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10-09-2014, 05:33 PM | Topic Starter |
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R.I.P SNL's Jan Hook
'SNL' Star Jan Hooks Dead At 57
The Huffington Post | By Jessica Goodman Posted: 10/09/2014 5:58 pm EDT Updated: 27 minutes ago JAN HOOKS Former "Saturday Night Live" star Jan Hooks died on Thursday. Her representative confirmed the news to HuffPost Entertainment, but had no further comment on Hooks' death. She was 57 years old. Hooks appeared on "SNL" from 1986-91 and most recently guest starred on "30 Rock" as Jenna Maroney's mother, Verna. She was a regular on "Designing Women" from 1991-93 and appeared on TV shows "3rd Rock From The Sun," "The Martin Short Show," "The Dana Carvey Show," "The Simpsons," "Futurama" and "Primetime Glick." While on "SNL," she was known for her recurring character Candy Sweeney of "The Sweeney Sisters." She also impersonated Bette Davis, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Sinéad O'Connor, Jodie Foster and Hillary Clinton. Originally, Hooks was considered for the 1985 "SNL" cast, but was passed over for Joan Cusack. She was hired the next season alongside Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Nora Dunn. In one of her most memorable sketches, she played Brenda the Waitress in "The Diner" with Alec Baldwin. Hooks was born near Atlanta in 1957 and began her career as part of famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. Prior to joining "SNL," she landed a small but notable part in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" as a tour guide at the Alamo. |
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10-09-2014, 05:34 PM | #2 |
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wow. RIP
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Damn. RIP.
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10-09-2014, 05:46 PM | #5 |
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I had a crush on her
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10-09-2014, 05:49 PM | #7 |
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Sad, and out of left field. Always linked her with Phil for them coming into SNL together and so many good sketches together, now they bookend as both being gone too soon.
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10-09-2014, 05:56 PM | #8 |
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Wonder how...
She didn't look good on 30 Rock, but I also hadn't seen her on anything since SNL. |
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10-09-2014, 06:12 PM | #9 |
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I'm pretty sure she had cancer and I can't remember if it was either liver or pancreatic or ovarian. That's what I thought but not 100%
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Oh. I liked her.
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10-09-2014, 06:54 PM | #11 |
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What a shame....Died way too soon..
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10-09-2014, 07:08 PM | #12 |
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Dude. Don't start the thread if you can't spell her name.
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10-09-2014, 07:22 PM | #13 |
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That sucks. She's from my personal fave era of SNL
I thought 88-92 was hilarious Wasn't she one of the ones who boycotted Andrew Dice Clay episode?
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10-10-2014, 08:32 AM | #14 |
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Why did people boycott Andrew Dice Clay? Cause he was dirty?
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It was Nora Dunn [and Sinead O'Connor, who was subsequently banned in her own right] who boycotted the Clay ep because his standup routine was 'misogynistic.'
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