Jenna Elfman Biography
Summary
"Jenna Elfman" (born September 30, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a Golden Globe-winning American television and film actress.
Biography
Early life
Elfman was born "Jennifer Mary Butala" in Los Angeles, California, to Sue Grace, a homemaker, and Richard Wayne Butala, a Hughes Aircraft executive. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a dance major and graduated in 1989. Her uncle is Tony Butala of The Lettermen. She studied with acting teacher Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse before beginning her television career.
Personal life
Elfman met her husband, actor Bodhi Elfman, at a Sprite commercial audition in February of 1991. They married in 1995, making director Richard Elfman her father-in-law and noted composer Danny Elfman her uncle-in-law.
In 2005, Elfman appeared at the Church of Scientology-affiliated Citizens Commission on Human Rights' controversial 'Psychiatry: An Industry of Death' museum grand opening and is described on the organization's website as a supporter.
In May 2006, Jenna visited her high school alma mater to urge students to set career goals and encourage them to persist in their chosen professions.
In January 2007, Elfman and her husband announced they were expecting their first child together. On July 23, 2007, the couple welcomed son, Story Elias, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces.
Will Ferrell's site Funnyordie.com, aired a video 'Mama Jams' of Elfman and her husband. (... more)
While she has not been particularly vocal about her specific political beliefs, Elfman has implied in some interview appearances (such as a 2001 appearance on The View ) that she is more Independent than many of her Democratic-affiliated Hollywood peers.
External links
(Jenna Elfman's official site)
(Jenna Elfman's short film on Funny Or Die)
Credit
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