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In the numbers game of Hollywood, few had a better head for numbers than actress Megyn Price. Ably gifted in both comedy and drama, the blonde, full-cheeked former banker came armed with a quick wit that was well-served in small screen laughers like NBC’s “Lateline” (1998-2000) and The WB’s “Grounded for Life” (2001-2005).

After graduation and working as an investment banker at a private firm in Northern California’s Marin County area she contacted the one friend she knew in Los Angeles who could help her get set up. Price moved down the coast and began waiting tables to make ends meet. At a casual function, she met a casting director who steered her in the direction of NBC’s time-travel drama, “Quantum Leap” (1989-1993) and was soon cast as star Scott Bakula’s daughter on a January1993 episode “October 16, 1968.”

Price smoothly segued from “Quantum Leap” to ABC’s “The Drew Carey Show” (1995-2004). In September 1995, she appeared in the first of two episodes as a no-nonsense waitress who bantered with Carey’s circle of friends. She made such an impression, she returned the following January for a second dose of wisecracking. In the fall of 1996, Price rose to series regular with the ABC comedy “Common Law” (1996). After playing rising young attorney Nancy Slaton for only four episodes, the series was pulled from the air. In her personal life, she fared better, having found love with sitcom producer Bill Lawrence, whom she wed.

By now, the networks were paying close attention to Price’s one-two punch of smarts and sex appeal. She landed another regular series role, that of dutiful producer Gale Ingersoll on NBC’s, ”Lateline” (1998-2000), an Al Franken vehicle about a fictional late-night news program. The show’s curious, but brief run over two seasons culminated with Showtime buying several of its unaired episodes. During the course of “Lateline,” Price was also testing the waters of feature films, starring as the lead in the indie comedy “Love Happens” in 1999 and in a small role in the big-budget David E. Kelley-scripted comedy, “Mystery, Alaska” (1999).

By 2001 she landed her third full-time television pilot and bought a house in Los Angeles and settled into domesticity. Subsequently, it was the third series that proved the charm for Price, who found a comfortable groove on The WB’s pick-up, “Grounded for Life” (2001-05). As Claudia and Sean Finnerty, Price and co-star Donal Logue ably complimented one another as the two youngish parents of three, who realize they are still coming into maturity themselves. Price’s well-received portrayal went beyond the realm of typical sitcom moms and did its part to help the series run from January 2001 to January 2005. During its run, Price branched out into theater, acting in New York and Los Angeles in “The New Living Room” and in Los Angeles in Pamela Ribon’s “Call Me Crazy: The Anne Heche Monologues,” which began in January 2003. In 2005, Price also put her humorous on-air presence to good use as commentator for several of VH1’s “I Love the…” specials, sporadically lending her voice to episodes of Fox’s animated satire “American Dad!” (2005- ).

After “Grounded for Life” bowed out from the airwaves, it was back to the big screen for Price once more, as she soon became a leading lady to another funnyman. As Jane, she turned on the charm, raising the temperature of smitten goofball health inspector Larry the Cable Guy in “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector” (2006). In the fall of 2007, adept at dealing with the fictional man-children of both film and television, she returned to the world of sitcoms opposite actor Patrick Warburton, playing Audrey, the married voice of experience on CBS’ “Rules of Engagement.”



				» Her career TV \| MOVIES \| OTHER In the numbers game of Hollywood, few had a better head for numbers than actress Megyn Price. Ably gifted in both comedy and drama, the blonde, full-cheeked former banker came armed with a quick wit that was well-served in small screen laughers like NBC’s “Lateline” (1998-2000) and The WB’s “Grounded for Life” (2001-2005). After graduation and working as an investment banker at a private firm in Northern California’s Marin County area she contacted the one friend she knew in Los Angeles who could help her get set up. Price moved down the coast and began waiting tables to make ends meet. At a casual function, she met a casting director who steered her in the direction of NBC’s time-travel drama, “Quantum Leap” (1989-1993) and was soon cast as star Scott Bakula’s daughter on a January1993 episode “October 16, 1968.” Price smoothly segued from “Quantum Leap” to ABC’s “The Drew Carey Show” (1995-2004). In September 1995, she appeared in the first of two episodes as a no-nonsense waitress who bantered with Carey’s circle of friends. She made such an impression, she returned the following January for a second dose of wisecracking. In the fall of 1996, Price rose to series regular with the ABC comedy “Common Law” (1996). After playing rising young attorney Nancy Slaton for only four episodes, the series was pulled from the air. In her personal life, she fared better, having found love with sitcom producer Bill Lawrence, whom she wed. By now, the networks were paying close attention to Price’s one-two punch of smarts and sex appeal. She landed another regular series role, that of dutiful producer Gale Ingersoll on NBC’s, ”Lateline” (1998-2000), an Al Franken vehicle about a fictional late-night news program. The show’s curious, but brief run over two seasons culminated with Showtime buying several of its unaired episodes. During the course of “Lateline,” Price was also testing the waters of feature films, starring as the lead in the indie comedy “Love Happens” in 1999 and in a small role in the big-budget David E. Kelley-scripted comedy, “Mystery, Alaska” (1999). By 2001 she landed her third full-time television pilot and bought a house in Los Angeles and settled into domesticity. Subsequently, it was the third series that proved the charm for Price, who found a comfortable groove on The WB’s pick-up, “Grounded for Life” (2001-05). As Claudia and Sean Finnerty, Price and co-star Donal Logue ably complimented one another as the two youngish parents of three, who realize they are still coming into maturity themselves. Price’s well-received portrayal went beyond the realm of typical sitcom moms and did its part to help the series run from January 2001 to January 2005. During its run, Price branched out into theater, acting in New York and Los Angeles in “The New Living Room” and in Los Angeles in Pamela Ribon’s “Call Me Crazy: The Anne Heche Monologues,” which began in January 2003. In 2005, Price also put her humorous on-air presence to good use as commentator for several of VH1’s “I Love the…” specials, sporadically lending her voice to episodes of Fox’s animated satire “American Dad!” (2005- ). After “Grounded for Life” bowed out from the airwaves, it was back to the big screen for Price once more, as she soon became a leading lady to another funnyman. As Jane, she turned on the charm, raising the temperature of smitten goofball health inspector Larry the Cable Guy in “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector” (2006). In the fall of 2007, adept at dealing with the fictional man-children of both film and television, she returned to the world of sitcoms opposite actor Patrick Warburton, playing Audrey, the married voice of experience on CBS’ “Rules of Engagement.”