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Body-shaming is something I feel really strongly about. I think about my niece, I think about my friends who have daughters being on the Internet and reading these things, and it just makes me furious. It makes me so angry.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: About Angry Being Daughters Feel Friends Furious Internet Just Makes Me Niece Reading Really Something Strongly Things Think Who I Think I Feel

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I've met a lot of really friendly people who are incredibly happy for me, which is really flattering and humbling.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Flattering Friendly Happy Humbling Incredibly Lot Me Met People Really Which Who

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I moved to Chicago and I did theater, and then I started writing and I stop acting and I did sketch. You know, I did all of the things that, if you were serious about doing television, don't do.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: About Acting Chicago Did Doing Know Moved Serious Sketch Started Stop Television Theater Then Things Were Writing You

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My mother has stories of leaving me in the bath as small kid, like a 3-year-old, and there being mirrors on the side, and her going to get a towel and coming back in, and me making faces at myself, like, 'Now I'm happy. Now I'm sad.'

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Back Bath Being Coming Faces Get Going Happy Her Kid Leaving Like Making Me Mirrors Mother Myself Now Sad Side Small Stories Towel

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I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Anything Anything Else Atmosphere Base Changed Chicago Client Company Culture Else Firm Having Human Lined Our Quit Really Small Sold Speak Technicians Three Translated Up Without Worked Years I Quit

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I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Appeal College Did First First Time Hustle Me Much New New York School Time Too Too Much Trip York

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When I first got out of school, I went on a children's theater tour, and I went around the country a little bit that fall, and it was the first time I went to Chicago. We spend a couple of days in Chicago, and I was really struck viscerally by the city.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Around Bit Chicago Children City Country Couple Days Fall First First Time Got Little Little Bit Out Really School Spend Struck Theater Time Tour

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I've done some version of that Minnesota accent - that Midwestern accent - in sketch comedy for years. It's the quickest way to symbolize you're a mom.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Accent Comedy Done Midwestern Minnesota Mom Sketch Sketch Comedy Some Symbolize Version Way Years You

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At 32, I kind of thought I was past the point where I was gonna get a break that really changed my life overnight.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Break Changed Get Gonna Kind Life My Life Overnight Past Point Really Thought Where

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I did a lot of commercial and theater work when I got out of school and was living in Dallas, and I moved to Chicago to go through the Second City Conservatory Program.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Chicago City Commercial Conservatory Dallas Did Go Got Living Lot Moved Out Program School Second Second City Theater Through Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: November 18th, 1981

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