Cecily Strong is an American comedian, voice actress, and also the cast member of Saturday Night Live which she joined in the year 2012. She has been a part of many sketches and parodies through her television career. She has done impressions of many celebrities which includes a very long list of some high profile TV and Hollywood personalities like Kendall Jenner, Ariana Grande, Rachel Maddow, Marion Cotillard and so on.
Recently, she even did an impression of the present first lady, Melania Trump that brought her high media coverage. Upon asking for an opinion on Strong’s Melania impression, Melania corresponded saying she liked her impersonation.
Cecily Strong: early life, career, and nationality
Cecily Strong was born on February 8, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois which makes his nationality an American. Her parents were the Associated Press bureau chief named Penelope and William Strong. Strong wanted to be on the show SNL since her childhood as she would re-enact the sketches with her friends later. Strong admits obsessing over the show while growing up. She went to Oak Park and River Forest High School then graduating in BFA from California Institute of the Arts in the year 2006.
Cecily started her career performing regularly at “The Second City and iO Chicago”. She also appeared on some episodes of “Chicago Just for Laughs” and “Chicago Sketch Fest”. She started out as a featured player on “Saturday Night Live” in the year 2012. Strong also co-anchored the “weekend update” segment with ‘Seth Meyers’. She often portrays the recurring role of the unintelligent and unnamed pseudo-activist on the show; under the title The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party”. Along with this, she has done several other similar character sketches. Cecily also is an impersonator of a variety of public figures under the list.
Cecily Strong: married, husband, and personal life
Is Cecily strong married or not? Well, the answer is a no! However, the comedian is not single either. She is currently dating her boyfriend Michael Patrick O’ Brien whom she met on the sets of Saturday Night Live, NBC. Rumors have it that they began dating in the year 2013.
Despite the media speculations, Cecily has not spoken on the matter about her relationship and dating life. However, these two are seen together most of the times making public appearances which have led everyone to believe that they are dating. Patrick is also a cast of the SNL.
Cecily Strong: net worth
With her excellent comic style and to the point impersonations, this talented actress and TV personality has gained recognition and name for herself in the Showbiz. Altogether, she has garnered a total net worth of $1 million from her career working as a comedian and on SNL.
Cecily is also very active on her social media profiles. She often shares comedy there too and some glimpses into her personal life.