Leslie Jean Mann (born March 26, 1972) is an American actress. She has
appeared in numerous films, including The Cable Guy (1996), George of
the Jungle (1997), Big Daddy (1999), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005),
Knocked Up (2007), 17 Again (2009), Funny People (2009), This Is 40
(2012), and Blockers (2018).Mann was born in San Francisco,
California, and grew up in Newport Beach. She was raised "WASPy" by
her mother, a successful businesswoman who leads design and quality
programs for Ayres Hotel group. Mann has stated of her father, "My dad
is...I don't really have one. I mean, he does exist, but I have zero
relationship with him." She has two siblings and three older
step-brothers. Her maternal grandmother, Sadie Viola Heljä Räsänen,
was the daughter of Finnish immigrants.Mann has said that she was
"very shy, kind of pent-up" during her youth. She graduated from
Corona del Mar High School, and studied acting at the Joanne Baron /
D.W. Brown Acting Studio and alongside comedy improv troupe The
Groundlings. She attended college and studied communications, but
dropped out before graduating.Mann began her career at 18, appearing
in a number of television commercials. In 1996, she appeared in The
Cable Guy, followed with performances in Freaks & Geeks, Sam Weisman's
George of The Jungle alongside Brendan Fraser, Big Daddy with Adam
Sandler, Orange County opposite Jack Black, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin
with Steve Carell.
appeared in numerous films, including The Cable Guy (1996), George of
the Jungle (1997), Big Daddy (1999), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005),
Knocked Up (2007), 17 Again (2009), Funny People (2009), This Is 40
(2012), and Blockers (2018).Mann was born in San Francisco,
California, and grew up in Newport Beach. She was raised "WASPy" by
her mother, a successful businesswoman who leads design and quality
programs for Ayres Hotel group. Mann has stated of her father, "My dad
is...I don't really have one. I mean, he does exist, but I have zero
relationship with him." She has two siblings and three older
step-brothers. Her maternal grandmother, Sadie Viola Heljä Räsänen,
was the daughter of Finnish immigrants.Mann has said that she was
"very shy, kind of pent-up" during her youth. She graduated from
Corona del Mar High School, and studied acting at the Joanne Baron /
D.W. Brown Acting Studio and alongside comedy improv troupe The
Groundlings. She attended college and studied communications, but
dropped out before graduating.Mann began her career at 18, appearing
in a number of television commercials. In 1996, she appeared in The
Cable Guy, followed with performances in Freaks & Geeks, Sam Weisman's
George of The Jungle alongside Brendan Fraser, Big Daddy with Adam
Sandler, Orange County opposite Jack Black, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin
with Steve Carell.
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