Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. She won two Emmys for her role on _"3rd Rock from the Sun" . Johnston teaches acting at The Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School at NYU. She founded an organization called SLAM, whose goal is the creation of a desperately needed sober high school in New York City. Johnston's first book was a New York Times Bestselling memoir, entitled "GUTS: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster".
Went to high school in Wisconsin.
Spent a large part of her teens traveling as an exchange student to Sweden and South America.
Attended Whitefish Bay High School, in Whitefish Bay, an upscale, small suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Graduated with good grades in 1985.
Her father is a former state senator.
Starred in the play "The Baltimore Waltz" in NYC (Dec 2004).
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
She appeared on the cover of punk band Bad Religion s 1998 album "No Substance".
She recently posed nude for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to protest the treatment of carriage horses in New York City.
A member of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.
(November 2006) Currently starring in "Love Song" on the West End stage in London with Neve Campbell , Cillian Murphy and Michael McKean.
(September 2013) Diagnosed with lupus myelitis.
In early September 2013 she became ill and later was diagnosed with lupus myelitis. As a result of the disease she suffers from muscle weakness that led to difficulty walking, especially on the stairs, and she wears an orthopedic collar to keep the head up.
Royal Young has accomplished a rare feat in his fresh and riveting debut: he manages to recount his fascinating youth and unconventional family with a mixture of humor, scathing honesty and tenderness. Much more than simply a book about a kid who dreams of stardom, Fame Shark is a thoughtful, hilarious and moving love letter to his family and the Lower East Side of New York City.
