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Julia Sweeney is best known for her four seasons on “Saturday Night Live,” (1990 – 1994) in which her most famous character was androgynous “Pat.” She is also known for her critically acclaimed one-woman monologues, “God Said, Ha!” and “Letting Go of God.”

“God Said, Ha!” played on Broadway at the Lyceum theater in 1996. This show chronicled Julia’s brother Michaels’ diagnosis with cancer, and her experiences as his caretaker. During this time, Julia was also diagnosed with cancer. Miramax released the film version of the show in 1998 which was produced by Quentin Tarantino. The CD version of the show was nominated for a Grammy.

“Letting Go of God” also was performed in New York and Los Angeles. It was made into a film, which aired on Showtime. This show is about Julia’s search for a God she can believe in.

Julia has worked as a writer on several TV shows including “Sex & the City” and “Desperate Housewives.” She has also appeared in several TV shows including “Fraiser” and “Sex & the City” and in many films, including “It’s Pat: The Movie” “Pulp Fiction” and “Stuart Little” as well as the mother in “Beethoven 3” and “Beethoven 4.”

Julia’s book, “If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother” was published by Simon & Schuster in April 2013.

Julia has voiced numerous animated characters. The most recent was for the voice of Mrs. Squiggles in the Pixar movie, “Monsters University.”

For seven years Julia performed with her friend Jill Sobule, the rock/folk musician. They did a show called “The Jill & Julia Show.” They are no longer performing, but you can see the film they made of one of their last performances on You Tube.

Julia is not currently performing on stage. She has turned her attention to her writing.

Julia lives just outside Chicago in Wilmette, Il with her husband and daughter.

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