Full Bio
Who knew gluing a plastic arm to your head, wearing false teeth, and drooling on yourself to act as the love child of Angelina Jolie and her brother could be so damn funny? That character (even given a name: Kerplixik), along with several others, has led comedian Rachel Dratch through her uproarious tenure on Saturday Night Live. Born February 22, 1966, Dratch grew up in Lexington, MA; her mother was the director of a nonprofit agency and her father, a radiologist. Dratch majored in Drama at Dartmouth College and graduated in 1989. She spent six months doing a children's theater tour and then moved to Chicago, where she signed up for classes at ImprovOlympic and spent years working on her skills. After four years on the main stage of Chicago's Second City troupe -- the fertile comedic ground that sprouted Horatio Sanz, Tina Fey, and several other well-known names in the SNL family tree -- she was ready for prime time.
Since her start on Saturday Night Live in 1999, Dratch's versatility has helped her build quite a list of memorable characters. From her Denise to Jimmy Fallon's horny Bostonian boyfriend, Sully, to her wispy little Calista Flockhart impression, Dratch easily goes from nerd (à la Sheldon on "Wake Up Wakefield") to sensuous "luv-uh" Virginia to Will Ferrell's Professor Klarvin. In 2000, she and Fey put on their two-woman show, Dratch & Fey, at the ~Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. And in 2001, a short film that Dratch wrote, directed, and performed (The Vagina Monologues Monologues, also featuring Fey and SNL performer Amy Poehler) premiered at the ~New York Comedy Film Festival. She has appeared in the movie Down With Love (with Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger) and the independent film The Hebrew Hammer (with Adam Goldberg). Her television appearances include Late Night With Conan O'Brien, CBS' King of Queens, and Third Watch.
Dratch and Fey left SNL after the 2005-2006 season to try their luck on a primetime slot with 30 Rock, a sitcom about a television writer (played by Fey) and her supporting cast. ~ Rachel Sprovtsoff-Mangus
Since her start on Saturday Night Live in 1999, Dratch's versatility has helped her build quite a list of memorable characters. From her Denise to Jimmy Fallon's horny Bostonian boyfriend, Sully, to her wispy little Calista Flockhart impression, Dratch easily goes from nerd (à la Sheldon on "Wake Up Wakefield") to sensuous "luv-uh" Virginia to Will Ferrell's Professor Klarvin. In 2000, she and Fey put on their two-woman show, Dratch & Fey, at the ~Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. And in 2001, a short film that Dratch wrote, directed, and performed (The Vagina Monologues Monologues, also featuring Fey and SNL performer Amy Poehler) premiered at the ~New York Comedy Film Festival. She has appeared in the movie Down With Love (with Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger) and the independent film The Hebrew Hammer (with Adam Goldberg). Her television appearances include Late Night With Conan O'Brien, CBS' King of Queens, and Third Watch.
Dratch and Fey left SNL after the 2005-2006 season to try their luck on a primetime slot with 30 Rock, a sitcom about a television writer (played by Fey) and her supporting cast. ~ Rachel Sprovtsoff-Mangus
ACTING CREDITS
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV (5 episodes)-
Tue, Apr 3, 2012
...Herself
Apr 3, 2012 -
Thu, May 5, 2011
...Herself - 'Drootchie' (as Rachel)
May 5, 2011 -
Wed, Mar 2, 2011
...Herself - 'Drootchie' (as Rachel)
Mar 2, 2011 -
Thur, June 4, 2009
...Bess
Jun 4, 2009 -
Wed, May 6 2009
...Bess
May 6, 2009
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Tue, Apr 3, 2012
...Herself
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30 Rock TV (15 episodes)-
The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell
...Not Kenneth (voice) (uncredited)
Jan 26, 2012 -
100th Episode: Part 1
...Blue Man
Apr 21, 2011 -
100th Episode: Part 2
...Blue Man
Apr 21, 2011 -
Live Show, West Coast
...Jadwiga
Oct 14, 2010 -
Hiatus
...Dr. Beauvoir
Apr 26, 2007 -
Hard Ball
...Martha Blanch
Feb 22, 2007
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The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell
...Not Kenneth (voice) (uncredited)
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Saturday Night Live TV (141 episodes)-
Jimmy Fallon/Michael Bublé
...Denise McDenna
Dec 17, 2011 -
Amy Poehler/Katy Perry
...Herself (uncredited)
Sep 25, 2010 -
Betty White/Jay-Z
...Various
May 8, 2010 -
Will Ferrell/Green Day
...Visitor (archive footage) (uncredited)
May 16, 2009 -
Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado
...Various
May 20, 2006 -
Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon
...Various
May 13, 2006
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Jimmy Fallon/Michael Bublé
...Denise McDenna
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The Marriage Ref TV (1 episode)-
Cedric the Entertainer, Rachel Dratch, Joel McHale
...Herself - Panelist
Aug 7, 2011
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Cedric the Entertainer, Rachel Dratch, Joel McHale
...Herself - Panelist
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Fish Hooks TV (4 episodes)-
Pamela Hamster Returns
...Esmargot
May 13, 2011 -
Milo Gets a Ninja
...Esmargot
Jan 7, 2011 -
Bea Becomes an Adult Fish
...Esmargot
Oct 15, 2010 -
Fish Out of Water
...Esmargot (voice)
Sep 20, 2010
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Pamela Hamster Returns
...Esmargot
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Funny or Die Presents TV (4 episodes)-
Episode 2.09
...Dirkson (segment "Lady Refs")
Mar 18, 2011 -
Episode 2.08
...Dirkson (segment "Lady Refs")
Mar 11, 2011 -
Episode 2.07
...Dirkson (segment "Lady Refs")
Mar 4, 2011 -
Episode 2.06
...Dirkson (segment "Lady Refs")
Feb 18, 2011
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Episode 2.09
...Dirkson (segment "Lady Refs")
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