Ali Cobrin

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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2008–present

| spouse = Zak Resnick

| children = 1

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Ali Cobrin is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Molly on the Showtime series Look: The Series, Kara in the 2012 film American Reunion, Whitney in the 2014 film Neighbors, and Kari Baxter on the Amazon Prime series The Baxters.

Early life

Cobrin was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/women/women-z/celebrity-profile/ali-cobrin|title=Ali Cobrin|author=|work=Maxim|date=4 October 2010 |access-date=13 April 2015}} She attended high school at the Chicago Academy for the Arts where she majored in musical theatre.{{cite web|last=Cobrin|first=Ali|title=Bio|url=http://alicobrin.com/bio|publisher=Ali Cobrin|access-date=8 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410025144/http://www.alicobrin.com/bio|archive-date=2012-04-10|url-status=dead}} Growing up, she trained to become a classical ballerina{{cite web|url=http://www.joblo.com/hollywood-celebrities/gossip/the-hottie-stop-interviews-ali-cobrin-star-of-girlhouse-197|title=The Hottie Stop Interviews Ali Cobrin, star of GirlHouse!|work=JoBlo.com|date=2015-02-16|access-date=2015-04-13|archive-date=2015-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414020604/http://www.joblo.com/hollywood-celebrities/gossip/the-hottie-stop-interviews-ali-cobrin-star-of-girlhouse-197|url-status=dead}} and competed in the Junior Olympics. Cobrin has one brother, and two half-sisters. She is of Jewish descent.{{cite tweet|number=24870190099|user=AliCobrin|title=well the rest of the jews in the world atoned, i posed in my panties on a motorcycle. http://twitpic.com/2ppezq|date=18 September 2010}}

Career

Cobrin began her entertainment career as an improvisation player in Second City's teen ensemble and danced with the Burklyn Ballet Theater touring Scotland, where she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.{{cite web|last=Cudworth|first=Tom|title=Dancing For Krumholtz|url=http://www.tctnyc.org/tct/KRUMHOLTZ.html|publisher=The Common Tongue|access-date=8 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416004704/http://www.tctnyc.org/tct/KRUMHOLTZ.html|archive-date=2013-04-16|url-status=dead}} During that same time, Cobrin had workshopped Broadway musicals, including All That Jazz and Wonderland, which were directed by Ben Vereen and Frank Wildhorn, respectively.{{cite web|last=Rifkin|first=Adam|title=LOOK THE SERIES|url=http://looktheseries.com/cast.html|publisher=SHOWTIME|access-date=8 April 2012}} After graduating high school at the age of 17, Cobrin moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Cobrin had her first film acting role in a 2008 short film entitled One. That same year, she starred in another short film called Jack Turner and the Reluctant Vampire, which won two awards in the Los Angeles Accolade Competition.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} In 2009, Cobrin had a supporting role in The Hole, a 3D film directed by Joe Dante.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/the-hole-4-1200476275/|title=Review: 'The Hole'|last=Elley|first=Derek|work=Variety|date=11 September 2009|access-date=13 April 2015}} The film would win the first Premio Persol award for best 3-D movie at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2009/09/joe-dantes-the-hole-wins-venice-prize/|title=Joe Dante's The Hole Wins Venice Prize|last=Hayes|first=Britt|work=Brutal as Hell|date=14 September 2009|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924001110/http://www.brutalashell.com/2009/09/joe-dantes-the-hole-wins-venice-prize/|archive-date=24 September 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} In 2010, Cobrin made her debut television appearance in Kings by Night,{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} a comedy pilot for Spike TV, and Showtime's LOOK. Later that year, she had a lead actress role in the film Cold Cabin, and appeared opposite to rapper B.o.B in the Adidas Originals shoe campaign commercial, MEGA Diner. In 2011, she guest starred in the television series, Friends with Benefits.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

In 2012, Cobrin played the role of Kara in American Reunion, a sequel in the original American Pie film series.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/04/interview-american-reunion-directors-jon-hurwitz-hayden-schlossberg|title=Interview: "American Reunion" Directors Talk Bringing The "American Pie" Kids Into Their 30s|last=Barone|first=Matt|work=Complex.com|date=6 April 2012|access-date=13 April 2015}} The same year, she starred in Life’s an Itch.{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/news/miss-american-pie-introducing-ali-cobrin-83217|title=Miss American Pie: introducing Ali Cobrin|last=McIlhone|first=Sally|work=FHM|date=16 May 2012}}

In 2014, Cobrin portrayed Whitney in the film Neighbors, opposite Zac Efron and Seth Rogen. She also portrayed Joan in the drama thriller film Outlaw, directed by Todd Shields and Julia in the Michaël Nakache drama film Connected.{{cite web|last=Hallam|first=Scott|title=Exclusive: Ali Cobrin and Slaine Talk About Living in the Girl House|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90822/exclusive-ali-cobrin-slaine-talk-living-girl-house/|work=Dread Central|access-date=8 April 2012}} In 2015, she portrayed Kylie Atkins in Trevor Matthews' horror thriller film Girl House, in which she co-starred with Slaine.{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|title=Ali Cobrin Girl House|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3331430/girl-house-clip-typed-nose-exclusive/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=8 April 2012}}