Biography for
Jane Curtin

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Date of Birth

6 September 1947, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Jane Therese Curtin

Nickname

Janey

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Jane Therese Curtin was born September 6th, 1947. Years later, a 27-year-old Jane Curtin auditioned for a comedy variety show. which turned out to be the the thing that would first expose her to fame, "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Jane won the audition against Mimi Kennedy, a tough competitor. Also in the same year (1975), she married Patrick Lynch.

After her five-year run on SNL, Jane moved on, having a daughter named Tess in-between a new show with Susan Saint James titled "Kate & Allie" (1984), which was about two divorced women living in one house with their children. After "Kate & Allie" (1984) and several film roles, including Coneheads (1993), came "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996), a show about aliens living in Ohio and adjusting to Earth. In 2001, 3rd Rock ended production, and Jane eventually brought her talents to Broadway. She currently lives with her husband and her daughter.

IMDb Mini Biography By: SparkleJade

Spouse

Patrick Lynch

(1975 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Biography in "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pp. 126-127. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Has described daughter Tess as the best thing that has ever happened to her and says, "She's the most annoying but loving thing in my life."

Met her husband, Patrick Lynch, at a hockey game.

Cousin of Valerie Curtin.

Is portrayed by Jennifer Irwin in Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002) (TV).

Daughter Tess Lynch born in 1983 with husband Patrick Lynch.

Salary

Brooklyn Lobster (2005)

US$75/day

Where Are They Now

(April 2003) Shooting a new film titled Geraldine's Fortune (2004) (aka Piggy Bank Blues), which began production in early 2003.

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