Cheri Oteri Add to My Celebs Age 49 Birthday Sep. 19th, 1962 Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Height 5' 2"

Cheri Oteri's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Sit Down, Shut Up Helen Klench VH1 Divas Cherie Oteri The Colin Quinn Show Wife

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Surveillance 2008 - Major Movie Star 2007 - Shrek The Third 2006 - The Ant Bully 2006 - Southland Tales 2006 - Park 2003 - Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd 2000 - Love & Sex 2000 - Scary Movie 1999 - Inspector Gadget 1998 - Small Soldiers 1997 - Liar Liar 1997 - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Cheri Oteri was born on 19th September 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, graduating from Archbishop Prendergast High School, then moved to Los Angeles when she was 25, where she worked in Promotions for A&M records for 4 years, and joined up with the Groundlings, an improv-sketch based comedy group. One night, a "Saturday Night Live" (1975) rep was in the audience and liked her, so she flew down to New York to audition, made it, and debuted on Sept. 9, 1995. Since then, she has appeared in four films, has been in numerous magazines.


TRIVIA:

• Her SNL character Rita Delvechio is based on her grandmother.
• Siblings are Denise, Brian and Tommy Jr.
• Presented at the 2000 GLAAD Media Awards to honor films and TV shows that accurately portray gay and lesbian people.
• Grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, the same town where her _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) castmate 'Tina Fey' (qv) was born and grew up.
• (1990-1994) Worked as a Co-ordinator in the Promotion Department of A & M Records
• Cheri is the niece of production designer 'Barbara Pietsch' (qv).
• Her father, Gaetano Thomas "Tommy" Oteri was a record producer in Nashville. He was allegedly murdered on April 26, 2008 by his friend/roommate, songwriter Richard Fagan. Oteri died from a "significant laceration" to his wrist caused by Fagan's pocket knife.
• Cheri is most known for her role on NBC'S _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv).

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