Kristen Wiig (born born August 22nd 1973) is an actress and comedian best known for her work on 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Knocked Up'.
Net Worth: Kristen Wiig has a net worth of $16 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2015).
Childhood: Kristen Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York but soon re-located to Lancaster, Pennsylvania with her parents Laurie and Jon. She went to Nitrauer Elementary School, and then Brighton High School when she moved to Rochester, New York. She enroled at the University of Arizona to study art but dropped out to join comedy troupe The Groundlings in LA.
Career: Kristen Wiig began her comedy career in the TV show 'The Joe Schmo Show' in 2003, before joining 'Saturday Night Live' in 2005 in which she was nominated for an Emmy. She left the show in 2012 but returned as a host in 2013. From 2011, she performed the voice of Lola Bunny in 'The Looney Tunes Show'. In 2007, she starred in Judd Apatow's 'Knocked Up' alongside Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. That year also saw her in 'Meet Bill' with Aaron Eckhart, 'The Brothers Solomon' with Will Arnett and Will Forte, and 'Walk Hard' with John C. Reilly. The following year she was in David Koepp's 'Ghost Town' opposite Ricky Gervais and Jason Segel's 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'. She starred in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut 'Whip It' in 2009, and 2010 saw her in animated comedy 'Despicable Me' - a role which she reprised in sequel 'Despicable Me 2'. In 2011, she had a starring role in Paul Feig's 'Bridesmaids', which was a huge success and earned Wiig a Golden Globe nomination. 2014 saw her re-team with 'SNL' co-star Bill Hader in 'The Skeleton Twins'.
Personal Life: Kristen Wiig married Hayes Hargrove in 2005, but they divorced in 2009. She currently identifies herself as vegetarian.
Biography by Contactmusic.com