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Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in
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, Slate was educated at
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and studied literature at
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, where she became involved in the improv and comedy scene. Following early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in
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and for co-creating, writing, and producing the children's short film and book series '' Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'' (2010–present). She became known to a mainstream audience after featuring as a cast member on the 35th season of ''
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'' (2009–2010). Her distinctive voice landed her the role of Tammy Larsen on the critically acclaimed animated sitcom ''
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'' (2012–present). She gained further recognition for her recurring roles as Mona-Lisa Saperstein on the
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comedy television series ''
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'' (2013–2015) and Sarah Guggenheim on the
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comedy series ''
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'' (2013–2015) and for the sketch comedy series ''
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'' (2013–2015). From 2017 to 2020, Slate provided the voice for Missy Foreman-Greenwald on the animated Netflix series '' Big Mouth''. In 2020, Slate handed voiceover duties for Missy to actor
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as she felt an African-American character should be voiced by an African-American actor. Despite no longer providing the voice for Missy, Slate has continued to voice a number of other various characters on the show. Slate's breakout role came with her leading performance in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film ''
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'' (2014), for which she won the
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and was nominated for an
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and
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. She lent voice performances to the animated films '' ''The Lorax'''' (2012), ''
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'' (2016), ''The Secret Life of Pets'' film franchise (2016-2019), ''
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'', and ''
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'' (both 2017), and she ventured into dramatic roles with her supporting performance as Bonnie in ''
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'' (2017). She also appeared in the critically acclaimed science-fiction film ''
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''.


Early life and education

Slate was born on March 25, 1982, in
Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and architect Buckminster Fuller. ...
, to Ron Slate, a businessman and poet who worked as vice president of global communications for the
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and later as CEO of a biotech startup, and Nancy (
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Gilson), a housewife who also made pottery. She is the middle child of three, with an older sister, Abigail, and younger sister, Stacey. She and her family are
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. One of her grandmothers was born in
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and was raised in
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. After graduating from
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as the
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, Slate attended
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
as a literature major, where she helped form the improv group Fruit Paunch, starred in the
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and met
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, who would become her comedy partner. Slate graduated from Columbia in 2004.


Career

She and Gabe Liedman formed the comedy duo Gabe & Jenny. Their
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shows with Max Silvestri, "''Big Terrific,"'' were named best new variety show of 2008 by '' Time Out
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''. In 2015, Slate, Liedman, and Silvestri ended the show, citing their busy schedules, though they have since occasionally performed together. Slate first met Liedman in 2000 while attending
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. They describe their relationship as a "nonsexual romance"; Slate says, "I like to think of us as kind of like
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and
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, but we like each other." Throughout 2008 and 2009, Slate regularly performed her one-woman show titled ''Jenny Slate: Dead Millionaire'' at the
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(UCBT) in New York City. Slate was a regular commentator on many VH1 "talking head" commentary programs. In early 2009, she had made several appearances on the ''
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'' recurring sketch "7th Floor West", where she played an
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also named Jenny, who was later promoted to Fallon's assistant. She had a recurring role in ''
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''. Slate's guest appearances on television programs include ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Important Things with Demetri Martin ''Important Things with Demetri Martin'' was a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All sketches, ...
'' and ''
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''. Slate joined the cast of ''
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'' for the 2009-10 season. In her first episode, she accidentally said "fucking" during her debut sketch "Biker Chick Chat", which was heard on the live broadcast, but removed from reruns. In various sketches, she impersonated
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. She was best known for Tina-Tina Cheneuse, an infomercial pitchwoman who advertises personalized doorbells, car horns, and alarm clocks. Slate's contract was not renewed for another season. Despite rumors to the contrary, Slate has insisted that her ''SNL'' termination was not due to cursing but rather simply because "I didn't click." In August 2010, she co-wrote and voiced the animated short film '' Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'', which garnered viral success. This led to ''Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Two''. Slate also wrote a "Marcel"-themed children's book that was released on November 1, 2011. Her first major film role was as Zoe in '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked''; more films followed in 2012, including the voice of Ted's mother in ''
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''. Her first appearance in ''
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'' was in the 2013 episode "Bailout", in which she portrayed Mona-Lisa Saperstein. Following her success on the NBC show, Slate released and starred in a 12-episode mini-series on YouTube called ''Catherine'', celebrating late 1980s and early 1990s soap-opera aesthetics. On July 23, 2013, she appeared in ''
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'' retelling the history of how
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was made. In 2014, Slate starred in the comedy-drama film ''
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'', which follows the life of a young stand-up comic as she grapples with an unplanned pregnancy and eventual abortion. Slate went on to win the
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for Best Actress in a Comedy, Best Breakout Performance at the
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, the Virtuosos Award at the
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, and Best Comedic Actress at the
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Awards for her performance in the film. Slate co-starred with
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and
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in the first season of the FX series ''
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''. She left the series as a series regular in season two, but still appeared in a few episodes.
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took her place in the series. Slate appeared as Liz B. in the recurring "PubLIZity" sketches in ''
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'', as well as many other recurring and one-off characters, performing in some capacity in almost every episode until the series ended in 2015. In 2016, Slate voiced Dawn Bellwether in the
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animated comedy-adventure film ''
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'' and Gidget in the animated feature ''
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''. Slate and her father co-wrote a book titled ''About the House'' about their time living in Slate's childhood home in Milton, Massachusetts, which was published in December 2016. In 2017, Slate starred in the film ''
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'' as Bonnie Stevenson, the teacher of a 7-year-old mathematical genius. In October 2019, Slate released a
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special on Netflix, titled ''Stage Fright''. Slate published her book titled ''Little Weirds'', about her struggles with and thoughts about life and relationships, in 2019. From 2017 until 2019, Slate voiced the biracial character Missy Foreman-Greenwald on the animated
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series '' Big Mouth''. Slate exited the role on June 24, 2020, writing on
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that "At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White — as am I. But Missy is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people."


Personal life

Slate lived in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, before moving with filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp to Los Angeles in the early 2010s. In September 2012, Slate married Fleischer-Camp. They collaborated on the ''Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'', on both the books and the short films. The pair announced their separation in May 2016. She dated actor Chris Evans for a brief period. In September 2019, Slate announced her engagement to art curator Ben Shattuck. On December 10, 2020, Slate revealed on ''
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'' that she was expecting her first child with Shattuck. On February 3, 2021, Slate appeared on ''
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'' and announced she gave birth to a daughter six weeks prior. Shattuck and Slate married in their living room on New Year's Eve 2021, their fourth attempt at a wedding after the first three were canceled during the
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


Podcasts

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Awards and nominations


Bibliography

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