Name Brooke Totman | Role Film actress | |
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Brooke Totman is an American comedic actor. Totman is most notable as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv, where she was a featured cast member.
Life and career
Brooke Totman was born and raised in Roseburg, Oregon. During her senior year in high school she received a college scholarship from the America's Junior Miss Program after she won the title of Oregon's Junior Miss. Totman attended the University of Oregon, majoring in theater performance and receiving her degree in Theater Arts. After college, Totman moved to Los Angeles where she trained at The Groundlings, eventually becoming a member of their Sunday company.
In its fifth season, Totman joined the cast of MADtv as a featured player. Totman was noted for her celebrity impressions of Ann-Margret and Jennifer Love Hewitt. She also premiered original characters on the show that she had developed during her time at The Groundlings. After her tenure on MADtv, Totman made several guest appearances on television shows in Los Angeles, appearing in The King of Queens, Less Than Perfect and Judging Amy. She also starred in R3, directed by Betty Thomas, a feature that was unfortunately, never released.
In 2004, Totman left Los Angeles to return to her home state of Oregon. After appearing in several plays and sketch shows in Portland, Totman, along with Alissa Jessup and Chris Caniglia, opened The Ape, a comedy based theater and training ground. Totman teaches sketch comedy performance, writing and character workshops at The Ape. She also performs as one half of the sketch comedy duo, CAT PATROl alongside her writing partner, Alissa Jessup. Brooke has continued to work in television while living in Portland, guest starring on The CW's Life After First Failure and starring in the critically acclaimed series, The Benefits of Gusbandry, available on Amazon Prime.