Leslie Mann facts for kids
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Leslie Mann
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| Born | March 26, 1972 San Francisco, California, US
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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Leslie Mann (born March 26, 1972) is an American actress known for her roles in many popular comedy movies. She has appeared in films like George of the Jungle, Big Daddy, Knocked Up, 17 Again, and This Is 40. Many of her movies are collaborations with her husband, director and producer Judd Apatow.
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Early Life and Education
Leslie Mann was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Newport Beach. She was raised by her mother, Janet. Mann has said she doesn't have a relationship with her father. She has two siblings and three older step-brothers.
As a child, Mann described herself as being very shy. After graduating from Corona del Mar High School, she decided to study acting. She trained at the Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Acting Studio and with the famous comedy group The Groundlings. She also went to college to study communications but left to focus on her acting career.
Acting Career
Mann started her career when she was 18, appearing in television commercials. In 1996, she got her first major movie roles in The Cable Guy and She's the One. The next year, she starred as Ursula Stanhope in the Disney movie George of the Jungle with Brendan Fraser.
Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, she appeared in many successful comedies. She acted alongside Adam Sandler in Big Daddy and with Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Breakthrough and Major Roles
A major moment in Mann's career came in 2007 with the movie Knocked Up. She starred with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd in the comedy, which was directed by her husband, Judd Apatow. The movie was a huge hit, and critics praised her performance. She was even nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
In 2009, she appeared in several more movies. She worked with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen again in Funny People. She also starred with Zac Efron in the popular comedy 17 Again.
In 2012, Mann and Paul Rudd returned to their roles from Knocked Up in the movie This Is 40. This film, also written and directed by Apatow, focused on their characters' family life. Mann's performance was highly praised, and she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy.
Voice Acting and Recent Work
Besides acting on screen, Mann has also been a voice actress in animated movies. She was the voice of Linda, one of the main human characters in the movie Rio and its sequel, Rio 2. She also voiced a character in the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman.
In recent years, Mann has continued to star in a variety of films. In 2018, she played a mother in the comedy Blockers and appeared in Welcome to Marwen with Steve Carell. She also had roles in Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and voiced a character in The Croods: A New Age (2020).
Personal Life and Charity Work
Mann married director and producer Judd Apatow on June 9, 1997. They met when she was auditioning for the movie The Cable Guy, which Apatow was producing.
They have two daughters, Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow, who are also actresses. Maude and Iris played the children of Mann's characters in the movies Knocked Up, Funny People, and This Is 40.
Mann and Apatow are active in charity work. They support the organization 826LA, which helps young people improve their writing skills. They also support Stuart House at UCLA, a center that helps children and their families who have gone through difficult times. For their work with charities, the couple has received several awards, including the "Children's Choice Award" in 2012 from the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program.
Selected Filmography
Here are some of Leslie Mann's most well-known movies:
- The Cable Guy (1996)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
- Knocked Up (2007)
- 17 Again (2009)
- Funny People (2009)
- Rio (2011) - Voice role
- This Is 40 (2012)
- The Other Woman (2014)
- How to Be Single (2016)
- Blockers (2018)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020) - Voice role
- The Bubble (2022)
See also
In Spanish: Leslie Mann para niños
