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Lisa Arch ( Kushell; born November 23, 1971) is an American actress and comedian, known for her recurring role on ''
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'' as Cassie with wife of Larry's cousin, Andy, her roles in the 1997–98 season of the
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comedy show, ''
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'', as cohost of TBS's ''
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'' from 2002 to 2005, and as the recurring character of
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on
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's ''
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''. Arch has also been in movies, such as 2001's ''
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''.


Personal life

Born Lisa Kushell in
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,
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, she began acting on stage at 15 years old in the
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troupe Upstage Comedy. Arch has often stated that her parents were extremely supportive of her and they allowed her to hone her skills in their "unfurnished living room" until she graduated from high school. She earned her
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card with one line as a waitress on '' Dream On''. After her first appearance, she began appearing on such shows as ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. She has an older brother, Bob Kushell, who is a TV writer/producer and Internet talk show host. Her brother worked with her husband in 2009,
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, as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of ''ANYTIME WITH BOB KUSHELL'', an internet talkshow for
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's Crackle.com. On September 18, 2007, she gave birth to a son, Garrett Mitchell Arch.


Career


''Curb Your Enthusiasm''

Arch was cast on ''
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'' in 2009 as "Cassie", the wife of Larry's "Cousin Andy" played by
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. She appeared in the Season 7 episode entitled "The Black Swan" and played a new mom who had a side-business where she made colorful, ornate cowboy hats. She also appeared in Season 10 episodes #2 & #3 entitled "Side Sitting" and "Artificial Fruit". In "Fruit" she has a featured role where she asks Larry to draw a doodle for charity, but later on blames him for not putting in enough effort on his artwork.


''Mad TV''

Arch joined the cast of ''
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'' in 1997, as a repertory performer, for the third season. She would be promoted to repertory status mid-season. She is remembered for playing characters like social outcast Susan Whitfield and sassy country gal Wanda Terry-Ann Lainier Parker from the Parker Sisters sketches. Arch also flexed her comedy muscles with her celebrity impressions, of public figures like
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. She also lampooned
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stars like
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and
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. She has also impersonated singers like
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,
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and
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. After one season on the show, Arch left ''Mad TV'' at the conclusion of season three to pursue other career opportunities.


Other television projects

Since Leaving ''Mad TV'', Arch has done many guest appearances and voice overs. She has appeared in such commercials as "
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" and "
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." She has featured on the
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show ''
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'' as the voice of "Cammie", an airheaded,
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party-girl in her early twenties. She also played the role of Samantha Samuels on the
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show ''
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''. She has also had a part in the children's TV program ''
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'' as a photographer. Arch can be seen on a regular basis at Los Angeles' ACME Comedy Theater and recently hosted a special episode of '' Reel Comedy'' about the movie, ''
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''. She also has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. Also she was in ''
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'' as Damonica Dixon.


''Dinner and a Movie''

In 2001, Arch's career got a boost when she replaced
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as the hostess of the TBS cooking and entertainment show, ''
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''. For two and a half years, she appeared, alongside host Paul Gilmartin and
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Claud Mann, in each episode introducing movies and cracking jokes during the preparation of a creative dinner to go with some theme of the movie.


Filmography


Film


Television


Voice acting and video game


External links

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