Christina Sally Kirkman (born February 25, 1993) is an American

United States

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 teen actress and comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

. She was best known for her role in All That

All That

All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...

 in season 9.

Early life

Kirkman was born in Melrose, Massachusetts

Melrose, Massachusetts

-Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...

 and she is an only child. She attended The Winthrop Elementary School in Melrose from kindergarten to fifth grade.

Claim to fame

In 2003, Kirkman entered Nickelodeon's

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 "America's Funniest Kid" competition and won the highly-coveted spot as a regular performer on All That

All That

All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...

. In part of her audition she was asked to do a skit in which she met Jay Leno

Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...

. She had never heard of Leno because she had never stayed up late, so she said "Who the heck is Jay Leno

Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...

?" and instead pretended to talk to Leno's bodyguard

Bodyguard

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. When asked if she thought she was going get into the All That cast, she responded, "I thought I had NO chance!" with a laugh.

All That

Christina got to join the cast of All That after winning the contest. Christina had always dreamed of being on All That. In season 9, she made her first appearance in the second episode. She stayed on the cast for season 10 as well, though All That was cancelled after this season. She is last seen when her and Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Dominique Whitaker is an American actor, playing key roles in the films The Great Debaters and Training Day, as well as TV shows ER, Brothers & Sisters and The War At Home. He later went on to be a featured cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy...

 introduce the musical guest. Christina Kirkman showed off her rapping skills during a sketch on "All That" called "T.R. Yell".

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