BIOGRAPHY
Name: Cheri Oteri
Height: 5'2 (I
have also read 5'0 and 5'1)
Marital status: Single
(I don't know if she's dating anyone)
Birthday: September 19th
Age: Oteri refuses to reveal her age, because she loves being
able to play characters of all ages.
(My friend Alison and I have
put two and two together and figured out that she is 34)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Same
as Me!)
Grew up in: Upper Darby, PA (west of Philadelphia) (close
to me)
High School: Archbishop Pendergast High School in Philadelphia
Current Residents: New York City
Car: A dark red 1992 Toyota Paseo (I'm
sure she has a new car now)
Prior jobs: Worked
in promotions for A&M Records for four years then became a member
of The Groundlings, Los Angeles-based improv/sketch comedy group
Favorite childhood memory: "I had some great 4ths of July. We'd
lie out at night and see the fireworks and lights from four different
towns. It spilled over to my adulthood. I love landing at night and seeing
the lights of the city. "
Personal hero: "My friend Mike Sweeney. He died of lymphoma,
but before that, he lived the way you're supposed to live, to the fullest.
Even before he got sick, I tried to get him to take a real job, but he
would just make enough money to go on a trip."
Most humbling experience: "I was working as a bartender and
this most beautiful man was staring and smiling at me. I was so flustered
I couldn't go near him. I finally worked up enough nerve to say, 'Hi.'
He says, 'Hi, I've been trying to get your attention for an hour. How about
another beer?'. "
Favorite quote: "Seek not to direct the first course of love,
for love finds you wherever you direct your course." --- Kahlil Gibran
Cheri describes herself as: Loyal, hopeful and warm.
Joined Saturday Night Live: September 30, 1995
Favorite SNL comedian of all time: Gilda Radner
Best known characters:
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Arianna (the female half of the Spartan Spirit cheerleader wanna-bee
squad.)
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Barbara Walters
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Judge Judy Sheindlin
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Rita DelVecchio (a self-appointed mayor of her street who polices local
neighborhood children)
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Cass Van Rye (co-host of "Morning Latte," a morning talk-show with a little
too much pep)
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Mickey the Dyke (an out-of-the-closet lesbian)
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Maria (a shy but masculine teenager who's one of "Lou's Lovely Daughters")
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Althea (the precocious and hyperactive seven-year-old)
Other Characters: Mary Bono, Julie Brown, Robin Byrd, Mariah Carey,
Fran Drescher, Baby Jessica, Paula Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette,
Jack Nicholson, Joanna Pacitti, Ross Perot, Debbie Reynolds, Melissa Rivers,
Tori Spelling, Sporty Spice, Gloria Stewart, Jennifer Tilly, Marisa Tomei,
and Tina Yothers.
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