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Amanda Peet Biography
Amanda Peet was born in New York City, the daughter of Penny (née Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a corporate lawyer. The two are now divorced. Her father is a Quaker and her mother is Jewish. She has one older sister, who is a doctor named Alisa Peet. Peet attended Friends Seminary, then studied history at and graduated from Columbia University, where she auditioned for acting teacher Uta Hagen and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen's class. During her four-year period of study with Hagen, Peet appeared in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing. Peet's first screen performance was a television commercial for Skittles. Her early roles included a guest role on the television series Law & Order. She made her film debut in Animal Room (1995). Peet maintained a steady acting career in relatively obscure indie movies. Her first major role was as "Jack" in the 1999 WB network series Jack & Jill (which aired for two seasons). She also appeared in the eighth-season finale of Seinfeld ("The Summer of George") as a waitress whom Jerry Seinfeld meets. Her character is notable for seemingly dating two men at once: Jerry and her apparent roommate ("dude"), Lyle. Peet's first role in a widely-released feature film came in 2000, with The Whole Nine Yards, which, together with the cult film Whipped, helped to elevate her status from supporting actress to lead. That same year, she was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine. Peet was also in the movie Saving Silverman with Jack Black and Steve Zahn. She also starred in Something's Gotta Give in 2003, playing Diane Keaton's daughter, and, at one point, Jack Nicholson's girlfriend. In 2005, Peet appeared in the play This Is How It Goes, filling in for Marisa Tomei at the last minute after six days of rehearsal. In the same year, she also co-starred in the films Syriana alongside Matt Damon and George Clooney, and A Lot Like Love, with Ashton Kutcher. In February 2006, she was performing in Neil Simon's Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park. Peet was a member of the cast of the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which premiered on NBC on September 18, 2006. She starred with Matthew Perry, with whom she worked in The Whole Nine Yards and The Whole Ten Yards, and Sarah Paulson, with whom she co-starred in Jack & Jill. In Studio 60, Peet's character Jordan McDeere was the newly-appointed president of the National Broadcasting System (NBS). In 2006, she also starred along with Dermot Mulroney in Griffin and Phoenix, where she played a terminally-ill woman living life to the fullest. In 2007's The Ex, a comedy co-starring Zach Braff, Peet played an attorney who stays home to raise a new baby. In 2008, Peet went on to play an FBI agent in The X-Files: I Want to Believe. In 2008 she was hired by the American Academy of Pediatrics to be an advocate for the Every Child by Two vaccination campaign. |
Amanda Peet Newsguardian.co.uk Cusack, Peet try to triumph over story line havoc of '2012' Columbia Daily Tribune ... who has arranged with his ex-wife, Kate (Amanda Peet), to take his kids for an overnighter to Yellowstone National Park ? a mere 1600-mile road trip... Just Jared (blog) We Hear: Frank and Jamie McCourt, Gisele Bundchen, Amanda Peet & more... Boston Herald And that Hollywood honey Amanda Peet also digs Gisele. Speaking to Self maggie, the ?2012? star said she's wants Mrs. Brady's bod - presumably pr... E! Online 'How I Met Your Mother:' Neil Patrick Harris wants Amanda Peet on board Examiner.com He is attempting to get "2012" actress Amanda Peet on the hit comedy for a guest appearance, and is willing to do quite a bit to make it happen. ... Neil Pa... Voxy CGI saves '2012' from annihilation River Falls Student Voice His ex-wife (Amanda Peet) lives with their two obnoxious children and a smug plastic surgeon (Tom mccarthy). This annoyingly clichéd fractured family, ... Movie review: '2012' embodies ... CBS News Amanda Peet: The Funny Side of Doom CBS News (CBS) Amanda Peet's known for making audiences smile, but don't count on a lot of laughs in the new disaster epic "2012," where Peet plays a mom dealing ... Amanda Peet & John Cusack Face the Apoca... OK! Magazine Amanda Peet's Umbrella Holders - Wonder How Much They Make? Starpulse.com (blog) Amanda Peet waves at fans upon arriving at the Japan premiere of her film 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, today. So is it a good job or a bad one if you have to hold ... CBC.ca RUNAWAY PLANE Amanda Peet reaches out as John Cusack tries to catch his flight ... Entertainment Weekly ... (John Cusack) picks up his cute son and daughter (Liam James and Morgan Lily) at the home of his ex-wife (Amanda Peet) and her new guy ... Amanda Peet Compares Parenting To A Plane Crash Babble Australia (blog) Amanda Peet has only been a mother for a little more than 2 years, but she's already dishing out sage parenting advice. In the December issue of US magazine ... MTV.com '2012' Stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet Talk Adam Lambert's 'Miracles' MTV.com "I love him," Amanda Peet told MTV News of the "American Idol" runner-up. "I love him. I love him." John Cusack, meanwhile, was less honored than amusingly ... Destro... Add a personal message:(80 character limit) Boston Globe With John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Amanda Peet. (157 min., PG-13) (Ty Burr) The Maid A taut, unnervingly ambiguous Chilean film about a housemaid who ... and more » | |||||
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