EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Megan Fox, Edward Burns and Chris O'Dowd Talk Friends with Kids
March 10th, 2012
We catch up with the cast to discuss relationships and children in this upcoming comedy.
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Full Bio
Actress/writer Jennifer Westfeldt graduated from Yale in the early '90s, then spent over half a decade essaying minor on-stage parts in off-Broadway productions, before mounting a career as a television actress -- typically with guest roles on series such as Judging Amy. She broke through to national acclaim, however, as a theatrical scribe, by co-authoring the now-legendary stage revue Lipschtick alongside writing partner Heather Juergensen. Comprised of a series of Nichols and May-like sketches connected by a loose narrative thread, this comedy detailed both women's romantic foibles in attempting to find and date a decent man, until they discovered one another and tried out a lesbian relationship -- tentatively. Despite its off-off-Broadway status, that production won the hearts of innumerable critics and ultimately yielded a low-budget film adaptation, written by and starring the pair, directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, and retitled Kissing Jessica Stein (2001). The effort received enthusiastic reviews and swept up a plethora of festival awards.
Stein also paved the way for a much-anticipated follow-up, which arrived in 2006. As authored, this time around, by Westfeldt alone (sans Juergensen), Ira & Abby mined less overtly biographical territory. It told of a neurotic twentysomething (Chris Messina) who hastily enters nuptials with a young woman (Westfeldt), only to find his self-assurance violently shaken. Coinciding with the release of that picture, Westfeldt also tackled one of the two lead roles in the series Notes from the Underbelly -- a sitcom about a couple (Westfeldt, Peter Cambor) birthing and raising their first child. ~ Nathan Southern
Stein also paved the way for a much-anticipated follow-up, which arrived in 2006. As authored, this time around, by Westfeldt alone (sans Juergensen), Ira & Abby mined less overtly biographical territory. It told of a neurotic twentysomething (Chris Messina) who hastily enters nuptials with a young woman (Westfeldt), only to find his self-assurance violently shaken. Coinciding with the release of that picture, Westfeldt also tackled one of the two lead roles in the series Notes from the Underbelly -- a sitcom about a couple (Westfeldt, Peter Cambor) birthing and raising their first child. ~ Nathan Southern
ACTING CREDITS
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Friends with Kids (2012) ...Julie Keller
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24 TV (6 episodes)-
Day 8: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
...Meredith Reed
May 24, 2010 -
Day 8: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
...Meredith Reed
May 17, 2010 -
Day 8: 7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.
...Meredith Reed
Jan 18, 2010 -
Day 8: 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.
...Meredith Reed
Jan 18, 2010 -
Day 8: 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.
...Meredith Reed
Jan 17, 2010 -
Day 8: 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.
...Meredith Reed
Jan 17, 2010
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Day 8: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
...Meredith Reed
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Grey's Anatomy TV (3 episodes)-
An Honest Mistake
...Jen Harmon
Feb 19, 2009 -
Before and After
...Jen Harmon
Feb 12, 2009 -
Beat Your Heart Out
...Jen Harmon
Jan 29, 2009
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An Honest Mistake
...Jen Harmon
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WRITING CREDITS
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Ira & Abby (2007) ...writer
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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) ...(written by)
HEADLINES
Friends with Kids Adds Megan Fox
October 18th, 2010Jon Hamm, Adam Scott and Kristen Wiig are also starring in this romantic comedy from director/writer Jennifer Westfeldt.
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I love this actrice. I had no idea she wrote and directed as well. This is one of those times I wish I lived in New York so I could see fabulous off Broadway productions like hers! Thank you for sharing your talent with us, Ms. Westfeldt!
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