Daniele Gaither

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Daniele Gaither
Born
Alma mater Northwestern University
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1993–present

Daniele Gaither is an American actress and comedian. She is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for her role of Super President Kickbutt in The Thundermans .

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Early life

Daniele Gaither was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Northwestern University. [1] [2] In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and attended the Groundlings School. [3]

Gaither's first regular television appearance was on Hype in 2000. She later appeared on NBC's The Rerun Show . Gaither had a role as a hairdresser on Comedy Central's Reno 911! .

MADtv

Gaither appeared in an episode of MADtv's second season, which featured rap star Ice-T. The skit depicted a mock debate between U.S. President Bill Clinton (played by Bryan Callen) and U.S. Senator Bob Dole (played by David Herman) who transformed himself into a "twisted" version of the 1970s blaxploitation icon Dolemite. Gaither played one of Dole's "Dolemite girls."

Gaither officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2003 as a featured performer for the ninth season. [4] She became the second black female cast member in the show's history [5] when she replaced Debra Wilson. Gaither was promoted to repertory performer status the following season.

Gaither portrayed offbeat impersonations of celebrities, which included Lawanda Page, Condoleezza Rice, [4] Eve, La La Vasquez, and Tyra Banks.

Characters

Impressions

PETA involvement

Gaither is a lifelong vegetarian and animal lover. She was nominated for PETA’s 2004 "World’s Sexiest Vegetarians". She also co-hosted the "2003 Rotten Jellyfish Awards" with fellow Groundling Jennifer Coolidge.[ citation needed ]

Catchphrases

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2008 Necessary Evil Gail
2013 No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie Casting ReceptionistCameo
2024 The Thundermans Return Super President Kickbutt Paramount+ Original Movie

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1996; 2003–2007 Mad TV Various characters65 episodes
2000–2001 Hype 16 episodes
2002 The Rerun Show 6 episodes
2003; 2005 Reno 911! ChandraEpisodes: "Jones Gets Suspended" and "Weigel and Craig Get Married"
2007 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Smokey / NtosakeEpisode: "Crazy in Love"
2008 Chocolate News Regina MayweatherEpisode: "Episode 6"
2010 Greek MailwomanEpisode: "All Children… Grow Up"
2012–2014 Key & Peele Various characters3 episodes
2013 Neil's Puppet Dreams Bessy the CowEpisode: "Bollywood"
2014–2018 The Thundermans Super President Kickbutt 18 episodes
2014 The Haunted Hathaways Episode: "The Haunted Thundermans"
2015 2 Broke Girls InezEpisode: "And the Minor Problem"
The Soul Man CoralEpisode: "Busting Boyce"
2016 Uncle Buck TashaEpisode: "Block Party"
Transparent Drag TootieEpisode: "Just the Facts"
2016–2018 American Dad! Nurse / Nicki Minaj (voice)3 episodes
2016–2020 BoJack Horseman Sextina Aquafina / Various (voice)5 episodes
2017 Mike Tyson Mysteries Viennetta (voice)Episode: "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
2018 Nobodies GuardEpisode: "Meeting Steven Spielberg"
Angie Tribeca Gate AgentEpisode: "Air Force Two"
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show Pearl ShayEpisode: "3rd & Bonaparte Is Always in the Shade"
Mad About You JanelleEpisode: "Restraining Orders and Puppies"
2021 Bob's Burgers Violet (voice)Episode: "FOMO You Didn't"
2021–present The Great North Various voices17 episodes
2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Correctional OfficerEpisode: "Episode 7"
2025 The Thundermans: Undercover Super President Kickbutt3 episodes

References

  1. "Stellar alumni on stage for 'A Starry Night'". news.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. "'MADtv' alters lineup". Chicago Tribune. 2003-08-29. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. "Daniele Gaither". The Groundlings. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. 1 2 "[MADtv] Daniele Gaither - Planet MADtv". www.planetmadtv.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. Fitzpatrick, Molly (2016-01-12). "Here's what happened to every single 'MADtv' cast member". Splinter. Retrieved 2023-10-11.