Jenny Slate is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer born on March 25, 1982, in Milton, Massachusetts. She began her career with early acting and stand-up roles on television before gaining recognition for her live variety shows in New York City. Slate became widely known as a cast member on the 35th season of Saturday Night Live in 2009. She went on to appear in several notable television series, including the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers starting in 2012, Parks and Recreation from 2013 to 2015, House of Lies from 2013 to 2015, and Kroll Show from 2013 to 2015. One of her notable creative projects is Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, a children's short film and book series that she co-created with Dean Fleischer Camp, whom she was married to from 2012 to 2016. The project ran from 2010 to 2014. In film, Slate had a supporting role in It Ends with Us, released in 2024.