Personal details
- Birth Date: 1970-12-01
- Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Birth Location: Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
- Parents: Philip Donald Silverman
- Professions: Actress, Writer, Producer
Sarah Silverman’s a comedy juggernaut—like, you can’t swing a mic stand without hitting one of her Emmy nominations. She’s fresh off hosting the much-buzzed I Love You America on Hulu, which racked up Writers Guild and Emmy nods. Right now, she’s knee-deep in turning her memoir, The Bedwetter, into a musical—yeah, songs about pee and redemption, only Sarah. On stage, she just keeps killing it. Her Netflix special, A Speck of Dust, dropped in 2017 and landed her two Emmy noms plus a Grammy nod (not too shabby). Before that, her HBO special We Are Miracles won her an Emmy for writing—so basically, award magnets are just drawn to her. Even her Jesus is Magic concert film got the Toronto Film Festival crowd talking. Silverman’s film resume is stacked: she went toe-to-toe with Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes, and crushed it in I Smile Back, picking up a Screen Actors Guild nomination. She’s popped up in everything from Wreck-It Ralph (as the voice of Vanellope) to A Million Ways to Die in the West and, honestly, a ton more. Let’s not forget TV: she scored an Emmy nod for The Sarah Silverman Program, made memorable stops on shows like Monk, Bob’s Burgers, Masters of Sex, The Good Wife, and even Seinfeld. She’s hosted the MTV Movie Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards—she’s basically done it all. New Hampshire-raised, NYU dropout, SNL alum—her career’s just this wild ride of stand-up, sitcoms, and scene-stealing movie roles.
She flat-out refuses to touch alcohol, says it messes her up—like, not even a casual glass of wine. It’s not some moral thing, just straight-up self-preservation. The last time she tried, she looked like she was auditioning for the world’s worst hangover competition and swore off the stuff for good. Her friends keep pushing her at parties, like, “Come on, just one sip,” but honestly, she’d rather nurse a ginger ale and keep her dinner down. It’s kind of become her thing—she’s always the designated driver, and nobody has to worry about her doing anything embarrassing in public. People joke about how she’s missing out, but she doesn’t really care. She’s seen enough drunk disasters to know she’s not missing anything special. Plus, she’s got enough energy sober to outlast everyone else on the dance floor, so who’s really winning here?
referencennSarah Silverman’s not afraid to poke at the weird way people label her. She jokes about how folks always slap on the “Jewish comedienne” tag, and honestly, she’s over it. She wants people to just see her as herself—no extra label, no extra baggage. There’s this sharp, dry humor in the way she flips the expectation, kind of holding up a mirror to society’s obsession with identity. It’s commentary and comedy mashed together, which is pretty much her trademark. She’s not just telling a joke; she’s pointing out how ridiculous it is that we have to put people into tidy little boxes. The punchline lands because she’s deadpan and a little bit exasperated, but she’s also making a bigger point about how we see each other. That’s classic Silverman—she lures you in with something that feels light, then hits you with some uncomfortable truth, all in like, two sentences.
December 1, 1970
5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
Yes, No Children
Philip Donald Silverman and Surekha
54 years old