Charlotte Newhouse

Charlotte Newhouse is an actress and writer known for creating, and starring in the Comedy Central series Idiotsitter, which premiered in 2014. She also appeared in Reno 911! (2006), Community (2009), The Man That I Was (2010), The Big Bang Theory (The Desperation Emanation)(2010), Celebrity Impression (2010), Workaholics (2011), and Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012).[1]

In 2015 she played the lead role of Mackenzie in the comedy short Sensitive Guys, directed by Jason Farrand.[2]

In January 2016, Comedy Central debuted a new series, Idiotsitter, in which Newhouse portrays Harvard graduate Wilhelmina "Billie" Brown,[3] who is hired by wealthy, negligent parents to supervise their incorrigible grown daughter, Gene (Jillian Bell), who is serving time under house arrest.[4] Idiotsitter was launched as a web series in early 2014, before being picked up in June 2014 by Comedy Central for network airing.[5][6] The show renewed for a second season in 2016.[7]She is a creator of the show with Workaholics co-star Jillian Bell, who she met as a member of the Los Angeles-based compedy troupe The Groundlings.[8][9]

Personal Life

Newhouse graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 2001.[10] She is the daughter of Yale-educated Mark Newhouse, an executive at Advance Publications, general manager of The Star-Ledger, cousin of Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr..[11] Her grandfather, Norman Newhouse, is a former editor of Long Island Press.as well as the managing editor of Staten Island Advance and brother of the late Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr..[12] She is a member of the Newhouse family that owns multiple publications and media outlets such as Condé Nast, Wired, Discovery Channel, and Reddit.[13][12]

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References
  1. Mitchell, Molli (2020-02-18). "Big Bang Theory cast: Who did Idiotsitter star Charlotte Newhouse play?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. "Sensitive Guys by Jason Farrand | Short Film". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. Transcript of "The Interview," series pilot, 2014, in which Billie's first name is revealed
  4. Writer, Sam Rosenberg Daily Arts. "'Idiotsitter' is a crude, female-driven comedy with heart". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. Miller, Liz Shannon (14 January 2016). "If Comedy Central's 'Idiotsitter' is Half as Funny As Talking to Its Creators, It Could Be the Funniest Show on TV". Indiewire. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. Freeman, Molly. "Charlotte Newhouse Leads The New 'Idiotsitter'". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. Grobar, Matt; Grobar, Matt (2016-06-14). "'Idiotsitter' Creators-Stars Jillian Bell And Charlotte Newhouse Tease Season 2: "We're Going To College!" – Emmys". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  8. Arthur, Kenneth (2016-01-11). "Inside Comedy Central's 'Idiotsitter' with Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. Champagne, Christine (2016-01-14). "How Jillian Bell's Improv Skills Have Made Her A Scene-Stealer In TV And Movies". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  10. Lorge, Sarah. "Young Lions of Stage and Screen". Columbia College Today. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  11. Kleinfield, N. R. (1989-11-02). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Heads Have a History of Rolling at Newhouse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  12. Barron, James (1988-11-07). "Norman Newhouse Is Dead at 82; Executive With Newspaper Chain". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  13. "Around the Quads". Columbia College Today. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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