Catherine Marcelle Reitman (; born April 28, 1981) is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and writer. She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the CBC comedy series ''

Early life

Reitman was born in

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, the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak-born Canadian film director

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. Her father was from a

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family and her mother

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. She attended the Cate School and majored in acting at

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. She is the sister of Caroline Reitman and director

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Career

In January 2011, Reitman launched ''Breakin' It Down with Catherine Reitman'', a film review

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, which ended in July 2013. She occasionally filled in for Kevin Smith as a guest co-host with

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on their podcast, '' Hollywood Babble-On''. Reitman starred in the television series ''

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'', based on the hit movie '' Wedding Crashers''. She appeared in the films '' Beethoven's 2nd'' (1993), '' Knocked Up'' (2007), '' I Love You, Man'' (2009) and '' Friends with Benefits'' (2011). She has also had roles on the series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Weeds'', and ''

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''. She is set to make an appearance on the revival of the sketch comedy series ''

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''. In 2016, Reitman formed Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment ULC. with her husband Philip Sternberg to produce the half-hour, single-camera comedy ''

Workin' Moms ''Workin' Moms'' is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017. The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind, Enuka Okuma, and Juno RinaldiCBC. She is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the series, starring alongside Sternberg. In addition, Reitman has directed several episodes in each of the series’ seasons. Workin' Moms received five

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nominations in 2017 including Best Actress, Comedy, for Reitman, and Best Series, Comedy.

Personal life

She is married to actor and producer Philip Sternberg, and they have two children.

References

External links

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''Breakin’ It Down with Catherine Reitman''
on Catherine Reitman's

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