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Rose Mary Abdoo (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Stars Hollow's local mechanic, Gypsy, on ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Spanish teacher Señorita Rodriguez on ''That's So Raven''. ==Life and career== Abdoo was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Lebanese and Dominican descent. Abdoo's career began in Chicago, where she performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Institute and four years with The Second City; she went on to develop her own one-woman shows, ''Who Does She Think She Is?'' and ''Get to the Part About Me''.〔Bill Zwecker. "Leading players set for 'Monologues' return," ''Chicago Tribune'', November 22, 2000, section 2, page 53.〕 She also did a short-lived variety program with Bob Odenkirk and Conan O'Brien called ''Happy Happy Good Show''. Abdoo has a bachelor's degree in communications from Michigan State University,〔Fred Nuccio. "A Rose by any other name is just as funny," ''Chicago Sun-Times'', July 10, 1994, "Show" section, page 2.〕 where she was cast in several college theater roles and encouraged by a professor to study improvisation. She went on to move to Chicago, where she joined Second City, performing first in their national touring shows and moving on their E.T.C. troupe.〔Barbara Revsine. "So you want to be in show biz: How to make that first step up the ladder," ''Chicago Tribune'', September 13, 1991, "Friday" section, page 3.〕 As a part of E.T.C., Abdoo won a Joseph Jefferson Award as "Best Actress in a Revue" in 1991 for her role in the production ''We Made a Mesopotamia, Now You Clean It Up'', playing what the ''Chicago Tribune'' called "the show's meatiest part: an obnoxious, know-it-all tour bus rider."〔Rick Kogan. "'Mesopotamia cradles laughs within its sketches," ''Chicago Tribune'', May 30, 1991, "News: Overnight" section, page 30.〕 She went on to co-host the awards ceremony in 1994.〔Hedy Weiss. "Jeffs honor theater: Goodman's 12 tops the list," ''Chicago Tribune'', November 15, 1994, "Features" section, page 43.〕 She was nominated alongside her castmates for a Best Ensemble Screen Actors Guild award for ''Good Night, and Good Luck.''〔(Rose Abdoo information ) at TV.com〕 In March 2008, Abdoo co-starred in the web series ''The Writers Room'' on Crackle. 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「Rose Abdoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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