Arizona Wildcats: Alumni who could be the College GameDay celebrity picker
Kristen Wiig – Actress, Comedian
Wouldn’t having Kristen Wiig as the celebrity picker be fun? She is hysterical!
Kristen started out at the University of Arizona, majoring in Art. According to Biography.com, a college professor encouraged her to pursue acting:
"It was there that Wiig, a natural introvert, enrolled in her first acting class. “I was terrified,” she said. “I don’t really like talking in front of groups of people. Through high school if ever I had to give a speech, I would try to get out of it or not go to school that day… But I took the class, and I liked it, and the teacher was really encouraging for me to keep doing it.”"
Kristen is most famous for her role or many roles on the comedy variety show, Saturday Night Live. But Wiig is making a splash on the motion picture scene receiving a nomination for best actress in a comedy for the hit film Bridesmaids in the 69th Golden Globe Awards.
Her next venture is a remake of Ghostbusters for Sony Pictures Entertainment. I have to divulge here by law that I work for this great studio, so please take that into consideration. The cast for this film will not be an all-male cast, it will be an all-female cast complete with co-stars Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones and is set to release in 2016.
Wiig has starred in over 35 films over the last ten years beginning with Unaccompanied Minors and including some voice over roles in Despicable Me 2, Her and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Adding to Wigg’s long list of accolades, she also has starred in over 20 TV shows including Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, and Portlandia.
Although Kristen would be a fun celebrity picker, the chances of her being chosen are slim, probably because she didn’t graduate from the U of A, and I am sure has a very busy schedule.
There are many more Alumni to list, and maybe someday we will pick up a part two on famous Arizona Wildcats, but for now who will be the celebrity picker on Saturday is a mystery.
Who do you think was chosen celebrity? Will Wildcats fans be happy? Will whomever they pick be a homer? We wait for the big GameDay reveal.
My Prediction: Steve Kerr or Greg Kinnear
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