Ari Graynor Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named one of the Top 25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood by Entertainment Weekly
• Was introduced to the theatre at an early age, as her mother was an amateur actress who performed in community theatre
• Began her professional acting career when she was seven years old
• Quote: "I think theatre is where I feel the most at home․ I feel that I'm able to come alive on stage, and it's not that you can't on film or in other mediums, I just haven't had that experience yet․"
• Quote: "(On acting in films): "There's so much I'd like to do in that medium, but I don't ever want to not do theater․""
• Quote: "When I was a kid, in first grade, I remember our class was doing a play, and I was assigned a role․ I came home that day in tears because I was just thrilled to be doing it․"
• Often takes on the role of uncontrollable, free-spirited characters
• Made her Broadway debut in Donald Margulies' "Brooklyn Boy" in 2005
• Attended her high-school prom with future Senator Joseph Kennedy III
• Got the letters Y-E-S tattooed to her wrist while on vacation in Paris to remind herself to accept any opportunities that she comes across