Leslie Mann (born March 26, 1972)
[www.maxim.com/girls/todays-girl/83218/leslie-mann.html] is an American actress best known for her roles in comedic films, many of which are collaborations with her husband,
Judd Apatow.
Life and career
Mann was born in
San Francisco, California[Leslie Mann Biography (1972-)] and graduated from
Corona del Mar High School.
[www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14584] She began her career at the age of 17, with appearances in television commercials. In 1995, Mann was chosen from an open audition of 500 candidates for her first big movie role in
The Cable Guy (1996). Since then, she has appeared in films such as
She's the One,
George of the Jungle,
Big Daddy,
Stealing Harvard,
The 40-Year-Old Virgin,
Knocked Up,
Drillbit Taylor and
17 Again. In 2009, Mann reunited with her
Cable Guy co-star Jim Carrey in the film
I Love You Phillip Morris,[www.imdb.com/name/nm0005182/], as well with
Big Daddy co-star
Adam Sandler and
Knocked Up co-star
Seth Rogen in
Funny People.
[www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/] Mann is set to star alongside
Elizabeth Banks in
What Was I Thinking?, based upon the book by Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman.
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Personal life
Mann is married to writer-director
Judd Apatow with whom she has two daughters, Iris and Maude. She met Apatow on the set of
The Cable Guy (1996), which he co-wrote and produced. Since then she has frequently worked with her husband.
