Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon | |
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Adlon at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born |
Pamela Fionna Segall July 9, 1966 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Residence |
Los Angeles, California, U.S Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Other names |
Pamela Segall Pamela Segall Adlon Pamela S. Adlon |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Spouse(s) | Felix O. Adlon (m. 1996; div. 2010) |
Children | 3 |
Pamela Fionna Adlon (née Segall; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, and producer.[2] She is best known for her voice work, in particular as the voice of Bobby Hill on King of the Hill for which she won an Emmy Award, as well as the title character of Pajama Sam in the Pajama Sam video games. She is also known for playing Dolores in Grease 2 and Ashley Spinelli on the animated series Recess, and for her appearances on Californication and Louie, on which she is also a consulting producer.[3] As of 2016, Adlon stars in the FX comedy television series Better Things which she co-created with Louis C.K.[4]
Early life
Adlon was born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of TV comedy writer-producer (and author of comic books and science fiction pulp novels)[5] Donald "Don" Maxwell Segall (1933–1994) and Marina L. Segall.[6][7] Her father produced The Dave Garroway Show, which became AM New York, and then The Today Show. He was a page at NBC with Gil Cates. He wrote erotic fiction under various pseudonyms, including Troy Conway.[7] Adlon's father was from Boston, Massachusetts and her mother is English. Her mother converted to Judaism.[7] Adlon said they met at the USO in Paris.[2]
As a child, Adlon lived in the Carnegie House building at 100 West 57th Street.[8][9] She has said that she and her family lived bi-coastally, moving between Los Angeles and New York because her father was a journeyman writer and producer for TV. She started performing at age nine; one of her father's friends had a radio studio, so she would do voice over work there, and while in Los Angeles, she did acting work.[2] She attended Sarah Lawrence College for a semester.[7]
Career
Adlon said voice-overs saved her career. Successful as her child-actress years had been, she struggled to find parts in her 20s.[5]
Adlon voiced Arthur Read in Arthur's Thinking Games. Adlon's best known role is playing Bobby Hill on the animated TV show King of the Hill, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 2002.[10] Though she is mostly known for voicing young boys, Adlon has voiced two girl characters (both of which have boylike qualities): Margaret "Moose" Pearson in Pepper Ann and Ashley Spinelli in Recess.
Notable live-action roles include Girl Joey in the 1984 teen comedy film Bad Manners, Kelly Affinado on The Facts of Life, Marcy Runkle on Showtime's Californication, and Pamela on FX's Louie (she is also a consulting producer for the show).[11]
Adlon was nominated for an Annie Award for her role as Otto Osworth on Cartoon Network's Time Squad. In 2006–07, she played the voice of Andy in Cartoon Network's Squirrel Boy animated series, and co-starred with Louis C.K. as his wife in the short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie. She also stars as the friend of Louie (a fictional character based on himself, Louis C.K.) in his FX single-camera show, Louie. She is in episodes of seasons 1, 2, 4 and 5.[12] For the 5th season, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.[13]
Adlon voiced Pajama Sam in the video games Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside, Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So Frightening, Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet, and Pajama Sam's Games to Play on Any Day.
In 2015, FX gave a pilot order for Better Things which is a comedy created by and starring Adlon. She plays an actress raising three daughters. The pilot was written by Adlon and Louis C.K. who also directed it.[14] It was picked up to a 10-episode series on August 7, 2015.[15][16] The show, which premiered on September 8, 2016, is semi-autobiographical.[17]
Personal life
In 1996, Adlon married Felix O. Adlon, the son of German director Percy Adlon. They divorced in 2010; he currently lives in Germany.[7] They have three daughters, to whom Adlon has said she is a single parent.[2]
Adlon splits her time between Manhattan, New York and Los Angeles, California.[8]
Filmography
Film
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Grease 2 | |
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Bad Manners | |
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Willy/Milly | |
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Say Anything... | |
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Kiki's Delivery Service | |
Voice English dub – Disney version | |
After Midnight | |
Segment: "Allison's Story" | |
The Gate II: Trespassers | |
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | |
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest | |
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Bed of Roses | |
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Sgt. Bilko | |
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Father Frost | |
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Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | |
Direct-to-video | |
Plump Fiction | |
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Princess Mononoke | |
Voice English dub | |
Eat Your Heart Out | |
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Some Girl | |
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Waiting for Woody | Voice Short film | ||
Dirk and Betty | |
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | |
Voice | |
Gen¹³ | |
Voice Direct-to-video | |
Recess: School's Out | |
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Voice |
The Trumpet of the Swan | |
Voice | |
Net Worth | |||
The Animatrix | |
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Voice Segments: "Final Flight of the Osiris" & "Beyond" |
Brother Bear | |
Voice | |
Teacher's Pet | |
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Voice |
Lucky 13 | |
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Tinker Bell | |
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Voice |
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | |
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Voice Uncredited |
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | |
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Voice |
Conception | |
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Secret of the Wings | |
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Voice |
Dino Time | |
Voice | |
9 Full Moons | |
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I Know That Voice | |
Documentary | |
Pixie Hollow Bake Off | |
Voice Short film | |
The Pirate Fairy | |
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Voice |
First Girl I Loved | |
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Television
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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The Facts of Life | |
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Night Court | |
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Episode: "Bull Gets a Kid" |
E/R | |
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The Redd Foxx Show | |
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Wiseguy | |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation | |
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21 Jump Street | |
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Down the Shore | |
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Rugrats | |
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Voice |
Jungle Cubs | |
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Voice |
Bobby's World | |
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Voice |
Recess | |
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Voice |
Pepper Ann | |
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Voice |
King of the Hill | |
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Voice |
101 Dalmatians: The Series | |
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Voice |
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | |
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Voice |
Teacher's Pet | |
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Voice |
The Wild Thornberrys | |
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Voice Episode: "Cheetahs Never Prosper" |
The Oblongs... | |
Voice | |
Time Squad | |
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Voice |
Teamo Supremo | |
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Voice |
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | |
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Voice |
All Grown Up! | |
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Voice |
Bratz | |
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Voice |
Squirrel Boy | |
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Voice |
Lucky Louie | |
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El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | |
Voice | |
Boston Legal | |
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Californication | |
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WordGirl | |
Voice | |
The Drinky Crow Show | |
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Voice |
Monk | |
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Episode: "Mr. Monk On Wheels" |
True Jackson, VP | |
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Episode: "Little Buddies" |
Ben 10: Alien Force | |
Voice Episode: "Vendetta" | |
Pound Puppies | |
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Voice |
Phineas and Ferb | |
Voice | |
Zevo-3 | |
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Voice |
Louie | 2014–15 |
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Also writer and producer |
Love Bites | |
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Pilot episode |
Mongo Wrestling Alliance | |
Voice | |
Eric Kaplan's Sketch World | |
Voice | |
The Problem Solverz | |
Voice | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | |
Voice | |
Unsupervised | |
Voice Episode: "Field of Dreams... and Dogs" | |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | |
Voice Episode: "Challenge Day" | |
ThunderCats | |
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Voice |
Parenthood | |
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Bob's Burgers | |
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Voice |
Out There | |
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Voice |
Uncle Grandpa | |
Voice Episode: "Driver's Test" | |
Jake and the Never Land Pirates | |
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Voice |
Sofia the First | |
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Voice |
Rake | |
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TripTank | |
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Voice |
Stone Quackers | |
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Voice |
Teen Titans Go! | |
Voice Episodes: "Cool School" and "Operation: Dude Rescue" | |
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | |
Voice Episode: "It's a Colorful Life" | |
Playing House | |
Episode: "Celebrate Me Scones" | |
Guardians of the Galaxy | |
Voice Episode: "We Are Family" | |
Adventure Time | |
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Voice |
Mr. Pickles | |
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Voice |
Sanjay and Craig | |
Voice | |
Milo Murphy's Law | |
Voice | |
Better Things | |
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Also creator |
The Loud House | |
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Also creator |
Video games
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Pajama Sam series | |
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Voice |
Fallout | |
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Voice |
Run Like Hell | |
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Voice |
LeapFrog series | |
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Voice for the 2002 Phonics Program Series and 2003's Fiesta in the House/Town books |
Final Fantasy X-2 | |
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Voice |
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | |
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Voice |
References
- ↑ "Pamela Adlon on Instagram: "That's more like it!!! #strongertogether"". Instagram. July 12, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Gross, Terry (January 4, 2012). "Pamela Adlon: From 'Hill' Kid To 'Californication'". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Harris, Will (April 1, 2014). "Pamela Adlon on snorting fake coke, Louie, and the fate of her Vulcan ears". A.V. Club. Onion Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 16, 2016). "Louis C.K.-Pamela Adlon FX Comedy Series 'Better Things' Sets Fall Premiere Date". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Rhodes, Joe (November 21, 2008). "Her Life as a Mom, an Actress and a Boy". New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Donald M Segall, "United States Public Records"". United States Public Records. FamilySearch. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Maron, Marc (May 20, 2013). "Episode 390 - Pamela Adlon". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- 1 2 Salisbury, Vanita (March 7, 2014). "21 Questions: Louie's Pamela Adlon Thinks Louis C.K. Is the Mickey Mouse of New York". Daily Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Building: Carnegie House". StreetEasy. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Harris, Will (August 25, 2009). "A Chat with Pamela Adlon". Bullz-Eye. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Haglund, David (February 2, 2012). "Character Studies: Pamela from Louie". Slate. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Goldman, Andrew (June 17, 2011). "Grumpus Maximus". New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ↑ "67th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). Emmys.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 18, 2015). "FX Orders Comedy Pilot Starring Pamela Adlon From Louis CK". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ Rose, Lacey (August 7, 2015). "Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon's Better Things Comedy Lands Series Order at FX". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 7, 2015). "Louis C.K.-Pamela Adlon Comedy Better Things Gets FX Series Order". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ Fernandez, Maria Elena (September 8, 2016). "Pamela Adlon Can't Believe She Has Her Own Show". Vulture. Retrieved September 12, 2016.