Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin at opening night of Steve Martin's play Meteor Shower.
Born Little Compton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Years active 1996–present
Spouse Dan Martin (2007–present)

Arden VanAmringe Myrin (/məˈriːn/;) is an American actress and comedian. Arden became a new cast member on Showtime’s Shameless Season 7, and recently appeared in the world premiere of Steve Martin's new play Meteor Shower at the Long Wharf Theatre. Her television credits include Orange Is the New Black, Hung, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob and David, Psych, Bones, Fresh Off The Boat, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Reno 911!, and Gilmore Girls among others. Arden will be seen next in the feature film Extracurricular Activities.

Myrin has appeared in many films, including the Sundance Films Bachelorette, and Wrong Cops and Wrong both made by Mr. Oizo, as well as Kinsey, Morning Glory, and others.

Arden's theater credits include Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue at The Public Theater in New York City, as well as the premiere of John Ross Bowie’s play about The Ramones Four Chords and A Gun at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Arden was in the original New York City production of David Mamet’s Boston Marriage at the Public Theater, and appeared in Hay Fever directed by Darko Tresnjak at the Westport Country Playhouse.

As a comedian Arden tours across the country and co-hosts a comedy show Tinkle Twins at Meltdown Comics with Dana Gould. Arden appeared on Chelsea Lately over 100 times, and is a regular panelist on @midnight. She was cast member of MadTV for the final four seasons along with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz, and Bobby Lee. She has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brian, The Howard Stern Show, WTF with Marc Maron, and RuPaul's Drag Race. Arden is also the host of the Nerdist podcast Will You Accept This Rose? about The Bachelor/The Bachelorette franchise.

Early life and Education

Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a seaside fishing village. Her father was an accountant, and her mother was a real estate agent. She has an older brother, Alarik. As a child, she staged her neighborhood plays, and enjoyed seeing Annie on Broadway. Myrin attended the Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where she graduated. She then attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts for high school. She is of Swedish and Norwegian heritage.[1]

Afterwards, Myrin attended Colorado College, a small liberal arts school, where she received a degree in theater and studio arts. She was elected commencement speaker at her graduation. During one college break, Myrin began to study improvisational comedy and worked as an intern on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where she admits she "mostly ran the Xerox machine."

Career

Soon after graduation, Myrin briefly moved to Chicago where she became a member of the Improv Olympic and later re-located to New York City and Los Angeles where she was part of the same group. One of her memorable standup comedian acts included a section of her own life experiences called “Straight Outta Lil' Compton.” Myrin also trained with the Los Angeles comedy troupes The Groundings and Upright Citizens Brigade.

MADtv

Myrin officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2005 as a repertory performer for the eleventh season and remained with the show until it was canceled in 2009.

Personal life

On December 30, 2007, Myrin married Dan Martin, a comedy writer she first met in 2001.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Box Office Performance
1997 I Think I Do as Wendy Comedy Movie $345,478
1997 Deconstructing Harry as Mary Comedy Movie $10,686,841
1997 In & Out as Student Comedy Movie $63,856,929
1998 The Impostors as Stewardess with Luggageas Comedy Movie $2,198,044
1999 30 Days as Stacey Comedy Movie
2000 What Women Want as Darcy's Assistant Comedy Romance Movie $374,111,707
2001 Bubble Boy as Lorraine Comedy Adventure Movie $5,007,898
2002 Highway as Lucy Comedy Drama Movie
2002 Auto Focus Hippie Girl $2,704,951
2003 Farm Sluts as Larry's Co-worker Comedy Movie
2003 Soul Mates as Julie Comedy Movie
2003 Dry Cycle as Sarah Comedy Movie
2004 Kinsey as Emily Biography Drama Movie $10,254,979
2004 Whistlin' Dixie as Bunny LeVine Comedy Movie
2004 Christmas with the Kranks as Daisy Comedy Movie $96,572,480
2005 Heart of the Beholder as Patty Drama Movie
2005 I'm Not Gay as Foreperson Comedy Movie
2007 Evan Almighty as Evan's Staffer Comedy Movie $173,391,888
2009 The Informant! as Sarah Scott Comedy Movie $33,316,821
2012 Wrong as Gabrielle Comedy
2013 Wrong Cops as Shirley Comedy
Television
Year Title Role Notes Episode count
1996 The Royale as Daphne
1997–1999 Working as Abby Cosgrove NBC Comedy 39 Episodes
1999 Just Shoot Me! as Amy NBC Comedy 1 Episode
2000 Nikki as Amy The WB Comedy 1 Episode
2001 Friends as Brenda NBC Comedy 1 Episode
2003 On the Spot as Caramel The WB Comedy
2004 I'm with Her as Girl ABC Comedy
2004 Reno 911! as Miss Nude Reno 1 Comedy Central Comedy
2005 Gilmore Girls as Honor's Bridesmaid Warner Brothers
2005 Kitchen Confidential as Wendy FOX Comedy
2005–2009, 2016 MADtv as Various Characters FOX Comedy (Season 11–14) 82 Episodes
2007–2008 That's So Hollywood as Herself
2007–2014 Chelsea Lately as Herself E! Network Comedy
2007 Good Day LA as Herself
2009 True Jackson, VP as Jenna Lutrell Nickelodeon Comedy
2009 Michael and Michael Have Issues as Various Characters
2009 It's On with Alexa Chung as Herself... regular guest
2010 Party Down as Vanna Starz Comedy 1 Episode
2011 Hung as Joanie HBO Comedy 1 Episode
2011 RuPaul's Drag Race 3 Guest judge (as herself) Logo 1 Episode
2011 Suburgatory as Jocelyn ABC Comedy Recurring
2012 Delocated as Marlo Adult Swim Comedy 1 Episode
2012-2013 Psych as Chelsea 2 Episodes
2013 Orange Is the New Black as Doctor Brooks Netflix 1 Episode
2014 @midnight as Herself 4 Episodes
2014 Legit as Tess FXX 1 Episode
2014 Anger Management as Paula FX 1 Episode
2015 Fresh Off the Boat as Ashley Alexander ABC Comedy 3 Episodes
2015 K.C. Undercover as Candice Adams Disney Channel Enemy of the State

References

  1. ↑ "Making It Podcast: Episode 17". The Nerdist. November 7, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2012. Myrin mentions she's Swedish and Norwegian around the one minute mark
  2. ↑ Marialisa Calta (2008-01-06). "Vows: Arden Myrin and Dan Martin". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved 2008-01-06.

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