Marianne Curan
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Marianne Curan is an American
actress, television personality and comedienne
. She most recently hosted GSN Radio
with husband Bob Goen
.
, including Trivia Track
, Prime Games
and When Did That Happen?. Curan was a guest host on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
and, when Kathie Lee Gifford
left the program in 2000 Curan was considered for the permanent co-host role that Kelly Ripa
ultimately claimed. Later in its run, she hosted PAX TV's live daytime talk show Great Day America with Food Network
personality Marc Summers
. In 2002, Curan hosted Landscapers' Challenge
for Home & Garden Television. She hosted interstitial segments with Jordan Murphy for USA Network
's Before & After'noon Movies in 2003.
Curan is also an accomplished celebrity impersonator. Her imitations of political figures Hillary Rodham Clinton
and Sarah Palin
gained her recurring roles in sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the late 2000s. Her most prominent imitation is that of Martha Stewart
, garnering her roles on The Tonight Show, as well as the 2006 film National Lampoon's Totally Baked: A Potumentary
and Frank Caliendo
's sketch comedy
program Frank TV
.
Curan has worked with The Groundlings
and was part in the Washington, D.C.
-area political comedy troupe Gross National Product for years. With friends Wendy Kamenoff and Lori Alan
, she created and starred in The Hungry and Horny Show, which ran in Los Angeles in the spring and summer of 2007.
Curan has had bit parts in episodes of the television programs Big Love
and Malcolm in the Middle
.
From August 2008 to November 2009, she co-hosted GSN Radio with Bob Goen, a live, four-hour interactive
internet radio
game show
on GSN.com.
In December 2010, Curan starred in the one woman show "A Kodachrome Christmas," written and directed by Seinfeld writing alum Pat Hazell. "A Kodachrome Christmas" played for 3 weeks in Austin, Texas at the Long Center for the Performing Arts and at Notre Dame University's DeBartolo Center.
Her writing has been published in "More" magazine online.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, television personality and comedienne
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. She most recently hosted GSN Radio
GSN Radio
Game Show Network Radio was an interactive internet radio game show that originally aired live on GSN.com from August 18, 2008 to November 13, 2009, hosted by husband and wife team Bob Goen and Marianne Curan. Other co-hosts filled in when one of them was unavailable. The four-hour program featured...
with husband Bob Goen
Bob Goen
Robert Kuehl "Bob" Goen is an American game show emcee and television personality, best known for his work on Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004...
.
Career
In the mid-1990s, she hosted some of the first live interactive game shows on Game Show NetworkGame Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
, including Trivia Track
Trivia Track
Trivia Track was an interactive live game show that premiered on the Game Show Network March 17, 1997 and ran until October 2, 1998; it was taped at the network's Sony Pictures Studios facilities in Culver City, California...
, Prime Games
Prime Games
Prime Games was a live Interactive television show produced by Game Show Network, in the mid 1990s. The show was hosted by Peter Tomarken, later joined by Marianne Curan as co-host. The format was similar to GSN Live, with the evening's live interactive segments aired in between classic game shows....
and When Did That Happen?. Curan was a guest host on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
and, when Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...
left the program in 2000 Curan was considered for the permanent co-host role that Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa is an American actress and television host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin and now solo host of Live! With Kelly...
ultimately claimed. Later in its run, she hosted PAX TV's live daytime talk show Great Day America with Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
personality Marc Summers
Marc Summers
Marc Summers is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and a two-time talk show host. He is best known for hosting the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare and currently hosts Unwrapped on The Food Network.- Early career :Summers was born Marc Berkowitz in...
. In 2002, Curan hosted Landscapers' Challenge
Designers' Challenge
Designers' Challenge is a show on HGTV in the United States. In each episode, three interior designers make presentations to a homeowner, who chooses one design to use in the house. Landscapers' Challenge is a spin-off that deals with outdoor landscaping instead....
for Home & Garden Television. She hosted interstitial segments with Jordan Murphy for USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
's Before & After'noon Movies in 2003.
Curan is also an accomplished celebrity impersonator. Her imitations of political figures Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
and Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
gained her recurring roles in sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the late 2000s. Her most prominent imitation is that of Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
, garnering her roles on The Tonight Show, as well as the 2006 film National Lampoon's Totally Baked: A Potumentary
National Lampoon's Totally Baked: A Potumentary
National Lampoon's Totally Baked: A Potumentary is a 2008 film. The "documentary" was directed by Lee Abbott and written by Stephen D. Binder, Neil Mahoney, and Craig Shoemaker. The film was produced by Gregg Buskett, et al.-Plot:...
and Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo is an American comedian and impressionist, best known for his work on the Fox Network television series MADtv, and as the in-house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday. In 2007 and 2008, he performed his impersonations on his own show, Frank TV, which aired on TBS...
's sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
program Frank TV
Frank TV
Frank TV was a sketch comedy show starring Frank Caliendo, Mike MacRae, and Freddy Lockhart. Frank was the host of the show and performed in sketches in full makeup as characters he impersonated. Frank joked he "wanted the show to be called The Chappelle Show, but the lawyers wouldn't allow it"...
.
Curan has worked with The Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
and was part in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-area political comedy troupe Gross National Product for years. With friends Wendy Kamenoff and Lori Alan
Lori Alan
Lori Alan , sometimes credited as Lori Allen, is an American voice actress who provides the voice of news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy, various voices on Hey Arnold!, and SpongeBob SquarePants as Pearl....
, she created and starred in The Hungry and Horny Show, which ran in Los Angeles in the spring and summer of 2007.
Curan has had bit parts in episodes of the television programs Big Love
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
and Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
.
From August 2008 to November 2009, she co-hosted GSN Radio with Bob Goen, a live, four-hour interactive
Interactivity
In the fields of information science, communication, and industrial design, there is debate over the meaning of interactivity. In the "contingency view" of interactivity, there are three levels:...
internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
on GSN.com.
In December 2010, Curan starred in the one woman show "A Kodachrome Christmas," written and directed by Seinfeld writing alum Pat Hazell. "A Kodachrome Christmas" played for 3 weeks in Austin, Texas at the Long Center for the Performing Arts and at Notre Dame University's DeBartolo Center.
Her writing has been published in "More" magazine online.