Cheri OteriOteri in 2016Born (1962-09-19) September 19, 1962 (age 63)Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.OccupationsActress, comedianYears active1987–presentSignature
Cheri Oteri (/oʊˈtɛri/; born September 19, 1962[1]) is an American actress and comedian. A Primetime Emmy Award nominee, she is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000.
Early life[edit]Oteri was born on September 19, 1962 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Patricia (née Breen) and Gaetano Thomas Oteri.[2][3] She is of Italian ancestry.[4]
Career[edit] Saturday Night Live (1995–2000)[edit]After moving to Los Angeles at age 25, Oteri worked at A&M Records for four years and eventually joined famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. In 1995, producers of Saturday Night Live (SNL) attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to her own invitation to audition for SNL, along with Kattan and fellow Groundling Will 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 disastrous 1994–1995 season.
Celebrities that Oteri impersonated included Alanis Morissette, Barbara Walters, Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Marla Maples, Debbie Reynolds, Jennifer Lopez, Ross Perot, Jennifer Tilly, Paula Jones, Tori Spelling, Melanie C, Robin Byrd, Jessica Simpson, Fran Drescher, Marisa Tomei, Katie Couric and Gloria Stuart.[citation needed]
Original characters[edit] Arianna, a member of The Spartan Cheerleaders (with Will Ferrell) Rita DelVecchio, a grouchy Philadelphia woman who is mean to the neighborhood children, patterned after Oteri's tough-talking grandmother.[5] Cass Van Rye, the dim-witted co-host of the "Morning Latte" talk show (with Will Ferrell) Mickey "The Dyke", a butch public-access television cable TV host (with Mark McKinney) Nadeen, a testy employee whose catchphrase 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 behior before returning to casual conversation as if nothing happened (with Chris Kattan) 2001–present[edit]Oteri has appeared in supporting roles in the films Liar Liar, Inspector Gadget, Scary Movie, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, and Southland Tales; and voiced characters in The Ant Bully and Shrek the Third.
She starred in two TV pilots that did not make it to air: Loomis and With You in Spirit; and made guest appearances in the series Just Shoot Me!, Strangers with Candy, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2009, Oteri became a regular voice cast in the Fox animated comedy series, Sit Down, Shut Up. She voices Helen Klench, the unappreciated librarian who often gets mistaken for objects, such as brooms or toilet brushes. The series premiered on April 19, 2009[6] and moved to Comedy Central in May 2010.[6]
Oteri played a tooth fairy on Imagination Movers, a regular on the Playhouse Disney block.[6] She starred in the AMC web series Liza Life Coach in 2010. Oteri appeared in the pilot episode of Glory Daze, which premiered on TBS on November 16, 2010. She hosted AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live on May 26, 2016, in New York City.[7]
Oteri is an occasional guest on Jeff Lewis' talk radio show on Radio Andy, the Andy Cohen channel on SiriusXM.
She also appeared as a guest judge on Season 34, episode 9 of Beat Bobby Flay entitled, Cheri Takes the Cake.
Filmography[edit] Films[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1997 Liar Liar Jane Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Flight Attendant Uncredited 1998 Small Soldiers Globotech Telephone Operator Uncredited 1999 Inspector Gadget Mayor Wilson 2000 Love & Sex Mary Lured Innocence Molly Scary Movie Gail Hailstorm 2003 Sol Goode Bernadette Best Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Ms. Heller 2004 Surviving Eden Maria Villanova 2005 Smile Linda 2006 Southland Tales Zora Charmichaels Park Claire The Ant Bully Doreen Nickle (voice) 2007 Shrek the Third Sleeping Beauty / Actress (voices) 2008 Surveillance Mom Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous Private Jeter 2011 And They're Off Dee 2012 Bad Parents Melissa 2013 Grown Ups 2 Penny 2014 Wishin' and Hopin' Sister Dymphna 2017 F the Prom Christine Datner 2019 Benjamin Clarice Drama Drama Miss Macy 2022 Out of Office Janet TV movie Give or Take Patty King 2024 Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Gwendolyn Zapp (voice) TV movie[8] 2025 Dog Man Mayor (voice) [9] 2026 Scary Movie 6 TBA Post-production Television[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1995–2000 Saturday Night Live Various Main cast 1997–1999 Just Shoot Me! Cindy 2 episodesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 1998 Hercules Princess Lina (voice) Episode: "Hercules and the Jilt Trip" 2000 Strangers with Candy Hillary Episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" 2001 Ally McBeal Melissa Episode: "Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade" 2002 Curb Your Enthusiasm Martine Episode: "The Nanny from Hell" 2003 With You in Spirit Montana TV movie 2005 Stephen's Life Principal Ainsley TV movie 2008 Boston Legal Martha Headly Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill" 2008–2010 The Life & Times of Tim Blobsnark 2 episodes 2008–2012 Easy to Assemble Gigi 4 episodes 2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Helen Klench / Parrot (voices) 13 episodes 2010 Imagination Movers Gladys Episode: "Tooth Fairy" 2010 Glory Daze Joel's Mother Episode: "Pilot" 2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Kristy Episode: "Camp" 2012 Dan Vs. Honey O'Houlihan (voice) Episode: "The Cat Burglar" 2012 The New Normal Carla 2 episodes 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Guest Judge 1 episode 2013 Jessie Mrs. Falkenberg Episode: "Teacher's Pest" 2013 Christmas in Conway Gayle Matthews TV movie 2014 Hot in Cleveland Dr. Deb Episode: "Bad George Clooney" 2014–2016 The 7D Gingersnaps (voice) 2 episodes 2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Madeline Ferrari Episode: "Weird Al Yankovic Wears a Different Hawaiian Shirt" 2015 Miles from Tomorrowland Dibblex (voice) Episode: "Unexpected Ally/Skyrise" 2015 The HOA Montana Molone TV movie 2015 Not Safe for Work Misty Ridgeport 2016 Bad Internet The Rachel Episode: "Which of the 'Friends' Are You?" 2016 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Pauline Pappernacky 2 episodes 2016–2017 The Fairly OddParents Connie Carmichael (voice) 5 episodes 2016 Scream Queens Sheila Baumgartner Episode: "Handidates" 2016 Those Who Can't Cathy Goodman 7 episodes 2017–2023 Puppy Dog Pals Esther / Mouse (voices) 62 episodes 2017 Bunsen Is a Beast Miss Flapp (voice) 11 episodes 2018 9JKL Patty Episode: "Stalker Status" 2018 Animals Nurse Deb (voice) Episode: "Dogs. (2)" 2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Connie Episode: "I'm Finding My Bliss"[10] 2019–2025 Big City Greens Gwendolyn Zapp (voice) 6 episodes 2019 New Year's Eve Live Barbara Walters 2020 The Boss Baby: Back in Business Multi-Multi-Task CEO Baby (voice) Episode: "Halloween" 2021–2022 Inside Job Dupli-Kate (voice) 2021 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! Lazlo the Mechanic [11] 2022 Mayans_M.C. Piper Episode: "Death of the Virgin" 2024 The Great North Sherry 2025 Mid-Century Modern Denise Buckley 2025 And Just Like That... Sydney Cherkov 2025 Happy's Place Monica season 2 episode 5 "Mouse in the House" 2025 Haha, You Clowns Brianne (voice) Episode: “Call to the Battalion” References[edit] ^ "Cheri Oteri: Movies, TV, and Bio". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024. ^ "Philadelphia Inquirer: Search Results". newsbank.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. ^ "JOHN J. BREEN Jr. (2014)". www.legacy.com. ^ "pressofAtlanticCity.com". ^ "Cheri Oteri - Yahoo! TV". Yahoo TV. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2019. ^ a b c "Sit Down, Shut Up". Fox. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009. ^ "AXS TV Presents Gotham Comedy Live Live TV Shoot". gothamcomedyclub.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019. ^ "Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Reveals Premiere Date, Trailer (Exclusive)". March 7, 2024. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024. ^ Byrne, Craig (March 12, 2019). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Photos: "I'm Finding My Bliss"". KSiteTV. Retrieved March 14, 2019. ^ Byrne, Craig (October 29, 2021). "Tonight, The CW Asks "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!"". KSiteTV. Retrieved October 31, 2021. External links[edit] Cheri Oteri at IMDbAuthority control databases InternationalISNIVIAFGNDWorldCatNationalUnited StatesCzech RepublicPeopleDeutsche BiographieDeutsche SynchronkarteiOtherYale LUX