Jan Hooks
- January 4, 2024
- Comedian
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jan Hooks |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 23, 1957(1957-04-23) |
| Age | 67 |
| Date Of Death | 2014-10-09 |
| Birthplace | Decatur |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Georgia |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Jan Hooks Biography
| Name | Jan Hooks |
| Birthday | Apr 23 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Decatur |
| Home Town | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Jan Hooks is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on April 23, 1957 in Decatur, Georgia, United States. A comedian who was a Saturday Night Live cast member from 1986 to 1991. She is best known for Candy Sweeney, “The Sweeney Sisters” character. She was a regular on Designing Women’s final two seasons and played Jenna’s mom on NBC’s 30 Rock.
Saturday Night Live was her best-known performance of Nancy Reagan.
Hooks was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, where she attended Canby Lane Elementary School and Towers High School. In 1974, she moved to Fort Myers, Florida, her junior year when her father, a Sears employee, was transferred. At this point, Hooks attended Cypress Lake High School and made her stage debut in a high school play and graduated in 1975. She attended Edison State College where she majored in Theatre, but opted to leave before completion, to pursue acting full time.
From 1980 to 1981, she appeared in Tush on Ted Turner’s television station WTBS, which eventually became TBS. She gained attention in the early 1980s on the HBO comedy series Not Necessarily the News and made guest appearances on Comedy Break with Mack and Jamie in the mid-1980s.
In 1984, she began a relationship with Kevin Nealon.
Jan Hooks Net Worth
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Comedian |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jan Hooks is one of the richest Comedian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jan Hooks 's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She started doing comedy with The Groundlings, a famed comedy group based in Los Angeles. This is where many Saturday Night Live cast members were first discovered.
For the last two seasons, she was also on Designing Women as Carlene Dobos.
Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991, and continued making cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the final two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun and a number of other roles in film and television including on Tina Fey’s NBC show 30 Rock and The Simpsons.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Jan Hooks height 5 ft 6 in Jan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Jan Hooks Dating?
According to our records, Jan Hooks is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jan Hooks’s is not dating anyone.
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Hooks died on October 9, 2014, at her home in Woodstock, New York, at the age of 57 from throat cancer. Her remains were interred in Northview Cemetery in Cedartown, Georgia.
Facts & Trivia
Jan Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jan Hooks celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.
What was Jan Hooks cause of death?
Head and neck cancer
How many years was Jan Hooks on SNL?
Jan Hooks, an actress whose flair for comedy and ability to inhabit a character were showcased during her five years on “Saturday Night Live,” died on Thursday in New York. She was 57. Her death was confirmed by her agent, Lisa Lieberman, who did not provide any other details.
Where is Jan Hooks buried?
Northview Cemetery, Cedartown, GA
What was Jan Hooks in?
She appeared in several movies, starred as Dixie Glick in the series Primetime Glick, and the movie Jiminy Glick in Lalawood. She had a recurring role as the trashy Vicki Dubcek on 3rd Rock from the Sun, which earned Hooks an Emmy Award nomination.
What happened to Phil Hartman?
According to the AP, Hartman, 49, died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head , in his Encino, California home. His wife, Brynn Omdahl, was also found dead from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. Hartman had many jobs before his comedy career took off.