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Casting Notes: Forest Whitaker in Little Treasure; Lizzy Caplan in ...

/Film - Found Mar. 15, 2010
[THR ] While doing press for Hot Tub Time Machine , Lizzy Caplan mentioned that she?d been cast in Danny Boyle ?s new film, 127 Hours...

Posted on March 15, 2010, 10:31 am

Exclusive: Lizzy Caplan Shoots Up ?Last Rites of Ransom Pride?

Film School Rejects - Found Dec. 23, 2009
... first feature is a little flick called The Last Rites of Ransom Pride . It will star Lizzy Caplan, Peter Dinklage, Dwight Yoakam, Jason...

Posted on December 23, 2009, 6:10 am

CONTEST: Win Cool Prizes in Our Hot Tub Time Machine Giveaway!

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 19, 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy Chase, Sebastian Stan...
Film: Remembering Those Awesome ?80s With ?Hot Tub? Boys - New York Times
Film: Remembering Those Awesome 80s - New York Times
Remembering Those Awesome ?80s - New York Times
Remembering Those Awesome ?80s - New York Times
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Monsters and Critics

Posted on March 19, 2010, 6:14 am

Movies Coming Soon

South Bend Tribune - Found Mar. 19, 2010
Stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke and Lizzy Caplan.

Posted on March 19, 2010, 11:50 am

Hot Tub Time Machine [AU]

FilmForce - Found Mar. 18, 2010
A mid-film appearance from Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield)'s Alice eventually kick-starts the predictable romance sub-plot between her character...
Film: Remembering Those Awesome ?80s With ?Hot Tub? Boys - New York Times
Dish Of Salt: John Cusack At LAs Hot Tub Time Machine Premiere - ... - Access Hollywood
Hot Tub Time Machine Red Band Clip - IFILM
Hop on in, the "Hot Tub Time Machine" water is fine - Examiner.com
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Access Hollywood

Posted on March 18, 2010, 10:40 am

Win a Hot Tub Time Machine Gift Pack

Monsters and Critics - Found Mar. 18, 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy Chase, Sebastian Stan...
Video: Cusack: Getting stuck in ?80s a comic nightmare - MSNBC
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Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes' Textually Active Hot Tub Date - EOnline.com
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes' Textually Active Hot Tub Date - E! Online
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Evesham Journal

Posted on March 18, 2010, 8:27 am

Lizzy Caplan Joins James Franco In 127 Hours

Cinema Blend - Found Mar. 15, 2010
But at the Hot Tub Time Machine junket this weekend, Lizzy Caplan assured me there?s a little more to it.
SXSW 2010: 'Saturday Night's' all right for writing - Los Angeles Times
Brianna Del Franco: Learned to be a survivor before she turned 18 - San Jose Mercury News
Maine lawmakers to salute Franco-Americans - Boston Globe
REVIEW | Franco Manages Compelling Portrait In Saturday Night - Indiewire
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Indiewire

Posted on March 15, 2010, 3:46 am

Hot Tub Time Machine

Gayot - Found Mar. 15, 2010
Genre: Comedy Rated: R Directed by: Steve Pink Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy

Posted on March 15, 2010, 2:03 am

Lizzy Caplan Joins the Cast of Danny Boyle's 127 Hours

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 14, 2010
The star of Party Down and Hot Tub Time Machine discusses her role in the latest Danny Boyle film about tragic hiker Aaron Ralston.

Posted on March 14, 2010, 5:37 am

The spring movie preview

Toronto Sun - Found Mar. 15, 2010
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE WHEN: March 26 WHOS IN IT: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson and Lizzy Caplan, who you can never have too...
WATCH: Escaping 'The Bounty Hunter' - ABC News
Did Gerard Butler Flash Jennifer Aniston His Goods While Shooting ... - Access Hollywood
Did Jennifer Aniston Get An Eyeful Of Gerard Butlers Goods In The ... - Access Hollywood
Jennifer Aniston to launch her own perfume - In Style UK
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Posted on March 15, 2010, 3:55 am

Lizzy Caplan Biography

Lizzy Caplan
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Lizzy Caplan
Born Elizabeth Anne Caplan
June 30, 1982 (1982-06-30) (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present

Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the CBS show The Class, in the 2004 film Mean Girls, and the 2008 film Cloverfield. She has also guest starred on the critically acclaimed HBO TV series True Blood in 2008 and currently stars as "Casey" in the Starz network comedy Party Down.

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Personal life

Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in a a strict Italian-Catholic family. Her birth name was Capellini, but she changed it when she realized her dream was to become an actress. 1 She attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles,2 where she starred in such productions as Much Ado about Nothing and You Can't Take It with You.

Caplan lives in the Hollywood Hills with her 5 gay roommates. Caplan is very vocal in the fight for gay rights, occasionally causing stirs. She has a cat named Lisa Turtle, which she named after her favorite character on Saved By The Bell. She became a godmother to her friend Busy Phillips's daughter Birdie in August 2008.3

Career

Caplan began her television acting career in 1999 playing the minor role of Sarah on the series Freaks and Geeks. She had a series of guest appearances on numerous shows, and was a guest on The Sharon Osbourne Show. Caplan also appeared in Jason Mraz's music video "You and I Both". In 2001, she played "freak of the week" Tina Greer in an episode of Smallville, and reprised her role on the show in 2003. For two episodes she also appeared on the series Once and Again as Sarah, the ex-girlfriend of Katie Singer (Mischa Barton).

Although already an experienced actress, she gained much notice in the 2004 movie Mean Girls, where she played the alternative styled Janis Ian, named for singer-songwriter Janis Ian. In 2003, she starred in the television series The Pitts, playing Faith Pitt. In the second season of Tru Calling, she played Avery Bishop, a friend of Tru Davies.

Caplan landed a starring role in 2005, playing Marjee Sorelli, the troubled sister in Related, a one-hour dramedy on The WB. The show was cancelled after one season. In 2006, Caplan played the starring role of Sara Weller in Wesley Strick's thriller, Love is the Drug. After Related ended, Caplan was cast in the CBS sitcom The Class, which premiered on September 18, 2006 and lasted one season.

Caplan, along with Jason Ritter, presented a People's Choice Award for Favorite Soundtrack From a Movie, in January 2007. Caplan, along with her The Class co-star Heather Goldenhersh, appeared on the talk show The View in early 2007.

In 2008, Caplan appeared in the film Cloverfield playing Marlena Diamond, and was nominated for a Saturn award as Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Girl playing Ami, the roommate of Kate Hudson's character Alexis. She is the voice of Faith Pitt, in the animated version of the 2003 TV show The Pitts due to be released in 2009. In 2008, Caplan guest starred on the vampire-themed HBO show True Blood in a multiple-episode story arc as Amy Burley, the drug-addled girlfriend of Sookie Stackhouse's brother, Jason.

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