If you need to make a face mask, check out this DIY pattern or follow along with this no-sew tutorial. but then goes comically awry with, well, just do yourself a favor and watch the whole four-minute video for yourself, okay? In 2017, she won the ‘Best Actress in a Feature’ award at the ‘Chicago Comedy Film Festival’ for her role in the movie ‘Room for Rent’. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. In late 2006, she portrayed the role of ‘Lorna’ in the sitcom ‘Big Day’. Her mother’s name is Sharon. During her time off from films and television, she continues to travel to Chicago to perform on stage with the ‘Second City Improv Comedy Group’. We're married all the time and improvise together some of that time. It turns out “Kay” is actually actress Stephanie Weir, who rose to comedy fame on MadTV and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but we’re incredibly glad she's now serving up much-needed humor (with the help of her husband/collaborator Bob Dassie) in these uncertain times. From 2013-14, she wrote and produced several episodes of the sitcom ‘The Millers’. And sometimes we make these videos. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/stephnie-weir-47115.php Stephnie Weir is an American actress, comedian, producer and writer. Around that time, she and her husband formed the comedy duo ‘WeirDass.’. She was also notorious for her impersonations of celebrities Marcia Cross, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Laura Bush and most famously, Anna Nicole Smith, with whom she shared her birthday. In 2005, she also acted in a play ‘The Dining Room’ with a popular ensemble cast. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. Thereafter, she moved to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to major in women's studies and anthropology. In 2001, she married Robert Dassie and it is not known if the couple has any children. (Fingers crossed that our new best friend "Kay" has plenty more funny and topical craft tutorials in the works, or a sketch about the ups and down of home-schooling in these decidedly topsy-turvy times.). She has a trademark heavy Texan accent, but can easily morph into any character. Now, the tables are turned when Maggie needs to come to Emma's rescue as their friendship faces its biggest challenge yet. Stephnie graduated from Odessa College where she studied broadcasting and theatre. These women complement each other the way only best friends can, by facing the challenges of their past, present and future - together. The same year, she also bagged the role of a feature performer in the television live-action show ‘MADtv’. https://www.usanetwork.com/playing-house/videos/open-house-stephanie-weir Most of the characters that she played on the show came from her imagination except Mrs. Campbell, a character that was reportedly based on her own grandmother from Texas. Anyone can make a face mask, they said. WeirDass is Stephnie Weir and Bob Dassie. (Okay, we may have even snorted and laugh-cried a little.). The pilot follows three aging sisters running their family diner together in West Texas. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso and Emma Crawford have shared countless adventures raising Maggie's daughter Charlotte together in their hometown of Pinebrook. Actress Stephanie Weir posted a hilarious "DIY Face Mask Tutorial" video to YouTube. This content is imported from {embed-name}. In 1989, she married her first husband, Sean Benjamin. There’s a whole lot of heavy stuff happening in the world right now, which is why it’s nice to find some levity and humor whenever and wherever we can, whether it’s the occasional dad joke, a funny church sign that elicits a chuckle, or silly jokes to share with kids. She continues to work in films, television and theatre. Because if the CDC is now recommending we wear a face mask in public, it sure helps to wear a smile underneath. That’s why we’re raising a glass of red wine to do-it-yourselfer Kay Pruitt, whose face mask-tutorial-gone-wrong—something many of the not-so-crafty can relate to!—made us, and more than 2 million viewers, laugh out loud. Spouse/Ex-: Robert Dassie (m. 2001), Sean Benjamin (m. 1989–1995), education: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Odessa College, Odessa High School. In 2014, she started a YouTube channel with her husband called ‘WeirDass’. From 2015 to 17, she had a recurring role in the sitcom ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’. After a few more television appearances, she made her film debut with ‘On Becoming Blonde’ in 1998. During a press conference about an upcoming civil case, Leona Campbell (Stephnie Weir) wonders if the defendant (Frank Caliendo) was aware of the fat in the food he ate that was supposed to help him stay healthy. Hoffman’ in an episode of the super-hit comedy show ‘Modern Family’ in 2011.In 2012, she produced many episodes of the television sitcom ‘Raising Hope’. Stephnie Carmel Weir was born on November 28, 1967, in Odessa, Texas, USA. It starts out like your standard helpful face mask tutorial (be sure to check that one out!) Then, she moved to Chicago and started her career as an improv artist. They uploaded several episodes of a comedy sketch ‘Eleven Year Itch’ on it. Be sure to check that one out! 're married all the time and improvise some. 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