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JENNIFER WENGER

 

Jennifer Wenger was born on December 8, 1983 in Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA and did modeling from 1998 to 2016. She did from 2003 to 2016 stand-up comedy, sketch shows and musical shows. From 2005 to 2015 she starred in Los Angeles in a singing comedy duo called Michelle & Jenny. Jennifer starred as Sue in the 2010 movie ‘Jeffie Was Here’. From 2012 to 2015 she co-hosted the TV show “Super Power Beat Down”. Jennifer did in 2012 four shows a week as opening for Drew Carey at the Hollywood Improv. In that year she also had a role in the movie ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader’. Jennifer had in 2013 and 2014 roles in the films ‘No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy’, ‘Chicks Dig Gay Guys’ and ‘American Muscle’. In 2015 she could be admired as Nurse Betty in the movie ‘Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf’, as Mandy in the movie ‘All Through the House’, had further roles in the movie ‘Tales of Halloween’ and ‘Lavalantula’ and could be seen in the musicideos “Devil’s Highway” from The Thirsty Crows and “My Doublewide Heart” from Eearle Monroe. Jennifer played in 2018 the roles of Rebecca Long in the movie ‘Darkness Reigns’ and Virginia Lupo in the movie ‘Alpha Wolf’ and had a role in the movie ‘House of Demons’. In 2020 she had a part in the movie ‘The 2nd’. Jennifer has worked on the short films ‘Up the Valley and Beyond’, ‘The Verse’, ‘Deadpool The Musical: Beauty and the Beast Gaston Parody’ and ‘Deadpool The Musical 2: Ultimate Disney Parody’. She had guest roles in TV series such as "My Name Is Earl", "True Blood", "True Jackson, VP", "Party Down", "New Girl" and "Casting The Net". Perry from Moov.nl talked to the friendly Jennifer Wenger because of an interview for the internet site.

 

001.You act in TV series (such as a guest role in “My Name Is Earl” from 2008 and “True Blood” from 2009), films ('Alpha Wolf' from 2018), are

       co-host (“Super Power Beat Down” from 2012 until 2015), cosplayer (Woman Woman on the Hollywood Blvd Walk of Fame), singer (gospel

       and country music) and model. If you have to make a choice from all your activities that you like the most, what would this be?
       Performing live comedy is my favorite thing to do. From 2003 to 2016 I did stand-up comedy, sketch shows and musical shows. Nothing beats that

       moment with the audience. I feel most at home on stage. I’m at my happiest on stage for sure.

002.You sometimes hear that every character that an actor or actress plays, contains something of itself. Can you mention both an agreement

       and a big difference in character trait between yourself and Virginia Lupo from ‘Alpha Wolf’ of 2018?

       I agree with that. You have to find a part of yourself in each character to play the part in an honest way. If you don't know how to connect, you don't

       act, you just pretend. A performance should feel honest and connected. Virginia is very much like me. She is an animal lover. I am vegan, so I can

       relate to her on so many points. What made me feel different was that she spoke more softly to her husband Jack. My own husband (actor Casper

       Van Dien, ed.) sees me as a soft woman in many ways, but I am not soft spoken. I really feel like Virginia and I are mostly the same, so she can show

       up on a girls' night out and get right into it.

003.At what point in your career are you so far most proud and/or do you keep the best memories?

       That’s a tough question, because I’ve had great moments that mean so much in different ways. But my top three would be being on the cover with

       Hollywood reporter Jimmy Kimmel in 2006. Secondly, I will go for the time that I did four shows a week in 2012 as an opening for Drew Carey (actor

       known for his TV series “The Drew Carey Show”, ed.). And finally, I would go for my first guest role in a TV series, with “My Name Is Earl” from 2008.

004.Over the years you have worked with a lot of Hollywood stars. However, who impressed you the most?

       Zooey Deschanel (the lead actress of the TV series "New Girl", ed.) was so kind and welcoming. I've always been a big fan of hers and she was so

       lovable and sweet. She told me that I could be her sister. I almost died when she said that. I've been really lucky to work with great people. But there

       was one Instagram influencer who was cast with me on a project and she was a nightmare to work with. I never mention names, but she was

       unprofessional. She made noise during other actors' takes and talked very disgusting in front of children and our bosses. Maybe she was nervous,

       but it was a very difficult situation. I myself really love Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket in ‘The Hunger Games 1 – 4’, ed.). She's just so amazing and I

       would even just love to talk with her. It is someone who seems so lovely and driven to me. She has grown so much in her career and reached great

       things.

005.How did the idea to become a Wonder Woman cosplayer?

       My mom used to call me Wonder Woman as a kid. I dressed up like her on Halloween and just kept the costume. When I met Christopher Dennis, the

       Superman on Hollywood Boulevard, he called me Diana (Wonder Woman is Diana Prince's alter ego, ed.). We had a lovely conversation and that

       weekend we started working together as Wonder Woman and Superman and continued to do that together until he passed away in November 2019

       at the age of 53. I did not audition for the film ‘Wonder Woman’ from 2017 starring Gal Gadot. Of course I would have loved to have had a part in it. I

       love to see her on the big screen.

006.What can we expect from you in the future in showbiz?

       I have a guest role as Jesse in three episodes of the new TV series “Stripped”. I play the role of Tina in the movie ‘Chasing Fletcher Allen’. In the TV

       series “Salvage Marines” I play the role of Jada Sek. I also play the role of Professor D in the movie ‘Aaah! Roach!’.

 

Interview: Perry Krootjes