Milana Vayntrub
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Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (/ˈvaɪntruːb/ VYN-troob, phonetic transliteration of Weintrub); Uzbek Cyrillic: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб;[3] born March 8, 1987) is a Soviet-born American actress, comedian and activist. The ******** of Jewish refugees, she began her career as a ***** actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. She came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2013 to 2016 and since 2020. In addition to her commercial appearances, she was a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy Other Space (2015) and had a recurring role on the NBC drama This Is Us (2016–2017). Vayntrub has also voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising franchise since 2018 after being cast as the character in the unaired television pilot for New Warriors.
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub; Uzbek Cyrillic: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб; born March 8, 1987 is a Soviet-born American actress, comedian and activist. The ******** of Jewish refugees, she began her career as a ***** actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. Premium Link Upgrade
Born: March 8, 1987 (age 34 years), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height: 1.6 m
Milana Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress, writer and stand-up comedian. She began her career making YouTube videos amounting over 11 million views, then turned her web content into an MTV pilot. In 2016 is was recognized by Adweek on the cover of their Creative 100 issue for her activism, documentary work, and her role as Lily Adams in AT&T commercials. She is most recognized as an actress for her role as Sloane on the NBC dramatic series This Is Us (2016) and as a writer for Adult Swim's Robot Chicken Robot Chicken (2005) .
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sam013024
From Uzbekistan.
She appeared as the saleswoman Lily Adams in the AT&T commercials.
There are moments in your life where you realize you could do nothing, but if you do, you'll probably regret it forever.
In August of 1989, we arrived in Los Angeles where we had ******. With their help, along with that of Jewish resettlement organizations like HIAS, my parents were set up with jobs.
You can't say that we need to give women more roles, and then when we do, say that they're only there because men want to look at them.
I remember what it was like when my parents couldn't help me with my homework because they couldn't speak the language, or being a translator for my parents. I did that a lot.
I'm a real nerd for science. I love Neil deGrasse Tyson and 'Cosmos' and all that.
The AT&T commercials are the most fun acting opportunity that anyone could ask for. That being said, directing exercises a part of my brain that is really fun that I don't get to try out as an actor.
My directing opportunities have been awesome, and my acting opportunities, some have been great and some have not.
The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?
I would love to keep directing commercials. I love it so much. I love working with brands and ad agencies and old white men who have been doing this for 60 years.
I want to be able to enjoy my life to the fullest so I can add something to the lives of people around me.
I do know what it's like to be an outsider.
In the '80s, we were living in the U.S.S.R., where anti-Semitism was a deeply ingrained part of the culture. Being a Jewish person in the Soviet Union was not easy. Not that I remember any of that - I was barely old enough to chew back then - but for my parents, both Uzbekistan-born Jews, life was a struggle.
My ****** had to live in Vienna for three months, then in Italy for another nine, while we waited for refugee status.
I'm not really into sci-fi movies, but I'm into the science of space a lot. I love astronomy and thinking about the nothingness of the everythingness of space.
I did a commercial for a phone company when I was five. But my first big thing was when I was eight. I was on the first season of 'E.R.'
Nobody is powerless.
Being an immigrant myself, but feeling very American, and also being the ***** of immigrants, I understand the feeling of wanting a home.
In the late '80s, the U.S.S.R. loosened its restrictions on immigration. When the government was like, 'Y'all wanna bounce?' my ******, along with tens of thousands of other Jews ran for the door in an attempt to make a better life in America.
I was three years old, so I actually don't remember much of the refugee process.
I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.
My grandmother was a nanny for an Orthodox Jewish ******, and she would come home and tell us about that.
Every opportunity I've had to work and act with incredibly talented directors, like Dean Holland was on 'Love,' and the writers and creators of that show, Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Leslie Arfin, have been incredible learning experiences that have informed my creative process.
We had a lot of help when we got to America.
I think working with **** and seeing how **** are universally ******** - no matter what you do, they love playing on a bongo and they love drawing and they love playing - that is a great uniter.
Comedy came early. I knew when I was a *** that I was silly, and I knew that I liked people who were funny, but I don't think I knew I was funny. I didn't really think about it.
We're so lucky to take being alive for granted.
We all have the power to be influencers.
Commercial directing felt like a very natural transition from my comedy, sketch, music video directing experience.
When I direct - everything I've directed has had improv in it, because I think there's something special in a performance the first time it's said out loud that's hard to recreate.
[on why she will longer show her full body in AT&T commercials] Been getting a lot of 'Why are they placing her body like that in those ads?' Well, I direct the ads. I place myself like that. And it's because of the thousands of unwelcome comments I receive about my body. You've lost the privilege of looking at it until I feel safe again.
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Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (/ˈvaɪntruːb/ VYN-troob, phonetic transliteration of Weintrub); Uzbek Cyrillic: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб;[3] born March 8, 1987) is a Soviet-born American actress, comedian and activist. The ******** of Jewish refugees, she began her career as a ***** actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. She came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2013 to 2016 and since 2020. In addition to her commercial appearances, she was a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy Other Space (2015) and had a recurring role on the NBC drama This Is Us (2016–2017). Vayntrub has also voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising franchise since 2018 after being cast as the character in the unaired television pilot for New Warriors.
Early life and education
Vayntrub was born in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR,[4] and is Jewish. At two years of age, she and her parents immigrated to the U.S. as refugees to escape antisemitism, settling in West Hollywood.[citation needed] She started acting in Mattel Barbie commercials at the age of five, due in part to her ******'s financial problems. Vayntrub briefly attended Beverly Hills High School, but dropped out after her sophomore year, obtained a GED and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from University of California, San Diego.[5] She studied improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade.[6][7]| Milana Vayntrub | |
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Vayntrub at the 2019 premiere of Captain Marvel | |
| Born | Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub March 8, 1987 (age 34)[1][2] Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, activist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Known for | Playing saleswoman Lily Adams in a series of AT&T television commercials |
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub; Uzbek Cyrillic: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб; born March 8, 1987 is a Soviet-born American actress, comedian and activist. The ******** of Jewish refugees, she began her career as a ***** actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. Premium Link Upgrade
Born: March 8, 1987 (age 34 years), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height: 1.6 m
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| Born | March 8, 1987 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan] |
| Birth Name | Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub |
| Height | 5' 3" (1.6 m) |
Mini Bio (1)
Milana Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress, writer and stand-up comedian. She began her career making YouTube videos amounting over 11 million views, then turned her web content into an MTV pilot. In 2016 is was recognized by Adweek on the cover of their Creative 100 issue for her activism, documentary work, and her role as Lily Adams in AT&T commercials. She is most recognized as an actress for her role as Sloane on the NBC dramatic series This Is Us (2016) and as a writer for Adult Swim's Robot Chicken Robot Chicken (2005) .
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sam013024
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From Uzbekistan.
She appeared as the saleswoman Lily Adams in the AT&T commercials.
Personal Quotes (30)
There are moments in your life where you realize you could do nothing, but if you do, you'll probably regret it forever.
In August of 1989, we arrived in Los Angeles where we had ******. With their help, along with that of Jewish resettlement organizations like HIAS, my parents were set up with jobs.
You can't say that we need to give women more roles, and then when we do, say that they're only there because men want to look at them.
I remember what it was like when my parents couldn't help me with my homework because they couldn't speak the language, or being a translator for my parents. I did that a lot.
I'm a real nerd for science. I love Neil deGrasse Tyson and 'Cosmos' and all that.
The AT&T commercials are the most fun acting opportunity that anyone could ask for. That being said, directing exercises a part of my brain that is really fun that I don't get to try out as an actor.
My directing opportunities have been awesome, and my acting opportunities, some have been great and some have not.
The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?
I would love to keep directing commercials. I love it so much. I love working with brands and ad agencies and old white men who have been doing this for 60 years.
I want to be able to enjoy my life to the fullest so I can add something to the lives of people around me.
I do know what it's like to be an outsider.
In the '80s, we were living in the U.S.S.R., where anti-Semitism was a deeply ingrained part of the culture. Being a Jewish person in the Soviet Union was not easy. Not that I remember any of that - I was barely old enough to chew back then - but for my parents, both Uzbekistan-born Jews, life was a struggle.
My ****** had to live in Vienna for three months, then in Italy for another nine, while we waited for refugee status.
I'm not really into sci-fi movies, but I'm into the science of space a lot. I love astronomy and thinking about the nothingness of the everythingness of space.
I did a commercial for a phone company when I was five. But my first big thing was when I was eight. I was on the first season of 'E.R.'
Nobody is powerless.
Being an immigrant myself, but feeling very American, and also being the ***** of immigrants, I understand the feeling of wanting a home.
In the late '80s, the U.S.S.R. loosened its restrictions on immigration. When the government was like, 'Y'all wanna bounce?' my ******, along with tens of thousands of other Jews ran for the door in an attempt to make a better life in America.
I was three years old, so I actually don't remember much of the refugee process.
I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.
My grandmother was a nanny for an Orthodox Jewish ******, and she would come home and tell us about that.
Every opportunity I've had to work and act with incredibly talented directors, like Dean Holland was on 'Love,' and the writers and creators of that show, Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Leslie Arfin, have been incredible learning experiences that have informed my creative process.
We had a lot of help when we got to America.
I think working with **** and seeing how **** are universally ******** - no matter what you do, they love playing on a bongo and they love drawing and they love playing - that is a great uniter.
Comedy came early. I knew when I was a *** that I was silly, and I knew that I liked people who were funny, but I don't think I knew I was funny. I didn't really think about it.
We're so lucky to take being alive for granted.
We all have the power to be influencers.
Commercial directing felt like a very natural transition from my comedy, sketch, music video directing experience.
When I direct - everything I've directed has had improv in it, because I think there's something special in a performance the first time it's said out loud that's hard to recreate.
[on why she will longer show her full body in AT&T commercials] Been getting a lot of 'Why are they placing her body like that in those ads?' Well, I direct the ads. I place myself like that. And it's because of the thousands of unwelcome comments I receive about my body. You've lost the privilege of looking at it until I feel safe again.
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Vayntrub fans should enjoy the film Werewolves Within, which is actually pretty good not just for her.
