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Sarah Silverman
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Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedian, singer, voice actor, and television producer. Born in Bedford, New Hampshire, in 1970, she began her work period in 1992. She is educated at New York University and is a member of the Democratic Party. Her field of work includes acting, and she speaks and writes in English.
Silverman is recognized for her notable work in *Wreck-It Ralph* and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She plays the guitar and uses her voice as an instrument. She is a vegetarian and identifies with agnostic atheism. Her siblings include Laura Silverman.
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Film & TV
Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, including racism, sexism, homophobia, politics, and religion, sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a satirical or deadpan fashion. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on television. Silverman was a writer and…
Known for
- Tangles — (voice)2026
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Comedian2026
- Mating Season — Samantha (voice)2026
- Sarah Silverman: PostMortem — Self2025
- From Darkness to Light — Self (archive footage)2025
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Comedian2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
- Stupid Pet Tricks — Self - Host2024
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self2024
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. — Self2024
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1970
Discography
Member of
- Saturday Night Live1993–1994
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 42,382
- Total plays
- 307,468
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A sassy, sharp tongued actress / comedian / writer from Bedford, New Hampshire. She started out on the HBO program "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995). Her quick wit and attractive features meant she was ideal on either side of the camera, and Silverman soon broke into feature films with appearances in Bulworth (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998) and The Bachelor (1999). Not forgetting her comedic roots on television, Silverman was back <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sarah+Silverma
Key facts
- Born
- Sarah Kate Silverman , ( 1970-12-01 ) December 1, 1970 (age 55) , Concord, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Occupations
- Stand-up comedian actress writer
- Partners
- Jimmy Kimmel (2002–2009) Michael Sheen (2014–2018) Rory Albanese (2020–present)
- Relatives
- Susan Silverman (sister) Laura Silverman (sister)
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Medium
- Stand-up film television radio
- Genres
- Blue comedy black comedy political satire insult comedy musical comedy character comedy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kate
- Family name
- Silverman
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bedford
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- agnostic atheism
- Field of work
- acting
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Sarah Silverman.jpg
- Residence
- East Village
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- Sarah Kate Silverman
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 12028229
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Sarah Silverman
- unmarried partner
- Michael Sheen
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 19th season, between 1993 and 1994. She then starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central. For her work on the program, Silverman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
She has also acted in television projects such as Monk, Mr. Show and V.I.P. and starred in films, including Who's the Caboose? (1997), School of Rock (2003), Take This Waltz (2011), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). She also voiced Vanellope von Schweetz in Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). For her lead role in I Smile Back (2015) she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She released an autobiography The Bedwetter in 2010 which she adapted into an off-Broadway musical in 2022.
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