Rebel Wilson Biography
Rebel Wilson (Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson) is an Australian actress, writer and producer born on 2nd March 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is popularly known for her role as Fat Amy in musical comedy ‘Pitch Perfect’.
Rebel Wilson grew up in the suburbs of Kenthurst, Parramatta and Castle Hill. She has three siblings two sisters Liberty and Annachi and a brother, Ryot. Liberty and Ryot appeared on the first season of The Amazing Race Australia in 2011, where they were the first team eliminated.
She attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and in 1997 she completed her Higher School Certificate including second place in the state in food technology.In 2009 she graduated from the University of New South Wales with Bachelor of Arts (Theatre and Performance Studies) and Bachelor of Laws degrees.
Rebel Wilson Age
Rebel was born on 2nd March 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rebel Wilson Career
Rebel Wilson studied at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP).[20] In 2003 she moved to New York after winning the ATYP International scholarship, which was funded by Nicole Kidman. While she was in New York, Wilson trained with The Second City. She appeared with the Sydney Theatre Company and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
In 2002 she came to the public’s attention with her stage musical The Westie Monologues, which she wrote, starred in and produced in Sydney. Her follow-up stage productions, which she wrote, produced and starred in include Spunks and Confessions of an Exchange Student.
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In Australia, Rebel Wilson is most known for her roles as Toula on the SBS comedy series Pizza and as various characters including Lucy, Fat Mandi and Karla Bangs on the sketch comedy series The Wedge. She played an Australian Idol mad schoolgirl in a series of Telstra advertisements shown during Australian Idol from 2004 to 2005. She also had roles in the feature films Fat Pizza and Ghost Rider.
In 2008, Rebel Wilson created, wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride on SBS One and also starred in the improvisational Nine Network series Monster House. In 2009 Wilson won the Tropfest Best Actress award for her role in the film Bargain. She has made appearances on the improvisational comedy show Thank God You’re Here and the comedy game show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. She performed stand-up on the television special The Breast Darn Show In Town and guest starred in the Seven Network drama City Homicide and performed improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.
In 2011 Rebel Wilson moved to United States and signed to talent and literary agents William Morris Endeavor. Wilson’s next film role came in the Judd Apatow film, Bridesmaids, in which she played Brynn, the sister of Matt Lucas’ character. The role was written especially for her. Wilson then appeared in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement and on the Comedy Central series, Workaholics.
In 2010 she co hosted ARIA Music Awards and performed at the inaugural Variety’s Power of Comedy event in Los Angeles with Lucas and Russell Brand.
In early 2011 she filmed A Few Best Men at Fox Studios Australia. She also filmed a role in Small Apartments. Rebel Wilson was named one of Variety magazine’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2011”. In 2012, Wilson had a role in the ensemble comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting, as Janice, and co-starred in the indie film Struck By Lightning.
In 2012 Rebel Wilson starred as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect and received received critical acclaim and earned various award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress from the San Diego Film Critics Society and Best Actress in a Comedy from the Broadcast Film Critics Association. She won the MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie and shared the Best Musical Moment award with her Pitch Perfect co-stars. Wilson was also nominated for MTV Movie Award for Best Performance. Wilson later won the Choice Movie Actress: Comedy award for Pitch Perfect at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards.
In January 2012, Michael Ausiello of TVLine announced that Rebel Wilson would be writing and starring in Super Fun Night, a comedy that follows three friends on a quest to have fun every Friday night. The pilot was picked up by CBS and Conan O’Brien became one of the executive producers. The pilot was later turned down by CBS, but the ABC network picked up the project. A series was ordered and the show began broadcasting on 2 October 2013. The series was cancelled after one season. Wilson played Robin Peck in Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain (2013). She hosted the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on 14 April 2013.
Rebel Wilson reprised her role in the sequels Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017). She also made a cameo in the television comedy Pompidou. Wilson joined the voice cast for Kung Fu Panda 3, however in September 2015, she was replaced with Kate Hudson. Wilson next appeared in the ensemble comedy How to Be Single, released in February 2016.
Rebel Wilson Movies
- 2003: Fat Pizza as Toula
- 2007: Ghost Rider as Girl in Alley
- 2009: Bargain! as Linda
- 2011: Bridesmaids as Brynn
- 2011: A Few Best Men as Daphne Ramme
- 2012: Bachelorette as Becky Archer
- 2012: Small Apartments as Rocky
- 2012: This Means War
- 2012: Struck by Lightning as Malerie Baggs
- 2012: What to Expect When You’re Expecting as Janice
- 2012: Ice Age: Continental Drift as Raz
- 2012: Pitch Perfect as Fat Amy
- 2013: Pain & Gain as Robin Peck
- 2014: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Tilly
- 2015: Pitch Perfect 2 as Fat Amy
- 2016: How to Be Single as Robin
- 2016: Grimsby as Dawn Grobham
- 2016: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Flight attendant
- 2017: Pitch Perfect 3 as Fat Amy
- 2018: The Hustle as Lonnie
- 2019: Isn’t It Romantic as Natalie
TV Shows
- 2003–2007: Pizza as Toula
- 2006–2007: The Wedge played Various characters
- 2007–2009: Thank God You’re Here as Herself/Various characters
- 2008: Bogan Pride as Jennie Cragg
- 2008: Monster House as Penelope Webb
- 2009: Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation as Generation Y Guest
- 2009: City Homicide as Sarah Gilbert
- 2009: The Breast Darn Show in Town as Herself (Comedy gala)
- 2010: Rules of Engagement as Sara
- 2011: Workaholics as Big Money Hustla
- 2013: Can of Worms as Herself
- 2013–2014: Super Fun Night as Kimmie Boubier
- 2015: Pompidou as Fancy Dress Contestant
Rebel Wilson Boyfriend
Rebel Wilson is dating Aden Stay, the pair went public in May 2017 at the MTV Movie Awards. Rebel previously dated comedian Mickey Gooch Jr but they split in 2015.
Rebel Wilson Weight Loss
In July 2011, Rebel Wilson became a spokesperson for weight loss and nutrition company Jenny Craig in Australia. In January 2012, Wilson told The Daily Telegraph that she had lost 10 kilograms (22 lb) since signing up to the program.
Rebel Wilson News
Rebel Wilson defends Vogue Australia cover after fans claim images were ‘slimmed down’
Rebel Wilson has spoken out about claims made regarding her Vogue Australia cover, which fans have accused as being doctored in a bid to make her appear slimmer.
Fronting the title’s June issue, the Pitch Perfect star insisted that the images hadn’t been “slimmed down” via photoshop, crediting her figure to a healthy diet and exercise regime.
However, criticisms were also made with regards to the magazine’s styling choices, with some people arguing that Wilson’s plus-size figure had been intentionally covered-up in baggy clothing for the cover.
Clad in a full-length brown overcoat and a black gown, fans expressed disappointment at the magazine’s sartorial decisions, with some suggesting that the loose-fitting aesthetic was not at all flattering.
“Shame about that massive jacket,” wrote one person, “I bet that stunning dress would of shown off your gorgeousness without the need for cover-up.”
“Rebel, is that you? I can’t see you under all those layers!” added another.
“Couture or not, it looks like a tent and doesn’t do you justice.”
Further critics argued that the title’s styling team had “drowned” the actress in fabric.
Others contested the authenticity of the images, claiming that her figure had been digitally-altered:
“She doesn’t even have recognizable wrists,” one person commented on Twitter, “they widened her smile and she was always naturally beautiful.”
“Why is it that every time a ‘plus-size’ woman makes it to the cover of a fashion magazine, they wrap them in the heaviest coats imaginable?” asked another.
Rebel Wilson personally responded to one tweet which described her as “slimmed down”, writing: “Nope, not slimmed down! I just ate healthy and exercised for the month before the shoot x but then immediately after ate brownies!”
The actress followed her tweet up by uploading a side-by-side image of one of the raw photographs featured in the magazine alongside the published version to show that it hadn’t been “heavily photoshopped” as fans had claimed.
Source: Independent (24th May 2018)