Lennon Parham is an American

United States

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 actress and comedienne best known for co-starring on the sitcom Accidentally on Purpose

Accidentally on Purpose (TV series)

Accidentally on Purpose is an American television situation comedy series starring Jenna Elfman. It first aired on CBS during the 2009–10 season. and was produced by the CBS in-house production arm. The show is based on the book of the same name by Mary F...

from 2009–2010.

Early life

Parham attended high school at Parkview High School.
Parham attended college at the University of Evansville

University of Evansville

The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

, graduating with a B.S. Degree

Bachelor of Science

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 in Theatre

Theatre

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. Following college, she taught French for two years at TL Weston High School in Greenville, Mississippi

Greenville, Mississippi

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 as part of the Teach for America

Teach For America

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 program.

Career

After her stint as a French

French language

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 teacher, Parham began performing comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. During this time, she starred in the two person show, The Adventures of Lock & Kay, and the one woman show, She Tried to be Normal. In the fall of 2009, began a supporting role in the comedy Accidentally on Purpose

Accidentally on Purpose (TV series)

Accidentally on Purpose is an American television situation comedy series starring Jenna Elfman. It first aired on CBS during the 2009–10 season. and was produced by the CBS in-house production arm. The show is based on the book of the same name by Mary F...

.

Parham and Jessica St. Clair

Jessica St. Clair

Jessica St. Clair is an American actress, writer, sketch comedian and comedy improviser who often performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles, usually as a member of the improv group Mother. Jessica has been a regular on the show Best Week Ever, offering her...

's NBC

NBC

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 comedy pilot Best Friends Forever

Best Friends Forever (TV series)

Best Friends Forever is an upcoming American television comedy series created by Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair that will air on NBC. The series will be a midseason replacement for the 2011–2012 NBC primetime season.-Series synopsis:...

 has been picked up to series and will air sometime in the 2011–2012 season.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Pretty Bird Pretty Bird Pretty Bird is a 2008 American film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:A sweet-natured guy enlists his pals to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt...	Girl at the Gas Station
	Transferants	The Girl
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic Confessions of a Shopaholic (film) Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 American romantic comedy film based on the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. Directed by P. J. Hogan, the film stars Isla Fisher as the shopaholic journalist and Hugh Dancy as her boss.-Plot:...	Joyce
	Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and...	Kate Spevack	1 episode
	Hysterical Psycho	Deaf Mute Sister
	Splinterheads Splinterheads Splinterheads is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by Brant Sersen. It stars Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald and Lea Thompson. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 6, 2009....	Wyoming
	Boldly Going Nowhere Boldly Going Nowhere Boldly Going Nowhere was a proposed American television show for Fox. Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day, the producers and stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, created the show along with their Always Sunny writers' assistant Adam Stein...	Joyce
2009–2010	Accidentally on Purpose Accidentally on Purpose (TV series) Accidentally on Purpose is an American television situation comedy series starring Jenna Elfman. It first aired on CBS during the 2009–10 season. and was produced by the CBS in-house production arm. The show is based on the book of the same name by Mary F...	Abby Chase	Lead role
2010	Big Lake Big Lake (TV series) Big Lake is an American comedy television series on the Comedy Central network. It premiered August 17, 2010. The first season ended on September 14, 2010.-Premise:...	Janet	1 episode
2011	How I Met Your Mother	Bev	1 episode
2011	Best Friends Forever Best Friends Forever (TV series) Best Friends Forever is an upcoming American television comedy series created by Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair that will air on NBC. The series will be a midseason replacement for the 2011–2012 NBC primetime season.-Series synopsis:...	Lennon	Series Regular / Executive Producer

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