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  Alex Borstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Borstein was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish American family.
Alex became engaged to be married when her boyfriend Jackson Douglas proposed to her during the taping of a MADtv skit.
Alex left MADtv in 2002, the same year Family Guy was cancelled from the FOX lineup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Borstein   (725 words)

  
 GilmoreGirls.org : Alex Borstein
About the actress: Alexandrea Borstein comes from Chicago but moved to Los Angeles in 1980 with her family.
Alex was a member of the Los Angeles-based ACME Comedy Theatre before hitting the big time.
Alex has two brothers, and is married to Jackson Douglas.
www.gilmoregirls.org /alex.html   (182 words)

  
 Alumni and Friends: Funny Business
Borstein has been carrying that message to audiences across the country in her comedy show, "Alex Borstein: Drop Dead Gorgeous in a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way." Soon to be released on DVD, the one-woman show focuses on her search for more realistic female role models in movies and on TV.
Borstein has also been in the recording studio preparing for the upcoming season of "Family Guy." The off-beat animated series will be back on FOX in June.
Borstein is co-producer and the voice of Lois Griffin, mother to Stewie (the baby intent on world domination).
www.sfsu.edu /~sfsumag/archive/winter_04/alumni9.html   (442 words)

  
 Along for the Ride
LISTEN to Alex's brother Adam Borstein ruminate on class clowns from a teacher's perspective
Alex also remembers, "If you wanted to talk about your day at school at our dinner table, you'd better do it quick and make it funny, damn it.
Alex got her first paid gig when she was 16 years old and convinced the patron of a local seedy bar to let her do standup there.
www.npr.org /programs/theride/aborstein/002.html   (252 words)

  
 TheStarScoop.com -- Articles - Alex Borstein
Alex has also written for the series and is a co-producer this season.
Alex is considered today to be one of the funniest women out there.
Alex has always been funny; it's just that now she's finally being recognized as one of the funniest women in the country.
www.thestarscoop.com /alex-borstein.php   (593 words)

  
 SF State News
This summer Borstein is hammering that message home in her one-woman comedy show, "Alex Borstein: Drop Dead Gorgeous in a Down-To-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way." In the act, which combines stand-up, storytelling and singing, she explores her search for more realistic, female role models in movies and TV.
Borstein graduated in a little more than three years and headed to Los Angeles where she joined the Acme Comedy Theatre.
Borstein is once again co-producer and the voice of Lois Griffin, mother to Stewie, the baby intent on world domination.
www.sfsu.edu /~news/2004/summer/107.htm   (631 words)

  
 .:.~ Seth MacFarlane.Org ~.:.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Alex attended San Francisco State University because she thought it would be cool to live in San Francisco for a few years.
Alex majored in rhetoric because her oldest brother Adam did, and she always thought he was pretty cool, so she copied him.
Alex slept with Seth, and was then invited to lend her voice to the character of Lois for the pilot, and the rest is history (which is a nice way of saying too dull to recount the details).
www.sethmacfarlane.org /main/thepeople.html   (1246 words)

  
 Alex Borstein Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
A petite, dark-haired actress with an extensive background in improvisational and sketch comedy, Alex Borstein was best known for her work on the often outrageous sketch comedy series "Mad TV" (Fox, 1997-).
An Illinois native, Borstein moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1980, going on to attend San Francsico State University and join the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe ACME Comedy Theater.
Borstein began her work on the show in 1997 and soon became an audience favorite with memorable characterizations like that of obnoxious and indecipherable nail salon worker Ms.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/1189720   (514 words)

  
 Alex Borstein Photos - Alex Borstein News - Alex Borstein Information
Alex Borstein left MadTV because she had conflicts with the producers.
She did not have to try out for the part of Lois Griffin on Family Guy because she was hired on the spot.
Alex Borstein is the funniest actress of all.
www.tv.com /alex-borstein/person/1178/summary.html   (410 words)

  
 asuh: Family Guy's Alex Borstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Alex Borstein performed at the Alex Theater (no relation, just coincidence) for an hour and a half show.
Alex Borstein was an Acme Player a few years ago of the comedy troup Acme Comedy Theater, so many of the people who attended the show were friends and wellwishers from the theater.
Kurt's roommates are friends with Alex and so I was able to follow them to actually meet her.
www.asuh.com /archives/000072.php   (521 words)

  
 The Alex Borstein Picture Pages
Alexandria Borstein (born February 15, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress, voice actress, writer and comedian.
Borstein is best known for playing Miss Swan on the edgy sketch comedy show MADtv where she was a cast member and writer.
She is married to actor Jackson Douglas of Gilmore Girls, which she has also made guest appearances on, first as the harpist Drella in season one, and then as the middle-aged celebrity fashion-advisor Miss Celine in seasons three and five.
www.superiorpics.com /alex_borstein   (195 words)

  
 IGN: IGN Interviews Alex Borstein
BORSTEIN: When we started working on the movie, we already knew that the show was coming back.
BORSTEIN: It was very difficult having that going on at the same time.
BORSTEIN: It's really different, because there are about 15 to 17 writers that we work with every day at Family Guy.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/649/649563p2.html   (708 words)

  
 Alex Borstein News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
A petite, dark-haired actress with an extensive background in improvisational and sketch comedy, Alex Borstein was best known for her work on the often outrageous sketch comedy series "Mad TV".
Seth McFarland and Alex Borstein perform a Family Guy duet on Jimmy Kimmel in a shameless talk show plug for their CD.
The Family Guy cast members Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Mike Henry attempt to prove that many animated television characters are voiced by actual human beings as they stage a...
www.topix.net /who/alex-borstein?removemenu=who/alex-borstein   (441 words)

  
 Along for the Ride
Her "research" piece on class clowns ends at a Pasadena elementary school, where Alex meets some up-and-coming young comedians.
LISTEN to the piece about Alex that aired on Weekend All Things Considered.
Alex singles out her favorite cultural items in the world and on the web.
www.npr.org /programs/theride/aborstein   (154 words)

  
 Alex Borstein - The MADtv Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Alex was born on February 15, 1971, to Irving and Judith Borstein.
Borstein is a regular sketch comedy performer on the Fox Television show "Mad TV," where she plays a wild assortment of quirky characters.
BORSTEIN: Adam is the oldest and I'm the baby of the family, but our middle brother, Evan, was often the center of attention growing up.
www.planetmadtv.com /forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2614   (4423 words)

  
 IGN: IGN Interviews Alex Borstein
Borstein was also a long-running castmember on Fox's MadTV, creating many memorable characters (who can forget the unique logic of Ms.
ALEX BORSTEIN: Well, the way I was brought into the loop, was that I found out through Seth that things were kind of a-stir… a-brew?
BORSTEIN: Well, I think it was always kind of a given that it was going to be Stewie or Brian.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/649/649563p1.html   (592 words)

  
 Family Guy Search
Swan" on MADtv, Alex Borstein most recently starred opposite Halle Berry in the feature film "Catwoman." In addition to providing the voice of Lois on FAMILY GUY, she also serves as a writer/producer on the show.
Borstein is no stranger to the film world.
Borstein is short and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jackson.
www.familyguy.com /search/index.php?cat=actors&id=4   (305 words)

  
 Alex Borstein movie mistakes, pictures, quotes, trailers and trivia
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 Alex Borstein - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
Alex Borstein - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
Borstein joined the cast of MADtv during season 3 as a featured player,...
Alex Borstein - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Alex Borstein Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/alex-borstein/359570/main   (62 words)

  
 Alex Borstein Biography @ AnimeCons.com
Alex Borstein is the heart and soul of the popular Family Guy cartoon.
As the voice of Lois, she brings balance to the Griffin household when it's extremely chaotic, and sometimes she even goes over the top as well.
Alex also is the host of TV's Celebrity Blackjack and also was on FOX's Mad TV and Power Rangers.
www.anime-cons.com /guests/bio.shtml/1279   (111 words)

  
 stewiesplayground.com - Interview with Alex Borstein, Voice of Lois Griffin
Interview with Alex Borstein, Voice of Lois Griffin
There’s an interview with Alex Borstein, the voice of Lois Griffin, over at IGN.
I’ve been watching Alex ever since her beginnings on MadTV and I LOVE that she’s experiencing so much well-deserved success right now; the woman is insanely talented and funny, so funny that she makes me pee in my pants a little.
stewiesplayground.com /2006/06/07/interview-with-alex-borstein-voice-of-lois-griffin   (244 words)

  
 Planet Family Guy | Features - Interview with Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein: The voice started in a sketch I used to…it’s where Steve and I met at the Acme Comedy theater in Los Angeles.
I played the mother and the voice of that mother was pretty similar to Lois, but it was really slow and deeper.
We'd like to thank Alex for taking the time out of her hectic schedule to sit down and do an interview with us.
www.planet-familyguy.com /pfg/features.php?a=view&id=2   (3258 words)

  
 Alex Borstein Talks CAT w/ Me... - The Superhero Hype! Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Alex Borstein plays 'Sally' Patience's best friend in CATWOMAN.
Alex is awesome, and so is this movie.
Wow is a word used to express amazement, yet you state she will only make this movie 'little...much better".
www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=103347   (768 words)

  
 New Improv Page: Alex Borstein interview
Back Stage West interviews Alex Borstein, formerly of MADtv: Improvised Madness While I was working in advertising, my brother Adam...
Back Stage West interviews Alex Borstein, formerly of MADtv: Improvised Madness
While I was working in advertising, my brother Adam said, "Hey, let's go take an improv class together at ACME Comedy Theatre here in Los Angeles on La Brea." We did.
www.fuzzyco.com /improv/archives/000153.html   (161 words)

  
 Alex Borstein Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein, Michael Massee, Byron Mann, Kim Smith, Christopher Heyerdahl.
Ja Rule performs 'Always on Time.' Alex Borstein, Frank Caliendo, Mo Collins.
Guests: Blink-182 and Michelle Trachtenberg, who plays Dawn in a 'Buffy' parody starring Miss Swan (Alex Borstein).
www.tv-now.com /stars/alexbor.html   (251 words)

  
 Alex Borstein as Tracy?? (BroadwayWorld.com)
But I don't think Alex is a big enough name to be considered "stunt-casting." But I'd much rather see an 18-24 year old play that role.
Posted On: 9/17/05 at 08:38 PM Ifd' like to see Alex Borstein AS Miss Swan AS Bloody Mary in South Pacific.
And anyway, I don't know how Alex can sing, well, I've heard her a bit on Family Guy, and Tracy isn't exactly "pretty" singing.
www.broadwayworld.com /board/readmessage.cfm?thread=867896   (503 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk DVD: Alex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Family Guy, Series 2 [1999] by Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, and Seth Green (DVD - 2003)
Family Guy, Series 1 [1999] by Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, and Seth Green (DVD - 2001)
Family Guy - Season 4 by Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, and Seth Green (DVD - 2006)
www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=Alex&page=1   (316 words)

  
 WVAH Fox 11: MAD TV
Some of the regular cast members include Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Michael McDonald, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Nelson Ascencio and Christian Duguay ("The Groundlings").
Look for returning character favorites such as Borstein's "Miss Swan," the manicurist who drives everyone to the brink of insanity with her catch-phrase, "He looka like a man." Also back will be McDonald's "Stuart," the man-child who likes his personal space, Sullivan's perpetually unemployed, make-up-obsessed "Vancome Lady," Spears' "James Brown" and Collins' cantankerous "Lorraine."
MAD TV is a production of Q.D.E. The executive producers are David Salzman, Quincy Jones and Dick Blasucci.
www.wvah.com /programs/madtv   (241 words)

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