Cecily Strong Bio | Wiki
Cecily Strong (Cecily Legler Strong) is a popular American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012. Strong was hired for SNL while doing improv at The Second City in Chicago, where Strong moved following graduating from CalArts.
She Sets New York Stage Debut In Revival Of Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Solo Show ‘The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe’, Jane Wagner’s classic 1985 solo play that starred Lily Tomlin and was made into a 1991 film. Tomlin and Wagner will work as executive producers.
Strong served as the co-anchor of the Weekend Update segment during her second year and returned to the cast without the anchor duties the next year. Strong’s other roles include voice work on The Awesomes (2013–2015), and supporting roles in films such as Ghostbusters, The Meddler, and The Female Brain.
Strong also hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2015. Additionally, Strong starred in and produced Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! (2021). Strong’s first book, a memoir titled This Will All Be Over Soon, was released in 2021. For Strong’s work on Saturday Night Live, she became nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 72nd and 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Cecily Strong Age
Strong was born on February 8, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois, in the United States. She is 39 years old. Strong celebrates her birthday on February 18, every year.
Cecily Strong Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Strong stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Cecily Strong Parents
She was born in Springfield, Illinois, and was brought up in Oak Park, Illinois, an inner-ring suburb of Chicago. Strong is the daughter of Penelope and William “Bill” Strong, who served as an Associated Press bureau chief and now runs his own public relations firm. Penny Legler Strong works as a nurse practitioner, having served extensively at area hospitals. Her parents are divorced. She grew up adoring SNL as a child, reenacting sketches with her friend as well as watching old SNL commercials on VHS. “I had a tape of the best commercials, and I wore it out, every day.” Strong has stated that she was inspired by Phil Hartman.
During a 2021 interview with Terry Gross on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, she said that because her uncle is a Broadway producer, as a child she often got to go to Broadway shows and sometimes go backstage to meet their casts. She lost her cousin Owen to brain cancer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cecily Strong Partner | Husband
Strong is not bound to a marital relationship but she does have a partner, who she’s yet not married to, named Jack. Strong and Jack met at a Christmas party in 2019. Before, Strong had dated SNL writer Mike O’Brien and an Italian guy whose identity remains undisclosed to this day.
Cecily Strong Education
She went to Oak Park and River Forest High School until her sophomore year when Strong was expelled for bringing cannabis to school. Strong later attended a private Catholic school until transferring for her senior year to the Chicago Academy for the Arts, where Strong graduated in 2002. Strong later studied acting at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), graduating in 2006 and earning a BFA in theatre. Following graduating, Strong went back to Chicago where she studied at the Second City Conservatory and iO Chicago.
Cecily Strong On Snl
She debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on September 15, 2012. The following season, Strong became a repertory player and co-anchored the recurring Weekend Update segment alongside Seth Meyers, beginning with the season 39 premiere. He afterward co-anchored with Colin Jost, and became replaced on Weekend Update with writer Michael Che, starting with the season 40 premiere in September 2014, partly at her own request to focus on doing sketches as a part of the regular cast.
She drew praise from critics for her appearance as “Goober the Clown Who Had An Abortion When She Was 23” during a “Weekend Update” sketch on the November 6, 2021 episode.
Cecily Strong Emmy
In 2020, she was nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series due to her work on the show. Strong was nominated again in 2021. In addition, Strong was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 12th Critics’ Choice Television Awards.
Cecily Strong Leaving SNL
She returned, having been absent for the last three episodes as she was starring Off-Broadway in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
Cecily Strong Book | Memoir
Strong’s first book, a memoir titled This Will All Be Over Soon, was released on 10 August 2021. This book addresses “the challenges of beginning a relationship during the pandemic; the pain of losing family and friends; the pivotal events of her life that shaped her; and the importance of gratitude for each passing day.” This book is from an essay Strong wrote about grieving the loss of her cousin Owen to brain cancer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic that became first published on Vulture.com in 2020.
Cecily Strong Weekend Update
Strong served as the co-anchor of the Weekend Update segment during her second year and returned to the cast without the anchor duties the next year. Strong’s other roles include voice work on The Awesomes (2013–2015), and supporting roles in films such as Ghostbusters, The Meddler, and The Female Brain.
Cecily Strong Schmigadoon
Strong starred in, and served as a producer for, Schmigadoon!, a musical parody series on Apple TV+ and became created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also works as showrunner.
Cecily Strong The Shed
She Sets New York Stage Debut In Revival Of Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Solo Show ‘The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe’, Jane Wagner’s classic 1985 solo play that starred Lily Tomlin and was made into a 1991 film. Tomlin and Wagner will work as executive producers.
It was reported in October 2021 that Strong would make her New York stage debut at the end of the year in an Off Broadway revival of Jane Wagner’s one-woman play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, which starred Lily Tomlin in 1985. Directed by Leigh Silverman, this show opened at The Shed on January 11, 2022.
Cecily Strong Mike O’Brien
In 2014, Strong was in a relationship with SNL writer Mike O’Brien. The pair worked together on SNL in 2014, and they started dating. Strong knew that relationships with co-workers are generally frowned upon, but she proceeded with the relationship regardless. She talked to Cosmopolitan about the issue. Her breakup with Mike was confirmed in 2016 when Strong talked about dating a mystery Italian man. Strong stated in an interview with Vanity Fair; “I was just in Rome. I’m having an Italian love affair. I first met him in Seville, Spain, before I broke my foot in Ibiza.”
Cecily Strong Partner Jack
Strong is not bound to a marital relationship but she does have a partner, who she’s yet not married to, named Jack. Strong and Jack met at a Christmas party in 2019. Before, Strong had dated SNL writer Mike O’Brien and an Italian guy whose identity remains undisclosed to this day.
Cecily Strong New Show
She Sets New York Stage Debut In Revival Of Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Solo Show ‘The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe’, Jane Wagner’s classic 1985 solo play that starred Lily Tomlin and was made into a 1991 film. Tomlin and Wagner will work as executive producers.
Cecily Strong Net Worth
Strong is an actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012. Therefore, Strong has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Strong’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Is Cecily Strong Married
Strong is not bound to a marital relationship but she does have a boyfriend, who she’s yet not married to, named Jack. Strong and Jack met at a Christmas party in 2019. Before, Strong had dated SNL writer Mike O’Brien.
How Old Is Cecily Strong
Strong is a 39-year-old who was born on February 8, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois, in the United States.