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Rachel Susan Dratch (born February 22 , 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts ) is an American Comedienne , most famous for her role on '' Saturday Night Live '', of which she has been a cast member since 1999 . Before joining ''SNL'', she was part of the Second City comedy troupe, and was a veteran of the company’s mainstage productions. The theater hosted the first incarnation of " Dratch & Fey ". In the year 2000 , she performed her critically praised two-woman show "Dratch & Fey" opposite ''SNL'' head writer Tina Fey at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York which was dubbed "the funniest thing to be found on any New York comedy stage" by ''Time Out New York''. EDUCATION Rachel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988 where she majored in drama and psychology. SNL CAREER Since joining ''SNL'' in 1999 as a featured player and becoming a repertory player in 2001 , Dratch has imitated many people, both real and fictional, including Calista Flockhart , Nicole Richie , Barbara Walters , Jane Eyre , Jenny Jones , Harry Potter , Hillary Duff , and the recurring characters Sheldon Green, Denise "Zazu" McDonough, and Debbie Downer . As of April 2005 , Rachel is SNL's longest-serving female cast member. The Debbie Downer character debuted on the May 1 , 2004 broadcast of ''Saturday Night Live''. Dratch portrayed a woman who persistently makes comments deemed inappropriate and depressing (in part because they raise uncomfortable or inconvenient issues). Dratch had Jimmy Fallon , Amy Poehler , Horatio Sanz , and guest host Lindsay Lohan unable to hold back their laughter by the end of the skit. Dratch's characters
MOVIES Rachel has also been in a number of movies, including , 2005 , on the Bravo channel. Dratch has also made television appearances on NBC 's '' Third Watch '' and in a recurring role on '' King Of Queens ''. Dratch wrote, directed, and performed in the short film "The Vagina Monologues Monologues", which premiered at the New York Comedy Film Festival in 2001 . TRIVIA At an even 5 feet (1.52 m) tall, she is the second shortest regular cast member ever to appear on ''Saturday Night Live'', being 16 inches (41 cm) shorter than the tallest cast members: Chevy Chase , Kevin Nealon , or Randy Quaid . ( Denny Dillon was the shortest cast member, standing only 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) tall.) With seven seasons under her belt, Dratch became SNL's longest running female castmember at the end of the 2005 season. She is also the first female castmember to have turned forty while on the show (during the 2006 season). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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