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Paula Poundstone (born December 29, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer and commentator, known for her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy. She rose to fame with a series of one hour HBO comedy specials and her backstage commentary during the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and is now heard on National Public Radio's (NPR) weekly news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, internationally on NPR Worldwide, and on the Internet via podcast.
Full Name | Paula Poundstone |
Net Worth | $1.5 million |
Date Of Birth | December 29, 1959 |
Place Of Birth | Huntsville, Alabama, USA |
Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
Profession | Screenwriter, Stand-up comedian, Author, Commentator, Actor, San Francisco, CA, United States, Saratoga, CA, United States, Asheville, NC, United States |
Education | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School |
Nationality | American |
Children | Toshia Poundstone, Allison Poundstone, Thomas Poundstone, San Francisco, CA, United States, Saratoga, CA, United States, Asheville, NC, United States |
Parents | Vera Poundstone, Jack Poundstone, San Francisco, CA, United States, Saratoga, CA, United States, Asheville, NC, United States |
Nicknames | Paula Poundstone, Poundstone, Paula |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/PaulaPoundstone |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/paulapoundstone |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0005323 |
Nominations | Shorty Award for Humor |
Movies | Inside Out, When Stand Up Stood Out, Comedy Club Superstars, Hyperspace, San Francisco, CA, United States, Saratoga, CA, United States, Asheville, NC, United States, 4. Episode 4, 3. Episode 3 |
Star Sign | Capricorn |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Wears suits and ties |
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1 | Appearing as a regular panelist on National Public Radio's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" [October 2003] |
2 | 15 November 2002 - The courts returned Paula's three children to her after 17 months in foster care. She continues on five years' probation. |
3 | Won a local Emmy for her work on the PBS series Life & Times. |
4 | Won the Cable Ace Award for Cats, Cops and Stuff (1990), for best Stand-Up Comedy Show - the first woman to do so. |
5 | Won the American Comedy Award for Best Comedy Club Stand-Up Comic (Female). [1989] |
6 | 10 October 2001 - An LA judge sentenced her to 5 years probation and 180 days in rehab on felony child endangerment and misdemeanor child injury. |
7 | Accepted a plea agreement and pled no contest to felony child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of inflicting injury on a child. In exchange, the three charges of lew conduct were dropped by prosecutors. "The lewd conduct charges against me were dropped because they weren't true," says Poundstone. "I pled no contest to the child endangerment/injury charges because they were. My drinking helped to create a dangerous situation for the children. For this, I am very sorry." [September 2001] |
8 | Entered a rehab center for alcoholism, which she says brought about the recent abuse charges involving her children. [June 2001] |
9 | Was a foster child herself when younger. |
10 | Arrested in Santa Monica, California, on charges of committing lewd acts on a girl under age 14, and on charges of endangering 2 other girls and 2 boys. Posted $200,000 bail, and pled "not guilty" at a July 3 arraignment. [June 2001] |
11 | She became a foster mother in 1993 and adopted 2 girls in 1997. |
12 | She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video. |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The HOA | 2016 | TV Movie completed | Lorraine |
Inside Out | 2015/I | | Forgetter Paula (voice) |
Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious | 2013 | TV Series | Usher |
Home Movies | 1999 | TV Series | Paula Small |
Science Court | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Judge Stone |
Hercules | 1998 | TV Series | Armageddon Bow |
Cybill | 1997 | TV Series | Minnie Arbogast |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues | 1996 | TV Series | The Djinn |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1995 | TV Series | The Computer |
Reasonable Doubts | 1993 | TV Series | Betty Tannebaum |
Hyperspace | 1984 | | Karen |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Poison | 1988 | TV Movie | |
Paula Poundstone: Look What the Cat Dragged In | 2006 | TV Movie | |
Home Movies | 1999 | TV Series written by - 5 episodes | |
Cats, Cops and Stuff | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Comedy Club | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
Major Crimes | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
By Any Means Necessary | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2006-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Geoff Peterson |
3 Still Standing | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
FansTang Live from the Red Carpet | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Live! | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
Why We Laugh: Funny Women | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: A Royal Pain in the News | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2009 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Expert |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1995-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
No Brainer | 2008 | | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Jury Duty | 2007 | TV Series | Herself (2007) |
Real Time with Bill Maher | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Who Is Rufus Harley: An Hour of Television and Documentary Footage | 2006 | Video | Herself - Comic |
Paula Poundstone: Look What the Cat Dragged In | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
Just for Laughs | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
When Stand Up Stood Out | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
Biography | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Larry King Live | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
To Tell the Truth | 2000 | TV Series | Herself / Panelist (2000-2001) |
The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
Hollywood Squares | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Herself |
Comic Relief VIII | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Herself |
Intimate Portrait | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-1997 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Comic Relief VII | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
50 Years of Funny Females | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
1996 Clio Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
Comic Relief VI | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Futurequest | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Jeopardy! | 1993 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
The Paula Poundstone Show | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Herself |
1993 Environmental Media Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
Comic Relief V | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
Wisecracks | 1992 | Documentary | Herself |
CNN & Company | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Comedian |
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Comedy Video | 1992 | Video | Herself |
Futures | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
Cats, Cops and Stuff | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Comic Relief IV | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1984-1989 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
One Night Stand | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
Comic Relief III | 1989 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
An All Star Celebration: Vote '88 | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
Women of the Night | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
Saturday Night Live | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Program Interviewer | The Paula Poundstone Show (1992) |
1992 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Stand-Up Comedy Special | Cats, Cops and Stuff (1990) |
1989 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Comedy Club Stand-Up Comic - Female | |
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