Janet Varney

Janet Varney

infobox actor



birthplace=Arizona
occupation=Television actress

Janet Varney is a comedic actress best known for being the current hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie.

Biography

Janet Varney was born in Arizona. She is an alumnus of San Francisco State University. Varney is the co-founder, creative director and producer of the San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival and is also the co-founder of the San Francisco sketch group Totally False People. Janet performed with the Los Angeles and San Francisco based group Sequel 4000.

Career

Television projects

Janet was co-host of The Hollywood Show with Brian Unger, a recurring player on Norm Macdonald's sketch show Back to Norm and an ensemble player on Crossballs, all for Comedy Central. She also starred in the short-lived Fox Comedy "Happy Hour." In 2007, Varney appeared in the short films "Random Acts of Kindness", "Die Hardly Working", "Eternal Waters", "Worldly Possession", "The Losers", "Keep Off Grass", and "Dress For Success" which were made during the reality show On the Lot.

Dinner and a Movie

In 2005, Varney replaced Lisa Kushell as the hostess of the TBS cooking and entertainment show, "Dinner and a Movie". Since then, she has appeared, alongside host Paul Gilmartin and chef Claud Mann, in each episode introducing movies and injecting humor during the preparation of a creative dinner to go with some theme of the movie.

Filmography

External links

*imdb name|name=Janet Varney|id=1661282
* [http://www.tbs.com/movies/dinnerandamovie/ "Dinner and a Movie" website on tbs.com]


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