Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendy Anne McLendon-Coveyis an American actress, writer, producer and comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 October 1969
CityBellflower, CA
CountryUnited States of America
growing-up school kids
Growing up, I was the weird, theatrical kid who always tried to make people be in my plays. I've always loved comedy, but when it came time to figure out what I was going to go to school for, my parents were like, "Acting?! I don't think so. No." It took me a while to get the courage to pursue it. I had to do it in secret for a little bit, and then when I got married and was out on my own, I went for it.
kids laughing parent
I used humor to avoid being picked on as a kid. Or I would try and make my parents laugh, so I wouldn't get in trouble. But as a kid, I would watch Flip Wilson and I would memorize his whole routine, listen to Bill Cosby's records constantly, Steve Martin, Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball. I just drank that stuff up and loved it.
chick cliches comedies funny hope named written
You know what? At the end of the day, funny is funny. I hope to see the end of all the female cliches that are written in a lot of comedies that are named chick flicks.
chubby guy meant network
You have to ask yourself if you want to be the kind of actress who's interesting, or the kind of actress who's meant to play the pretty-but-uninteresting wife of a chubby guy on a network sitcom.
family forgive horrible saying
You always end up saying and doing such horrible things to your family, 'cause you know they're never going anywhere, and at some point, they're going to forgive you.
books bunch cheer cheers funny good movies perfect rely
I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
beat diane dresses love tend wrap
You can't beat a Diane Von Fostenburg wrap dress; I always tend to go for the wrap dresses with a little more structure. I also love Prada shoes.
life natural
Pulling away from your parents, that's the natural thing to do; that's how life progresses.
acting career class good spend time
If you want to play the good roles, spend more time in in college and in acting class than you do in the gym, and you'll have the career you want.
wedding
Come on, planning a wedding, let's be honest, it's not fun. It's not fun being in a wedding.
absolute life oh
Oh my gosh, if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made. That is my favorite show. My absolute favorite show.
hard life people
I like to play the weirdos. I like to play the people that are hard to like. You get to say and do things that you would never say and do in real life.
burnt forbid god houses litter nail smells
Different people's houses smell like different weird things. God forbid someone should come and nail down what my house smells like. It'd probably be a litter box... sweaty socks... and burnt bacon. That probably is what it smells like.
growing matter telling
Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'