Janet Vivian Hooks Wiki Biography
Janice “Jan” Hooks (April 23, 1957 – October 9, 2014) was an American actress and comedian best known for her work on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL), where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991, and continued making cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the final two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun and a number of other roles in film and television.
| Full Name | Jan Hooks |
| Net Worth | $1.5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 23, 1957 |
| Died | 2014-10-09 |
| Place Of Birth | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Nationality | American |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393660 |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series |
| Movies | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Simon Birch, A Dangerous Woman, Coneheads, Batman Returns, Wildcats, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure |
| TV Shows | Game Over, Primetime Glick, Designing Women, Not Necessarily the News, Saturday Night Live, The Martin Short Show, Tush, Comedy Tonight with Mack and Jamie |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Smiled quite a lot when acting |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on dealing with stage fright during her stint on Saturday Night Live (1975)] Sometimes if I see an old show, I think “Boy, I was good!” I mean, can’t you tell how shit-scared I was? And you know how they say, “Well, everybody’s got the jitters,” and you go out there and you’re fine? No! I wasn’t! I didn’t like it! I don’t like roller coasters, and I don’t like circus performing. It’s just not my thing. The music was too loud. The people, the energy of it just made me very nervous. [It was] an awful, awful time. And I didn’t care. I didn’t want to be [famous]. I didn’t want to be on TV! |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Attended the University of West Florida, but didn’t graduate. |
| 2 | Originally turned down for a regular spot on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1985 because they thought at age 28, she was too old; they hired her the next year, when she was 29. |
| 3 | Was formerly part of the improvisation group the Groundlings. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cleveland Show | 2013 | TV Series | Mrs. Kellogg |
| 30 Rock | 2010 | TV Series | Verna Maroney |
| Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | 2004 | Dixie Glick | |
| Game Over | 2004 | TV Series | Nadine (voice) |
| The Simpsons | 1997-2002 | TV Series | Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon |
| Primetime Glick | 2001 | TV Series | Dixie Glick |
| Futurama | 2001 | TV Series | Anglelyne |
| Providence | 2001 | TV Series | Doreen Dunfey |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Vicki Dubcek |
| Simon Birch | 1998 | Miss Leavey | |
| Hiller and Diller | 1997 | TV Series | Kate |
| The Dana Carvey Show | 1996 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| The Martin Short Show | 1994 | TV Series | Meg Harper Short |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986-1994 | TV Series | Various / Hillary Clinton / Tammy Faye Bakker / … |
| A Dangerous Woman | 1993 | Makeup Girl | |
| Coneheads | 1993 | Gladys Johnson, Driving Student | |
| Designing Women | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Carlene Frazier Dobber |
| Frosty Returns | 1992 | TV Short | Lil (voice) |
| Batman Returns | 1992 | Jen | |
| Dear John | 1989 | TV Series | Suzanne |
| Superman 50th Anniversary | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Marcia Connelly |
| Funland | 1987 | Shelly Willingham | |
| Wildcats | 1986 | Stephanie Needham | |
| Comedy Break | 1985 | TV Series | |
| Pee-wee’s Big Adventure | 1985 | Tina | |
| Not Necessarily the News | 1983-1984 | TV Series | |
| The Joe Piscopo Special | 1984 | TV Movie | |
| The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | 1983 | TV Series | Various |
| Prime Times | 1983 | TV Movie | Various |
| The Bill Tush Show | 1980 | TV Series | Various Characters |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Rock | 2010 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | |
| SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | 2009 | TV Movie performer: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” – uncredited | |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | 1999 | TV Special performer: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” – uncredited | |
| Saturday Night Live Christmas | 1999 | Video performer: “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”, “The Almost Perfect Christmas”, “The Daughter’s Song”, “Why Am I Here The ‘Pretty’ Song”, “Carol of Intimacy” – uncredited | |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special performer: “Medley” | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 2014 | TV Series in memory of – 1 episode | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series in memory of – 1 episode | |
| 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search | 1990 | TV Movie special thanks: inspiration |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Women of SNL | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself / Candy Sweeney / Greta Garbo / … |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | 1999 | TV Special | Herself / Sinead O’Connor / Various Characters |
| The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | 1995 | TV Movie | Herself / Various |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1992 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Dennis Miller Show | 1992 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1991 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special |
| Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Candy Sweeney (as The Sweeney Sisters) |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series | Herself / Mrs. Braithwaite / Customer / … |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | 2015 | TV Special | Herself – Cast Member (In Memoriam) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Saturday Night Live |
| The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself – In Memoriam |
| Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series | Woman (segment “Love Is a Dream”) |
| Saturday Night Live Presents SNL Shorts | 2014 | TV Movie | Janice (uncredited) |
| SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | 2009 | TV Movie | Mary (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts | 2009 | TV Movie | Lady (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live Sports Extra ’09 | 2009 | TV Movie | Kitten (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash ’08 | 2008 | TV Movie | Diane Sawyer |
| Saturday Night Live in the ’90s: Pop Culture Nation | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Various (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz | 2005 | TV Movie | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live in the ’80s: Lost & Found | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Julie (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 | 2004 | TV Movie | Dianne Sawyer (uncredited) |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002 | 2002 | TV Movie | Mary Bailey (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Herself / Kitty Dukakis |
| Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies | 2000 | TV Movie | Herself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live Christmas | 1999 | Video | Herself / Jessica Hahn / Mary Bailey |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Diana Ross |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers | 1998 | Video documentary | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Herself / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin | 1998 | TV Special | Bondgirl (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash | 1992 | TV Movie | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition | 1992 | Video | Various Characters |
| Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial | 1991 | TV Special | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams | 1991 | Video documentary | Herself / Various Characters |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) |
| 1990 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series | Saturday Night Live (1975) |