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Maya Rudolph: Summary

Recent Role:: Various on Saturday Night Live

Birthday:: 7-27-1972

Birthplace:: Gainesville, Florida

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Maya was born on July 27, 1972 to music producer Dick Rudolph and singer Minnie Riperton. Maya joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2000 and is best known for her impersonation of Donatella Versace.

Welcome to the TV.com Blog for Maya Rudolph by SYS 04/03/2007 6:53am

Simpsons rolls out guest list
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Lionel Richie, Jack Black, Matt Dillon, Weird Al, Topher Grace among those headed to Springfield next season.
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Maya spent the summer of 2007 negotiating with NBC on whether she would return to the late-night comedy series, Saturday Night Live, for its 33rd season. While it isn't unusual for contract negotiation to get down to the wire before the show's season premiere, Rudolph's flip-flopping her decision several times was a surprise. She has been mulling over the possibility of leaving for sometime to pursue a movie career, but ultimately decided to sign on with the show for one more year.(edit)
Maya, in the company of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi, Jack Black, Lionel Richie, Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Weird Al Yankovic, Dan Rather, Placido Domingo, Kurt Loder, Beverly D�Angelo, and Topher Grace, is on the voice guest list for the nineteenth season of FOX�s animated sitcom, The Simpsons.(edit)
Maya was obsessed with the NBC comedy series, Saturday Night Live, and it�s cast member, Gilda Radner, during the ages of five and six. Gilda kindled her dream to one day join the show.(edit)
Maya remembers crawling into bed with her parents to watch NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live�s character, Land Shark, at the age of five.(edit)
Maya had performed as 14 different characters and impersonated 47 different celebrities by her seventh season on the NBC comedy series, Saturday Night Live.(edit)