Jan Hooks, whose Hillary Clinton and Tammy Faye Bakker were hallmarks of Saturday Night Live in the late '80s, has died. She was 57.
Hooks's agency confirmed that the comedian died early Thursday of an undisclosed cause.
During her five-year SNL
stint, Hooks was part of an ensemble that included Mike Myers, Phil
Hartman, Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon, Chris Farley, Dennis Miller, and her
fellow Sweeney Sister, Nora Dunn.
A reliable supporting sketch
comic, Hooks was best known for her spot-on impressions of
mascara-melting Bakker, Clinton, Bette Davis, and Sinéad O'Connor during
her 1986-91 run on the late-night comedy show. Her character Brenda the
waitress later became a template for her guest role on 30 Rock, playing the gold-digging Verna Maloney, mother to Jane Krakowski's Jenna.
Hooks also appeared in a handful of films, including Tim Burton's Batman Returns and, most notably, Pee-wee's Big Adventure. She delivered one of the movie's catchphrases: "There's no basement in the Alamo!"
Following her run on SNL, Hooks co-starred on Designing Women, and did recurring work on 3rd Rock From the Sun. Her last credited on-screen work was on 30 Rock.
No comments :
Post a Comment