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| Born | Bonnie Lynn Hunt September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22) (age 47) Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Actress, Comedian, Writer, Director, Television Presenter, Television Producer |
| Years active | 1984 " present |
Hunt was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Alice, a homemaker, and Bob Hunt, an electrician. She was raised in a large Irish Catholic family, and has three older brothers, Patrick, Kevin, and Tom, two older sisters, Cathy and Carol, and one younger sister, Mary. Hunt was educated in Catholic schools and attended St. Ferdinand grammar school and Notre Dame High School for Girls. in Chicago.
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Hunt is said to have refused to become a cast member of Saturday Night Live because the show's producers generally frowned on her preferred improvisational style. In 1992, she turned down a higher-paying role on Designing Women to co-star in Davis Rules with Jonathan Winters, Randy Quaid, and Audrey Meadows.
In 1993, Hunt teamed with good friend David Letterman to produce The Building, a short-lived Read more...
Hunt married investment banker John Murphy in 1988. However, during her June 6, 2006, appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, she mentioned that she is single again.
Hunt is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, having not missed an Opening Day at Wrigley Field since 1977.
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