Christine Taylor

Biography

Christine Taylor is an American actress.  She is popular for movie roles- Holly Sullivan (The Wedding Singer), Kate Veatch(Dodgeball-2004), Matilda Jeffries (Zoolander),  Marcia Brady (The Brady Bunch).

Some of the TV series roles she is known for are-  Melody Hanson(Hey Dude), Gail in Search Party, Sally Sitwell in Arrested Development, Bonnie in Friends.

Childhood-Family

Christine Joan Taylor was born on July 30, 1971 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States to Joan Taylor(mother) & Albert Taylor III(Father)- owner of a security company. She mostly grew up in Wescosville, Pennsylvania. She has a brother named Brian Taylor.

Christine is of English, German, Irish, Polish, Scottish, Swedish descent

Education

• Allentown Central Catholic High School: She graduated from the Allentown Central Catholic High School in Pennsylvania, USA in 1989.
• She attended the St. Thomas More School in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• She was accepted into New York University, but by the time her role in "Hey Dude" was becoming popular, she decided not to go.

She started her acting career at the Civic Theatre in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She often attends Gala events at the theatre. She has also appeared many in community productions at Allentown. [2]

Relationship- Marriage

Ben Stiller

Christine & Ben met in 1999 during the shooting of the Fox Network sci-fi comedy 'Heat Vision and Jack'. Ben Stiller directed the show while Christine played the role of a Sheriff.

Image: Christine Taylor Ben Stiller

The couple started dating each other soon, they got engaged in November 1999 and got married on 13th May 2000 in Hawaii on Kauai next to the ocean.

Christine & Ben have worked together on- Curb Your Enthusiasm(2004), Dodgeball(2004), Tropic Thunder(2008), Zoolander(1,2). They have both guest starred in the serial Friends (in different episodes)

Children: Christine and Ben have 2 children, a daughter named Ella Olivia Stiller(born in April 2002 in Los Angeles) & a son named Quinlin Dempsey Stiller(born on July 10, 2005 in Los Angeles, weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces)

Image: Christine Taylor Family: Ben Stiller(husband), Quinlin Dempsey Stiller(son), Ella Olivia Stiller(Daughter)

Separation: The couple publicly announced separation in May 2017, ending their 17 years of marriage. 

Reconciliation: The two came back together during the covid pandemic and they are a couple again.

Neil Patrick Harris

Christine and actor Neil Patrick Harris dated from 1997 to 1998

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

Short Movies

Interesting Facts

• Christine Taylor began her career with the show- Hey Dude aired on Nickelodeon, she was 18 years old when started it.
• She played roles in plays such as -The Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof- while in school.
• Vegetarian: Christine and her husband Ben both became vegetarians together for health related issues and remain vegetarians.
• She prefers using organic products as well.
• Both her children Ella Olivia Stiller & Quinlin Dempsey Stiller have voiced characters in the movies.
• She acted in plays and dramas in her hometown Allentown, Pennsylvania while growing up.
• All through the school she passed without being recognized as the actress, people found her resembling the actress playing Marcia Brady, but never thought she was her.
• She likes dogs, at some time she has had up to 3 dogs.
• Commercials: She has worked on the commercials for- Burger King, National Dairy Board, Kodak, McDonald's.
• First Audition: Her first ever audition was for a soap opera which she did not get, she got the role  however in her second audition (for Hey Dude)
• ALS Project: She was part of the management committee, the organization works for the cure of diseases such as- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, neuromuscular disease.
• Catholic upbringing: She was brought up in the Catholic household.
• Awards & nominations: Christine has been nominated twice at the MTV movie awards for her roles in- The Brady Family 2(1997), Bouncers(2005).
• He appeared on the shows of Ryan Seacrest, Jimmy Kimmel, Howard Stern, Craig Kilborn.
• Marcia Brady: Her character Marcia Brady from Brady Bunch is still popular, and often circulates a Memes on internet.
• Her fans like her in comedy roles, she herself likes watching horror movies. [2]
• 'Sure Jan' Meme: She is the girl in the 'Sure Jan' meme.
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Awards

Quotes

• All through school, people told me I looked like Marcia Brady. [2]
• I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated. It's a great life lesson for me.
• If I had made it in cheerleading, I would have never been an actress.
• I just go with my gut.
• Someday I'd love to do Shakespeare.
• Doing 'Hey Dude' was like going to acting classes and getting paid for it.
• Theater is my true love. If I was ever able to do something on Broadway, I would.
• I can't stand the club scene. It's all about impressing people. [2]
• It's not like I had big dreams to go to California and become an actor. I loved doing my shows at school and community theater, and I probably would have settled in New York because it was closer. [2]

Sources

1. Christine Taylor on wikipedia
2. Christine Taylor IMDB Bio
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