Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress.

Background

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Craig comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the

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; and younger brother, Casey Craig. Her mother, Marz Moore (nee Olson), is a flight attendant for

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. She has one sister and two brothers, and is the step-sister of entertainer

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), recei ...

and her brothers (Carly's mother remarried Mandy's father).

Career

Craig studied at The Stella Adler Academy and

The Second City The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise and is the oldest ongoing improvisational theater troupe to be continually based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre o ...

, where she later graduated. She met famed manager Bernie Brillstein while waiting tables and decided to put on a comedy show with her classmates. Brillstein came to that show, and soon after, signed her as a client. Director David Wain cast Craig in ''

Role Models ''Role Models'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Wain, who co-wrote it with Timothy Dowling, Paul Rudd and Ken Marino. The film follows two energy drink salesmen who are ordered to perform 150 hours of community service as punis ...

'' as the love interest for Seann William Scott. Other projects would include

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's critically lauded live show ''Ecstasy'',

Neil LaBute Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, '' In the Company of Men'' (1997), which won awards from the Sundance F ...

's ''Bash'', The

Farrelly Brothers Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers, are American screenwriters and directors. They have made eleven films together, including '' Dumb and Dumber'', '' Outside Providence'', and '' There's Somethi ...

'' Hall Pass'', ''

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'', and '' Dumb and Dumber To'' as young Fraida Felcher. On television, she's recurred on

Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series '' The Office'' (2001–2003), an ...

's HBO series ''

Hello Ladies ''Hello Ladies'' is an American sitcom created by Stephen Merchant, Lee Eisenberg, and Gene Stupnitsky. It stars Merchant as an Englishman looking for love in modern Los Angeles. The series premiered on the American network HBO on September 29 ...

'',

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known ...

's ''

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'', and ABC's '' American Housewife'' as Tara Summers. Craig was listed as a "Vanities Girl" for the April 2011 edition of '' Vanity Fair'' along with

Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatc ...

, Leslie Mann and

Mila Kunis Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series '' That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Sinc ...

, and was also ranked No. 83 on the "'' Maxim'' Hot 100 List" in 2011. She has appeared in ''

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'' and appeared in Kevin Farley's film ''

Paranormal Movie ''Paranormal Movie'' is a 2013 American parody comedy horror film directed by Kevin Farley. The film is a spoof of the '' Paranormal Activity'' series. Premise A man, long haunted by the paranormal, captures on camera the horror and hilarity he ...

'' in 2013. In 2014, she appeared as a young Fraida Felcher in '' Dumb and Dumber To'', and also starred as a single air flight attendant in the

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series '' Infomercials''. In 2018, she co-created and starred in ''Sideswiped'', a comedy TV series.

Filmography

References

External links

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