Cheri Oteri
Oteri in 2016
Born	Cheryl Ann Oteri (1962-09-19)September 19, 1962 (age 62) Upper Darby,Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Years active	1987–present
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Cheryl Ann Oteri (/oʊˈtɛri/; born September 19, 1962^[1]) is an American actress and comedian. APrimetime Emmy Award nominee, she is best known for her tenure as a cast member on theNBCsketch comedy seriesSaturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000.

Oteri is the daughter of Gaetano Thomas Oteri^[2] and has Italian ancestry.^[3]

After moving toLos Angeles at age 25, Oteri worked atA&M Records for four years and eventually joined famedcomedy troupeThe Groundlings. In 1995, producers ofSaturday Night Live (SNL) attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings memberChris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to her own invitation to audition forSNL, along with Kattan and fellow GroundlingWill Ferrell. She was hired as a performer in September 1995 as part of an almost entirely new cast, which was brought in after the show's disastrous1994–1995 season.

Celebrities that Oteri impersonated includedAlanis Morissette,Barbara Walters,Cyndi Lauper,Mariah Carey,Marla Maples,Debbie Reynolds,Jennifer Lopez,Lacey Chabert,Ross Perot,Jennifer Tilly,Kelli Williams,Paula Jones,Tori Spelling,Melanie C,Robin Byrd,Jessica McClure,Jessica Simpson,Fran Drescher,Jennifer Aniston,Marisa Tomei,Katie Couric andGloria Stuart.^{[citation needed]}

• Arianna, a member ofThe Spartan Cheerleaders (withWill Ferrell)
• Rita DelVecchio, a grouchy Philadelphia woman who is mean to the neighborhood children, patterned after Oteri's tough-talking grandmother.^[4]
• Cass Van Rye, the dim-witted co-host of the "Morning Latte" talk show (withWill Ferrell)
• Mickey "TheDyke", abutch public-access television cable TV host (withMark McKinney)
• Nadeen, a testy employee whosecatchphrase constantly orders everyone to "Simmer down now!"
• Althea McMahonaman, an absurdly hyper child who is an awful passenger and disturbs public servants
• Collette Reardon, a prescription pill-addict
• Joy Lipton, Erotic Attic boutique owner
• Adele, a vulgar and highly sexual office worker whose attempts at sexual innuendos disgust rather than attract her colleagues
• Laura Zimmerman, one half of the Zimmermans, who suddenly break into rough and sexual behavior before returning to casual conversation as if nothing happened (withChris Kattan)

Oteri has appeared in a number of movies, includingScary Movie,Inspector Gadget,Liar Liar,Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd,Shrek the Third andSouthland Tales.

She starred in two TVpilots that did not make it to air:Loomis andWith You in Spirit. Shows on which she made guest appearances includeJust Shoot Me!,Strangers with Candy andCurb Your Enthusiasm, in which she portrayed Martine, the emotionally unstablenanny.

In 2009, Oteri became a regularvoice cast in theFoxanimated comedy series,Sit Down, Shut Up. She voices Helen Klench, the unappreciatedlibrarian who often gets mistaken for objects, such as brooms or toilet brushes. The series premiered on April 19, 2009^[5] and moved toComedy Central in May 2010.^[5]

Oteri played atooth fairy onImagination Movers, a regular on thePlayhouse Disney block.^[5] She starred in theAMCweb seriesLiza Life Coach in 2010. Oteri appeared in the pilot episode ofGlory Daze, which premiered onTBS on November 16, 2010. She hostedAXS TV'sGotham Comedy Live on May 26, 2016, in New York City.^[6]

Cheri is an occasional guest onJeff Lewis' talk radio show onRadio Andy, theAndy Cohen channel onSiriusXM.

• Cheri Oteri atIMDb

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• American people of Italian descent
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