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Born | August 25, 1981 Oceanside, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Website | jackietohn |
Jaclyn Tohn [1] is an American actress and musician. She is best known for playing Melanie "MelRose" Rosen on the Netflix series GLOW and Courtenay Fortney in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and Gen V , and for taking part in American Idol season 8, making it to Top 36 (the Semi-finals). She also took part in the 2011 songwriting competition series Platinum Hit on the Bravo network.
Tohn was born and raised in a Jewish family [2] in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, [3] to physical education teachers Alan and Bella Tohn. [3] [4] She has two older brothers. [3]
Tohn began acting professionally while still a grade school student. She was a student at Boardman Middle School. After high school, she attended the University of Delaware and majored in elementary education, [1] and in the fall of 1998 was in the a cappella group the Deltones. [5]
In 1999, 18 years old Tohn came back to Los Angeles with her agent and mother and moved with actress Jessica Biel and her family in Calabasas, after meeting at the TV Guide Awards, to pursue her career. [6]
Tohn's onscreen debut was made at age 10, with an extra role on the PBS children's series Ghostwriter . Her first credited role was on the CBS sitcom The Nanny . [3]
In November 1999, she starred in the one-act play This Property is Condemned by Tennessee Williams at the Chapel Street Theatre. [1] She moved to Los Angeles with her mother and agent at the time. [7] She played Tina in Tony-n-Tina's Wedding at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. She also originated the role of Joanie in Body Snatchers: The Musical at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. [4]
In March 2004, she starred in the play Jewtopia at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood in Los Angeles. [7] The producers then decided to move the play to the Westside Arts Theater in New York and she relocated. [8]
She began performing solo acoustic guitar shows in April 2004. In November 2005, she released an EP, The Golden Girl, recorded at a studio in Tarrytown, New York.[ citation needed ] She has played at Pianos,[ citation needed ] The Living Room,[ citation needed ] CBGB,[ citation needed ] The Cutting Room,[ citation needed ] and The Rothko[ citation needed ] in New York and at Highland Grounds,[ citation needed ] The Mint,[ citation needed ] and Wizard Finger [9] in Los Angeles.
She has appeared in the films Dawg in 2002 (also known as Bad Boy) alongside Denis Leary, Deuces Wild as Mary Ann, and Return to Sleepaway Camp as Linda. She appeared as Faith in the film Postal and appeared in the 2008 television film Giants of Radio.
Tohn performed in a pilot for MTV called Show Me The Movie and a pilot for Fox called Prudy and Judy, starring alongside Laura Bell Bundy. [3] She has appeared in the television series The Sopranos , Strangers with Candy , Angel , Rules of Engagement , Veronica Mars and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .
In 2007, she appeared in the short films Smile, Discovering The Wheels, The Malibu Myth, The Legend of Donkey-Tail Willie and Catch (where she was shown playing the guitar) which were made during the reality show On the Lot .[ citation needed ]
Tohn was a contestant on season eight of American Idol and made it to the top-34. Tohn was also featured on hip-hop artist Gotham Green's single "Been Doin' It".[ citation needed ]
In 2009, Tohn appeared on the eighth season of American Idol and made it through to the Hollywood rounds. [10] She advanced through the Hollywood rounds, making the Top 36 for season 8 and was in the first group of 12 to perform.[ citation needed ] She performed "A Little Less Conversation" from Elvis Presley during Top 36 (Group 1) under the theme Billboard Hot 100 Hits to Date and was eliminated without advancing to the finals.[ citation needed ]
In 2011, she appeared on the songwriting-competition reality show Platinum Hit on the American cable network Bravo as one of 12 aspiring songwriters. [11] She reached 7th place. [12] In 2013, Tohn appeared on House of Lies.
In 2016, she was cast in the Netflix series GLOW . [13]
In 2019, Tohn appeared in Epic Rap Battles of History portraying Joan Rivers in the episode "George Carlin vs Richard Pryor". In 2019, Tohn was the host of The Howard Stern Show Sternthology's week-long show of [Wack History Month]. The same year, Tohn debuted as Courtenay Fortney on The Boys , and later reprised the role on spinoff Gen V in 2023. [14]
Tohn is a judge on the 2020 Netflix cooking competition show Best Leftovers Ever! alongside Rosemary Shrager and David So. [15]
In 2021, Tohn co-created and starred in Do, Re & Mi , an animated series produced by Gaumont for Amazon Prime Video. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Dawg | Eric Koyle | |
2002 | Deuces Wild | Mary Ann | |
2007 | On the Lot | Jackie | Short film |
2007 | Postal | Faith | |
2008 | Giants of Radio | Jamie Moran | Television film |
2008 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Linda O'Casey | Direct-to-video |
2011 | Monster of the House | Isabelle | Television film |
2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Rebecca | |
2015 | Bad Roomies | Jennifer | |
2015 | Sisters | DJ | |
2016 | Dad Friends | Jessica | Television film |
2017 | CHiPs | Amy Stephenson | |
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Gilda Radner | |
2018 | Spell | Jess | |
2023 | Old Dads | Cara Brody |
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1994, 1996 | The Nanny | Tiffany Koenig, Francine | 2 episodes |
1999 | The Sopranos | Heather Dante | Episode: "Boca" |
2000 | Strangers with Candy | Heckler | Episode: "Trail of Tears" |
2003 | Angel | Woman No. 1 | Episode: "Shiny Happy People" |
2007 | Veronica Mars | B.A. | Episode: "Show Me the Monkey" |
2007 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Asriel | Episode: "The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby" |
2008 | The Closer | Kim Reynolds | Episode: "Split Ends" |
2010 | Memphis Beat | Delilah Boswell | Episode: "One Night of Sin" |
2010 | Laugh Track Mash-Up | Tammy | Episode: "Coopin' with Mr. Levy" |
2010–2011 | For a Green Card | Jackie | 4 episodes |
2011 | CSI: NY | Ainsley McCrea | Episode: "To What End?" |
2011 | Zeke and Luther | Lady Lucy | Episode: "Skate Video Awards" |
2012 | Rules of Engagement | Andrea | Episode: "Goodbye Dolly" |
2014 | Castle | Cyber Rita | Episode: "Bad Santa" |
2016 | The Good Place | Alexis | 2 episodes |
2017–19 | GLOW | Melanie Rosen | 28 episodes |
2018 | Drop the Mic | Herself | Episode: "WWE Superstars vs. GLOW / Laila Ali vs. Chris Jericho" |
2018 | WWE SmackDown | Herself | Episode: "The Road to WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Begins" |
2019 | Epic Rap Battles of History | Joan Rivers | Episode: "George Carlin vs Richard Pryor" |
2019 | The Boys | Courtenay Fortney | Episode: "The Innocents" |
2020 | Royalties | Polly Amorous | 3 episodes |
2020 | Best Leftovers Ever! | Host | Main cast |
2021 | Do, Re & Mi | Re | Main cast |
2023 | Gen V | Courtenay Fortney | Episode: "#ThinkBrink" |
2023 | The Tiny Chef Show | Herself | Episode: "Fwendsgiving" |
2024 | Nobody Wants This | Esther | Recurring role; upcoming series |
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2009 | Beguiling
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2010 | 2.Yo
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