| Cheri Oteri | |
 Oteri at the SNL 40th Anniversary Event | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Date of Birth: | September 19, 1962 (age 62) |
| Origin: | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Years active: | 1995-present |
| Date of Death | - |
| Show Information | |
| Character(s): | Sheila Baumgartner |
| Season(s): | Season Two |
| Show Status: | Inactive |
Cheryl Ann "Cheri" Oteri is an American comic actress, best known for her role as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000.
She guest-starred in the episode Handidates on the second season of Scream Queens as Sheila Baumgartner.
Early life[]
Oteri was born Cheryl Ann Oteri in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Gaetano Thomas Oteri, who founded and was the CEO of a music publishing company, "Of Music". She has Italian ancestry and grew up with three siblings - Denise, Brian and Tommy Jr. in Upper Darby. She attended Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Career[]
After moving to Los Angeles at age 28, Oteri worked at A&M Records for four years and eventually joined a comedy troupe called The Groundlings. In 1995, the producers of Saturday Night Live attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to Oteri herself being invited to audition for SNL along with Kattan and fellow Groundling Will Ferrell. She was hired as a repertory performer in September 1995 as part of an almost entirely new cast, which was brought in after the show's disastrous 1994-1995 season. Kattan would not join the cast of SNL until midway through the season.
She has also appeared in several Hollywood movies, including Scary Movie, Inspector Gadget, Liar Liar, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, Shrek the Third, and Southland Tales. She starred in two TV pilots that did not make it to air, Loomis and With You in Spirit.
She has also made guest appearances on television shows, such as Just Shoot Me!, Strangers with Candy, and as an emotionally unstable nanny on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2009, Oteri became a regular voice cast in the Fox animated comedy series, Sit Down, Shut Up. She voices Helen Klench, the unappreciated librarian who often gets mistaken for objects, such as brooms or toilet brushes. The series premiered on April 19, 2009 and moved to Comedy Central in May 2010. Kenan Thompson, Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Kenny, Jason Bateman, Nick Kroll, Henry Winkler, Will Arnett and Will Forte were the other main cast members. She also played a tooth fairy on Imagination Movers, a regular on the Playhouse Disney block.
She starred in the AMC web series Liza Life Coach in 2010. Oteri appeared in the pilot episode of Glory Daze, which premiered on TBS on November 16, 2010. She hosted AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live (Live TV Shoot) on Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:00 PM at Gotham Comedy Club, New York, NY.
Saturday Night Live (1995 - 2000)[]
Original characters[]
- Arianna: a member of The Spartan Cheerleaders (with Will Ferrell)
- Rita DelVecchio: a grouchy Philadelphia woman mean to the neighborhood children, patterned after Oteri's tough-talking grandmother
- Cass Van Rye: the dim-witted co-host of the "Morning Latte" talk show (with Will Ferrell)
- Mickey "The Dyke": a butch Public-access television cable TV host (with Mark McKinney)
- Nadeen: a testy employee whose catchphrase constantly orders everyone to "Simmer down now!"
- Althea McMahonaman: an absurdly hyper child who is an awful passenger and disturbs public servants
- Collette Reardon: a prescription pill-addict
- Joy Lipton: an Erotic Attic boutique owner
- Adele: a vulgar and highly sexual office worker whose attempts at sexual innuendos disgust rather than attract her colleagues
- Laura Zimmerman: one half of the Zimmermans, who suddenly break into rough and sexual behavior before returning to casual conversation as if nothing happened (with Chris Kattan)
Celebrity impressions[]
- Alanis Morissette
- Amy Fisher
- Barbara Walters
- Cyndi Lauper
- Debbie Reynolds (with Molly Shannon as Ann Miller in the "Leg Up" skits)
- Downtown Julie Brown
- Fran Drescher
- Gloria Stuart
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jennifer Tilly
- Jessica McClure
- Jessica Simpson
- Joanna Pacitti
- Jocelyn Wildenstein
- Judge Judy Sheindlin
- Jules Asner
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- Katie Couric
- Kelli Williams
- Kristin Davis
- Lacey Chabert
- Leslie Abramson
- Lisa Marie Presley
- Mariah Carey
- Marisa Tomei
- Marla Maples
- Mary Bono
- Melanie Chisholm
- Melissa Rivers
- Paula Jones
- Robin Byrd
- Ross Perot
- Tina Yothers
- Tori Spelling
- Yoko Ono
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Liar, Liar | Jane | |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Flight Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Globotech Telephone Operator | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | Mayor Wilson | |
| 2000 | Love & Sex | Mary | |
| 2000 | Lured Innocence | Molly | |
| 2000 | Scary Movie | Gail Hailstorm | |
| 2003 | Sol Goode | Bernadette Best | |
| 2003 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Ms. Heller | |
| 2004 | Surviving Eden | Maria Villanova | |
| 2005 | Smile | Linda | |
| 2006 | Southland Tales | Zora Charmichaels | |
| 2006 | Park | Claire | |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Doreen Nickle | Voice |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Sleeping Beauty | Voice |
| 2008 | Surveillance | Mom | |
| 2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Private Jeter | |
| 2009 | The Tale of RJ | RJ's Mom | Short film |
| 2011 | A Great Catch | Tiffany/ Carol | Short film |
| 2011 | And They're Off | Dee | |
| 2012 | Bad Parents | Melissa | |
| 2012 | Worst Album Covers Ever: The Brailettes | Maggie | Short film |
| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Penny | |
| 2014 | Wishin' and Hopin' | Sister Dymphna |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-2000 | Saturday Night Live | Various | |
| 1997-1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Cindy | Episodes: "The Assistant" (1997), "First Date" (1999) |
| 1998 | Hercules | Unknown | Episode: "Hercules and the Jilt Trip" (voice) |
| 2000 | Strangers with Candy | Hillary | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" |
| 2001 | Loomis | Unknown | TV Movie |
| 2001 | Ally McBeal | Melissa | Episode: "Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade" |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Martine | Episode: "The Nanny from Hell" |
| 2002 | The Colin Quinn Show | Wife | 1 episode |
| 2003 | With You in Spirit | Montana | TV Movie |
| 2003 | On the Spot | Wild Bachelorette | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Stephen's Life | Principal Ainsley | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Martha Headly | Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill!" |
| 2008-2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Blobsnark | Voice (2 episodes) |
| 2008-2012 | Easy to Assemble | Gigi | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Helen Klench/ Parrot | Voice (13 episodes) |
| 2009 | Liza Life Coach | Liza | |
| 2010 | Imagination Movers | Gladys the Tooth Fairy | |
| 2010 | Glory Daze | Joel's Mother | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | Glenn Martin DDS | Kristy | Episode: "Camp" (voice) |
| 2012 | Dan Vs. | Honey O'Houlihan | Episode: "Dan Vs. The Catburglar" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Carla | Episodes: "Baby Proofing", "Unplugged" |
| 2013 | Jessie | Mrs. Falkenberg | Episode: "Teacher's Pest" |
| 2013 | Christmas in Conway | Gayle Matthews | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Dr. Deb | Episode: "Bad George Clooney" |
| 2014-2016 | The 7D | Gingersnaps | Voice (4 episodes) |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Madeline Ferrari | Episode: "Weird Al Yankovic Wears a Different Hawaiian Shirt" |
| 2015 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Dibblex | Episode: "Unexpected Ally/Skyrise" (voice) |
| 2015 | Not Safe for Work | Misty Ridgeport | TV Movie |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | The Rachel | Episode: "Which of the "Friends" Are You?" |
| 2016 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Pauline Pappernacky | Voice (4 episodes) |
| 2016 | The HOA | Montana Molone | TV Movie |
| 2016-present | Scream Queens | Sheila Baumgartner | Guest star |
Gallery[]
External links[]
Cheri Oteri on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- Cheri Oteri at the Internet Movie Database
- Cheri Oteri on Twitter
- Cheri Oteri on Facebook
