Jenny Slate Movies and Career Information

Jenny Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2009–2010 and for her recurring role as Stella on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. Slate was born in Milton, Massachusetts to parents Nancy Slate and Ron Slate, a Massachusetts-based poet and author. She has two sisters, Abigail and Stacey, and is Jewish. After graduating from Milton Academy as the valedictorian, she attended Columbia University, where she helped form the improv group Fruit Paunch, and starred in the Varsity Show. Slate graduated from Columbia University in 2004. Alongside comedian Gabe Liedman, Slate is half of the comedy duo Gabe & Jenny. Their show with Max Silvestri, Big Terrific, was named best new variety show of 2008 by Time Out New York. She met Liedman in 2000 while attending Columbia University. They describe their relationship as a "nonsexual romance", and Slate says "I like to think of us as kind of like Elaine Benes and George Costanza, but we like each other." Prior to joining SNL, Slate was best known as a regular commentator on many VH1 talking head commentary programs. In early 2009 Slate had made several appearances on