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When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.

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Aubrey Plaza
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: June 26
Actor
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Comedian
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Voice Actor
Wilmington
Delaware
Aubrey Christina Plaza
York
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Deadpan
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My people would love it if I smiled more, if I was more 'approachable.'
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My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
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I like my name. My mom named me after a song by the 1970s group Bread. So, it's meaningful, and I like the song. It's a love song - kind of - but it's kind of depressing and dark.
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My mom's Puerto Rican. That's why I'm so lively and colorful.
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I love great acting, as nerdy as that sounds.
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If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.
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Tina Fey is one of my heroes.
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I have an acting coach that I work with on everything that I do. The thing about my preparation process for getting ready for a role is I have sex with as many people as I can.
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I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers.
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With stand-up, it doesn't matter who you are. If the audience claps because they love your movies, that clapping stops after five seconds, and then it's your job to make them laugh.
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