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Olivia Munn 
Olivia Munn at the 2007 Comic-Con in San DiegoBorn Lisa Olivia Munn
July 3, 1980
Oklahoma City, OklahomaOccupation Actress, model, presenter Years active 2004–present Website oliviamunn.com Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980[1][2]) is an American comedic actress, model, television personality and author. She began her career being credited as Lisa Munn. Since 2006, she has been using the name Olivia Munn personally and professionally.[3]
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Early life
Lisa Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is of Chinese descent on her mother's side (though her mother was raised in Vietnam)[4] and of German and Irish descent on her father's.[5] When Munn was two, her mother re-married, this time to a man in the United States Air Force. Although the family relocated many times, Munn was predominantly raised in Tokyo, Japan,[3][6] where the military stationed her stepfather. During this time, she had appeared in a number of local theater productions, and later became a model within the Japanese fashion industry.[7] Her parents divorced and she moved back to Oklahoma, where she attended Putnam City North High School for her junior and senior years and where she was a contemporary of Hinder bassist Mike Rodden, future Oklahoma state senator David Holt and author Aaron Goldfarb.[8][9] She also attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in journalism and minoring in Japanese and dramatic arts.[3]
Munn moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In 2004, she interned at Fox Sports Net and worked as a sideline reporter for college football and women's basketball. She has gone on to say that she disliked the experience, explaining "I was trying to be something I wasn't, and that made me really uncomfortable on live TV."[6]
Career
Soon after her move to Los Angeles, Munn was cast in a small role in the straight to video horror film Scarecrow Gone Wild. She appeared in rock band Zebrahead's video for their song "Hello Tomorrow" as the love interest of the lead singer Justin Mauriello.[10]
In late 2005, Munn began her portrayal of Mily Acuna, a teen surfer, over two seasons of the TV drama Beyond the Break[11] on The N network. She enjoys surfing and continues to practice the sport.[12] She originally auditioned for the part of Kai, but the producers wanted a "local girl."[13] She also appeared in the film The Road to Canyon Lake.
In 2006, Munn moved on to the G4 network, where she began co-hosting Attack of the Show! with Kevin Pereira on April 10. She replaced departing host Sarah Lane. The network, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle, was at first hesitant to hire Munn. Although she admits video games were her "weak point," she was confident in her technical knowledge.[14] On the show, Munn was featured with journalist Anna David in a segment called "In Your Pants," which deals with sex and relationship questions from viewers. While working on Attack of the Show!, Munn hosted Formula D, a now defunct program about American drift racing, and an online podcast called Around the Net (formerly known as The Daily Nut), for G4. Munn left Attack of the Show! in December 2010 and was replaced by Candace Bailey.
Munn made her film debut in the Rob Schneider movie Big Stan. She played Schneider's character's receptionist Maria.[6] Munn also had a significant role in the 2008 horror film Insanitarium, in which she played a nurse at an insane asylum. She had roles in the 2010 movies Date Night and Iron Man 2. Robert Downey, Jr. praised Munn for her improvisation skills and led the crew in a round of applause.[15]
Munn hosted Microsoft's Bing-a-thon, an advertisement on Hulu for the Microsoft search-engine Bing[16] on June 8, 2009, alongside Jason Sudeikis.
Munn appeared in ABC Family's Greek, portraying Cappie's love interest, Lana.
In May 2010, NBC announced that Munn would star in the upcoming television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy premiered at on January 20, 2011.[17] The show was cancelled before it completed its first season run.[18]
On June 3, 2010, Munn premiered in her new role as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show.[19] Her hiring prompted criticism from Irin Carmon of Jezebel, who questioned Munn's credentials and accused the show's production of sexism in hiring Munn, whom Carmon characterized as a sex symbol.[20] Carmon saw Munn's hiring as a perpetuation of the show production office's history as a male-dominated atmosphere marginalizing and alienating to women.[21] A group of 32 female Daily Show production staff members condemned Carmon's piece as inaccurate and misinformed, as did Munn herself in an interview, in which she stated that Carmon's assertion was an insult both to her and to the rest of the Daily Show staff.[22][23]
In 2010 Munn guest-starred in NBC's Chuck as a CIA agent.[24]
In print
Munn posing with fans at a signing for her book, Suck It, Wonder Woman, at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, July 9, 2010.
Munn has booked modeling campaigns for Nike, Pepsi and Neutrogena. She appeared on the Fall 2006 cover of Foam magazine in September, in Men's Edge magazine in August, and was featured in a pictorial in Complex in November 2006, where she later became a columnist.[25] In February 2007, she appeared as "Babe of the Month" in a non-nude pictorial in Playboy magazine.[26] Munn also appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Men's Health. In September 2007, she was featured in the Italian Vanity Fair for their "Hot Young Hollywood" Issue. Munn appeared in the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Men's Health Living.[27] She was featured as the cover girl for the July/August 2009 issue of Playboy, and later on the cover of the January 2010 and February 2011 U.S.Maxim magazine.
Munn's book, Suck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek (ISBN 0-312-59105-5), was released on July 6, 2010. She is working on her own magazine, Hey Olivia, scheduled to be published by MYMAG. It will include a 20-page spread of Munn and a fan-picked poster.[28]
Activism
In 2011, Munn teamed up with Dosomething.org's Green Your School Challenge. She was a spokesperson for the campaign by filming a PSA regarding the challenge, and sat on the panel of judges that evaluated the entries.[29]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Scarecrow Gone Wild Girl No.1 2005 The Road to Canyon Lake Asian Mob Girl 2007 Big Stan Maria 2008 Insanitarium Nancy 2009 The Slammin' Salmon Samara Dubois Freeloaders Amy 2010 Date Night Claw Hostess Iron Man 2 Chess Roberts[30] 2011 I Don't Know How She Does It[31] Momo Hahn 2012 Magic Mike Amber filming 2013 The Babymakers TBA post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Beyond the Break Mily Acuna Attack of the Show Herself Co-host (2006–2010) 2008 Sasuke Herself Competitor – episode #21.1 2009 Sasuke Herself Competitor – episode #22.1 Greek Lana 4 episodes 2010 Accidentally on Purpose Nicole 1 episode Chuck Greta 1 episode The Daily Show Herself Correspondent (2010–present) Perfect Couples Leigh Canceled during its first season 2012 More as the Story Develops Sloan TV Movie Guest appearances Year Title Role Notes 2008 Talkshow with Spike Feresten Herself "Olivia Munn and Hanson" 2009 Talkshow with Spike Feresten Herself 2 episodes The Jace Hall Show Herself "Olivia Munn & Batman: Arkham Asylum" Loveline Herself May 25–28 Entertainment Tonight Herself June 18 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Herself October 28 Lopez Tonight Herself December 3 2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Herself April 9 Last Call with Carson Daly Herself April 13 Adam Carolla Podcast Herself April 22 2011 Late Show with David Letterman Herself January 12 Live with Regis and Kelly Herself January 20 The Today Show Herself January 20 The Today Show Herself March 17 (Co-Host) Conan Herself March 29 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Herself September 6 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Herself September 15 Rove LA Herself October 10 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Herself October 28 Magazine appearances
- Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2008 (#99)
- Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2009 (#96)
- Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2010 (#8)
- Maxim's Hot 100 Women, 2011 (#2)
- FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2008 (#85)
- FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2009 (#85)
- FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2010 (#52)
References
- ^ Olivia Mun: Bio. US magazine. accessed July 26, 2011.
- ^ Olivia Munn Maxim magazine. accessed July 26, 2011
- ^ a b c Munn, Olivia. "About". OliviaMunn.com. COMPLEXMediaNetwork. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5onUdX7G5. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Farley, Christopher John. "‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Olivia Munn on Joining the Program" The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2010
- ^ Tokyo Dance Trooper with G4TV's Olivia Munn from ZimBio.com
- ^ a b c Olivia Munn (April 7, 2006). Just Who is Olivia Munn?. Interview with sjohnson. g4tv.com. http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/577916/Just_Who_is_Olivia_Munn.html. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ "Olivia Munn". Askmen.com. http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/395c_olivia_munn.html. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ "OU graduate Olivia Munn gets ‘Perfect' in new show", NewsOK, accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Shaping The Minds Of America’s Youth: Aaron Goldfarb". The Lost Ogle. 2011-03-02. http://www.thelostogle.com/2011/03/02/shaping-the-minds-goldfarb/. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ Olivia Munn in Zebrahead Music Video on YouTube Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
- ^ Stephen A. Johnson (April 15, 2006). "AOTS hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn". g4tv.com. http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/features/53663/AOTS_hosts_Kevin_Pereira_and_Olivia_Munn.html. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ^ Matt Bean. "Adventure as Aphrodisiac". menshealth.com. http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=sex.relationships&category=couples&conitem=70f3dce9c5443110VgnVCM20000012281eac____&page=1. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- ^ Olivia Munn (November 30, 2006). "Hello TV Land!!". tvguide.com. http://community.tvguide.com/blog/Celebrity-Blogs/Olivia-Attacks-Blog/700011216. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ^ "Playboy after hours – babe of the month" (February 2007) Playboy, as seen in: "Olivia Munn in Playboy!". g4tv.com. January 18, 2007. http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/672882/Olivia_Munn_in_Playboy.html. Retrieved October 28, 2007..
- ^ Blair Marnell (December 14, 2009). "Olivia Munn Talks 'Iron Man 2' Improv". MTV Splash Page. Viacom. http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/12/14/olivia-munn-talks-iron-man-2-improv/. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bing-a-thon on mashable.com". http://mashable.com/2009/06/02/bingathon/.
- ^ "NBC Announces Pickup of New Comedy Series 'Perfect Couples' For 2010–11 Season" (Press release). NBC Universal. May 12, 2010. http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/12/nbc-announces-pickup-of-new-comedy-series-perfect-couples-for-2010-11-season/. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Zap, Claudine, "Bye-Bye, 'Perfect Couples,' Hello 'Paul Reiser Show'", Yahoo! TV, April 8, 2011.
- ^ "Olivia Munn 'trying out' as 'Daily Show' correspondent". http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/06/olivia-munn-daily-show-coorespondant-.html.
- ^ Irin Carmon (June 8, 2010). "Olivia Munn's Geek Goddess Schtick". Jezebel. http://jezebel.com/5558063/olivia-munns-geek-goddess-schtick.
- ^ Carmon, Irin. "The Daily Show's Woman Problem" Jezebel; June 23, 2010
- ^ (Various.) "Women of The Daily Show Speak" The Daily Show
- ^ Hepola, Sarah. "Olivia Munn: 'I'm easy to hate. I get it'" Salon.com; July 7, 2010
- ^ "Her Quest for World Domination Continues: Olivia Munn to Guest-Star on Chuck". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Olivia-Munn-Chuck-1020777.aspx.
- ^ "Complex's New Columnist: Olivia Munn". Complex. http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Profiles/Olivia-Munn. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ Olivia Munn (January 31, 2007). "Hello TV Land!!". tvguide.com. http://community.tvguide.com/blog/Celebrity-Blogs/Olivia-Attacks-Blog/700011216. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ^ "Olivia Munn in Men's Health Living". Men's Health Living. http://www.menshealthliving.com/learn/My-Bedroom-Olivia-Munn.php. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "Hey Olivia". Olivia Munn. http://www.oliviamunn.com/hey-olivia-mags-going-to-printer-as-we-speak/. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Cernansky, Rachel. "Green Your School: Take The DoSomething.Org Challenge". Treehugger.com. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/green-your-school-take-the-dosomething-challenge.php?campaign=th_rss_takeaction.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (May 1, 2010). "'Iron Man 2' roundup: Captain America's shield, Olivia Munn and Bill Gates [updated"]. Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/05/iron-man-2-roundup-captain-americas-shield-olivia-munn-and-bill-gates.html. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Brendan Bettinger (December 18, 2010). "Christina Hendricks, Olivia Munn, and Seth Meyers Join Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, and Kelsey Grammer for I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT". Collider.com. http://collider.com/i-dont-know-how-she-does-it-sarah-jessica-parker/65719/.
External links
- Official Website
- Olivia Munn at the Internet Movie Database
- Olivia Munn at Complex Magazine
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- American people of Irish descent
- American television actors
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