Freaky Friday - Cast Biographies
The Cast
JAMIE LEE CURTIS (Tess Coleman) has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster “True Lies” opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, for which she won a Golden Globe Award as well as an American Comedy Award, and “Trading Places” with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, for which she earned a BAFTA (a British Film Academy Award) for Best Supporting Actress.
Most recently Curtis starred in “The Tailor of Panama” along with Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush. Prior to that she starred in “Halloween: H20,” which was the 20-year sequel to “Halloween”—the now classic film which first brought her to the attention of audiences worldwide. Other memorable leading film role performances include “A Fish Called Wanda” (for which she received dual nominations with BAFTA and the Golden Globes), “Fierce Creatures,” “Virus,” “Dominick And Eugene,” “Blue Steel,” “My Girl,” “My Girl II,” “Forever Young,” “Mother’s Boys,” “House Arrest,” and “Love Letters.”
On television, Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the acclaimed sitcom “Anything But Love,” which earned her both a Golden Globe and a People’s Choice Award, as well as TNT’s adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play “The Heidi Chronicles,” which also earned her a Golden Globe nomination. In 1998, Curtis starred in the CBS telefilm “Nicholas’ Gift,” for which she received an Emmy nomination.
Curtis is also a best-selling author of children’s books. Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery, was released in September 2000 and spent 18 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers List. She is also the author of When I Was Little: A Four-Year Old’s Memoir of Her Youth, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born and Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day (which sold over 1 million copies), all of which were best sellers. Her most recent book, I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting off a Little Self Esteem, was published in September 2002 and has spent over 35 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
Curtis is also an AIDS activist and has a deep and active connection to many children’s charities, including Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, as well as being the official spokesperson for the CAAF (Children’s Affected by AIDS Foundation) and on whose executive Advisory Board she is a serving member. She is also currently serving as Vice President on the Board of Directors of her son’s school in Los Angeles, California.
Curtis is the mother of Annie, age 16, and Thomas, age 7. She has been married for 18 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.
At seventeen, LINDSAY LOHAN (Anna Coleman) has already appeared on the cover of “Vanity Fair,” having been featured as part of the prestigious magazine’s “It’s Totally Raining Teens” July spread. Most recognizable for her 1998 feature film debut playing twin sisters in Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Parent Trap,” starring Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson, she will next be seen starring in Disney’s “Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen.”
Lohan was featured in the long-running role of Alli Fowler on the daytime drama “Another World,” as well as on “Guiding Light.” On television, she starred in two movies for Disney—the Wonderful World of Disney’s “Life-Size,” with Tyra Banks, and Disney Channel’s original “Get a Clue”—and in the sitcom “Bette.”
A model since age 3, Lohan has the distinction of being the first red-headed child to be signed by the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency. Her freckled face is familiar from more than sixty television commercials including spots for The Gap, Jello, Pizza Hut, and Wendy’s.
Lohan’s first pop single, “Ultimate,” appears on the soundtrack of “Freaky Friday.” She will also perform on the soundtrack of “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.” Lohan has been studying dancing and singing since age 4.
Lohan was born and lives with her family on Long Island, New York. She is the eldest of four siblings.
In a career that spans over forty years, HAROLD GOULD (Grandpa) has appeared in hundreds of television shows, films and stage productions. His big-screen highlights include Woody Allen’s “Love and Death,” Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie,” and “The Sting” with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Recent credits include “Master of Disguise,” “Patch Adams,” “Stuart Little,” “My Giant” and “Seems Like Old Times.”
He has been nominated for five Emmys for his various television projects. He was featured on the television series “Rhoda” and has guest-starred in numerous series such as “The Golden Girls,” “Touched By An Angel,” “The King of Queens,” and “The Ray Bradbury Theatre,” for which he received both an Emmy nomination and a CableAce Award. He was also Emmy nominated for the television movies “Mrs. Delafield Wants To Marry,” costarring Katherine Hepburn, and “Moviola.” He has appeared with Kenny Rogers in several of “The Gambler” movies.
CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY (Jake) began his career as a model before landing the role of Tristan DuGrey on “The Gilmore Girls.” After several guest spots on the show, he joined the cast of the extremely popular “Dawson’s Creek” in the fall of 2001, playing Charlie Todd.
His other television credits include the CBS movie-of-the-week “Aftermath,” gueststarring roles on the series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Diagnosis Murder,” and the television pilots “Murphy’s Dozen” and “No Ordinary Girl.” He also appeared in the American Movie Classics documentary “The Making of A Film Star.”
This spring, Murray appeared in the title role of “The Lone Ranger” on the WB television network. He has also appeared in the feature film “Megiddo: Omega Code 2.”
In 2002, Teen People Magazine named Murray one of the “10 Hottest Guys in TV.”
He began shooting "The Cinderella Story" this summer with Hilary Duff at Warner Brothers. He will also begin shooting his series "One Tree Hill" in mid-August for the WB.
A former athlete, Murray enjoys football, hockey, soccer, volleyball, and basketball. He is involved with anti-drug, children’s and teen’s charities. A native of Buffalo, New York (and huge Buffalo Bills football fan), Murray recently purchased his first home in Los Angeles where he lives with his cat, Jack, and his dog, Joe.
Film audiences recognize STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY (Mr. Bates) from such memorable roles as Ned Ryerson in “Groundhog Day,” Werner Brandis in “Sneakers,” and Sammy Jankis in “Memento.”
In over twenty years of work, Tobolowsky has appeared in over 75 films including “Mississippi Burning,” “Thelma and Louise,” “Single White Female,” “Bossa Nova,” and “The Insider.” Other recent films include “The Prime Gig,” “Par 6,” “The Operator,” “View From The Top,” “The Country Bears,” and the critically acclaimed “Adaptation.”
He has been featured in dozens of television programs ranging from “Seinfeld,” “Mad About You,” and “The Drew Carey Show” to “The Practice” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”
As a director, he staged the original New York productions of “The Miss Firecracker Contest” with Holly Hunter and “The Lucky Spot” with Amy Madigan. On the West Coast, he directed the Los Angeles premiere of David Hare’s “The Secret Rapture” as well as awardwinning productions of “The Bridgehead,” “Our Town,” and “Mornings at Seven.”
In 2002, he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play, for a role in "Mornings At Seven."
As a screenwriter, Tobolowsky co-wrote “True Stories” with David Byrne as well as “Samba” for Bob Rafelson. He also wrote and directed the stage and film versions of his cult hit “Two Idiots In Hollywood.”
Tobolowsky is currently recording a series of his essays for National Public Radio’s “Spoken Interludes.”
During the course of an enviable career, MARK HARMON’s (Ryan) acting talent has earned him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. He is currently on location in London filming Warner Brothers’ “First Daughter” with Mandy Moore. This fall he returns to primetime television, starring in the new CBS series “Naval CIS,” for creator/producer Don Bellisario.
Harmon made his feature film debut in Alan Pakula’s “Comes a Horseman.” He appeared in Lawrence Kasdan’s “Wyatt Earp,” “Stealing Home,” with Jodie Foster, “The Presidio,” and Carl Reiner’s smash hit, “Summer School.” He has also made a number of memorable cameos in films such as “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “Natural Born Killers,” and “The Last Supper.”
On television, Harmon’s list of acclaimed roles is impressive. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for NBC’s much-lauded “The West Wing.” Previously he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Special for “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years.” He received two consecutive Golden Globe nominations for his work on “Reasonable Doubts,” and received two additional Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV; one for “After the Promise,” and another for his role as notorious serial killer Ted Bundy in “The Deliberate Stranger.”
Along with his costars on “Chicago Hope,” he received two SAG Award nominations for ensemble work, directing episodes of the hit show as well. Other notable television performances include astronaut Wally Schirra in HBO’s celebrated “From Earth to the Moon,” produced by Tom Hanks, “St. Elsewhere,” “Moonlighting,” and Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth.”
On stage, Harmon has appeared in Kevin Wade’s “Key Exchange,” Bill C. Davis’ “Wrestlers,” and Mark Medoff’s “The Wager.” In addition, he has done several successful productions of A.R. Gurney’s hit play “Love Letters” with his wife, actress Pam Dawber.
Raised in Southern California, Harmon excelled in sports. He quarterbacked UCLA to multiple winning football seasons and was awarded the National Collegiate Football Foundation Award for All Around Excellence. He is a cum laude graduate, with a degree in Communications. His father, Tom Harmon, was a Heisman Trophy winner and nationally acclaimed broadcaster, and his mother is former actress Elyse Knox.
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