Pamela Adlon
Actress • Writer • Director • Producer
Birth Name: Pamela Fiona Segall
Birth Date: July 9, 1966
Age: 58 years old
Birth Place: New York, New York
Children: Odessa A'zion, Gideon Adlon
Much like Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Pamela Adlon's voice became famous around the world for speaking the words of a cartoon boy: chubby and socially awkward Bobby Hill, adolescent son of Hank and Peggy Hill on Fox's long-running animated series "King of the Hill" (1997-2010). The native New Yorker was credited as Pamela Segall until her marriage to writer/director Felix Adlon in 1996; the couple divorced in 2010. Following her film debut in the sequel "Grease 2" (1982), the teen actress moved to TV with a short stint on the hit series "The Facts of Life" (NBC 1979-88), then joined the cast of short-lived situation comedy "E/R" (CBS 1984-85) playing the daughter of series star Elliott Gould.
Though Segall worked steadily on television through the 1980s and had the occasional small film role, including a part in Cameron Crowe's cult favorite "Say Anything " (1989), her career truly blossomed in 1992 when she joined the cast of the popular animated series "Rugrats" (Nickelodeon 1991-2004), on which she voiced several minor characters. Her distinctive and adaptable voice quickly made her a favorite of animation casting directors, leading to an impressive list of voice credits in both TV and film projects, most notably her leading roles on "King of the Hill," "Recess" (Disney 1997-2001) and the "Ducktales" spinoff "Quack Pack" (Disney 1996-97).
On a much more mature level, Adlon first worked opposite comedian Louis C.K. on the short-lived HBO sitcom "Lucky Louie" (2006), a parody of conventional sitcoms in which the diminutive Adlon was cast as Louie's mechanic wife Kim. The show only lasted for 13 episodes, but among its fans was writer/producer Tom Kapinos, who wrote Adlon into his show "Californication" (Showtime 2007-14) as the foul-mouthed, cocaine-snorting Marcy Runkle. C.K. reunited with Adlon on his critically-acclaimed series "Louie" (FX 2010-15) She occasionally appeared on the semi-autobiographical show as C.K.'s friend Pamela, and also serves as a consulting producer and occasional writer.
Louis C.K. also served as executive producer of Adlon's own autobiographical series "Better Things (FX 2016- ), in which she starred as the single mother of three young girls dealing with her own exasperating mother.
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ElsbethStream
BabesStream
The World According to Allee Willis
Drew's Cooking School
Fired on MarsStream
Bucky F... Dent
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!Stream
Human ResourcesStream
El DeafoStream
Devil May Care
The Drew Barrymore ShowStream
The King of Staten IslandStream
Holler
Strahan & Sara
Better Things: Extras
Trouble
Today 3rd Hour
BumblebeeStream
All SquareStream
I Love You, Daddy
Milo Murphy's LawStream
This Is UsStream
Harry
Better ThingsStream
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The $100,000 PyramidStream
Celebrity PageStream
First Girl I Loved
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroStream
Playing HouseStream
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
Rake
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Hollywood Game Night
Teen Titans Go! Specials
Teen Titans Go!Stream
Out There
9 Full Moons
Californication: Extras
Sofia the FirstStream
Sofia the FirstStream
Finding Your RootsStream
Secret of the Wings
Pixie Hollow Games
Bob's BurgersStream
Conception
ConanStream
The Talk
LouieStream
LouieStream
Adventure TimeStream
ArcherStream
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
True Jackson, VPStream
Tinker Bell
The Big Bang TheoryStream
The Big Bang TheoryStream
FREE Show Californication: S1 Ep1
CalifornicationStream
CalifornicationStream
Head Case
The Wedding Bells
Lucky Louie
Squirrel Boy
Entertainment Tonight Canada
Boston LegalStream
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream
Recess: All Growed Down
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
MonkStream
Time Squad
The OblongsStream
Recess: School's Out
Vampire Hunter D
Net Worth
O Christmas Tree
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
The Wild ThornberrysStream
Some Girls
Plump Fiction
101 Dalmatians: The SeriesStream
RecessStream
The View
King of the HillStream
King of the HillStream
Eat Your Heart Out
Edith Ann's Christmas
Relativity
Quack Pack
Bed of RosesStream
Sgt. Bilko
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Cama de Rosas
Murder OneStream
Phantom 2040
Beavis and Butt-headStream
Down the Shore
La Fissure II
Gate II
RugratsStream
RugratsStream
Madrugada de Terror
Say AnythingStream
After Midnight
Kiki's Delivery Service
Star Trek: The Next GenerationStream
Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.0
WiseguyStream
21 Jump StreetStream
The Redd Foxx Show
The Leftovers
Pleasures
Something Special
E/R
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Grease 2Stream
The Facts of LifeStream
Good Morning America
The JeffersonsStream
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