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Alyson Hannigan was born on March 24, 1974 in Washington, D.C., but she grew up in Atlanta. As a baby, Alyson appeared in an industrial movie for “Active Parenting”. Her next acting gig came when she was chosen for the Duncan Hines cookie mix commercial in 1978. However, it was only until she moved in L.A. around 1985 that she pursued a professional career in acting.
In 1988, Alyson earned her first major role in the sci-fi comedy flick “My Stepmother Is an Alien,” alongside Seth Green. The following year, Hannigan landed a regular role on the TV sitcom “Free Spirit.” She came back to her roots and appeared on various TV commercials through most of the early 1990s. Alyson Hannigan’s big break came when she was cast to portray Buffy’s best friend Willow Rosenberg on the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” With the show’s success, Alyson gained global recognition and was cast in a number of movies aimed at teen audiences, such as “Dead Man on Campus,” and “Boys and Girls.”
Thanks to her fame with ‘Buffy,’ Alyson Hannigan was also cast in the 1999 comedy flick “American Pie.” She played Michelle Flaherty, the eccentric, annoying nerd who has plenty of stories about her band camp experiences. She reprised her role as Michelle Flaherty on “American Pie 2” in 2001 and again for “American Wedding” in 2003.
Before ‘Buffy’ ended in 2003, Alyson Hannigan was earning $250,000 per episode. Hannigan also reprised her role as Willow Rosenberg on the Buffy spin-off “Angel” in 2001 and 2003. On October 11, 2003, Alyson married Alexis Denisof, the actor who portrayed Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’.
Aside from switching from one TV show to the next, Alyson also made her theatre debut at the West End, performing on the stage adaptation of “When Harry Met Sally” alongside Luke Perry. After performing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Alyson Hannigan returned to her roots and had a recurring guest role as Trina Echolls in the TV series “Veronica Mars.”
In 2005, Hannigan landed a new gig on the TV series “How I Met Your Mother.” On the show, Alyson portrays the morally inclined, kindergarten teacher Lily Aldrin. In 2006, she starred in the parody on romantic comedies “Date Movie.” Just after the fourth season of “How I Met Your Mother” aired in September 2008, Alyson announced she was pregnant with her first child, due in spring 2009.
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