Casey Wilson Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, Images, And More

Casey Wilson Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Husband, Family, Images, And More

American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and podcaster Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson was born on October 24, 1980. Her first significant television roles were played by Wilson while she was a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2009. Wilson is most recognized for her work with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy group in New York. She portrayed Penny Hartz in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings after leaving Saturday Night Live, for which she was nominated twice for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She has since appeared in comedies like Showtime's Black Monday, Apple TV's The Shrink Next Door, Hulu's The Hotwives, and NBC's Marry Me.

Other noteworthy projects include supporting parts in movies like Gone Girl, Julie & Julia, and The Meddler; guest appearances on Mrs. Fletcher on HBO; the comedy One Mississippi on Amazon; and Atypical on Netflix; as well as her 2013 Sundance film Ass Backwards, which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner June Diane Raphael. Wilson and Danielle Schneider co-host the Earwolf program Bitch Sesh.

Childhood And Background

Alexandria, Virginia, is where Casey Wilson was born and reared. She graduated from T. C. Williams High School in 1998 and went on to study drama at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University as well as at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, where she received the "Excellence in Acting" award before graduating in 2002.

She was raised a Baptist and has ancestry from both Ireland and Italy. Having grown up in a "blue-state/red-state, forever-clashing political household," as she put it in an interview with the Washington Flyer, she attributes her sense of humor to her politically opposed parents (her mother was a Democrat, her father a Republican). She has a younger brother named Fletcher as well.

Paul O. Wilson, her father, is a political consultant and strategist who manages the campaigns of Republicans. Her mother, Kathy Higdon, was a supporter of women's rights and oversaw the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) in the 1980s. The NWPC supported Walter Mondale in the 1984 presidential contest under Higdon's direction.

Following her retirement from politics in the late 1980s, Kathy Higdon Wilson embarked on a career in early childhood education. In 1991, she was appointed director of childcare and development centers in Alexandria, Virginia. In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on September 1, 2005, she passed away from heart failure at the age of 54. The Kathy Wilson Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to Casey Wilson's mother's work in aiding children with disabilities, has since been maintained by Casey Wilson and her family.

Wilson has stated that her first memorable theatrical experience occurred when her father took her to New York City to witness a performance of Cats. This experience ignited Wilson's enthusiasm for acting and gave her the idea to write her own plays.

When Wilson was nine years old, her father constructed a makeshift stage for her in the family's garden, where she performed plays alongside neighboring kids. She then started acting and singing courses as a youngster. She got active in her high school's theater program, appearing in many of the productions there, including a The Sound of Music production in which she played the title role of Maria, as well as occasionally serving as director.

Wilson initially intended to become a dramatic actress while pursuing her acting education at the Stella Adler School of Dramatic Arts; but, at the advice of an acting professor, she changed her concentration to comedy.

Wilson and June Diane Raphael began learning improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City after Wilson received her degree from NYU in 2002. They later ran their two-woman sketch performance for a number of years. Their long-running stage performance provided them many writing opportunities. They were engaged by New Regency Pictures to write the screenplay for Bride Wars after presenting their show at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2005. They also secured a development deal with UPN to produce a sitcom pilot.

Catherine O'Hara, Diane Keaton, Madeline Kahn, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, Debra Winger, and Shirley MacLaine have all been named by Wilson as having the most effect on her work.

Career

With the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in New York and later in Los Angeles, Wilson began her career in comedy writing and performing. She participated in the Harold improv teams at UCB called "Mr. and Mrs. All-Star," "Sentimental Lady," and "Hey, Uncle Gary!"

She and her comedy partner and best friend June Diane Raphael co-wrote and performed in the popular two-woman sketch show Rode Hard and Put Away Wet, which ran from 2003 to 2006 in New York and Los Angeles and was an official selection at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. This work is among her best-known from her time at UCB. After first meeting in a clowning class their first year at NYU, the two females went on to win the ECNY Award for "Best Comedy Duo" in 2005.

Since then, Wilson and Raphael's humorous collaboration has expanded to include a busy writing career in cinema and television. Their debut screenplay was co-written for the comedy Bride Wars, in which they also had supporting parts. In order to produce a half-hour comedy pilot, they signed a development deal with UPN in 2005. On CBS's Americanized production of Creature Comforts in 2007, they contributed as writers and story editors.

In the film For Your Consideration's closing scene from 2006, Wilson made her acting debut while still a student. She later appeared in Julie & Julia, C.O.G., The Breakup Girl, The Guilt Trip, Killers, The Brothers Solomon, Freak Dance, The Great Buck Howard, and the short Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette directed by Bob Odenkirk. In addition, she co-starred with Susan Sarandon in the 2016 drama The Meddler, the 2019 comedy Always Be My Maybe, and the 2014 David Fincher thriller Gone Girl.

Wilson is a regular writer and performer for the prominent humor website Funny or Die. She has written and starred in several popular films for the site, including a number of political parodies in which she portrays Callista Gingrich.

Wilson and writing partner June Diane Raphael are still working on screenplays for movies and television. They have worked on a number of script revisions for upcoming movies, including ones that will likely star Anna Faris and America Ferrera. Wilson and Raphael continue to create content for themselves in their capacity as writers and performers. Ass Backwards, a comedy starring Alicia Silverstone, Jon Cryer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Paul Scheer, and Bob Odenkirk, was written and co-starred in by the two of them. The movie had its world premiere on January 21, 2013, at the Sundance Film Festival. The Gary Sanchez Productions firm, run by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, is producing a second movie that Wilson and Raphael will both star in.

In 2010, Wilson joined the revolving cast of the Off-Broadway production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, written by Nora and Delia Ephron, at Manhattan's Westside Theatre. She also contributed short stories to the 2010 book Worst Laid Plans, which is based on the enduring theater production in which she co-starred and in which she also co-starred. Wilson and June Diane Raphael are the creators of The Realest Real Housewives, a comedy stage production in which they also star alongside Jessica St. Clair, Melissa Rauch, Danielle Schneider, and Morgan Walsh. At the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the performance debuted in 2011.

Wilson co-starred as Penny Hartz with Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, and Damon Wayans, Jr. in the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings from April 2011 until May 2013. Happy Endings was Wilson's breakthrough role, and for it, she received two nominations for "Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" at the Critics' Choice Television Awards. For the pandemic-themed episode And the Pandemmy goes to... in July 2020, the cast came back together on Zoom to raise money for the nonprofit organizations Color of Change and World Central Kitchen.

On the NBC sitcom Marry Me, which aired for one season from 2014 to 2015, Wilson once more worked with her husband David Caspe (they first met while working together on Caspe's Happy Endings). The relationship between Wilson and Caspe was partially based on that of the television series, which starred Wilson and Ken Marino as an engaged pair. She has appeared for two seasons in The Hotwives, an original sitcom on Hulu. The show is a satire of Bravo's The Real Housewives reality television franchise. Both seasons featured the same actors in various roles, with season one (The Hotwives of Orlando) concentrating on Orlando and season two (The Hotwives of Las Vegas) taking place in Las Vegas.

She has made guest appearances on Black-ish, How I Met Your Mother, The Mindy Project, Drunk History, Grey's Anatomy, Fresh Off the Boat, The Kroll Show, Bored to Death, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Middle, and The League, among other shows. Wilson has also voiced characters in the animated comedies American Dad!, Animals, Archibald's Next Big Thing, Family Guy, Glenn Martin, DDS, and The Life & Times of Tim, as As Tig Notaro's ex-girlfriend Brooke, she portrays a recurrent character in the Amazon series One Mississippi. In Tina Fey's unaired comedy pilot The Sackett Sisters for NBC from 2017, Wilson co-starred with Busy Philipps. She started as Tiffany Georgina in the comedy series Black Monday on Showtime in 2019, and she also played Jane Rosen in the HBO miniseries Mrs. Fletcher.

The 2019 short film Daddio, starring Michael McKean, was written and directed by Wilson. It had its world premiere on September 6 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Based on the well-liked Wondery podcast of the same name, Wilson starred in the 2021 Apple TV+ miniseries The Shrink Next Door starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, and Kathryn Hahn. Her collection of funny essays, The Wreckage of My Presence, was also released by HarperCollins on May 4, 2021, and it debuted on the New York Times bestseller list for non-fiction books.

Weekend Live on Saturday

Wilson joined the Saturday Night Live cast in January 2008 after being hired during an audition in late 2007 to replace departing cast member Maya Rudolph. She was the first new cast member in more than two years and the first SNL cast member born in the 1980s, but she did not make her on-screen debut as a cast member until the show resumed in February 2008 as a result of the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007–2008. On Saturday Night Live, Wilson did some of the most memorable celebrity impressions, including Rachael Ray, Elizabeth Dole, Elizabeth Taylor, Ginnifer Goodwin, Katy Perry, and Jennifer Aniston. He also created original characters like Dusty Velvet, "the paralyzed stripper," and Toni Ward, co-host of "The Cougar Den." Prior to the start of the 2009–2010 season, Wilson was fired from SNL after two seasons. In response to a question about how she felt about leaving SNL, Wilson stated in an interview from October 2009: "My thinking is fantastic. I did it for one and a half years. It won't, in the end, I don't think, define my career. Additionally, I wasn't the best fit for it.

Recognizable SNL Characters

Wilson has appeared on Saturday Night Live as a number of well-known characters, including

• Dusty Velvet, a strip club dancer who, after a strange Tilt-A-Whirl accident, was rendered paraplegic from the neck down but who does not intend to quit performing her act. With Ashton Kutcher's portrayal of Donnie, the manager of the strip club, she can only execute her "erotic moves" with his help.

• Nora Maharelle, a member of the musical sister group The Maharelle Sisters, who frequently perform on The Lawrence Welk Show. Because of her off-key singing and bizarre appearance, the fourth sister, Dooneese (played by Kristen Wiig), consistently ruins their otherwise immaculate performances.

Toni Ward, one of the co-hosts of The Cougar Den, is a cougar. She stands out for her deep voice and her approaches to pursuing younger men. For Valentine's Day, she says, "I'm going to down some Jello shooters and wander around USC's campus wearing a T-shirt that says: "I'll pay you and this won't get messy," as an example.

Podcasting

The Real Housewives program from the previous night, as well as other subjects pertaining to the Bravo network and reality television, are discussed in a lighthearted manner on the Earwolf podcast Bitch Sesh, which is hosted by Wilson and comedian Danielle Schneider. Along with Retta, June Diane Raphael, Andy Cohen, Adam Pally, Jerry O'Connell, Matt Besser, Vanessa Bayer, Michael Rapaport, Elisha Cuthbert, Kristen Wiig, Michelle Collins, and Andy Cohen have all appeared as guests. The show was first introduced by Paul Scheer on his podcast How Did This Get Made? He also published a special preview episode, referring to it as a "sister podcast" to his program that will analyze reality television rather than movies. Bitch Sesh was rated highly on several podcast "Best Of" lists by entertainment blogs like Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, and The A.V. Club. She served as the host of Wondery's Fed Up podcast in 2022, which focused on the F-Factor diet.

Individual Lives

Wilson, who resides in Los Angeles, is wed to comedian David Caspe. She attended his ABC series Happy Endings auditions at the beginning of 2010, where they first connected. They began dating in July 2011 after having worked together on the show for more than a year. They got married in Ojai, California, on May 25, 2014, after becoming engaged over Labor Day weekend in September 2013. Max Red Caspe and Henry Bear Caspe, their two kids, were born in May 2015 and August 24, 2017, respectively. Her son Max was identified as having celiac disease, an immunological condition that affects the small intestine, when he was four years old. Frances 'Frankie' Rose Caspe, Casey's daughter, was born via surrogate in January 2023.

Wilson shares the political interests of her family. She volunteered on Hillary Clinton's campaign and supported her throughout the 2008 presidential election. Along with the Clintons, she traveled the Midwest, speaking at and introducing Hillary and Bill Clinton at political rallies in Indiana and Iowa.

The philanthropic Kathy Wilson Foundation, which was started in 2005 and focuses on children with disabilities, is run by Wilson and her family. The foundation conducts disability screenings for three- and four-year-olds in the Alexandria neighborhood. Paul Wilson, her father, is the president; Wilson and Fletcher, her brother, are the vice presidents. Every year, the organization gives grants and donations to Virginia's neighborhood preschools and childcare facilities.

Filmography

Film

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2003

Virgin

Girlfriend


2006

Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette

Anna

Short film

2006

For Your Consideration

Young Actress


2007

The Brothers Solomon

Fertility Clinic Worker


2007

The Definition of Sex

Abigail “Abby”

Short film

2008

The Great Buck Howard

Charity


2009

Bride Wars

Stacey Kindred

Also screenwriter

2009

Julie & Julia

Regina


2010

Killers

Kristen


2011

Freak Dance

Rich Lady


2012

The Guilt Trip

Amanda


2013

C.O.G.

Martha


2013

Ass Backwards

Chloë West

Also screenwriter, executive producer

2014

Jason Nash Is Married

Rose


2014

Gone Girl

Noëlle Hawthorne


2015

The Breakup Girl

Catherine “Kate” Lanley


2015

Bad Night

Tattoo Artist


2016

Me Him Her

Cynthia


2016

The Meddler

Patricia “Trish”


2016

Why Him?

Missy Pederman


2017

Don't Mess with Julie Whitfield

Julie Whitfield

Short film

2017

The Disaster Artist

Casting Director #2


2018

The Long Dumb Road

Sharon Richards


2019

Always Be My Maybe

Chloë


2019

Daddio

Abigail "Abby"

Short film; also director and screenwriter

2020

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

TBA


2021

Long Weekend

Rachel


2022

Family Squares

Katie Worth

Also J & K Camera Operator

2022

The Listener

(voice)


Television

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2002

Ed

Student

Episode: "Memory Lane"

2005

Sports Central

Correspondent

Comedy Central pilot

2007

Creature Comforts America

Interviewer (voice)

Episode: "Working/For the Birds/Love, Animal Style"
Writer and story editor

Human Giant

Young Mom

Episode: "Let's Go"

Revenge

Sarah

FOX sitcom pilot

The Right Now! Show

Cast Member

FOX sketch show pilot

The Very Funny Show

Cast Member

TBS sketch comedy web series

2008–09

Saturday Night Live

Cast Member

30 episodes (2 seasons)

2008

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

Various

2 episodes

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Neighbor Lady ("Pie Sniffer" sketch)

Episode #1.26

2010

Glenn Martin, DDS

Various voices

2 episodes

The Life & Times of Tim

Various voices

2 episodes

2011

Bored to Death

Patti Stevenson

Episode: "Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold"

NTSF:SD:SUV::

Ghost Gabber

Episode: "One Cabeza, Two Cabeza, Three Cabeza... Dead!"

Retired at 35

Amy Robbins

Episode: "Pilot"

2011–13

Happy Endings

Penny Hartz

Main role, 57 episodes

2012

Chelsea Lately

Guest host

Episode #6.184

First Dates with Toby Harris

Naomi

Episode: "Drinking"

Happy Endings: Happy Rides

Penny Hartz

Web series

2012–13

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Herself / Eugenia Clemente

2 episodes

2013

Burning Love

Aunt Pam (voice)

4 episodes

How I Met Your Mother

Krirsten

Episode: "Something New"

The Jeselnik Offensive

Panelist

Episode: "Adam Pally and Casey Wilson"

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Freda (voice)

Episode: "Freda"

Filthy Sexy Teen$

Meg Berg

Adult Swim TV special

The Millers

Beth

Episode: "The Talk"

2013–14

Drunk History

Dolly Parton / Dolley Madison

2 episodes

2014

The Middle

Reverend Tammy

Episode: "Stormy Moon"

The Birthday Boys

Officer Jill Vickers

Episode: "Women Are Funny"

2014–15

Marry Me

Annie Fletcher

Main role, 18 episodes

The Hotwives

Tawny St. John / JenferBeudon

Main role, 14 episodes

2015

Kroll Show

Genie

2 episodes

Turbo FAST

Ember (voice)

Episode: "Crow Pox/Faking Amends"

The League

Claire

Episode: "The Block"

2015–16

One Mississippi

Brooke

Recurring; 3 episodes

2015–21

American Dad!

Trish / various voices

9 episodes

2016

Grey's Anatomy

Courtney Hall

Episode: "Odd Man Out"

Fresh Off the Boat

Helen

Episode: "Doing It Right"

Animals.

Queen Ant (voice)

Episode: "Squirrels Part II"

Hail Mary

Mary Wolf

ABC sitcom pilot

Littlest Pet Shop

Felina Meow (voice)

2 episodes

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Jen

Episode: "Victoria Awakens"

2017

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Herself

Variety special

Throwing Shade

Sally Baker

Episode #1.1

Drive Share

Paisley

Episode: "New Parents"

Black-ish

Patrice

Episode: "ToysRn'tUs"

The Mindy Project

Elena

Episode: "Mindy's Best Friend"

The Sackett Sisters

Sutton Sackett

NBC sitcom pilot

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Marie Deschamps / Jenny Johnson

Episode: "Fatwa!"

2018–19

Family Guy

Jess Schlotz / Dottie / various voices

4 episodes

2018

Heathers

Lexi Anne

2 episodes

Atypical

Ms. Whitaker

6 episodes

Champaign ILL

Jen

Episode: "Loop De Loop Fastballs"

2019

Mrs. Fletcher

Jane Rosen

Recurring role

2019–present

Archibald's Next Big Thing

Wendi Powers (voice)

11 episodes

2019–21

Black Monday

Tiffany Georgina

Main role, 24 episodes

2020

Delilah

Margaret Childs-Austin

HBO Max pilot

Katy Keene

Casey Wilson

Episode: "Chapter Eleven: Who Can I Turn To?"

2020–22

Grace and Frankie

TanethFairlight

2 episodes

2021

Solar Opposites

Jen, Stacey Grabowski (voice)

Episode: "The Rad Awesome Terrific Ray"

The Shrink Next Door

Bonnie Herschkopf

Main role, 8 episodes

2022

Human Resources

Empathy Mulholland (voice)

Episode: "Training Day"

Better Things

Yancey

Episode: "Jesus Saves"

Home Economics

Harmony

2 episodes

The Santa Clauses

Adult Sara

Episode: "Chapter One: Good to Ho"

2023

Harley Quinn

Betty (voice)

Episode: "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"

2023

History of the World, Part II

white Mother Mary

Episode 8

Discography

Podcast

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2009–2018

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Herself

8 episodes

2010–2019

How Did This Get Made?

Herself

4 episodes

2015–present

Bitch Sesh

Co-host


2017

With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus

Tracy

1 episode

2017–2018

Womp It Up!

Marissa Willard

2 episodes

2022

Fed Up

Host

6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year

Award

Category

Work

Result

2005

ECNY Award

Best Comedy Duo (with June Diane Raphael)

Rode Hard and Put Away Wet

Won

2012

Critics' Choice Television Award

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Happy Endings

Nominated

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV Award for TV Female Scene Stealer

Happy Endings

Nominated

2013

Critics' Choice Television Award

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Happy Endings

Nominated

Quick Bio

Gender

Female

Age

42 years old (in 2023)

Date of Birth

October 24, 1980

Full Name

Casey Wilson

Profession

Actress

Nationality

American

Birthplace

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Religion

Baptist

Zodiac Sign

Scorpio

Qualification

High School Graduated

Profession

Actress

Net Worth

USD $2 Million approx

Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Body Measurements

34-28-36 inches

Bodytype

Slim

Height

5 feet 8 inches (1.72 m)

Weight

62 kg (136 lbs)

Waist

28 inches

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Shoe Size

8 (US)

Dress Size

6 (US)

Family & Relatives

Father

Paul O. Wilson

Mother

Kathleen Anne Wilson

Brother

Fletcher Todd Wilson

Marital Status

Married

Husband

David Caspe (m. 2014)

No. of Children

2

Son

Henry Bear Caspe, Max Red Caspe

Facts

  • She has performed in both New York City and Los Angeles at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
  • A Botox injection once caused Casey's face to become paralyzed on one side for three months.
  • Max, who is her kid, has celiac disease, an immunological condition that damages the small intestine.
  • Casey started presenting the well-liked podcast B**chSesh with Danielle Schneider in 2015.


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