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Maggie Wheeler

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Biography

Recent Role:
Gail Meyers' Friend (Kaitlin's mom) on The Closer
Gender:
Female
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Birth Name:
Maggie Jakobson
AKA:
Maggie Jakobson, Maggie Wheeler
Maggie Wheeler was born Margaret Jakobson, on August 7th 1961 in New York City, New York. Because of her nasally voice, she had trouble finding a job as a voice actor. She has been romantically linked to David Duchovny, and even appeared on his show. She has also appeared on ER, L.A. Law and Seinfeld (just to name a few). She is currently married to Danny Wheeler.



Out of all her roles, her most famous role is Janice Litman Goralnick (née Hosenstein), Chandler Bing's particularly annoying ex-girlfriend. She is one of the four guest stars on Friends



… More to be credited in every season. Her trademark quote, "Oh my God!", seems to be the thing that she gets most recognized for on the show. She also had a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond, as Debra's friend. She got both of these

roles, after auditioning for the female lead(s).



Despite her appearances in Friends and Raymond, she has had horrible luck finding a permanent role on TV shows. She was in the Pilot for Suddenly Susan as a regular, but sadly her characters was recast with Kathy Griffin. Also, she was a regular on Ellen, but disappeared after the first season.

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    9.7 Superb
    Where's the regular series job for Maggie Wheeler? hide show

    So much more than the whine, I love Maggie Wheeler. Don't get me wrong, I love Janice, but I love the other characters she's played on TV as well, on Ellen (before it was even called "Ellen"), Everybody Loves Raymond, and in her too numerous to mention guest spots on other shows.

    So, what do we do with Maggie Wheeler? How about a show that takes place somewhere in America's Heartland where she's, well, herself, and everyone else just ignores that fact that it seems like she was airlifted in her sleep from Forest Hills, Queens and plunked down in a cornfield?

    And that's just off the top of my head.

    Any other ideas?

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