Lori Beth Denberg

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Lori Beth Denberg
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Denberg in 2006
Born (1976-02-02) February 2, 1976 (age 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1994–present

Lori Beth Denberg (born February 2, 1976) [1] is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That and for her role as Lydia Liza Gutman on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show .

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Early life

Denberg was born February 2, 1976, in the Northridge section of Los Angeles, California. [2] [3] She was raised in a Jewish family. [4]

Career

She began her career appearing on Nickelodeon's All That (from 1994 to 1998), after graduating from high school. At 18, she was the oldest cast member. [5] the first three seasons of Figure It Out as a regular panelist (from 1997 to 1998), and then The WB's The Steve Harvey Show (from 1998 to 2002).

On Figure It Out , Denberg had a knack for guessing the correct answer just before the contestant could win the grand prize, often even before the end of the second round, as her questions and guesses were more serious and better thought out, as opposed to the sillier questions and guesses that other panelists (particularly Kevin Kopelow and Danny Tamberelli) would give.

She appeared in the 1997 film Good Burger with fellow All That castmates Josh Server, Kenan Thompson, and Kel Mitchell. She had a minor role in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story in 2004, playing cheerleader Martha Johnstone. Denberg reunited with her All That cast members for the 2011 Comikaze Expo. She joked at the expo that she was now "living out her old age." She made a brief cameo in a 2012 episode of Workaholics as herself. [6]

In February 2018, she joined fellow All That castmates for a semi-reunion on the MTV show Wild 'N Out , which aired the following month. She also appeared in an episode of Double Dare that pit Thompson against Mitchell to assist in the demonstration of physical challenges.

In December 2018, Denberg appeared in “Discontinued”, a special hosted by YouTube star Andre Meadows. The special looks at the rise and fall of the world's most famous discontinued foods, toys, customs, and businesses. [7]

Denberg returned as a recurring guest star in the 2019 revival of All That, reprising her Loud Librarian role and "passing the torch" as the host of Vital Information to new cast member Reece Caddell. [8] [9] She also made a cameo appearance playing Uno in the independent film Ham on Rye in 2019.

She competed on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America , the show's seventh celebrity edition titled That's So '90s, which aired in 2022. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Good Burger Connie Muldoon
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Martha JohnstoneCredited as LB Denberg
2006 18 Fingers of Death! Shirley House
2019 Ham on Rye Smoker playing Uno
2019Lost Treasure of the ValleyMollyShort film; also served as executive producer
2023 Good Burger 2 Connie Muldoon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–1998; 2019–2020 All That Various rolesMain role (seasons 1–4); recurring (season 11)
1997–1998 Figure It Out Herself/panelistSeason 1-3
1998–2002 The Steve Harvey Show Lydia Liza GutmanRecurring season 3, series regular seasons 4-6
1998 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo TrishEpisode: "The UFO Mystery"
2004 Malcolm in the Middle RonnieEpisode: "Dirty Magazine"
2012 Workaholics HerselfEpisode: "True Dromance"
2016 Double Dare Anniversary SpecialHerselfContestant in first game filmed at San Diego Comic-Con
2017 Hollywood Darlings HerselfEpisode: "She's Not All That"
2017 90's House HerselfEpisode: "The One With the Sitcom"
2018 Wild 'n Out HerselfEpisode: "All That Takeover" [11]
2018Double DareHerself"Team Kel vs. Team Kenan" (Season 1, Episode 33) [12]
2022 Worst Cooks in America HerselfContestant (season 24)

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  4. ↑ White, Logan (December 9, 2019). "Holiday Five: Lori Beth Denberg (Nickelodeon's 'All That') Shares Her Top Holiday Films". Substream Magazine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ What Happened To Lori Beth Denberg From 'All That'? - Unforgotten , retrieved 2022-10-17
  6. ↑ Vitcavage, Adam (June 6, 2012). "Workaholics Review: "True Dromance" (Episode 3.02)". Paste . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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  9. ↑ "Vital Information: Lori Beth Passes Desk on to Reece Caddell - All That". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
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