{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Wendi McLendon-Covey","description":"It\u2019s season seven, babe! We\u2019re here with actor Wendi McLendon-Covey. You Might Know Her From St. Denis Medical, The Goldbergs, Reno 911, What Men Want, Paint, Think Like a Man Too, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and Bridesmaids. Wendi opened up to us about leading the cast of the indie drama Blush, \u201cplaying defeat\u201d on St. Denis Medical, and navigating The Goldbergs post-George Segal and Jeff Garlin\u2019s departures. ALL THAT, plus, the real bridal shower that inspired Bridesmaids, auditioning for Warren Beatty\u2019s Dick Tracy TV special, and the Goldie Hawn\/Darren Starr series that never came to be. Honey bees, we just loved this one. We\u2019re just so glad to be back!  Patreon: www.patreon.com\/youmightknowherfrom Follow us on social media: @youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT @damianbellino || @rodemanne Editor: Adam R. Brown Discussed this week: Blush 2019 indie drama from Debra Eisenstadt Stars as Joyce in the new NBC comedy, St Denis Medical  Reno 911 as Officer Clementine Johnson Was a member of The Groundlings  Reno 911 was created by members of The State Wendi brought the famous DUI stop \u201cStep-bump-bump\u201d to her audition for Reno 911 Wendi loves working with Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash and Thomas Lennon Has worked with Stephen Root multiple times (Paint, My Name is Doris) Wendi\u2019s bits as Rita in Bridesmaids kill Anne every time \u201csmells like someone pissed in an open jar of vitamins\u201d  Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig wrote Bridesmaids and Wendi was part of original table read Army of One with Nicolas Cage was INTENSE bc he stayed in character after time in Morocco The Goldbergs was \u201ccanceled\u201d after 10 seasons There\u2019s a George Segal documentary that The Goldbergs crew members made and is traveling the film festival circuit It was \u201cmutually decided\u201d that Jeff Garlin \u201cleft\u201d The Goldbergs after multiple HR accusations of inappropriate behavior on set  Wendi was ALWAYS the #1 on The Goldbergs, which took place outside of Philly Had to audition for the Dick Tracy Special in 2010 with Mindy Sterling. Warren Beatty \u201cIP Squatting\u201d on the Dick Tracy rights Appeared on Celebrity Ghost Stories Was set to star as Goldie Hawn\u2019s daughter in Darren Starr pilot, Viagra Diaries that was ultimately Would cast Stephen Tobolowsky as her on-screen dad Really did the Bel Biv Devoe \u201cPoison\u201d rap in Think LIke a Man Too with Taraji Henson, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, LaLa Anthony Music video for Aly & Aj\u2019s music video, \u201cStar Maps\u201d Skeevy is from the Italian word for disgusting, \u201cschifoso\u201d  ","author_name":"You Might Know Her From","author_url":"http:\/\/youmightknowherfrom.libsyn.com\/website","html":"