Alex Borstein

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Alex Borstein Fast Facts:

First performed stand-up comedy at age 16 at a nightclub in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
Was a member of a sketch-comedy troupe while a student at San Francisco State.
Worked as an advertising copywriter after college, and one of her firm's clients was Barbie.
Met husband Jackson Douglas when both were performing improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theater in Los Angeles.
First voice-acting role was on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in 1996, while she was a writer on the show.
Douglas proposed to her while they were performing in a skit on MadTV.
Landed her role on Family Guy without having to audition for it.
Was cast as Sookie on Gilmore Girls and appeared in the pilot episode in 2000 but couldn't continue because of a contractual obligation to MadTV. Was later given a different role on Gilmore Girls.
Released a one-woman stand-up DVD, Drop Dead Gorgeous in a Down to Earth Bombshell Sort of Way, in 2006.

Alex Borstein Relationships:
Jackson Douglas - Husband
Barnaby Borstein Douglas - Son
Judy Borstein - Mother
Irving Borstein - Father
Adam Borstein - Brother
Alex Borstein Awards:
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more) - Nominee
College:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (BA in Rhetoric, 1992); attended California State University, Northridge, CA