Leslie Mann Biography
Summary
"Leslie Mann" (born March 26, 1972) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in various comedic films.
Life and career
Mann was born in San Francisco, California, and graduated from Corona del Mar High School. She began her career at the age of 17, with appearances in television commercials. In 1995, Mann was chosen from an open audition of 500 candidates for her first big movie role in "The Cable Guy" (1996). Since then, she has starred in films such as "George of the Jungle", "Big Daddy", "Stealing Harvard", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", "Knocked Up", and "17 Again". Mann reunited with her "Cable Guy" co-star Jim Carrey in the film "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Big Daddy" co-star Adam Sandler in "Funny People", as well as with "Knocked Up" co-star Seth Rogen in the same film. Mann is set to star alongside Elizabeth Banks in "What Was I Thinking?", based upon the book by Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman.
Personal life
Mann is married to writer-director Judd Apatow, with whom she has two daughters, Iris and Maude. She met Apatow on the set of "The Cable Guy" (1996), which he co-wrote and produced. Since then she has frequently collaborated with her husband.
Mann's daughters Iris and Maude appeared in both "Knocked Up" and "Funny People" as the daughters of the characters played by Mann in those films.
External links
(Leslie Mann) at TV.com
Credit
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