Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci
Micucci performing at the Steve Allen Theater in 2009
Born	(1980-03-31) March 31, 1980 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Actress, comedian, singer-songwriter, artist
Years active	2001–present
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Kate Micucci (/mᵻˈkuːtʃi/; born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, singer-songwriter, and artist. She is one half ("Oates") of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Her first major television exposure was her role as Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs. Later, she portrayed Shelley in Raising Hope and Raj's girlfriend, Lucy, in The Big Bang Theory. She also provides the voice of Velma Dinkley in Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, Sadie in Steven Universe, and Daisy in Nature Cat.

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, of Italian ancestry,^[1] Micucci was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where she first learned to play classical piano, taught by her mother.^[2]

In 1998, Micucci graduated alongside rock musician Jordan White from Nazareth Area High School.^[3]

In 2003, Micucci, who had completed an associate of arts in fine arts from Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania, received a bachelor of arts in studio art from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.^[4]

Career

Micucci's TV credits include numerous television commercials, as well as Toni the barista on NBC's Four Kings, guest roles on Malcolm in the Middle, 'Til Death, How I Met Your Mother, Cory in the House, and Campus Ladies, and recurring roles on Scrubs and Raising Hope. Her film credits include The Last Hurrah, Bart Got a Room, and When in Rome. She plays "Lily the IT girl" on Elevator produced by HBO's Runawaybox.^[5] In early 2009, she released a five-track EP entitled Songs.^[6]

Micucci appeared in five episodes of Scrubs ("My Lawyer's In Love", "My Absence", "My Chief Concern", "Our Histories", and "My Finale") as Stephanie Gooch, a ukulele player with whom Ted Buckland begins a relationship. She performs her song "Mr. Moon", as well as an adapted version of "Fuck You" (retitled "Screw You" for ABC), a song she typically performs as part of the musical duo Garfunkel and Oates. In 2009, she starred in the short film Imaginary Larry, co-written and co-directed by Riki Lindhome, her partner in Garfunkel and Oates. In August 2009, Micucci appeared in an advertising campaign for Hillshire Farms and for H & R Block in January 2010.

Performing as Garfunkel and Oates with Riki Lindhome at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in 2009.

Micucci has performed "Playin' with Micucci" on third Mondays at the Steve Allen Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California,^[7] most recently in August^[8] and October 2011.^[9] In the act, she presents "songs and stories in [a] musical variety show."^[10][11] Micucci says the title is the only dirty aspect of the show. She can also frequently be seen performing with Lindhome in "An Evening with Garfunkel and Oates" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.^[12] She performed with William H. Macy on the ukulele to promote the DVD release of the film Bart Got a Room. The video has been circulated around the Internet on sites such as YouTube and The Huffington Post.^[13]

In 2010, Micucci appeared in the Kristen Bell film When in Rome and also in an episode in the sixth season of the TV show Weeds as a slightly sedated waitress. She appeared in some episodes of the HBO series, Bored to Death and appeared as the babysitter/dogsitter/eldersitter Shelley in the series Raising Hope. In February 2011, Micucci appeared briefly in a Progressive Insurance ad as a waitress.^[14] She has also voiced a character on Pendleton Ward's animated series Adventure Time, as well as the character of Julie Kane on the Disney XD animated series Motorcity. She also voices the recurring character Sadie on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe. In July 2012, Kate appeared in Written by a Kid's production Scary Smash, a Geek & Sundry creation that was executive produced by Kim Evey, Felicia Day, and Sheri Byrant.^[15]

In January 2013, Micucci's casting was announced for a recurring role on The Big Bang Theory as "a potential love interest for ... Raj."^[16] Her character, the painfully shy Lucy, first appeared on February 14, 2013. Micucci appeared as a guest judge on King of the Nerds.

On April 14, 2014, YouTube channel The Age of Blasphemy released a video entitled "Fuck Me In The Ass Cause I Love Jesus" starring Micucci and Riki Lindhome. The video is identical to the video for "The Loophole" on the Garfunkel and Oates YouTube channel. As of May 2016, it generated over 3.2 million views and generated popularity as a joke on video-sharing service Vine.^[17]

On July 8, 2015, she announced on Twitter that she would provide the voice of Velma Dinkley in the series Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, with Mindy Cohn continuing to voice Velma in all future direct-to-DVD movies and games. Micucci will also join the cast of Powerless, an NBC sitcom about an insurance company handling superhero-related claims, which will premiere at some point during the 2016-2017 TV season.^[18]

Micucci played “Annie” in episode 1.6, “Utopia” of the Netflix series “Easy” (2016).^[19]

Discography

• Songs - EP (Released: 25 January 2009)^[6]

1. Walking in Los Angeles
2. Out the Door
3. Mr. Moon
4. Dear Deer
5. Just Say When

• EP Phone Home - EP (Released: 22 November 2010)

1. I Have a Crush on My Teacher
2. The Happy Song
3. For My Dog Jack
4. Song for the Late Night People
5. Soup in the Woods
6. Taking Chances

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

On December 30, 2009, G4TV named Micucci the #1 Woman of Comedy.^[20]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Micucci.

• Official website
• Kate Micucci at the Internet Movie Database