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Lisa Ann Spoonauer | |
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 Spoonauer inClerks (1994) | |
| Born | (1972-12-16)December 16, 1972 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 44) |
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| Years active | 1994–2001 |
| Known for | Clerks |
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| Children | 1 |
Lisa Ann Spoonauer[citation needed] (December 16, 1972 – May 20, 2017)[1] was an Americancharacter actress best known for the role ofCaitlin Bree inClerks, which she reprised for an episode ofClerks: The Animated Series.
Spoonauer was born inRahway, New Jersey, and raised inFreehold Township.[2] She attendedBrookdale Community College, where she was spotted (in an acting class) byClerks directorKevin Smith, who was having difficulty casting the part of Caitlin. He offered her the role and a script, and she later accepted.[3] Spoonauer's only other film credit is for the Gabe Torres' filmBartender.
Spoonauer began dating herClerks co-starJeff Anderson in 1993, and they were married for one year from 1998 to 1999.[4] According to the documentarySnowball Effect: The Story of Clerks, Anderson proposed to Spoonauer on the set ofClerks.
Spoonauer married Tom Caron in 2007[5] and relocated toJackson Township, New Jersey, where she became a restaurant manager and event planner.[2][3] Spoonauer had one daughter with Caron and a stepson from Caron's previous marriage.[citation needed]
Spoonauer died at age 44 on May 20, 2017, of an accidental overdose ofhydromorphone. It was also revealed that she was fightingcancer,anemia,lung disease andimmune deficiency, which were all factors in her death.[6]
Her brother Mike, on a fundraising page for Patient Advocate Foundation Inc., related that she had been long suffering from a chronic illness. Spoonauer had travelled to theMayo Clinic in 2014 for treatment; a Facebook post from that time revealed that she had already been seeing "countless other specialists over the last 7 years".[7][8]
Clerks co-starsBrian O'Halloran andMarilyn Ghigliotti both shared the news and posted tributes to their personalFacebook accounts on May 23, 2017.[8]
Kevin Smith posted a tribute to Spoonauer via his personalInstagram account and during an episode of his podcastHollywood Babble-On.[9][10]Clerks III, released in 2022, is dedicated to Spoonauer.[11]
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