Marla Lukofsky

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Marla Lukofsky
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Born
Marla Lukofsky

(1956-07-03) July 3, 1956 (age 67)
CitizenshipUnited States, Canada
Education Seneca College, 1978
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor, voice-actor, singer, writer, speaker
Years active1973-present
Websitewww.marlalukofsky.com

Marla Lukofsky is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian, actress, singer, writer, and keynote speaker. She's one of the pioneers of stand-up comedy in Canada and has performed in every major city in North America, the UK and the first female comedian to headline in Bermuda.

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Lukofsky has appeared in a variety of TV shows including An Evening at the Improv with Elliott Gould, The Palace TV Variety Series with Jack Jones and The Alan Thicke Show as well as starring in feature films such as Honeymoon with Nathalie Baye and John Shea and Zero Patience .

Lukofsky was a regular radio columnist on The Vicki Gabereau Show and CBC's 'Basic Black' with host Arthur Black and became the regular last word columnist on CBC's national TV news show Midday with Keith Morrison and Valerie Pringle completing 100 segments. She has voiced many cartoon series including The Care Bears TV series and movies, Alf Tales, Super Mario Bros., Pecola and Fugget About It.

Early life

Lukofsky was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1956 to Ruth and Louis Lukofsky and has two older sisters. [1]

Career

Lukofsky started her career in 1973 as a funny folk singer at the famed Riverboat in Toronto and performed at every folk club in Toronto. In 1975, she became a regular at a new comedy club called 'The Improv' with Gene Taylor, along with other regulars including Rick Moranis and Martin Short.

By 1978, Lukofsky became a regular headliner at Mark Breslin's Yuk Yuks Comedy chain and toured Canada sharing the bill with Jim Carrey and Howie Mandel. She was briefly a member of Toronto's The Second City Touring Company but preferred the nightclub circuit and returned to the road.

For three consecutive years, the PROCAN Music Awards had Lukofsky and John Roberts, host their awards event in 1985-1987. In 1990, Lukofsky moved to Los Angeles and played a variety of nightclubs, sharing the bill with comedian Sherri Shepherd at West Hollywood's 'The Rose Tattoo' Cabaret and other establishments.

In 2015, Lukofsky began singing jazz in Toronto, combining her comedy skills with her vocal talents and in 2016 was featured in the TD Toronto Jazz Festival.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 The Get Along Gang Bingo Beaver (voice) - Pilot
1985 Midday Last Word Columnist100 episodes
1985 Care Bears Playful Heart Monkey / Patti Johnson (voices)Uncredited
1986 The Care Bears Family Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices)Series regular
1986The Magical World of Disney: Young AgainSuzanneguest star
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! voice actorSeries regular
1987 The Magic School Bus voice actor
1987 Starcom: The U.S. Space Force voice actor role of LiannaSeries guest
1987 The Sylvanian Families voice actor role of Tracy, Prissy Thistlethorn, Willow, JerrySeries various guest voices
1988-1989 ALF Tales voice actorSeries regular
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! voice actorSeries regular
1981 Rubber Face starring Jim CarreyDonna CherryCo-star
1989 The Twilight Zone revised versionPrincipal role
1990 T. and T. starring Mr. TBrendaco-star
1987 Seeing Things various co-starring roles
1995 Rupert Phoebe (Voice)
2001-2002 Doc Meribeth Weatherbeaterguest star, 1 episode
2001-2003 Pecola Series regular voice actor
2004Care Bears: Forever FriendsPlayful Heart Monkey, Good Luck Bear (voice)
2010-2011 Scaredy Squirrel Voice actorSeries regular
2012 Fugget About It Rosalie (voice)Series guest

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Honeymoon SallyCo-star
1985 The Care Bears Movie Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices)Co-star
1986 The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Playful Heart Monkey (voice)Co-star
1987 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland Good Luck Bear (voice)Co-star
1993 Zero Patience African Green MonkeyCo-star

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