- Born
- Birth nameVanessa Polster Bayer
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Vanessa Bayer was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended Orange High School. She is best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975). In 2004, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. During her college career, she worked as an intern for Sesame Street (1969) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993).
- IMDb mini biography by: David Boe
- ChildrenNo Children
- Parents
- RelativesJonah Bayer(Sibling)Mia Katzel(Cousin)
- Red hair.
- Great smile, often used for comedic effect.
- Vanessa currently holds the record of the longest-tenured female cast member on Saturday Night Live, as she had been a cast member for 149 episodes, over the span of 7 seasons (2010-2017), as compared to Maya Rudolph, who stayed on the show for 9 seasons, but only appeared for 146 episodes.
- She is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (from Poland, Russia, and Czechoslovakia).
- Close friend of Aidy Bryant.
- Sister of Jonah Bayer.
- Daughter of Carolyn Bayer, and Todd Bayer.
- The town I grew up in was at least fifty percent Jewish, so every weekend in the 7th grade, we went to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.
- I've been watching a lot of A&E's 'Intervention.' I know that's sort of depressing, but I love watching it.
- There are just so many funny kids and teenagers. They're just not aware of how funny they are.
- I had been on this improv team at this really great improv theater. It's called iO now. It used to be called Improv Olympic. They have showcases for Lorne Michaels and other writers and people who work at 'SNL' usually about once a year, although I don't know if it always happens.
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