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Jan Hooks

1957 - 2014

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Janet Vivian Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and a number of other film and television roles, including on 30 Rock and The Simpsons. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Hooks is the 11,559th most popular actor (down from 11,314th in 2019), the 16,909th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,292nd in 2019) and the 5,423rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jan Hooks ranks 11,559 out of 13,578. Before her are Megalyn Echikunwoke, Pendleton Ward, Liao Fan, Sinem Kobal, Fumi Nikaido, and Nika Futterman. After her are Michael Gladis, Adeel Akhtar, Sota Fukushi, Judy Ann Santos, Robia LaMorte, and Jake T. Austin.

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Among people born in 1957, Jan Hooks ranks 753. Before her are Dwane Casey, Gurdas Maan, Amanda Redman, Jeh Johnson, PZ Myers, and Alan Duncan. After her are Alan Curbishley, Alan Stern, Chris Anderson, Mark Johnson, Denise Nickerson, and David Beasley. Among people deceased in 2014, Jan Hooks ranks 575. Before her are Sam Lacey, Reyhaneh Jabbari, Barbara Murray, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Christine Cavanaugh, and Caldwell Jones. After her are Kwon Ri-se, Anna Przybylska, Marvin Barnes, Yago Lamela, Peaches Geldof, and Kristof Goddaert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan Hooks ranks 16,914 out of 20,380. Before her are Jared Palmer (1971), Eric Wagner (1959), Ime Udoka (1977), and Nika Futterman (1969). After her are Joey Graceffa (1991), Don Siegelman (1946), Michael Gladis (1977), Blanche Bruce (1841), Gregory Meeks (1953), Robia LaMorte (1970), Jake T. Austin (1994), and Matt Barlow (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jan Hooks ranks 5,425. Before her are Alexandra Holden (1977), John Dye (1963), Megalyn Echikunwoke (1983), Pendleton Ward (1982), and Nika Futterman (1969). After her are Michael Gladis (1977), Robia LaMorte (1970), Jake T. Austin (1994), Chance Perdomo (1996), Jerrika Hinton (1981), Jason Hervey (1972), and LeToya Luckett (1981).

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