Maya Rudolph

Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. She rose to prominence on the NBC television show Saturday Night Live, where she was a cast member from 2000 to 2007. She has also starred in films such as Idiocracy (2006), Away We Go (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), and Sisters (2015). She starred as Ava Alexander in the NBC sitcom Up All Night from 2011 to 2013. Rudolph's self-titled variety show television pilot aired on May 19, 2014. It was later announced that she would star in variety series Maya and Marty in Manhattan together with Martin Short.

Early life

Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida. She is the daughter of soul singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton and composer, songwriter, and producer Richard Rudolph. Her father is an Ashkenazi Jew, and her mother was African-American. Her paternal grandfather was Sidney Rudolph, a philanthropist who once owned all of the Wendy's and Rudy's restaurants in Dade County, Florida. Her great-grandfather, who was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, changed his surname from "Rudashevsky" to "Rudolph," and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative Jewish synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Famous quotes by Maya Rudolph:

"I like him a lot and I like his movies a lot, too. In every sense of the word, I?m a big Bob Altman fan."
"I'm surprised he didn't notice it."
"I like him a lot and I like his movies a lot, too. In every sense of the word, I'm a big Bob Altman fan."
"I?m surprised he didn?t notice it."
"I wish you?d come out just like Bob"
"I feel like I'm a drag queen."
"I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up."
"I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny."
"No, no, no. Your accent is so beautiful."
"To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal."
"I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry."
"I like comedy as a group sport."
"I would love it if you would come in and teach me how to really do you."
"I really love laughing."
"To grow up with the loss of your mother is a scar that never goes away."
PLAYLIST TIME:

Murda 4 Life

by: Ja Rule

Yeah. What y'all niggaz want
street shit, Memph Bleek shit, Ja rule shit
You heard nigga
It's all real in the field nigga
Niggaz live wit it, money drugs and murdah for life
Bitches deal with it, only lovin them hoes for the night
If your feeling it, get high its alright
but you can't get it, until the day of our demise
You can holler at the dog haters wanna see me fall
Bitches wanna too see me ball killers they don't wanna see me at all
If I wasn't rolling with the rock
Will you niggaz pass rock share birds or flash glocks
I walk around wit two Mac's, razors and icepicks
Just cause you niggaz want to see me hurtin like them
Its all about the benjamins money cash hoe's
livin through this shit i'm in nigger stack doe
Street scholar, eight figure nigga white collar cat
ain't the M-E-M-P-H man, bitch holla back
I'm a creature smoking on hay since it was reefer
Drug ass flow like I was cut wit ether
Mark ass nigger don't want a part of this nigga spark with this nigga
blaze bark wit this niga
Me and Ja Rule fuckin you hoe's is what these guys do
Ain't the type to buy you, mommy how you, slide cock inside you
supply you with ten bitches times two, I'm a motherfuckin animal
Fuck the world cause it ain't quite ready me
I'm living my life niggaz take a look at these eyes
Witness what it is to be real niggaz
guns, drugs, hot slugs, coke runs, want some, get some
Bad enough buy some nigga
Fucking around with Ja and Bleek and get hit up
Tearing your whole clique then we clip up
Nigga thats what these Murderers nigga that's us
What the fuck, is you ready to die right now nigga?
Know you feelin my style nigga
Run wit nothing but wild Brooknam and Queens Isle niggaz
Hit em any nigger that breath rule riddel em wit hot one
Ain't nigga like me, who you riding wit?
Rolling nothing but hot shit your bitch my bitch
Only difference is bitches on my dick blow dick
How I cock spread hit ho's love that shit, you celibate
I'll turn you into the freakest bitch
Have you topless dancing in bars naked for dollars
Y'all bitches know what my style is
Always on some foul shit, Rule bitch
Let the world know
When I spit nothing but that murderous live wit it
Hol-la! What you think of that, bitch where we freakin at
Bum chick don't speak to that, fly momma creep wit that
Live with it nigga hit it, don't stop get it get it
Don't tricking bitching, would you fuck with it
Brooknam and Queens
Yo, it means more killin, more guns, more drugs, more real ass niggaz
HOLLA don't give a fuck, DOLLAS niggaz what you want get it
Crump blaze skunk, what the fuck y'all want nigga!
None of me cause, I hit em wit to much style
And my energy got these niggaz creatin lil me's
I'm a lock and squeeze know that its my time
If I leave air breath niggaz haten on mines
I'm a nightmare niggas better prepare to die
And deal wit Ja hollerin Murda 4 life!
Uhh yeah
Ja Rule, Memph Bleek
Holla back, Roc-a-Fella
Its Mur-da, Its Mur-da uh uh




Latest News for: Maya Rudolph

Big Mouth has a few final pubescent misadventures in first look images

AV Club 21 Mar 2025
It’s about time to grow up ... In addition to the regular voice cast, which includes John Mulaney, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, and Jordan Peele, the show has a typically stacked list of guest stars for the final season ... Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025.

The best comedy movies to watch on Netflix

Polygon 21 Mar 2025
Hustle ... Hustle’s performances truly shine ... Following Oakland A’s teammates Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire as they mash a metric ton of home runs in the 1980s, the movie features an ensemble cast that includes Maya Rudolph, Jenny Slate, and Sterling K.

Big Mouth Season 8 Release Date Set, Guest Stars Revealed

Coming Soon 20 Mar 2025
(Photo Credit. Netflix) ... When is the Big Mouth Season 8 release date? ... The voice cast is led by series regulars Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, and Jordan Peele ... .

Dionne Warwick to headline 'Last Hurrah' at The Egg

Times Union 18 Mar 2025
The Egg is throwing a star-studded “Last Hurrah” before closing for renovations ... Tompkins, on June 2 ... Past performers include Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Jennifer Coolidge, Jon Hamm, Bob Odenkirk and Weird Al Yankovic ... tomorrow through The Egg ... .

TV tonight: an epic Greek train adventure with Alice Roberts

The Observer 16 Mar 2025
Hollie Richardson. View image in fullscreen ... HR ... HR ... , ... A career high for its director, Paul Feig, and most of the cast, it stars Kristen Wiig (who also co-wrote) as the sad’n’single Annie, who is asked by Maya Rudolph’s Lillian to be her maid of honour ... .

The Electric State to Bridesmaids: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The Observer 14 Mar 2025
Going to the chapel … (from left) Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids ... by Maya Rudolph’s Lillian to be her maid of honour.

Versace era at Versace is ending: Donatella quits as creative chief amid sale talk

The Times of India 14 Mar 2025
Donatella Versace has taken her last runway bow ... Celebrities and supermodels loved her. She became among the most recognisable designers in the world, played onscreen by Lady Gaga, Penelope Cruz, Gina Gershon and Maya Rudolph.

Poker Face Season 2 Release Date Set in Teaser Trailer for Peacock Crime Comedy

Coming Soon 12 Mar 2025
POKER FACE -- Pictured ... PEACOCK) ... It is executive produced by Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street Productions, along with Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, and Danielle Renfrew through their Animal Pictures banner ... .

Paul Feig says everyone thought 'Bridesmaids' will flop

The Times of India 10 Mar 2025
... But thank god it did well.' Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne, the romantic comedy follows Wiig's character, who has to serve as a bridesmaid for her best friend (Maya Rudolph).

Paul Feig just made a startling comparison between his female-led hit ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘The Hangover’

CNN 08 Mar 2025
... Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne, and went on to snag Oscar nods for best supporting actress for McCarthy as well as best original screenplay for writers Wiig and Annie Mumolo.

Who's hosting 'SNL' tonight? Musical guest, start time, how to watch March 8 episode

Greenville News 08 Mar 2025
'Saturday Night Live' celebrates 50 years of comedy ... She first performed on the show Nov. 16, 2013 ... 8? ... ET/8.30 p.m. PT ... Former cast member Maya Rudolph played the role of Vice President Kamala Harris in the lead-up to the November presidential election.

50 songs you won't believe are turning 50 this year

WPXI 04 Mar 2025
It makes sense that its music had a similar helter-skelter feel ... The '70s also marked the birth of disco ... The singer, who happens to be actor Maya Rudolph's mother, wrote the dreamy song with her husband Richard Rudolph as a lullaby for their children.

How a Gizmo Used to Photograph Taco Ads Took Over the Red Carpet

New Yorker 03 Mar 2025
Ready, set, Glambot! At the “SNL50” show, the high-speed camera snapped Maya Rudolph and Lady Gaga. Larry David and Tom Hanks? No chance ... .

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Coming Soon 03 Mar 2025
Photo Credit. NBC ... So, who is Samberg’s wife, Joanna Newsom? ... Later that year, they exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony in Big Sur, California, with friends and fellow comedians like Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph in attendance ... .
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