Cecily Strong Biography
Cecily Strong is an American media personality, actress, and stand-up comedian who rose to prominence as a part of the ‘Saturday Night Live cast. During her second year, she was the co-host of the Weekend Update section, and the following year, she returned to the cast without the anchor duties. She debuted as a featured cast member on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in its 39th season in 2012, co-anchoring the Weekend Update segment with Seth Meyers and then with Colin Jost.
How old is Cecily Strong?- Age
Strong was born on February 8, 1984, as Cecily Legler Strong in Chicago, USA. She is 38 years old as of February 2022.
Cecily Strong Education
She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School as well as the Chicago Academy of the Arts. She also graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre.
Cecily Strong Height – Weight
The media personality stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 55 kg.
Who are Strong’s parents?- Family
Cecily Strong was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 8, 1984. Her mother’s name is Penelope, and her father is William Strong, a former Associated Press Chief of Bureau who is now a managing partner with a prestigious Chicago public relations business. When she was a child, her parents divorced.
Cecily Strong Relationship – Boyfriend- Engaged
Mike O’Brien is the actor with whom she is in a relationship. He is an actor, writer, and comedian from the United States. Cecily Strong is a character in the film Cecily Strong Mike O’Brien and his girlfriend met on the set of Saturday Night Live. Since 2014, the combo has been together and is still going strong.
How much is Cecily worth?- Net Worth
Cecily has an estimated net worth of $4million.
Strong TV Shows and Movies
1. The Meddler (2015)
2. The Bronze (2015)
3. Slow Learners (2015)
4. Staten Island Summer (2015)
5. Ghostbusters (2016)
6. The Boss (2016)
Cecily Strong Career
Strong made her television debut in 2005 in the series Mad TV,’ in which she played a minor role. With the success of her performance on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ she went on to star in other popular television shows like ‘The Awesomes’ from 2013 to 2015, ‘Angie Tribeca, “Years of Living Dangerously, “Netflix Presents: The Characters, “Superstore,’ and ‘Scream Queens,’ in 2016, and ‘Detroiters,’ in 2017. She left her role as co-anchor of ‘Saturday Night Live”s Weekend Update’ in the show’s 40th season to focus solely on her sketch performances, but she is still a regular cast member. Strong continued to act in films after her film debut in 2012. ‘The Bronze,’ ‘Slow Learners,’ ‘The Meddler,’ and ‘Staten Island Summer’ are some of her famous film roles.
Her popularity on ‘Saturday Night Live’ earned her a lucrative contract as the featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2015, where she received positive feedback for her performance. She starred in the comedy film ‘The Female Brain,’ directed by Whitney Cummings, in 2017. Strong played Zoe in the film, which had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Strong appears in an episode of Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson’s comedy series ‘Detroiters.’ The comedy series, which premiered on Comedy Central in early 2017, is planned to return in 2018 for a second season. She starred alongside Bill Hader in Steve Martin’s latest music video for the lovely track “Caroline.”