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Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: mr.jaynes on February 14, 2008, 10:27:18 AM

Everyone here knows I'm a big SNL fan. I've heard that one of the performers on the show, one Bill Hader, is from Tulsa, is a graduate of Cascia Hall, a Second City alunus, and is making it big in Hollywood. Any truth to this?

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: Conan71 on February 14, 2008, 10:30:53 AM

No idea. What year did he supposedly graduate from CH?

Holland Hall can boast of Tim Blake Nelson and Heather Langenkamp as Tulsans who have made it fairly well in Hollywood. Moreso Tim than Heather.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: LisaPeace on February 14, 2008, 10:36:46 AM

This is true. He was great in Superbad too.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 14, 2008, 10:38:56 AM

TRUE

http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/slideshows/hader/index.html

He was also in superbad, et al.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: mr.jaynes on February 14, 2008, 10:39:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

No idea. What year did he supposedly graduate from CH?

I would suspect he'd graduated from there sometime in the 1990's.

He's actually quite versatile in his impressions of various celebs: he does a killer Al Pacino impression, as well as Vincent Price and Peter O'Toole, among others. I'd say in terms of impressions, he'd be rivaled only by the late Phil Hartman or current castmate Darrell Hammond. His original characters are outstanding too.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: kylieosu on February 14, 2008, 12:09:41 PM

Bill Hader is AWESOME. I think he is definitely on the way to becoming a huge star, especially after the success of "Superbad."

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: mr.jaynes on February 14, 2008, 12:16:56 PM

Superbad was a good film as was Hot Rod and You Me and Dupree (although he had a very small role). Like those before him, i think he will definitely carve out a legacy at SNL for others to live up to.

With his success, and those of others from the Tulsa area, it leads me to believe that there is plenty of untapped talent here. Give them a shot at the big time, and watch them shine!

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: bugo on February 14, 2008, 01:12:29 PM

Judging by the way he drove the police car in Superbad, he definitely learned how to drive in T-town.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: jiminy on February 14, 2008, 06:40:09 PM

Hmmph.. I saw him on the Letterman show a little while back (may have been Leno) and he described Tulsa as a place where you could watch your dog run away for 3 days. Implying a flat prairie-like landscape. I remember thinking "huh, what part of Tulsa are YOU from?"

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: dbacks fan on February 15, 2008, 08:53:34 AM

Here is his profile from imdb:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352778/ (//%22http://%22)

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: sgrizzle on February 20, 2008, 08:31:58 AM

Thought I'd add that Myron Noodleman is Bill Hader's uncle:
http://www.myspace.com/myronnoodleman

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: kylieosu on February 20, 2008, 09:54:13 AM

Bill was on Conan last night:
http://tv.popcrunch.com/bill-hader-on-february-19-conan-obrien-video/

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: Conan71 on February 20, 2008, 10:17:27 AM

Interesting, looks like most his success has come since 2004.

Title: From hollywood, New York and by way of T-Town
Post by: mr.jaynes on February 27, 2008, 03:00:24 PM

I also understand that his family is rather socially prominent in the Tulsa area.

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