Desi Lydic

Desi Lydic
Desi Lydic
	Lydic interviewed at the MTV Movie Awards 2012
Born	Lani Desmonet Lydic; June 30, 1981; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Comedian, actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Gannon Brousseau
Children	1

Lani Desmonet "Desi" Lydic (/ˈlaɪdɪk/ LYE-dik[1]; born June 30, 1981) is an American comedian and actress who is a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. From 2011 to 2016, she starred as guidance counselor Valerie Marks on the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward.[2] She got her start in the 2001 parody film Not Another Teen Movie.[3] She also starred in the Spike miniseries Invasion Iowa alongside William Shatner, and the parody series The Real Wedding Crashers.[4] She appeared as Shea Seger in the 2011 film We Bought a Zoo alongside Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, and in the 2013 film The Babymakers with Olivia Munn.[3] Lydic also appeared as one half of a lesbian couple on an episode of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie in 2014. She joined Trevor Noah's lineup of correspondents for The Daily Show on September 29, 2015.

Early life

Lydic was born in Louisville, Kentucky. As a child, she enrolled in the Young Actors Institute at the Youth Performing Arts School and starred in a Kroger commercial. She later moved to Los Angeles and became an improvisational actor, performing at The Groundlings and Improv Olympic.[5]

Lydic has one son with husband Gannon Brousseau named Brixton,[6][7] who was born in late December 2015.

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Cutie	Uncredited
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Delta Nu Sister
2004	Adventures in Vegas	Desi/Skyler	Short film
2007	Stand Up	Veronica
2007	Out at the Wedding	Jeannie
2008	Screw Cupid	Betty
2008	Big Heart City	Rita/Jane
2009	As Advertised	Ronnie	TV film
2009	Stan Helsing	Mia
2010	Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend	Helena
2011	Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury	Diana Torres
2011	We Bought a Zoo	Shea Seger (Lasagna Mom)
2012	The Babymakers	Julie
2012	Something Like a Butterfly	Joyce Humphrey	Short film

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	What I Like About You	Becky	Episode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
2004	Complete Savages	Woman #1	Episode: "Savage XXX-mas"
2005	CSI: NY	Elaine Curtis	Episode: "Recycling"
2005	Invasion Iowa	Gryffyn Greene	5 episodes
2006	Pepper Dennis	Melinda	Episode: "Poker Clubs and Boob Cams - Film at Eleven"
2008	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan	Herself (roommate)	Episode: "Spoiled Rotten"
2010	The League	Waitress	Episode: "The Marathon"
2010	Two and a Half Men	Veronica	Episode: "Chocolate Diddlers or My Puppy's Dead"
2011	Traffic Light	Renee	Episode: "Where the Heart Is"
2011–2015, 2016	Awkward	Valerie Marks	Main role (guest appearance)
2012	Raising Hope	Uma	Episode: "Sabrina's New Jimmy"
2012	The Client List	Dee Ann	7 episodes
2012	How to Be a Gentleman	Chelsea	Episode: "How to Be Shallow"
2013	Dads	Joan	Episode: "Dad Abuse"
2014	Good Luck Charlie	Susan	Episode: "Down a Tree"
2014	Friends with Better Lives	Jess	Episode: "Window Pain"
2015	The Odd Couple	Kim	Episode: "The Blind Leading the Blind Date"[8]
2015–present	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Herself (correspondent)
2019	Desi Lydic: Abroad	Herself	TV special

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