Kristen Wiig is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. She started her career with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings and gained fame on NBC’s Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012.
While on SNL, Wiig was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series four times. She had supporting roles in comedy films like “Knocked Up” and “Paul”. Wiig co-wrote and starred in “Bridesmaids” which was critical and earned her Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.
Her other notable films include “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, “The Skeleton Twins”, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”, “The Martian”, “Ghostbusters”, “Downsizing”, “Mother!” and “Wonder Woman 1984”. She also voiced characters in the “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Despicable Me” franchises. Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in the miniseries “The Spoils of Babylon”. 1wikipedia
Kristen Wiig Wiki/Bio
Kristen’s real name is Kristen Carroll Wiig, who was born on 22 August 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, USA and she is 50 years old as of 2023. She is a follower of the Christian religion and holds American nationality. Her zodiac sign is Leo. 2famousbirthdays
Kristen Wiig Education
Wiig graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester and attended the University of Arizona as an art student. After taking an acting class as an elective, her teacher encouraged her to pursue acting. Wiig eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she joined the sketch-comedy troupe The Groundlings and also joined Saturday Night Live with cast members like Maya Rudolph and Will Ferrell. 3wikipedia
Kristen Wiig Parents
Kristen Carroll was born to Laurie J. (Johnston), who was an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, who was a lake marina manager. She is of Norwegian, Irish, English, and Scottish descent. Her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and later settled in Rochester, New York. When Wiig was nine, her parents separated from each other and then she lived with her mother and older brother, Erik. 4thefamouspeople
Kristen Wiig Husband & Relationships
Wiig was married to actor Hayes Hargrove in 2005 but she got divorced from him in 2009. Then, she dated The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti from 2011 to 2013.
In 2019, she got engaged to actor Avi Rothman after three years of dating. In January 2020, they had two children together a son and daughter, via surrogacy. Wiig confirmed in February 2021 that she and Rothman had married. She also shared some experiences of her married life:
“We’ve been together for about five years, and three of them were spent in an [in vitro fertilization] haze,” she said. “Emotionally, spiritually, and medically, it was probably the most difficult time in my life. I wasn’t myself.” 5people
Kristen Wiig Career
Wiig’s film debut came with her role as Katherine Heigl’s boss in the comedy “Knocked Up” which received high praise. She also appeared in “Whip It” directed by Drew Barrymore, “Adventureland” with Ryan Reynolds, “Ghost Town” with Ricky Gervais, and “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” alongside John C. Reilly. Additionally, she also appeared on TV shows like “30 Rock,” “Bored to Death,” and “Flight of the Conchords.”
Wiig joined the cast of SNL in 2005 and became known for her memorable characters like the Target clerk, Doonese, Penelope, and Suze Orman. She received four Emmy nominations for her work on the show and left in 2012.
In 2011, Wiig co-wrote and starred in “Bridesmaids,” featuring Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne. The film was a box office success and garnered several awards, including two Oscar nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.
Wiig has also appeared in films like “Paul” in 2011 with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, “All Good Things” in 2010 with Ryan Gosling, “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010 with Gerard Butler, “Despicable Me” in 2010 with Steve Carell, and “Friends with Kids” in 2011 with Jon Hamm and Megan Fox. 6imdb
- Kristen was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012.
- Wiig was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for “Saturday Night Live” from 2009 to 2012.
- In 2013 and 2017, she received nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress for “Saturday Night Live”.
- In 2012, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the movie “Bridesmaids.” 7thefamouspeople
Kristen Wiig’s Net Worth
Kristen has a net worth of more than 10 million dollars as she is a successful personality in the United States.
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