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The Washington, D.C., native led the funny ensemble of TV Land's "The Exes" from 2011 to 2015 and joined the cast of the CBS hit "Mom" in 2018, becoming a series regular in season 7. While doing the show, she also made memorable appearances in the "Austin Powers" sequels, "The Spy Who Shagged Me" in 1999 and "Goldmember" in 2002, as Ivana Humpalot, as well as in 2000's "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" and 2002's "Ice Age." Shortly after wrapping "3rd Rock," Kristen had parts on TV hits like "ER" and "Ugly Betty" and as the aging socialite who falls out a window on the final season of "Sex and the City." She was also seen in rom-com favorites like "Music and Lyrics" in 2007 and "Bride Wars" in 2009. Her performance in 1993's "The Lights" caught the attention of executives who wanted her to audition for the comedy, which would eventually win her two Emmy Awards. Kristen Johnston was a veteran theater actress upon landing a part on "3rd Rock from the Sun," but the sitcom was still her major breakthrough opportunity. RELATED: See the cast of 'Bombshell' compared to their real-life counterparts John then married UCLA history professor Mary Yeager in 1981 the couple have two children.
He was married to teacher Jean Taynton from 1966 to 1980 and had one son.
He's also made quite a few TV splashes on "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," "30 Rock," "How I Met Your Mother" and "Louie" and enjoyed Emmy-winning roles on both "Dexter" and "The Crown." John won his second Tony Award for the 2002 musical "The Sweet Smell of Success" and received another nomination for his work in 2005's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." More recently, he starred in the 2019 hits "Late Night" and "Bombshell" as well as on the 2020 HBO success "Perry Mason." John's next gig is the 2021 thriller series "The Old Man" on FX on Hulu.
Since finishing his time on "3rd Rock," John has had a steady stream of hits and critical successes including "Shrek" in 2001, "Kinsey" in 2004, "Dreamgirls" in 2006, "Love is Strange" in 2014, "Miss Sloane" in 2016 and "Beatriz at Dinner" in 2017. Butterfly." This led to major big-screen parts in 1979's "All That Jazz," 1981's "Bow Out," his Oscar-nominated work in 1982's "The World According to Garp" and 1983's "Terms of Endearment," and box office hits like 1984's "Footloose," 1987's "Harry and the Hendersons" and "The Pelican Brief" and "Cliffhanger" in 1993. His stage work included his Tony-winning performance in 1973's "The Changing Room" as well as nominated work in 1985's "Requiem for a Heavyweight" and 1985's "M. John Lithgow was a well-known character actor long before taking on "3rd Rock from the Sun," starting off with a major theater career in the 1970s.