Jennifer Coolidge, who first gained fame because the sultry “Stifler’s Mom” within the “American Pie” collection of intercourse comedies and has garnered vital acclaim in HBO’s present collection “The White Lotus,” is Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Woman of the Year.
Coolidge, who grew up in Norwell, wound her manner again to Greater Boston to take part in a parade in single-digit temperatures to honor her new award. The 73rd Woman of the Year joins the likes of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and, most just lately, Jennifer Garner to be honored by the premier Harvard performing arts group.
“We are so excited to welcome Jennifer Coolidge back to her hometown and to Harvard, the iconic setting of Legally Blonde,” stated Man & Woman of the Year Coordinator Maya Dubin. “Her glittering character and comedic presence are so Pudding.
“We know she’ll fit right into the Pudding’s musical spectacular, though she’ll still have to earn her Pudding Pot on stage,” Dubin continued.
Coolidge, whose “American Pie” character turned a family identify beginning with the primary film in 1999 turned a mainstay within the mockumentaries directed by Christopher Guest, starting with “Best in Show” the next 12 months.
“It is an absolute dream for us to honor Jennifer Coolidge as our Woman of the Year on the heels of her recent accolades for The White Lotus,” stated producer Sarah Mann. “We know our Pudding Pot will look phenomenal alongside her new Golden Globe, and we swear we won’t whisk her away to a palazzo in Palermo!”
Coolidge’s male counterpart, Bob Odenkirk was awarded Man of the Year on Thursday. The award-winning actor began off on the absurdist HBO sketch comedy present “Mr. Show” earlier than actually breaking out because the sleazy lawyer to meth kingpins Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and refining the function in his personal present “Better Call Saul.”
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