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Biography #2 (for How I Met Your Mother)
Alyson Hannigan is best known to television audiences as Willow in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she won a Teen Choice Award and a Saturn Award.Her other television credits include Touched by an Angel and Picket Fences, on CBS, Veronica Mars, King of the Hill, That '70s Show, Angel and Roseanne.
Her feature film credits include American Pie, American Pie 2, for which she won a Teen Choice Award, American Wedding, Beyond the City Limits, Dead Man on Campus and My Stepmother Is an Alien.
Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Atlanta. She lives in Los Angeles.
Bio courtesy CBS for "How I Met Your Mother" (18-Sep-2005)
Biography #3 (for American Wedding)
In a profession where young actors are a dime a dozen and interchangeable with each other, it is difficult to find a performer who stands uniquely on their own. Alyson Hannigan is one of the few exceptions. A veteran performer who has been acting since age four, Alyson possesses down-to-earth individuality, lively charm, a quirky sense of humor and straightforward intelligence.Alyson recently completed her role as Willow Rosenberg on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this cult television show, Alyson portrays Buffy's best friend and confidante, with dry, comedic wit. She describes her TV alter ego as "a computer expert who is smart, funny, cool and a really good friend."
Born in Washington, D.C., Alyson moved to Atlanta at age two. She began her career in Atlanta doing commercials, working steadily in national spots for companies like McDonalds, Six Flags Amusement Parks and Oreo Cookies. At age 11, she moved to Los Angeles with the hopes of getting into television and film.
Her breakthrough role came at age 13 when she was cast as Dan Aykroyd's misunderstood daughter in the feature film My Stepmother Is an Alien. She went on to guest-star on a number of popular television shows, including Picket Fences, Roseanne and Touched By an Angel. She was a recurring guest-star on the series Almost Home and a series regular on Free Spirit. She co-starred in two HBO productions: Switched at Birth and Bob Saget, In Dream State, as well as telefilms for ABC and CBS.
In her free time, Alyson enjoys an active life. I've always been a big tomboy, she quips. She loves soccer, surfing the web and practicing kickboxing. During her hiatus, she took classes in karate and ballet. She also devotes a great deal of time to her two dogs and five cats. But mostly, Alyson says, I do laundry... I'm always trying to catch up.
As for the future, Alyson hopes to continue performing. "Acting is the only thing I've ever known. It's what I've always wanted to do." She also hopes to buy a really big washing machine.
Bio courtesy Universal Pictures for "American Wedding" (03-Aug-2003)
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