Brooke Totman

Brooke Totman is an American comic actress. 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

Brooke Totman was born and raised in Roseburg, Oregon. During her senior year in high school she received a scholarship from the America's Junior Miss Program after she won the title of Oregon's Junior Miss. After high school she attended the University of Oregon where she received a degree in Theater Arts. Later on, Totman began performing comedy with The Groundlings in Los Angeles, as a member of their Sunday company. Totman performed and wrote numerous sketches including "Bad Dream" and "Carrie and Dylan's Wedding", and was singled out as the highlight of the show in Andrew Lentz' review for the LA Weekly.

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, 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.

Totman has since left Los Angeles and now teaches acting in Portland, Oregon.

Television appearances

Year Title Role Other notes
1999–2000 MADtv Cast Member
2002 The King of Queens Hostess 1 episode
2003 R3 Brooke TV pilot
2003 Less Than Perfect Joanie Squillante 1 episode
2003 Judging Amy Mrs. Drake 1 episode

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