Andrea Savage

Andrea Kristen Savage (born February 20, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and writer known for her roles in projects such as Step Brothers, the Comedy Central mockumentary series Dog Bites Man, the HBO comedy Veep, and Hulu's reality TV parody series The Hotwives. She currently stars in the TruTV comedy series I'm Sorry, which she also created. 2Early life Savage was born in Woodland Hills, California, the daughter of Sharon Lee (Chrystie) and Richard Savage. She is of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Greek descent (her maternal grandfather was of Greek origin). In her senior year of high school, she played Mame in Mame. She graduated from Cornell University where she majored in government with a minor in law studies. She has performed stand-up comedy at The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Ice House and other venues around Los Angeles. 2Career Savage began her acting career playing Renata Vargas, a Brazilian exchange student on Sweet Valley High. Soon after she joined The Groundlings theater, performing weekly in their company. Savage received starring roles in Significant Others as Chelsea and in cult favorite Dog Bites Man as Tillie Sulliva