brand. Co-produced by Saban Brands and BrainPower Studio, ''Julius Jr.'' aired on Family Channel and Family Jr. on May 12, 2015. In Canada, an ...
'' She also voiced the title character in the live-action film ''
Babe: Pig in the City'' and
Bamm-Bamm Rubble in the live-action film ''
The Flintstones''.
Daily is also known for her roles in a variety of live-action films such as ''
Valley Girl'', ''
Dogfight'', ''
No Small Affair'', ''
Fandango'', ''
Streets of Fire'', ''
The Devil's Rejects'', ''
My Sister's Keeper'', and
Pee-wee Herman's potential girlfriend in ''
Pee-wee's Big Adventure''.
As a singer, Daily has released four studio albums: ''
Wild Child
Wild child usually refers to a feral child; it may also refer to:
Film and television
*'' The Wild Child'', a 1970 French film directed by François Truffaut
* ''Wild Child'' (film), a 2008 teen comedy starring Emma Roberts
* "Wild Child" (''R ...
'' (1985), ''
Lace Around the Wound'' (1989), ''
Tearing Down the Walls'' (1999), and ''Changing Faces'' (2008).
Career
Voice acting
Daily has voiced animated characters such as
Tommy Pickles in ''
Rugrats'', a role that she reprised for its revival on
Paramount+, and actually was in the middle of labor while recording a few of his lines for an episode, and Freefall / Roxy Spaulding in the film ''
Gen¹³'' and Private Isabel "Dizzy" Flores in ''
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles''. She provided the voice for the lead role in the live-action feature film ''
Babe: Pig in the City'', replacing
Christine Cavanaugh. More recently from 2013 to 2015, she played the title character on the
Nick Jr. TV show ''
Julius Jr.
''Julius Jr.'' is an animated children’s television series based on the characters of the Paul Frank brand. Co-produced by Saban Brands and BrainPower Studio, ''Julius Jr.'' aired on Family Channel and Family Jr. on May 12, 2015. In Canada, an ...
'', and was recently Hinoka from ''
Fire Emblem Fates''.
Live-action roles
Besides doing
voice-overs, Daily has acted in film and on TV. She played Sandy Burns on the
PBS series ''The Righteous Apples'' from 1980 to 1981. In 1985, she starred as Dottie in ''
Pee-wee's Big Adventure, as'' Loryn in ''
Valley Girl,'' and as a singer in the comedy ''
Better Off Dead''. She also appeared on such television shows as ''
Laverne & Shirley'', ''
CHiPs'', ''
Fame'' and ''
Friends''. She was also in the music video for
Rod Stewart's song "
Young Turks" as Patti, one of the runaway teens. She has been cast in several Rob Zombie films, most recently in 2015 as Sex-Head in
Rob Zombie's ''
31'', the woman on the side of
Torsten Voges, who plays Death-Head.
Music
Daily signed with
A&M Records in 1985, working with
Madonna's frequent collaborators
John "Jellybean" Benitez
John Benitez (born November 7, 1957), also known as Jellybean, is an American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. ...
and
Stephen Bray
Stephen Pate Bray (born December 23, 1956) is an American songwriter, drummer, and record producer. He is best known for his collaborations with Madonna, being a member of the band Breakfast Club, and for winning the 2017 Grammy Award for the ...
. In 1986, that label released the
R&B/Rock single "
Say It, Say It". The song made it to No. 70 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the No. 1 spot on the
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. (Other versions of the song appeared as early as 1981). Her songs "Shake It Up" and "I'm Hot Tonight" were included in the
soundtrack to the film ''Scarface''. Those same songs were later included in the lineup of fictional radio station
Flashback 95.6 FM in the ''
Grand Theft Auto III'' video game. They were also included in the ''
Scarface: The World Is Yours'' video game, based on the 1983 film. Her hit "
Love in the Shadows" was featured in the films ''
Thief of Hearts
''Thief of Hearts'' is a 1984 American erotic drama film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It was written and directed by Douglas Day Stewart.
It stars Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz and David Caruso.
Plot
A burglar, Sc ...
'' and ''
Circuit
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Science and technology
Electrical engineering
* Electrical circuit, a complete electrical network with a closed-loop giving a return path for current
** Analog circuit, uses continuous signal levels
** Balanced circu ...
''.
Also in 1985, she provided backup vocals for
The Human League frontman
Philip Oakey's debut solo album, ''
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder''. That same year, she appeared in the comedy film ''
Better Off Dead'', singing the songs "One Way Love (Better Off Dead)" and "A Little Luck" as a member of a band performing at a high school dance. Both songs were included on the soundtrack album credited to E. G. Daily. She performed a song on ''
The Breakfast Club'' soundtrack called "Waiting".
In 1987, she released the song "
Mind over Matter", which is featured in the film ''
Summer School''. Daily plays
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...
,
harmonica,
keyboards, and
percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Excl ...
s. In her 1989 song, "
Some People", from her ''
Lace Around the Wound'' album, produced by
Lotti Golden and
Tommy Faragher, she plays guitar and harmonica. In 1999, she released her third studio album ''
Tearing Down the Walls''.
Daily released a song titled "Changing Faces" in 2003. The song was used on the end credits of ''
Rugrats Go Wild''. She also released a single titled "Beautiful" which she made available through
iTunes on April 29, 2008. She also sang the song "Dawn's Theme", which was used at the end of the movie ''
Streets
Streets is the plural of street, a type of road.
Streets or The Streets may also refer to: Music
* Streets (band)
Streets was an American hard rock band made up of singer/keyboardist Steve Walsh, guitarist Mike Slamer, bassist Billy Greer, ...
''. From 2003 to 2011, Daily did the voice-over of
Jake Harper singing the ''
Two and a Half Men'' song.
Her genres are
country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, whil ...
,
dance,
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
, and
rock.
In fall 2013, Daily sang as a contestant on the
fifth season of the NBC reality show ''
The Voice''. In the blind audition broadcast on September 24, 2013, she sang "
Breathe" from
Faith Hill. Two of the four judges on the show,
Blake Shelton and
CeeLo Green, turned around their chairs for her. She chose to be on Team Blake. Daily proceeded to win her battle in the show's battle rounds singing the song "
Something to Talk About". She lost in the Knockout Rounds, with a performance of
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporate ...
's "
I Can't Make You Love Me".
Personal life
Daily previously dated actor
Jon-Erik Hexum, and was his girlfriend at the time of his accidental death in 1984. She subsequently spent a short time living with her ''
Valley Girl'' co-star
Deborah Foreman for emotional support.
Daily married poker player
Rick Salomon in 1995. They have two daughters, named Hunter and Tyson, before divorcing in 2000.
She is
Jewish
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.
Filmography
Film
Short films
Television and animation
Video games
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by '' Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It i ...
*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
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Living people
Actresses from Los Angeles
American dance musicians
American film actresses
American television actresses
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
American women pop singers
American women singer-songwriters
Comedians from California
Musicians from Los Angeles
Singer-songwriters from California
The Voice (franchise) contestants
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
20th-century American comedians
21st-century American comedians
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women singers
1961 births
Jewish American actresses