Carly Craig

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Carly Craig
Born (1980-06-12) June 12, 1980 (age 43)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Zachary Reiter
(m. 2019)
Children2[1][2]
RelativesMandy Moore (step-sister)

Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress.[3]

Background[edit]

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Craig comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the Seattle Mariners; and younger brother, Casey Craig.[4] Her mother, Marz Moore (née Olson), is a flight attendant for American Airlines.[4] She has one sister and two brothers, and is the step-sister of entertainer Mandy Moore and her brothers (Carly's mother remarried Mandy's father).[5][6][7]

Career[edit]

Craig studied at The Stella Adler Academy and The Second City, where she later graduated. She met famed manager Bernie Brillstein while waiting tables and decided to put on a comedy show with her classmates. Brillstein came to that show, and soon after, signed her as a client. Director David Wain cast Craig in Role Models as the love interest for Seann William Scott. Other projects would include Mike Leigh's critically lauded live show Ecstasy, Neil LaBute's Bash, The Farrelly Brothers Hall Pass, The Three Stooges, and Dumb and Dumber To as young Fraida Felcher. On television, she's recurred on Stephen Merchant's HBO series Hello Ladies, Ben Stiller's Burning Love, and ABC's American Housewife as Tara Summers.

Craig was listed as a "Vanities Girl" for the April 2011 edition of Vanity Fair along with Kristen Bell, Leslie Mann and Mila Kunis, and was also ranked No. 83 on the "Maxim Hot 100 List" in 2011. She has appeared in Esquire[8] and appeared in Kevin Farley's film Paranormal Movie in 2013. In 2014, she appeared as a young Fraida Felcher in Dumb and Dumber To, and also starred as a single air flight attendant in the Adult Swim series Infomercials. In 2018, she co-created and starred in Sideswiped, a comedy TV series.[9][10]

In April 2023 it was announced that Craig will write and executive produce the upcoming animated series Hellicious for TBS which is based on the comic book of the same name and will star Anthony Kiedis who also serves as an executive producer and co-founder of the production company Said and Done Entertainment who are behind the series.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Family Plan Lila Short film
2006 Airplane Disasters Carly
2006 Goodnight Burbank Taylor McCall Short film
2007 Everyone's a Victor Kristy Short film
2007 Bagboy The Girl in the Museum
2007 The Heartbreak Kid Jodi's Wedding Guest
2008 Role Models Connie
2010 Death and Cremation Shelly Fairchild
2011 Hall Pass Nicotine Patch Girl
2011 Starsucker Ms. Abernathy
2012 The Three Stooges Mrs. Harter
2012 Noobz Melissa
2012 The Last Straw Steph Short film
2013 Paranormal Movie Katie MacDonald
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Elizabeth Dreisdale
2013 The Newest Testament Sue Short film
2014 Project Greenlight Finalist Allison Short film
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Young Fraida
2016 Flock of Dudes Zane
2020 Faith Based Brandy
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Halley's Comet Liza Television film
2007 Wainy Days Sorority Girl Episode: "Zandy"
2008–2010 Childrens Hospital Blake's TV Wife / Catlike Doctor Episodes: "This Kid's Getting a Vasectomy" and "I See Her Face Everywhere"
2010 As the Working World Turns Willa
2011 Inside Carly Carly
2013 Burning Love Felicia 14 episodes
2013 The Castle Amy
2013–2014 Hello Ladies Carrie Episodes: "The Wedding" and "Hello Ladies: The Movie"
2014 The Walking Fred Julie Episode: "S5 EP6 Recap: Consumed"
2014–2015 Cougar Town Kelly / Mother at Cake Shop Episodes: "The Trip to Pirate's Cove" and "The Wrong Thing to Do"
2015 Newsreaders Marisa Goddard Episode: "The Creepiest Man Alive; Bomb Sniffing Dogs"
2016 The Crossroads of History Erma Episode: "Lincoln"
2016 That's What She Said Girl
2016–2021 American Housewife Tara Summers Recurring role
2018 Big & $ave Fina Television film
2018 Sideswiped Olivia Maple Also co-creator and executive producer

8 episodes

TBA Hellicious Writer and executive producer for the upcoming animated series

TBA

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carly Craig on Instagram: "Best Christmas/Hanukkah present ever: We welcomed our son, Jack Laurence Reiter into the world on December 17th at 8pm. 💙 He came fast and furious (2 hours and 45 min!) and we couldn't be more in love. So grateful to have Zach by my side. He's amazing with him. And thank you to our incredible doula, @lbreggy for helping us through the whole pregnancy and keeping me calm through the delivery. 🥰"".
  2. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CxjSVSfPpUu/?hl=en&img_index=1
  3. ^ Butler, Robert W. (March 6, 2011). "Jason unfazed by fame game". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Stone, Ken (July 1, 2018). "San Diego Native Carly Craig, Edgy-Sexy Comic, Takes Latest Swipe at Stardom". Times of San Diego. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Moore, Mandy [@TheMandyMoore] (June 28, 2018). "So proud of my bad-ass stepsister @carly_craig and can't WAIT to see her new show (that she created and stars in), #sideswipedseries. And @RoArquette is in it too? I'm all in. https://t.co/16HrW1gl0e" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Nahas, Aili. "American Housewife's Carly Craig Is Married to Zachary Reiter". People. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Martin, Annie (June 24, 2019). "Carly Craig details 'intimate' wedding to producer Zachary Reiter - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Lane, Laura; Edwards, Michael (April 11, 2012). "Esquire Presents Me in My Place with Carly Craig". Esquire. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "San Diego Native Carly Craig, Edgy-Sexy Comic, Takes Latest Swipe at Stardom". Times of San Diego. San Diego, California: Tribune Publishing Company. July 17, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2017). "YouTube Greenlights Multi-Generational Relationship Comedy Series 'Swipe Right' Starring Carly Craig". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "'Hellicious' Animated Series in the Works at TBS, Anthony Kiedis to Star and Produce Via New Production Company Said and Done (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

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