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The wonderful Jan Hooks, gone at 57
Atomika
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The death of Jan Hooks is incredibly sad to hear about this morning, and while the cause of her passing isn't public, it is assumed that she had been ill for some time. She was always one of my favorite SNL cast members, and had a real knack for playing the most ridiculous characters with a straight(ish) face.
Known for her many outrageous impressions and her unmistakable Georgia drawl, Hooks will be remembered as a key member of Lorne Michaels' renaissance period of SNL after he took the show back from Dick Ebersol's bland authorship in 1985. After starting at Groundlings, she made her debut in 1986 in a new cast that proved to be one of the most successful and popular in the show's history despite only featuring eight cast members (compare that to the 18 members in the most recent season). That original lineup was a who's who of SNL's best:
Dana Carvey
Nora Dunn
Phil Hartman
Jan Hooks
Victoria Jackson
Jon Lovitz
Dennis Miller
Kevin Nealon
She would leave the show eight seasons later, becoming a standout during a tenure that grew to include other future stars such as Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, and Julia Sweeney. Some of her most famous impressions included Sinead O'Connor, Tammy Faye Bakker, and Hillary Clinton, the latter of which was always paired with Bill Clinton as done by Phil Hartman, one of Hooks' closest friends. Hooks most recently played recurring role of mother to Jane Krakowski's character on 30 Rock, with other SNL alums Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Alec Baldwin. She was also the voice of Angleyne, one of Bender's many love interests on Futurama, as well as Manjula, the wife of Apu on The Simpsons. Her movie career never really took off, but her rare appearances, like in Tim Burton's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Batman Returns, were always memorable.
I leave you with a link to my favorite (unembeddable) sketch.
She will be missed.
Known for her many outrageous impressions and her unmistakable Georgia drawl, Hooks will be remembered as a key member of Lorne Michaels' renaissance period of SNL after he took the show back from Dick Ebersol's bland authorship in 1985. After starting at Groundlings, she made her debut in 1986 in a new cast that proved to be one of the most successful and popular in the show's history despite only featuring eight cast members (compare that to the 18 members in the most recent season). That original lineup was a who's who of SNL's best:
Dana Carvey
Nora Dunn
Phil Hartman
Jan Hooks
Victoria Jackson
Jon Lovitz
Dennis Miller
Kevin Nealon
She would leave the show eight seasons later, becoming a standout during a tenure that grew to include other future stars such as Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, and Julia Sweeney. Some of her most famous impressions included Sinead O'Connor, Tammy Faye Bakker, and Hillary Clinton, the latter of which was always paired with Bill Clinton as done by Phil Hartman, one of Hooks' closest friends. Hooks most recently played recurring role of mother to Jane Krakowski's character on 30 Rock, with other SNL alums Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Alec Baldwin. She was also the voice of Angleyne, one of Bender's many love interests on Futurama, as well as Manjula, the wife of Apu on The Simpsons. Her movie career never really took off, but her rare appearances, like in Tim Burton's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Batman Returns, were always memorable.
I leave you with a link to my favorite (unembeddable) sketch.
She will be missed.
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Also maybe you could not use the term murderers row when referring to Phil Hartman.
yeah, probably
"Look at him sittin' on that stool like he's doin' it a favor."
Awesome.