Thea Vidale
| Thea Vidale | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 20, 1956 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | 4 |
Thea Vidale (born November 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian and actress.
Vidale was born in Washington, D.C.. She grew up in a military family with three sisters and moved around frequently. Her family moved to Victoria, Texas when she was 12 years old. She worked as a waitress in Pasadena, Texas before friends encouraged her to be a comedian.
She began her career in 1986 doing amateur stand-up comedy nights in Houston before quickly progressing to comedy clubs in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles. She appeared in the cable comedy special "Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place" on HBO in 1989. On the same special were such notables as Tim Allen, Jeff Foxworthy, and Sam Kinison.
She has continued to do standup throughout her career. She went on a national comedy tour called Thea Vidale, Down & Dirty in 1999. In 2007 she tried out for the reality television show Last Comic Standing, making it to the second round. In 2009, Vidale was part of the "Hot Tamales Live! presented by Kiki Melendez" comedy tour, which was filmed for Showtime. On December 12, 2012, she appeared on Standup in Stilettos, a standup comedy show on the TV Guide Network.
She may be best known for her portrayal of "Thea" on the short-lived 1993 sitcom Thea. The show was cancelled after one season in which it was noted to be "ranked near 50 out of approximately 75 shows in the weekly Nielsen ratings" Nevertheless, she was nominated for a People's Choice Award as Favorite Female in a New Series.
She later made numerous guest appearances on sitcoms, including Ellen, The Wayans Bros., The Drew Carey Show, and My Wife and Kids. In 2007 Thea Vidale made a guest appearance on the television series Ugly Betty playing a hairdresser in the episode "Queens for a Day". That same year, she played the part of Helen's grandmother on the Drake & Josh episode "Really Big Shrimp".
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