Kristen Wiig

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristen Wiig
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Aug 22, 1973(1973-08-22)
Age	51
Birthplace	Canandaigua
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Leo

Kristen Wiig Biography

Kristen Wiig is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York State, United States. Actress who starred on NBC’s Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012 and had her breakthrough film role as the lead in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids. She has also played roles in such films as Ghostbusters, Knocked Up, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Skeleton Twins.

She starred alongside her former Saturday Night Live castmate Bill Hader in the 2014 film The Skeleton Twins.

Kristen Carroll Wiig (/w ɪ ɡ / ; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She was born in Canandaigua, New York, and raised in both Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She later relocated to Los Angeles, where she broke into comedy as a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings, and made her television debut in 2003.

Wiig married actor Hayes Hargrove in 2005, but they divorced in 2009. After three years of dating, Wiig became engaged to actor Avi Rothman in 2019.

She was married to Hayes Hargrove from 2005 to 2009. She got engaged to Avi Rothman in 2019. They welcomed twins via surrogate in 2020.

Kristen Wiig Net Worth

Kristen Wiig is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kristen Wiig 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She took up an art major at the University of Arizona, then decided to drop out to pursue acting. She relocated to Los Angeles and joined the improv group The Groundlings.

She had voice acting roles in Despicable Me and How to Train Your Dragon.

Wiig was born on August 22, 1973, in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of Jon Wiig, who ran a lake marina in Western New York, and Laurie (née Johnston), an artist. Her father has Norwegian ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent. The name Wiig comes from the area Vik in Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Kristen’s paternal grandfather, Gunnar Wiig, emigrated from Norway to the United States as a child and grew up in Rochester, New York, where he was an accomplished broadcaster for the Rochester Red Wings baseball team, and later became an executive at WHEC radio, WHEC-TV, and WROC- TV.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kristen Wiig height 5 ft 5 in Kristen weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kristen Wiig Dating?

According to our records, Kristen Wiig married to Avi Rothman , Hayes Hargrove. As of December 1, 2023, Kristen Wiig’s is not dating anyone.

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Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). In December 2009, she headlined in the Christmas special SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas, which featured new sketches with her character Gilly and highlights of older SNL clips. Wiig was featured in Entertainment Weekly’s list of 15 Great Performances for her various impersonations on Saturday Night Live (December 2008) and in EW’s list of the 25 Funniest Women in Hollywood (April 2009). As of 2011, she voiced Lola Bunny in the series The Looney Tunes Show.

Facts & Trivia

Kristen Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kristen Wiig celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

Following an appearance as a Christian fundamentalist, one-eyed woman in Greg Mottola’s 2011 moderately successful film Paul, the year proved to be a turning point in Wiig’s career, as the comedy Bridesmaids, which she wrote with fellow Groundlings performer Annie Mumolo, was released in the Spring by Universal Pictures, to critical acclaim and box office success; it made US$167 million in North America and US$280 million worldwide. She also starred in the top-billing role of a single woman who suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend. The New York Times remarked: “A lanky-limbed blonde who evokes Meg Ryan stretched along Olive Oyl lines, Ms. Wiig keeps her features jumping and sometimes bunching. She’s a funny, pretty woman, but she’s also a comedian, and she’s wonderfully confident about playing not nice […] Ms. Wiig, a longtime cast member of Saturday Night Live, and Ms. Mumolo, a veteran of the Los Angeles comedy troupe the Groundlings, know what female moviegoers want: honest laughs with, and not solely about, women”. For her work in the film, Wiig was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Her last 2011 film was the romantic comedy Friends with Kids, in which Wiig played one half of a sex- obsessed couple, opposite Bridemaids collaborator Maya Rudolph. It received positive reviews from critics, who deemed it as “sharp, shrewd, and funny”, and was a success in limited release.

Top Facts about Kristen Wiig

1. Kristen Wiig was born on August 22, 1973.
2. She is best known for her work on Saturday Night Live.
3. Wiig has been nominated for four Emmy Awards.
4. Her breakout film role was in Bridesmaids (2011).
5. She has also appeared in Ghostbusters (2016) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
6. Wiig co-wrote and starred in the comedy series The Spoils of Babylon.
7. She voiced Ruffnut in How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
8. Wiig has a net worth of approximately $25 million.
9. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in art.
10. Wiig is married to actor Avi Rothman and they have two children together.

What ethnicity is Kristen Wiig?

She has an older brother, Erik. Her father has Norwegian and Irish ancestry, and her mother, English and Scottish. The name Wiig comes from the area of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane in Norway.

Why is Kristen Wiig famous?

Actress and comedian Kristen Wiig is best known for her work on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ as well as her roles in films such as ‘Bridesmaids,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise.

Who is Kristen Wiig's mother?

Laurie J. Johnston

Who wrote Barb and star go to Vista Del Mar?

Screenplay

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Net Worth: $9 Million
Gender:| Female
Profession:| Comedian, Actor
Nationality:| United States of America