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Jessica Makinson (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, and improviser known as a series regular for several Comedy Central programs, for voice-over work for animation, and as a sketch player for late night talk shows. ==Early life and career== Makinson graduated from Arizona State University in 2000 with a BA in theater. She then began sketch and improvisation work at ASU. Makinson helped build ASU's ''Farce Side Comedy Hour'' and ''Barren Mind'' into on-campus hits with her comedic skills. Soon after graduating, Makinson moved to Los Angeles, where she studied at Improv Olympic, going on to become a stand-out performer in groups like Brand X, King Ten, and The Armando Show. A go-to girl for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Makinson guest-starred on their political sitcom ''That's My Bush'' and has contributed voices to their long-running animated series ''South Park''. She has also contributed sketches and characters to ABC's ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', CBS's ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', and Showtime's ''The Underground''. In 2003, Makinson starred in a season of Comedy Central's improv/hidden camera series ''Trigger Happy TV'' before landing the role of Eleanor (the weeper) on Spike TV's 2004 reality parody ''Joe Schmo 2''. The following year she starred in two pilots, ''The Hollywood Show'' for Comedy Central (playing a mock reporter) and ''The Sportsmen's News'' for the Outdoor Channel (playing a mock news co-anchor). In early 2007, Makinson starred in arguably her biggest role to date, Carly Barzak in the short-lived series, ''Halfway Home''. In December 2007, she appeared in TV commercials for Toshiba HDTV that h cross-promoted with ''Shrek the Third''. Makinson also guest-starred in an episode of the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly'' entitled "iHave a Lovesick Teacher" as Miss Lauren Ackerman, Carly, Sam and Freddie's mean and insane history teacher, and again in "iStage an Intervention" very shortly at the end. She also appears on ''True Jackson, VP'' as a rude airline passenger in the episode "Trapped in Paris." She also appears in Liquid Plumr's "Double Impact" commercial as an overheated shopper. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessica Makinson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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