Sunday, October 19 2008

WICN presents Lilly Tomlin October 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm at THE HANOVER THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.

Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video. Throughout her extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including: six Emmys; a Tony for her one woman Broadway show, Appearing Nightly; a second Tony as Best Actress; a Grammy for her comedy album, This is a Recording as well as nominations for her That's the Truth, and On Stage. Tomlin was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of one of the city's most affluent areas. Although she claims she wasn't funny as a child, Tomlin admits she "knew who she was and lifted all their material right off the TV screens." Her favorites included Lucille Ball, Bea Lillie, Imogene Coca, and Jean Carroll, one of the first female stand-ups on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 2002, Tomlin joined the cast of the hit NBC series, The West Wing, playing President Bartlett’s assistant, Debbie Fiderer--a role for which she received a 2003 Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Tomlin continued in the role of Debbie through 2006, the final season of The West Wing. In the fall of 2003, she was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington DC. Tomlin continues to make appearances around the nation and, in 2006, has taken her classic characters to Australia for shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Lily’s entire career in art, text, photos and videos can be found at www.lilytomlin.com.

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