Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, model, writer, actress, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the punk-indie trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus from Sleater-Kinney, she formed the group Wild Flag. During this period, Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches with Fred Armisen, which were then developed into Emmy and Peabody Award-winning satirical comedy TV series Portlandia. Sleater-Kinney has since reunited, and as of 2015, Brownstein was touring with the band as well as in support of her new memoir.
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| Full name at birth | Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein
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| Claim to fame | being a member of the punk rock band Excuse 17, and the punk-indie rock band Sleater-Kinney, as well as co-creating, co-writing and co-starring alongside Saturday Night Live alumnus Fred Armisen in the critically acclaimed, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning IFC satirical sketch comedy series Portlandia, in addition to her roles as Syd in the Amazon Studios original comedy-drama series Transparent and Genevieve Cantrell in the 2015 period romantic drama film Carol
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1974
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| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, USA
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| Occupation | Musician, Model, Writer, Actress, Director, Comedian
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg)
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| Dress size | 6
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| Net worth | $3,000,000 USD
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- The singer is the proud owner of a Rickenbacker 360, and a Gibson SG ’72 reissue.
- In September 2010, she formed a band Wild Flag with Mary Timony, Janet Weiss, and Rebecca Cole.
- She wrote a blog called Monitor Mix for NPR Music from November 2007 to May 2010.
- Carrie has written for The Believer magazine interviewing Eddie Vedder, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Karen O, and Cheryl Hines. She also wrote video game reviews for Slate.
- In 2006, she became the only woman to be included in the “25 Most Underrated Guitarists of All-Time” list by Rolling Stone.
Carrie Brownstein is known for her role in the TV series Portlandia (2011) as executive producer - 43 episodes, 2014 - 2018 / co-executive producer - 18 episodes, 2011 - 2013.
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