Nicole Parker

For the actress and model born 1970, see Nicole Ari Parker.

Nicole Parker
Birth name	Nicole F. Parker
Born	February 21 1978 (1978--) (age 29) Irvine, California, United States
Other name(s)	Nicole Parker

Nicole Frances Parker (born February 21, 1978, in Irvine, California, U.S.) is a comic actress. She is a popular cast member on FOX's sketch comedy show MADtv.

Biography

In her hometown of Irvine, she performed at South Coast Repertory and Laguna Playhouse. She also studied Theatre and Voice at Indiana University and performed in an improv troupe called The Original Full Frontal Comedy. After college, Parker performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Second City in Chicago, Bloemendaal, Unhinged Academy and Groningen. In addition, Nicole and some college friends formed a theater company in New York called Waterwell Productions. Parker moved to Amsterdam for two years, where she performed in the comedy show Boom Chicago alongside MADtv alumni as well as current cast members Ike Barinholtz and Jordan Peele.

MADtv

Parker joined the cast of MADtv in 2003 as a featured performer for the ninth season. She was later promoted to cast member status the following season. Parker's most noteworthy characters include Inside Looking Out host Pat-Beth LaMontrose and the carefree yet naive Disney Girl. Some of her notable impersonations included Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwen Stefani, Jessica Simpson, Nelly Furtado, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Kathy Griffin, Kristin Cavallari, and Renée Zellweger.

As of 2007, Nicole Parker is currently entering her fifth season on Mad TV. Since the departure of Stephnie Weir in Season 11, Nicole Parker has been the longest serving lead actress on Mad TV. Parker is leaving her own unique brand of humor on the late night show, just like many fellow alumnists including Nicole Sullivan, Debra Wilson, Alex Borstein, and Mo Collins^{[citation needed]}.

Characters

• Annetta Bussley (The Lillian Verner Game Show)
• Beth (Sean the Floor Leader)
• Candy Matsumoto (Hello Hollywood/Iraq, Hello!)
• Charlene (Baby Joey)
• Disney Girl
• Pat-Beth LaMontrose (Inside Looking Out)
• Tori McLachlan

Nicole Parker as Ellen DeGeneres.

Impressions

• Alanis Morissette
• Alexis Bledel
• Ali Larter
• Ashley Judd
• Ashlee Simpson
• Ashley Tisdale
• Britney Spears
• Candice Bergen
• Celine Dion
• Constance Ramos
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Elizabeth Smart
• Emma Thompson
• Emily Robison
• Fergie
• Gwen Stefani
• Hillary Clinton
• Hillary Swank
• James Blunt
• Jane Leeves
• Jeanne Bice
• Jessica Simpson
• Joy Behar
• Judith Regan
• Judy Garland
• Julie Andrews
• Kate Walsh
• Katie Couric
• Katie Holmes
• Kathy Griffin
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kiki
• Kristin Cavallari
• Lauren Conrad
• Lesley Stahl
• Lisa Edelstein
• Liza Minnelli
• Maggie Grace
• Mary Kay Letourneau
• Mary Todd Lincoln
• Melania Trump
• Michelle Yeoh
• Nelly Furtado
• Norah Jones
• Patricia Heaton
• Paula Abdul
• Paula Zahn
• Rachael Ray
• Renée Zellweger
• Robin Weigert
• Sarah Chalke
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Sigourney Weaver
• Tara Reid
• Teresa Heinz Kerry
• Teri Hatcher
• Tonya Harding
• Vivien Leigh

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Comedy Musical

From July 2006 -January 2007, Parker performed in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me comedy musical, alongside funnyman Martin Short, Marc Shaiman, Reno 911's Mary Birdsong, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Capathia Jenkins. The show is now closed, but the cast album is still available through Ghostlight Records (www.sh-k-boom.com). Featuring original music by the award winning composer/lyricist team of Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, the cast album features Parker singing on tracks like "Big Titties" and "Step Brother to Jesus".

Television appearances

External links

• Nicole F. Parker at the Internet Movie Database
• Official MADtv site
• Planet MADtv
• Nicole Parker at Planet MADtv

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