Lennon Parham

Lennon Parham
Born	(1976-10-26) October 26, 1976 Lilburn, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedienne, writer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Javier Guzman
Children	1

Lennon Parham (born October 26, 1976) is an American actress and improvisational comedienne from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair, she created and co-starred in NBC's Best Friends Forever and USA Network's Playing House. She also co-starred in the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose from 2009 to 2010.

Early life

Parham was born in Marietta, Georgia. She attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, and graduated with a B.S. Degree in Theatre from the University of Evansville. Following college, she taught French for two years at T. L. Weston High School in Greenville, Mississippi, as part of the Teach For America program.

Career

After her stint as a French teacher, Parham began performing comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. During this time, she starred in the two-person show, The Adventures of Lock & Kay, and the one-woman show, She Tried to be Normal. In the fall of 2009, Parham began a supporting role in the comedy Accidentally on Purpose.

Parham and frequent collaborator Jessica St. Clair created and starred in the NBC comedy Best Friends Forever, which ran for one season in 2012. Their second sitcom, Playing House, premiered on USA on April 29, 2014 and aired for two seasons. In 2015, Parham and St. Clair spun-off their Comedy Bang! Bang! characters Wompler and Listler for a new Earwolf podcast called WOMP It Up!, with St. Clair as host Marissa Wompler and Parham co-hosting as Marissa's teacher Charlotte Listler. Frequent guests on the podcast include Brian Huskey as Marissa's stepdad "Seth" and Jason Mantzoukas as Marissa's former flame Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman.

Parham has made appearances on television programs such as Veep, Parks and Recreation, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Bad Judge, Arrested Development, Review and Mad Men. Her notable work in film includes Confessions of a Shopaholic, Splinterheads, and Horrible Bosses 2.

Personal life

Parham is married to Javier Guzman. Their daughter Saraya was born on April 21, 2013.

In 2015, Jessica St. Clair said she and Parham had learned Transcendental Meditation.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Pretty Bird	Woman at Gas Station
2008	Transferants	The girl	Short film
2009	Strangers	Woman
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Joyce
2009	Hysterical Psycho	Deaf Mute Sister
2009	Splinterheads	Wyoming
2011	Volcano Girl	Job Counselor	Short film
2014	Horrible Bosses 2	Roz

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Boldly Going Nowhere	Joyce	TV movie
2009	Parks and Recreation	Kate Spevack	Episode: "Canvassing"
2009	Attack Cardio		Video short
2009–2010	Accidentally on Purpose	Abby Chase	18 episodes
2010	Big Lake	Janet	Episode: "Chris Moves In"
2011	How I Met Your Mother	Bev	Episode: "Desperation Day"
2011	Funny or Die Presents...	Jablonsky	4 episodes
2011	Childrens Hospital	Pharmacist	Episode: "Stryker Bites the Dust"
2012	Best Friends Forever	Lennon White	TV series, main role
2012	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Stephanie	Episode: "The NTSF: SD: SUV: HISS Infomercial"
2013	Mad Men	Ginny Hunt	Episode: "The Flood"
2013	Arrested Development	Therapist Sandy	Episode: "Off The Hook"
2014–present	Playing House	Maggie Caruso	Creator/Star
2014	The Birthday Boys	Doctor	Episode: "Women Are Funny"
2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Gabby	Episode: "Chris Hardwick Wears a Black Polo & Weathered Boots"
2014	Bad Judge	Regina Bullock	Episode: "Face Mask Mom"
2015	Veep	Karen Collins	3 episodes
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	DJ Forsythia	Episode: "Skylar Astin Wears Blue Jeans and Weathered Brown Desert Boots"
2015	Review	Mrs. Greenfield	2 episodes

External links

• Lennon Parham at the Internet Movie Database