E. G. Daily
Elizabeth Daily | |
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 Daily at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2008 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Ann Guttman September 11, 1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | E.G. Daily, Elizabeth A. Daily |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1979–present (actress) 1981–present (performer) |
| Spouse | Rick Salomon (1995–2000) |
Elizabeth Ann Guttman (born September 11, 1961),[1] better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. She has voiced television characters such as Tommy Pickles in Rugrats and its spin-off All Grown Up!, Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls, Rudy Tabootie in Chalkzone, and Isabel "Dizzy" Flores in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles. She was the titular role in the live-action feature film Babe: Pig in the City, replacing Christine Cavanaugh.
Singing career
Daily signed with A&M Records in 1985, working with Madonna's frequent collaborators John "Jellybean" Benitez and Stephen Bray. In 1986, that label released the R&B/rock single "Say It, Say It". The song made it to #70 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the #1 spot on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. (Other versions of the song appeared as early as 1981.) Her songs "Shake It Up" and "I'm Hot Tonight" were included in the soundtrack to the film Scarface. Those same songs were later included in the lineup of fictional radio station Flashback 95.6 in the Grand Theft Auto III video game. They were also included in the Scarface: The World Is Yours video game, based on the 1983 film. Her hit "Love in the Shadows" was featured in the films Thief of Hearts and Circuit.
Also in 1985, she provided back-up vocals for Human League front-man Philip Oakey's debut solo album, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder.[2] That same year she appeared in the comedy film Better Off Dead, singing two songs as a member of a band performing at a high school dance; both songs were included on the soundtrack album credited to E.G. Daily.
In 1987 she released the song "Mind Over Matter", which is featured in the film Summer School. Daily plays guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and percussion. In her 1988 song, "Some People", from her Lace Around the Wound album, produced by Lotti Golden and Tommy Faragher, she plays guitar and harmonica. She performed a song on The Breakfast Club soundtrack called "Waiting".
Daily released a song titled "Changing Faces" in 2003. The song was used on the end credits of Rugrats Go Wild. She also released a single titled "Beautiful" which she made available through iTunes on April 29, 2008. She also sang the song "Dawn's Theme", which was used at the end of the movie Streets. From 2003–2011, Daily did the voiceover of Jake Harper singing the Two and a Half Men song.
Live acting
Besides doing voice-overs, Daily has acted in film and on TV. She played Sandy Burns on the PBS series The Righteous Apples from 1980 to 1981. In 1985, she starred as Dottie in the cult classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure. She also appeared on such shows as Laverne & Shirley, CHiPs, Fame and Friends. She was also in the video for Rod Stewart's song "Young Turks" as Patti, one of the runaway teens.[3]
Personal life
Daily dated actor Jon-Erik Hexum of the television show Cover Up, and was dating him at the time of his death. Daily was married to Rick Salomon from 1995–2000. They have two daughters, Hunter (b. 1996) and Tyson (b. 1998).[4]
One-woman show
Daily created and performed a one-woman stand-up comedy tour about the ups and downs of her career and life.[citation needed]
Filmography
Feature
Short subjects
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Orkly Kid | ||
| 2004 | Stop That Cycle | ||
| 2004 | Wait | ||
| 2007 | Up-In-Down Town |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (as E.G. Daily) | Musical guest (episode 212, May 17, 1986) |
| 1991–2004 | Rugrats | Tommy Pickles | 172 episodes |
| 1992–1997 | Eek! The Cat | Wendy Elizabeth (voice) | 30 episodes |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Quarx (voice) | Episode: "The Star Child" |
| 1994–1997 | Duckman | Mambo (voice) | 15 episodes |
| 1995 | Bump in the Night | Germ Girls (voice) | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Timon & Pumbaa | Girl (voice) | Episode: "Shopping Mauled / Library Brouhaha" |
| 1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | Buttercup | 81 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | What-a-Mess | voice | |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs | Bagheera (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Quack Pack | Louie (voice) | 39 episodes |
| 1997 | Friends | Leslie (as E.G. Daily) | Episode: "The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner" |
| Spicy City | Nisa/Darleen (voice) | Episode: "Love is a Download" | |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Thrift Store Manager (voice) | Episode: "Beware the Creeper" |
| 1998–1999 | Recess | (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2001 | Histeria! | Pepper Mills (voice) | |
| 1999–2002 | The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Knothead (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Private Isabel "Dizzy" Flores (voice) | 40 episodes |
| 2000–2002 | Baby Blues | Zoe, Baby Midge, Becky (voice, as E.G. Daily) | 4 episodes |
| 2002–2004 | ChalkZone | Rudy Tabootie (voice) | 42 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | All Grown Up! | Tommy Pickles (voice) | |
| 2003–2010 | Two and a Half Men | Jake Harper (voice – opening theme song) | |
| 2006 | Curious George | Steve | Episode: "Several Episodes" |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Various | |
| The Land Before Time | Rhett/Shorty (voice) | Episodes: "The Brave Longneck Scheme" (as Rhett), "The Big Longneck Test" (as Shorty) | |
| Random! Cartoons | Victor/One-Eyed Bird/Co-Worker #1 (voice) | Episode: "Victor" | |
| 2010 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird/Veranke | Episode: "Widow's Sting" |
| 2010–present | Pound Puppies | Dolly/additional voices |
Video games
- The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage – Buttercup, Male Child 5, Female Child 5
- Rugrats in Paris – Tommy Pickles
- Rugrats Go Wild! – Tommy Pickles
- Happy Feet – Toddler Mumble, Toddler Gloria
- The Incredibles – Elastigirl
- Downhill Jam – Fei Liu
- Nicktoons Racing – Tommy Pickles
- Rugrats: Royal Ransom – Tommy Pickles
- Powerpuff Girls: Mojo's Pet Project – Buttercup
- Stonekeep – Sweetie Surly
- Rugrats: Search for Reptar – Tommy Pickles
- The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction – Buttercup
- Baten Kaitos Origins – Wacho
- Speed Racer – Rosey Blaze
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
- Skylanders: Giants - Sprocket and additional voices
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Wild Child | |
| Lace Around the Wound |
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| Tearing Down the Walls |
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| Changing Faces |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US | US Club | US Dance | US R&B | CAN | FR | IT | NL | NZ | |||
| 1986 | "Say It, Say It" | 70 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 46 | — | 22 | 13 | 14 | Wild Child |
| "Love in the Shadows" | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | ||
| 1987 | "Mind Over Matter" | — | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Summer School soundtrack |
| 1989 | "Some People" | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lace Around the Wound |
| 1990 | "This Time" | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Don't Even Care" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tearing Down the Walls |
| "Breath of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Changing Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Changing Faces |
| 2008 | "Beautiful" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Somebody's Loving You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Lists Elizabeth A. Guttman on September 11, 1961.
- ^ Giorgio Moroder Discography
- ^ Official site of EG Daily - Film and TV
- ^ "Pam Anderson Weds Rick Salomon". US Magazine. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
Among the guests were ... his daughters Hunter, 11, and Tyson, 9.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- American dance musicians
- American female pop singer-songwriters
- American film actresses
- American video game actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles, California
- Musicians from Los Angeles, California
- Singers from California
- 20th-century American actresses