She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series The 70s House in , and as a regular roundtable panelist on Chelsea Handler 's late-night talk show Chelsea Lately from to Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period β with Riki Lindhome , which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family.
As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms , voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in Ugly Americans β , Ethel in Brickleberry β and Shannon in Hoops Her observational comedy has been noted by critics for its use of satire , as commentary on such themes as celebrity culture and social class. Leggero was born on March 26, [ a ] in Rockford, Illinois [ 5 ] and is of Italian [ 6 ] and Swedish [ 7 ] descent.
She grew up Roman Catholic [ 8 ] but converted to Judaism as an adult. One of her brothers performs rap in Los Angeles and another is in construction in Rockford. Commenting on her childhood, Leggero said, "I would say [we were] lower-middle-class, but I feel like my mom would start crying if she heard that.
But my dad was a used car dealer and my mother worked in a locksmith shop as the bookkeeper, and then they got divorced, and I do remember, like, nuns bringing us foodβlike big canned goods I had so many jobs growing up: I mowed lawns; I worked at a grocery store; I had two newspaper routes; I worked at a catering place I definitely hustled.
Instead Leggero went to an acting class which was taught by the brother of the artistic director of New American Theatre on Main Street in Rockford. Leggero began performing at age 10 in plays at the New American Theatre. She attended Rockford East High School [ 10 ] and worked at a grocery store as a teenager.
