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{{short description|Canadian-American stand-up comedian (born July 3, 1956)}}
'''Marla Lukofsky''' (1956- ) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] veteran [[stand-up comedian]]. She was one of Canada's stand-up pioneers in the 1970s, the same decade she discovered her talent and was a member of the [[Yuk Yuk Club]].
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{{Infobox person
|name = Marla Lukofsky
|image = Comedian_and_Actor_Marla_Lukofsky.jpg
|birth_name = Marla Lukofsky
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|07|03}}
|birth_place = [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
|citizenship = United States, Canada
|education = [[Seneca College]], 1978
|occupation = Stand-up comedian, actor, voice-actor, singer, writer, speaker
|years_active = 1973-present
|website = www.marlalukofsky.com
}}
'''Marla Lukofsky''' is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian, actress, singer, writer, and keynote speaker. She's one of the pioneers of stand-up comedy in Canada and has performed in every major city in North America, the UK and the first female comedian to headline in Bermuda.


Lukofsky has appeared in a variety of TV shows including ''[[An Evening at the Improv]]'' with [[Elliott Gould]], ''The Palace'' TV Variety Series with Jack Jones and ''[[The Alan Thicke Show]]'' as well as starring in feature films such as ''[[Honeymoon (1985 film)|Honeymoon]]'' with [[Nathalie Baye]] and [[John Shea]] and ''[[Zero Patience]]''.
In the 1980s, she voiced Playful Heart Monkey and Good Luck Bear in the [[The Care Bears Movie|first]] [[The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation|two]] [[Care Bears]] movies and the [[The Care Bears (television series)|television series]].


Lukofsky was a regular radio columnist on The [[Vicki Gabereau]] Show and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s 'Basic Black' with host [[Arthur Black (humorist)|Arthur Black]] and became the regular last word columnist on CBC's national TV news show ''[[Midday (Canadian TV program)|Midday]]'' with [[Keith Morrison]] and [[Valerie Pringle]] completing 100 segments. She has voiced many cartoon series including [[The Care Bears]] TV series and movies, [[Alf Tales]], [[Super Mario Bros.]], [[Pecola]] and [[Fugget About It]].
The next [[1990s|decade]], she had a guest role on ''[[Rupert the Bear|Rupert]]'' and appeared in 1993's controversial ''[[Zero Patience]]''.


== Early life ==
As of now, Lukofsky can be heard in [[Nelvana]]'s computer-animated preschool show ''[[Pecola]]'', and also has been seen in ''[[Doc (TV series)|Doc]]'' on [[I (TV network)|i]].
Lukofsky was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] in 1956 to Ruth and Louis Lukofsky and has two older sisters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-21 |title=Stand-up becomes inspirational |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/diseases_cures/2008/06/21/standup_becomes_inspirational.html |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
== Career ==
Lukofsky started her career in 1973 as a funny folk singer at the famed [[Riverboat]] in Toronto and performed at every folk club in Toronto. In 1975, she became a regular at a new comedy club called 'The Improv' with [[Gene Taylor (TV and radio personality)|Gene Taylor]], along with other regulars including [[Rick Moranis]] and [[Martin Short]].
*''Marla [sic] Lukofsky: Mini Mistress of Mirth'' by [[Andrew Clark]], ''[[Eye Weekly]]'' [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_07.30.92/arts/co0730.htm ].


By 1978, Lukofsky became a regular headliner at [[Mark Breslin]]'s [[Yuk Yuks]] Comedy chain and toured Canada sharing the bill with [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Howie Mandel]]. She was briefly a member of Toronto's [[The Second City]] Touring Company but preferred the nightclub circuit and returned to the road.
*''Stand-up becomes inspirational: Marla Lukofsky and cancer recovery'' by [[Diane Flacks]], ''[[Toronto Star]]'' [http://www.thestar.com/article/444917].


For three consecutive years, the PROCAN Music Awards had Lukofsky and [[John Roberts (journalist)|John Roberts]], host their awards event in 1985-1987. In 1990, Lukofsky moved to [[Los Angeles]] and played a variety of nightclubs, sharing the bill with comedian [[Sherri Shepherd]] at [[West Hollywood]]'s 'The Rose Tattoo' Cabaret and other establishments.
*''Cancer’s best medicine (Toronto Comedian Marla Lukofsky)'' Network & Voice of Breast Cancer Survivors www.cbcn.ca 2008.04.28 [http://www.cbcn.ca/en/%3Fsection%3D4%26category%3D837]

In 2015, Lukofsky began singing jazz in Toronto, combining her comedy skills with her vocal talents and in 2016 was featured in the [[TD Toronto Jazz Festival]].

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1984
|data-sort-value="Get Along Gang, The" | ''[[The Get Along Gang]]''
|Bingo Beaver (voice) - Pilot
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Midday (Canadian TV program)|Midday]]''
|Last Word Columnist
|100 episodes
|-
|1985
|''[[Care Bears (TV series)|Care Bears]]''
| Playful Heart Monkey / Patti Johnson (voices)
|Uncredited
|-
|1986
|data-sort-value="Care Bears Family, The" | ''[[The Care Bears Family]]''
| Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices)
|Series regular
|-
|1986
|data-sort-value="Magical World of Disney: Young Again, The" | ''The Magical World of Disney: Young Again''
| Suzanne
| guest star
|-
|1989
|data-sort-value="Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The" | ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
| voice actor
|Series regular
|-
|1987
|data-sort-value="Magic School Bus, The" | ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
| voice actor
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Starcom: The U.S. Space Force]]''
| voice actor role of Lianna
|Series guest
|-
|1987
|data-sort-value="Sylvanian Families, The" | ''[[The Sylvanian Families]]''
| voice actor role of Tracy, Prissy Thistlethorn, Willow, Jerry
|Series various guest voices
|-
|1988-1989
|''[[ALF Tales]]''
| voice actor
|Series regular
|-
|1989
|data-sort-value="Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The" | ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
| voice actor
|Series regular
|-
|1981
|''[[Rubber Face]]'' starring Jim Carrey
|Donna Cherry
|Co-star
|-
|1989
|data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' revised version
|Principal role
|
|-
|1990
|''[[T. and T.]]'' starring Mr. T
|Brenda
|co-star
|-
|1987
|''[[Seeing Things (TV series)|Seeing Things]]''
|various co-starring roles
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert]]''
|Phoebe (Voice)
|
|-
|2001-2002
|''[[Doc (2001 TV series)|Doc]] ''
|Meribeth Weatherbeater
|guest star, 1 episode
|-
|2001-2003
|''[[Pecola]]''
|Series regular voice actor
|
|-
|2004
|''Care Bears: Forever Friends''
| Playful Heart Monkey, Good Luck Bear (voice)
|
|-
|2010-2011
|''[[Scaredy Squirrel (TV series)|Scaredy Squirrel]]''
| Voice actor
| Series regular
|-
|2012
|''[[Fugget About It]]''
|Rosalie (voice)
|Series guest
|}

== Movies ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1985
| ''[[Honeymoon (1985 film)|Honeymoon]]''
| Sally
| Co-star
|-
|1985
| ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]''
| Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices)
| Co-star
|-
|1986
| ''[[The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation]]''
| Playful Heart Monkey (voice)
| Co-star
|-
|1987
| ''[[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland]]''
| Good Luck Bear (voice)
| Co-star
|-
|1993
| ''[[Zero Patience]]''
| African Green Monkey
| Co-star
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*''Stand-up becomes inspirational: Marla Lukofsky'' by [[Diane Flacks]], ''[[Toronto Star]]'' [https://www.thestar.com/article/444917].
*''Marla [sic] Lukofsky: Mini Mistress of Mirth'' by Andrew Clark,''[[Eye Weekly]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20060322151039/http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_07.30.92/arts/co0730.htm].
*''Breast cancer survivor tells her story through laughter'' by Lisa Queen, www.insidetoronto.com North York Mirror 10.03.08 ''[http://www.insidetoronto.com/article/56678]''.
*''Comic reinvents herself as jazz singer'' by Ruth Schweitzer, ''[[The Canadian Jewish News]]'' ''[http://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/arts/comic-reinvents-jazz-singer]''
*''Battling cancer with humour'' by [[Ted Woloshyn]], ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' [https://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/11/battling-cancer-with-humour]''.


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{imdb name|id=0525716|name=Marla Lukofsky}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0525716|name=Marla Lukofsky}}
*[http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=2030 Marla Lukofsky] at VoiceChasers.com
*[http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=2030 Marla Lukofsky] at VoiceChasers.com
*[http://www.marlalukofsky.com Marla Lukofsky website]

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Latest revision as of 00:41, 16 December 2024

Marla Lukofsky
Born
Marla Lukofsky

(1956-07-03) July 3, 1956 (age 68)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CitizenshipUnited States, Canada
EducationSeneca College, 1978
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor, voice-actor, singer, writer, speaker
Years active1973-present
Websitewww.marlalukofsky.com

Marla Lukofsky is a Canadian-American stand-up comedian, actress, singer, writer, and keynote speaker. She's one of the pioneers of stand-up comedy in Canada and has performed in every major city in North America, the UK and the first female comedian to headline in Bermuda.

Lukofsky has appeared in a variety of TV shows including An Evening at the Improv with Elliott Gould, The Palace TV Variety Series with Jack Jones and The Alan Thicke Show as well as starring in feature films such as Honeymoon with Nathalie Baye and John Shea and Zero Patience.

Lukofsky was a regular radio columnist on The Vicki Gabereau Show and CBC's 'Basic Black' with host Arthur Black and became the regular last word columnist on CBC's national TV news show Midday with Keith Morrison and Valerie Pringle completing 100 segments. She has voiced many cartoon series including The Care Bears TV series and movies, Alf Tales, Super Mario Bros., Pecola and Fugget About It.

Early life

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Lukofsky was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1956 to Ruth and Louis Lukofsky and has two older sisters.[1]

Career

[edit]

Lukofsky started her career in 1973 as a funny folk singer at the famed Riverboat in Toronto and performed at every folk club in Toronto. In 1975, she became a regular at a new comedy club called 'The Improv' with Gene Taylor, along with other regulars including Rick Moranis and Martin Short.

By 1978, Lukofsky became a regular headliner at Mark Breslin's Yuk Yuks Comedy chain and toured Canada sharing the bill with Jim Carrey and Howie Mandel. She was briefly a member of Toronto's The Second City Touring Company but preferred the nightclub circuit and returned to the road.

For three consecutive years, the PROCAN Music Awards had Lukofsky and John Roberts, host their awards event in 1985-1987. In 1990, Lukofsky moved to Los Angeles and played a variety of nightclubs, sharing the bill with comedian Sherri Shepherd at West Hollywood's 'The Rose Tattoo' Cabaret and other establishments.

In 2015, Lukofsky began singing jazz in Toronto, combining her comedy skills with her vocal talents and in 2016 was featured in the TD Toronto Jazz Festival.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Get Along Gang Bingo Beaver (voice) - Pilot
1985 Midday Last Word Columnist 100 episodes
1985 Care Bears Playful Heart Monkey / Patti Johnson (voices) Uncredited
1986 The Care Bears Family Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices) Series regular
1986 The Magical World of Disney: Young Again Suzanne guest star
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! voice actor Series regular
1987 The Magic School Bus voice actor
1987 Starcom: The U.S. Space Force voice actor role of Lianna Series guest
1987 The Sylvanian Families voice actor role of Tracy, Prissy Thistlethorn, Willow, Jerry Series various guest voices
1988-1989 ALF Tales voice actor Series regular
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! voice actor Series regular
1981 Rubber Face starring Jim Carrey Donna Cherry Co-star
1989 The Twilight Zone revised version Principal role
1990 T. and T. starring Mr. T Brenda co-star
1987 Seeing Things various co-starring roles
1995 Rupert Phoebe (Voice)
2001-2002 Doc Meribeth Weatherbeater guest star, 1 episode
2001-2003 Pecola Series regular voice actor
2004 Care Bears: Forever Friends Playful Heart Monkey, Good Luck Bear (voice)
2010-2011 Scaredy Squirrel Voice actor Series regular
2012 Fugget About It Rosalie (voice) Series guest

Movies

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Honeymoon Sally Co-star
1985 The Care Bears Movie Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voices) Co-star
1986 The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Playful Heart Monkey (voice) Co-star
1987 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland Good Luck Bear (voice) Co-star
1993 Zero Patience African Green Monkey Co-star

References

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  1. ^ "Stand-up becomes inspirational". thestar.com. 2008-06-21. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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