Laurel Coppock

Laurel Coppock (born July 17, 1977) is an American actress. Coppock has appeared in several TV series and TV movies, and as a member of the Main Company of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. She is best known for her recurring role as Jan in a series of Toyota commercials, beginning in 2012.

Laurel Coppock
Born (1977-07-17) July 17, 1977
Occupationactor
Years active2006–present

Biography

Coppock was born 1977[1] and raised in Weston, Massachusetts, the daughter of a teacher and writer, Susan Coppock.[2] Her father is a retired lawyer. She graduated from Weston High School,[2] and attended Colby College in Maine and the Circle in the Square Acting Conservatory in New York City.[3]

Career

She performed comedy for five years in Chicago at Second City and ImprovOlympic, and with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.[3] In 2012, Coppock was selected to play the character "Jan" in a series of Toyota commercials.[3] Toyota interviewed 500 actresses before selecting Coppock for the role.[4] In 2014, when Coppock became pregnant, Toyota incorporated her pregnancy into her commercials.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Coppock took part in the creation of a national Toyota commercial from her home, offering assurance to customers in character as Jan,[5][6] with her husband filming the scene.[7]

Coppock co-wrote and appeared in the video short Comedy Jam in 2012.[8] Rotten Tomatoes gives her a 78% rating for her role in Crazy, Stupid, Love with a total box office of $84.3M.[9]

Filmography

A partial listing of her acting performances follows:

Television series

Television movies
  • How to Cheat on Your Wife - 2012 - Cosmetic Clerk[8]
  • Food Chain - 2008 - Janice[8]
  • Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education - 2006 - Fan

Personal life

Laurel Coppock has two sisters: Selena, a stand-up comic and author, and Emily, an art appraiser.[2]

She is married to Bobby Mort, writer for The Colbert Report and co-creator of the tv show ‘’Loudermilk’’ with Peter Farrell. They had their first child in 2014.[8] During her pregnancy, Coppock continued to appear as Jan in Toyota commercials, which incorporated the pregnancy into the character.[4] Coppock was revealed to be pregnant with a second child in 2018.[11]

References
  1. "Laurel Coppock Biography". Netline. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. Weston Shines A Spotlight on 4 of the Coppock Family Ladies, Weston Patch, Accessed May 3, 2020
  3. Laurel Coppock 2010S Alumni at The Groundlings, Accessed May 3, 2020
  4. ""Motherly Love: Toyota Jan is Pregnant in Real Life and Commercials"". The Newsreel. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. Buss, Dale (April 6, 2020). "Toyota Enlists 'Jan' For Action-Oriented Messaging Amid Covid-19". Forbes.
  6. Rizov, Vadim (April 15, 2020). "Canon Reformation (2): New Commercials, 12 Monkeys, Mysterious Skin". Filmmaker Magazine.
  7. Deighton, Katie (April 6, 2020). "'We location scouted on Zoom': how Toyota and Saatchis shot a new campaign remotely". The Drum.
  8. Laurel Coppock at Internet Movie Database, Accessed May 3, 2020
  9. Laurel Coppock at Rotten Tomatoes, Accessed May 3, 2020
  10. Laurel Coppock, NY Times, "Movies & TV", Accessed May 3, 2020
  11. "Get a Second Baby Seat: Toyota Jan Is Pregnant Again". The News Wheel. June 13, 2018.
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