Mary Scheer

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Mary Scheer
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Scheer in 2022
Born (1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, producer, writer
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Bob Bush
(m. 1992)
Children2 [2]

Mary Scheer (born March 19, 1963) [3] is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her work in television. She had recurring roles as Marissa Benson on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and as Gladys on the Disney Channel series Bunk'd . She voiced Alice the Zookeeper on DreamWorks animated series The Penguins of Madagascar, was part of the original cast on the sketch comedy show Mad TV , voiced every female character on Most Extreme Elimination Challenge and appeared in GEICO commercials. [4]

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Career

She is known for playing comedic characters in sitcoms, movies, and cartoons.

Mad TV

Scheer was one of the original nine cast members of Mad TV when the series debuted in 1995. She came to the show with a background in sketch comedy from her day at The Groundling. During her tenure, Scheer developed characters such as the chain-smoking Mrs. Jewel Barone, Cabana Chat host Dixie Wetsworth, Connie Linder, Debbie Dander, Lily Don, and Mrs. Vigor (Killer Grandma).

Scheer also performed impressions of celebrities and public figures during her tenure on Mad TV, some of which included U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Griffin, Mary Tyler Moore, Ashley Olsen, Candice Bergen, Fran Drescher, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Thompson, Sherry Stringfield, Frances Bavier, Irene Vernon, Ashley Judd, Geri Halliwell and Barbara Feldon. Other impersonations include Barbra Streisand in the Mad TV spoof video "Terms Of Imprisonment", where she portrays Streisand as an egomaniac who abuses her co-star, Whitney Houston and Gillian Anderson's Dana Scully in the "XXX Files" sketch. Towards the end of the second season, Scheer became pregnant and was visibly pregnant at the beginning of the third season, continuing to perform on the show. After giving birth, Scheer finished the third season before leaving in 1998.

Characters

CharacterSketchSeason
of first
appearance
Catch phraseNotes
Mrs. Jewel BaroneThe Smoker1"Oh yeah, there it is."She is a habitual smoker who seems to have a negative effect on everyone around her (physically and mentally) because of her smoking.
Dixie WetsworthCabana Chat2"You like? I like."She is an aging talk show host who has undergone several plastic surgeries.
Connie LinderJoel & Connie1
Debbie Dander1
Lily DonJoe & Lily Don1
Mrs. VigorKiller Grandma1

Other projects

Besides Mad TV , Scheer has appeared in several other television shows. Her credits include Reno 911! , Primetime Glick , X-Chromosome , Free Ride , and Dropping Out . She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly as Marissa Benson, the extremely overprotective mother of Nathan Kress's character Freddie Benson. The show ran from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. She also reprised the same role for the iCarly reboot on Paramount+.

After leaving Mad TV, she appeared in the films Elvira's Haunted Hills , The New Women Chump Change, and It Can Always Get Worse Kathy, from 2001 to 2005. She also starred as Gladys, the grumpy and lonely camp director of Camp Kikiwaka in the first 2 seasons of Bunk'd .

Besides her on-screen appearances, Scheer has also become a voice actress, lending her voice to numerous commercials and several animated projects, including Family Guy and King of the Hill . Scheer's voice also appears in the animated feature film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker . Scheer performed all female voices in Spike TV's humorous game show MXC (she was credited as portraying Everygirl). In season four, she became MXC's supervising producer.

Scheer also appeared on the Jennette McCurdy web series What's Next for Sarah? as Sarah's therapist. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking American Dubbing Team
1989L.A. on $5 a DayHomeless woman [3]
1991The Chick's a DickSnapdragon [3]
1994 It's Pat Nurse [3]
1995Ding DongDoris Pritt [3]
Not of This EarthSaleswoman
2000 Chump Change Agent #2 [3]
2001The New WomenNancy [3]
Elvira's Haunted Hills Lady Ema Hellsubus
2005It Can Always Get WorseKathy [3]
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie Frannie Scheindlin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Quantum Leap Other WomanEpisode: "Dr. Ruth - April 25, 1985"
1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Marcia Ramsden
1995 Party of Five Ms. Shaver
1995–1998 Mad TV Various charactersSketch comedy series; credited in 66 episodes
1995, 1998 Seinfeld Mrs. Smoth, Joan2 episodes
1998–2005 All That Various
2000 Dropping Out Betty Brockton [3]
2001 Primetime Glick Various Characters
X-Chromosome
2003 Reno 911! Tina the Daycare Owner
2006 Free Ride Aunt Louise
2007–2012 iCarly Marissa BensonRecurring role; 28 episodes
2007 Halfway Home Alan's WifeEpisode: "Halfway Innocent"
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Ms. Laura BirdEpisode: "Summer Of Our Discontent"
2009 Hannah Montana NormaEpisode: "Can't Get Home To You Girl"
2010 Good Luck Charlie PatriciaEpisode: "Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band"
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time PaulaEpisode: "The Leather Swingset with the Monkey and the Gun"
2014 Sam & Cat Marissa BensonEpisode: "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie"
2 Broke Girls LoisEpisode: "And the Dumpster Sex"
2015–2017 Bunk'd GladysRecurring role; 13 episodes
2016 Life in Pieces Marta PigeonEpisode: "Hair Recital Rainbow Mom"
2017 Julie's Greenroom Groundlings Theater DirectorEpisode: "Morning at the Improv"
2021–2023 iCarly Marissa BensonRecurring role

Voice acting appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Freakazoid! Sandra DangerEpisode: "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet"
1997 Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Various CharactersVideo game
1997–2002 King of the Hill Ms. Bittner, Bank Teller, Gracie2 episodes
1999 Family Guy Ann Landers, Mary, Mother
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Mrs. Drake [3]
2000 Hey Arnold! Suzie Kokoshka
2002 Invader Zim Yoa
2003–2007 MXC Female voices ("Everygirl")Formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge; also producer
2009–2015 The Penguins of Madagascar Alice the Zookeeper, Machine Voice, Female Doctor, additional voices
2020 Twin Mirror TaraVideo game

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014What's Next for Sarah?Sarah's therapistAlso plays other characters

Personal life

Scheer married her husband Bob Bush on October 10, 1992. [6] Together they have two children, a daughter, Abigail (b. October 1, 1997), who is a theatre actress and opera singer [7] [8] [9] and a son, Nate (b. June 15, 2002). [10] [11]

References

  1. Frankhouse, Mark (22 September 2022). "The Voice Actress Who Did All Women's Voices On MXC Is From Michigan". 1077 WRKR.
  2. "Happy Birthday to my creative, fun-to-be-around smart son Nate!". instagram.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Riggs, Thomas, ed. (2009). "Scheer, Mary 1963–". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 91. Detroit, MI: Gale: 248–249.
  4. LoBrutto, Vincent (2018). TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 81. ISBN   9781440829734 . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. "What's Next for Sarah? - Aired Order - All Seasons". thetvdb.com.
  6. "Married 30 years today to this funny, kind, smart, and very patient man. I'm the ostentatious old bird on the left…send Pearls!!". facebook.com.
  7. "My amazing daughter Abby enjoying her new career with the fantastic San Francisco Opera! #SFO #musicians #opera #paramount-plus #SFCM #LACHSA". instagram.com.
  8. "Abigail Bush". www.operasj.org.
  9. "I'm 26 today, here's to another year 🥰🤩 - - - - - - #singer #operasinger #operasingersofinstagram #sanfrancisco #musician". facebook.com.
  10. "My amazing kids hiking to the top of Tamalpais in Mill Valley! #muirwoods #hiking #trailmixitup #proudmom #naturelover #treehuggingismandatory #operasanjose #pocketopera #sanfrancisco". instagram.com.
  11. "My amazing son Nate is 19 today! Having so much fun hiking through life with my smart funny adventurer Send him some birthday wishes!". instagram.com.