Mary Lynn Rajskub: Summary

Recent Role:: Chloe O'Brian on 24

Gender:: Female

Birthday:: 6-22-1971

Birthplace:: Detroit, Michigan

AKA:: Mary Lynn Rausknub, Mary-Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub is an accomplished comedian/artist and actress. She has come a long way since joining the cast of Mr. Show with Bob and David back in 1995.
Mary Lynn did not actually set out to be a comedian, but when she was doing performance art and realised the audience thought she was funny, then tried the comedy scene. Her act became a parody of performance art. The unique take on live comedy quickly caught on with audiences, and shortly thereafter, Rajskub was approached by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross and asked to join the cast of their upcoming HBO comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David. After a falling out with series co-creator Cross, Mary left the show to explore other opportunites.

Soon after Garry Shandling saw her act and she got a part on The Larry Sanders Show. During this time she also started getting more into acting and was cast in some films.

As time passed, Mary got more and more film roles, while still doing comedy on sketch shows such as The Downer Channel, and also getting guest appearances on television shows such as Veronica's Closet

Currently she is living in California, and has been working on the hit show 24 since 2003.
She is back as a series regular in the sixth season. Mary Lynn Rajskub is an accomplished comedian/artist and actress. She has come a long way since joining the cast of Mr. Show with Bob and David back in 1995.
Mary Lynn did not actually set out to be a comedian, but when she was doing performance art and realised the audience thought she was funny, then tried the comedy scene. Her act became a parody of performance art....

Mary Lynn Rajskub Interview

Mary Lynn Rajskub expresses her excitement to be back for another season of 24!

Posted: 01/09/09
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jroger04
member since: May 13, 2009
She is one of the reasons I watch the show. It's always nice to see Chloe in the plot. ...Continue »
She is great. An important part of the show. She is perfect for the part. She is really a good actress, her expressions and attitude fit the part perfectly. I looks like the kind of person you would meet in your office building or at a coffee shop or something. Her girl-next-door look makes the show seem more real than without her. The only thing I don't like about her is the fact that she got involved in that global warming, save the planet, crap after the show. I don't know if she really beleives that stuff or the people who are paying her told her she had to do it.
05/12/09 11:25am | report abuse
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gbear99
member since: Apr 21, 2009
Mary Lynn needs to appear on the show more. We don't see enough of her acting. More..more..more.... ...Continue »
Who doesn't love Mary Lynn..??. the smile, the eyes.. Her character needs to be back on the screen more often. I love her sultry expressions and shifty little looks on the show. She's great and absolutely gorgeous when she is being her regular self on talk shows and interviews. I'd like to see the producers of 24 give her a more active part again with Jack Bauer to help solve all the twist and turns of the show. The writers do great work on her part as a genius with computers, breaking codes and finding ways around hidden files. I'd love to meet her in person some day; her husband is a very fortunate man and I wish them all the happiness a family could have. I look forward to seeing her in more shows soon.
04/20/09 08:31pm | report abuse
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mathwizard09
member since: Aug 17, 2007
24 couldn't live without her. ...Continue »
She is so not hot, but that is under my opinion. Anyway, Mary Lynn Rajskub acts as Chloe O'Brian in 24, a smart person who helps then track things down like Fayed or something. At S3, she was not as awesome as she was in the next seasons, all she did was listen to Jack scream, but in the second half she was better. In S4 she was fired by Erin because she was supporting Jack. Michelle put her back in motion. In S5, damn she was useful. She helped in a lot of ways, she rocks! In S6, she renovated herself- she was more attractive than before. She is one of the all-time greats!
09/22/07 06:51pm | report abuse
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amfarley84
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Is a very talented actress ...Continue »
I really do not remember the first time I saw Mary Lynn Rajskub in a tv show or a movie evan though I have seen her in a lot of things but just not realized that was her playing the roles. I think that she is a incrediable actress and I really like how she poytraies her character Chloe on the show 24. Looking back now i think that she was amazing in her breif appearences on the show the Gilmore Girls evan though it was a small role in the two episodes she was in. I think that she is incredible and I can not wait to see what else she does with her career.
06/10/07 06:34pm | report abuse
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svengoolieweb
member since: Sep 25, 2003
It's Always the Quiet Ones... ...Continue »
Chloe O'Brian has fast become one of my favorite TV characters. This girls got it all! I watch 24 just as much for her as anything else. That 'Rambo Chloe' scene was amazing, and her relationship this past season only adds to her characters mystery. I'm not too thrilled about making her character pregnant, but it may grow on me. Actually, I was hoping for more action out of her. More field work. I think her character deserves that, not mother-bound. For some reason, the writers of this show bog the storyline down with children-in-peril B-stories. It's a cheap plot tool that I wish they'd strike.
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