Molly Kearney
{{Short description|American actor and comedian (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name = Molly Kearney
| image = Molly kearney cornell 2023 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kearney in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|02}}
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|digital}}
| education = University of Dayton (BA)
}}
Molly Kearney ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑɹ|n|i}}; born May 2, 1992){{Cite web |title=MOLLY KEARNEY: Saturday Night Live featured-player - NBC.com |url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/molly-kearney |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=NBC |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/all-about-saturday-night-live-cast/|title=The Cast of 'Saturday Night Live': Everything to Know|last=Beck|first=Lia|date=February 23, 2023|work=People|access-date=March 2, 2023}} is an American stand-up comedian and actor. In 2022, Kearney was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show's 48th season, making their debut alongside Marcello Hernández, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker. Kearney left the show in 2024 after its 49th season.{{Cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=2024-08-02 |title=Molly Kearney Leaving 'Saturday Night Live': 'It Was Such a Dream Come True' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/molly-kearney-leaving-snl-1236094326/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Kearney uses they/them pronouns.{{cite news |last1=Metz |first1=Nina |title='Saturday Night Live' adds 4 cast members for Season 48, including Chicago standup Molly Kearney |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-snl-season-48-cast-additions-molly-kearney-20220915-x4lcah55evarlonrr5a4o37c7e-story.html |access-date=September 15, 2022 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=September 15, 2022}}
Life and career
Born and raised in Cleveland,{{cite news |last1=Morona |first1=Joey |title='Saturday Night Live' adds four new cast members including two with Cleveland ties |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/saturday-night-live-adds-four-new-cast-members-including-two-with-cleveland-ties.html |access-date=September 15, 2022 |work=Cleveland.com |date=September 15, 2022}} they are a 2008 graduate of Magnificat High School and received a bachelor's in theatre from the University of Dayton.{{cite news|url=https://www.dayton.com/what-to-know/ud-alum-to-be-first-nonbinary-cast-member-of-saturday-night-live/6K46FQBB2NF5PHVQEHHHBYNDCY/|title=UD alum to be first nonbinary cast member of 'Saturday Night Live'|last=Jones|first=Natalie|date=September 30, 2022|work=dayton.com|access-date=March 8, 2023}} They frequently performed stand-up comedy in Chicago, later moving to Los Angeles.
In 2019, Kearney was one of the comedians selected for Comedy Central's "Up Next" showcase after a nationwide search.{{cite news |last1=Yurcaba |first1=Jo |title='Saturday Night Live' announces its first nonbinary cast member |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/saturday-night-live-announces-first-nonbinary-cast-member-rcna47993 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |work=NBC News |date=September 15, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Rebecca |last2=Pandya |first2=Hershal |title=SNL Adds Four New Cast Members for Season 48 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-adds-four-new-cast-members-for-season-48.html |access-date=September 15, 2022 |work=Vulture.com |date=September 15, 2022}}
Kearney's screen credits include the Amazon series A League of Their Own and the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. In 2022, they were announced as the first openly non-binary cast member of Saturday Night Live.{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Christopher |title=Molly Kearney Makes History as First Out Nonbinary Actor to Join SNL |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/9/15/molly-kearney-makes-history-first-out-nonbinary-actor-join-snl |access-date=September 15, 2022 |work=The Advocate |date=September 15, 2022}}
In 2024, after two years with Saturday Night Live, Kearney left the series.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm11579141}}
- {{instagram|meatbrickmolly}}
- [https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/featured-player/molly-kearney Bio from NBC]
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Category:21st-century American actors
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:Actors from Cleveland
Category:American non-binary actors
Category:American sketch comedians
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from Cleveland
Category:American LGBTQ comedians
Category:LGBTQ people from Ohio
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