Debi Mazar

Deborah Anne Mazar Corcos (/ˈmeɪzɑːr/;[1] born August 13, 1964) is an American actress and television personality, known for playing sharp-tongued women. She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991) and Singles (1992), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series Civil Wars and L.A. Law.
Beginning in 2014, she has had a starring role in the Cooking Channel series, Extra Virgin, along with her husband Gabriele Corcos. She is also known for her role as press agent Shauna Roberts on the HBO series Entourage and currently stars as Maggie Amato on TV Land's Younger.
== Early life ==
Mazar was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Nancy and Harry Mazar. Her father was born in the Latvian SSR, Soviet Union, to a Jewishfamily, but raised Roman Catholic. She had no knowledge of her father's ancestry until her twenties.[2] Mazar's parents annulled their marriage shortly after she was born,[3] and she spent her early life in the country in upstate New York with her mother.[3] As a teenager, she relocated to Long Island, where she lived with her godparents.[3]
Mazar worked various odd jobs, including selling jewelry at Fiorucci with Linda Ramone and Joey Arias, later as a dental assistant, and at a nightclub.[4]
== Career ==
While working at Danceteria, Mazar met Madonna.[3] She hired Mazar to do her makeup for the music video for "Everybody". She also originated the hair and makeup for the play Speed-the-Plow.[4]
Mazar began her career as a hip hop b-girl in New York City. Her first television appearance was on the pilot for a hip hop television dance show, Graffiti Rock in 1984.[5] She appeared in five of Madonna's music videos[6] – "Papa Don't Preach", "True Blue" (both 1986), "Justify My Love" (1990), "Deeper and Deeper" (1992) and "Music" (2000).[7]
Mazar has played a number of minor supporting roles in a variety of films, including Sandy, a friend of Henry Hill's mistress in Goodfellas (1990); The Doors(1991); a small role in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992); Bullets Over Broadway(1994); and as Spice (of Sugar and Spice, with Drew Barrymore as Sugar) in Batman Forever (1995). She gained her first real following from playing a character on Civil Wars in the early 1990s. When that series was cancelled her character was brought over as a recurring role between 1993 and 1994 season of the TV drama L.A. Law.[7]
She played the villain Regina, a modern-day Cruella de Vil, in the family film Beethoven's 2nd (1993). She has appeared in independent films Inside Monkey Zetterland and Nowhere and her short-lived sitcom, Temporarily Yours. She appeared as the genie in the Space Monkeys' music video, "Sugarcane".[7]
Mazar appeared on a Friends episode in its eighth season ("The One Where Rachel Has a Baby, Part One"). Mazar played "Doreen, the Evil Bitch," a crazed pregnant woman who shares a hospital room with Rachel.[citation needed] In the 1999 docudrama film The Insider she played character Lowell Bergman's assistant Debi. From 2000-02 she played Jackie on the television drama That's Life. She provided the voice of Maria Latore in the video games Grand Theft Auto III (2001) and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).[citation needed]
From 2004 to 2011, she had a supporting role on Entourage as press agent Shauna Roberts. She also had a recurring role on the sitcom Living with Fran, playing Fran Drescher's character's cousin, Merrill. She did a two-episode stint on the television series Ugly Betty as fraudster Leah Stillman.[8]
Mazar was a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and finished in twelfth place.[9] She was eliminated in the third week (October 6, 2009). In 2012, Mazar played Jessica, a glamorous, leather-clad villainess in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist.[10]
Mazar began appearing on a Cooking Channel cooking/reality show television series in January 2011. She, her husband Gabriele Corcos, and their two daughters star in the series, which depicts their lives, and showcases their own recipes. The show is scripted. The show has had four seasons as of June 2014. In 2015, Mazar and her husband started another series on the Cooking Channel entitled Extra Virgin Americana where they travel the U.S., road trip style, with their children and family friend searching for great food.[11]
Beginning in 2015, Mazar has starred in Younger with Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff as Maggie. The series met critical acclaim and began filming its fifth season in February 2018.[12]
Mazar appeared in the 2nd season of The $100,000 Pyramid reboot on ABC on August 6, 2017. In the main game, she helped her contestant get 7 clues in only 15 seconds causing host Michael Strahan to say, "I think that's the quickest round we've ever had, 15 seconds!"[13]
== Personal life ==
Prior to her marriage, she dated actor Paul Reubens for several years beginning in 1993. Reubens has since credited Mazar with ending his depression resulting from his infamous 1991 arrest.[14]
She married Gabriele Corcos on March 16, 2002, in a ceremony officiated by Ellen Burstyn.[15] They have two daughters, Giulia and Evelina. The family formerly lived in Los Angeles but moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2009. They opened a cafe/restaurant called Tuscan Gun. The family currently divides their time between Brooklyn and a 15th-century home outside of Florence, Italy, that was given to them as a wedding present by Mazar's in-laws.[15]
Mazar has had several dogs, including a dog named Delores who was prominently featured in the first season of her show Extra Virgin, until the dog's death in 2011.[citation needed]
Mazar and Corcos formerly hosted an internet show focused on Tuscan cuisine, Under The Tuscan Gun.[16] On January 19, 2011, Debi, and her husband Gabriele began hosting the cooking show Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel, and released a cookbook, Recipes & Love From Our Tuscan Kitchen, in 2014.[17][18][19]
Mazar and her husband both appeared on an episode of the ABC talk show The Chew in 2014 to promote their show, Extra Virgin.[citation needed]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1981	Downtown 81 	Peppermint Lounge Dancer	Also known as: New York Beat Movie
1990	Goodfellas 	Sandy 	
1991	The Doors 	Whiskey Girl 	
1991	Jungle Fever 	Denise 	
1991	Little Man Tate 	Gina 	
1992	In the Soup 	Suzie 	
1992	Love Is Like That 	Delores 	
1992	Inside Monkey Zetterland 	Daphne 	
1992	Singles 	Brenda 	
1992	Malcolm X 	Peg 	
1992	Toys 	Nurse Debbie 	
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer 	Susan 	
1993	Money for Nothing 	Monica Russo 	
1993	Beethoven's 2nd 	Regina 	
1994	Bullets over Broadway 	Violet 	
1995	Batman Forever 	Spice 	
1995	Empire Records 	Jane 	
1996	Cosas que nunca te dije 	Diane 	
1996	Girl 6 	Girl #39 	
1996	Trees Lounge 	Crystal 	
1996	Red Ribbon Blues 	Darcy 	
1996	Space Truckers 	Cindy 	
1997	Meet Wally Sparks 	Sandy Gallo 	
1997	Nowhere 	Kozy 	
1997	She's So Lovely 	Georgie 	
1997	The Deli 	Teresa 	
1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning 	Angie Lyons 	Video
1997	Trouble on the Corner 	Ericca Rice 	
1998	Marry Me or Die 	 	
1998	Frogs for Snakes 	Simone 	
1998	Hush 	Lisa 	
1998	Life in the Fast Lane 	Rosie 	
1999	The Insider 	Debbie De Luca 	
1999	House on Haunted Hill 	Jennifer Jenzen 	Scenes deleted[20]
2000	More Dogs Than Bones 	Mary 	
2000	Held for Ransom 	Rita 	
2002	Ten Tiny Love Stories 	Six 	
2002	The Tuxedo 	Steena 	
2003	Who Killed the Idea? 	Mysterious Woman 	Short film
2003	Deception 	Janet Steiner 	
2004	Collateral 	Young Professional Woman	
2004	My Tiny Universe 	Bonnie 	
2005	Be Cool 	Marla 	
2005	Edmond 	Matron 	
2005	Wait 	Joanne 	Short film
2006	Lies & Alibis 	Det. Bryce 	AKA, The Alibi
2006	Red Riding Hood 	Red's Mom 	
2008	A Beautiful Life 	Susan 	
2008	The Women 	Tanya 	
2013	Lovelace 	Dolly Sharp 	
2013	Return to Babylon 	Gloria Swanson 	
2014	She's Funny That Way 	Vickie 	
2015	Entourage 	Shauna 	
2017	The Only Living Boy in New York	Anna 	
2017	Wonder Wheel 	Birthday Party Guest 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984 	Graffiti Rock 	Dancer 	Unsold TV pilot
1991–93 	Civil Wars 	Denise Iannello 	Main role (36 episodes)
1993–94 	L.A. Law 	Denise Iannello 	Main Role (22 episodes)
1994 	Witch Hunt 	The Manicurist 	TV film
1995 	Burke's Law 	Rachel Davis 	Episode: "Who Killed the Motor Car Maverick?"
1997 	Temporarily Yours 	Deb DeAngelo 	Main role (6 episodes)
1998 	Witness to the Mob 	Deborah Gravano 	TV film
1998 	David and Lisa 	Maggie 	TV film
1998–99 	Working 	Liz Tricoli 	Regular role (17 episodes)
1999 	The Wild Thornberrys 	Mongoose (voice) 	Episode: "Darwin Plays the Palace"
1999 	The Sissy Duckling 	Mother Duck 2 (voice) 	TV film
1999 	Providence 	Vonda Vickers 	Episodes: "Thank You, Providence: Parts 1 & 2"
2000 	Get Real 	Kate Harris 	Episode: "Saved"
2000–02 	That's Life 	Jackie O'Grady 	Main role (34 episodes)
2002 	Friends 	Evil Bitch 	Episode: "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby: Part 1"
2002 	The Groovenians 	Yalda, Swirly (voice) 	TV short
2003 	Wanda at Large 	Jenny Hawkins 	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2003 	7th Heaven 	Nurse Kelly 	Episode: "The One Thing"
2003–04 	All of Us 	Alex / Debi 	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2004 	7th Heaven 	Nurse Kelly 	Episode: "The Anniversary"
2004 	The Practice 	Gigi Coley 	2 episodes
2004 	CSI: Miami 	Rebecca Briggs 	Episode: "Speed Kills"
2004–11 	Entourage 	Shauna 	50 episodes
2005 	NYPD Blue 	Maxine Annunziato 	Episode: "Lenny Scissorhands"
2005–06 	Living With Fran 	Cousin Merrill 	4 episodes
2006 	Ghost Whisperer 	Josie 	Episode: "The Woman of His Dreams"
2006 	Ugly Betty 	Leah Feldman 	2 episodes
2008 	Privileged 	Debra 	Episode: "Pilot"
2008 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Peggy Bernardi 	Episode: "Babes"
2009 	Burn Notice 	Amy 	Episode: "Friends Like These"
2009 	Castle 	Paula Haas 	Episode: "When the Bough Breaks"
2010 	The Life & Times of Tim 	Rochelle (voice) 	Episode: "The Girl Scout Incident/Rodney Has a Wife?"
2010 	Hell's Kitchen 	Herself 	Episode: "12 Chefs Compete Part 1"
2010 	Hawthorne 	Donna Alberghetti 	Episode: "Hidden Truths"
2010 	Jonas 	Mona Klein 	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2011 	Good Vibes 	Barbara "Babs" Brando (voice)	Main role (12 episodes)
2011–2015 	Extra Virgin 	Self 	Series regular
2012 	Melissa & Joey 	Harper Quinn 	Episode: "The Knockout"
2012 	Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 	Jessica 	TV film.
2012 	Happily Divorced 	Jan 	Episode: "The Back-Up Fran"
2014 	The Chew 	Herself 	1 episode
2015–present	Younger 	Maggie Amato 	Series regular
2016 	Elementary 	Detective Cosa 	Episode: "It Serves You Right"
2017 	The Untitled Action Bronson Show 	Herself 	1 episode
2017–present	Happy! 	Isabella Scaramucci 	4 episodes
2018 	The Simpsons 	Minnie Szyslak (voice) 	Episode: "King Leer"
2018 	Arde Madrid 	Ava Gardner 	8 episodes
Category:Uncategorized pages