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 voices Tommy Pickles in Rugrats and its spinoff All Grown Up!, Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls and Steve from Curious George.
Early life and acting career[]
Daily was born in Los Angeles, California, Her longest lasting role has been as the voice of Tommy Pickles, which she played for 17 years in the animated series Rugrats (1991–2004) and All Grown Up! (2003–2008).
In the early 1980s, she played Patti in Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" music video. From 1980 to 1982 she played the character Sandy Burns on the PBS series "The Righteous Apples". Daily appeared in 1983's Valley Girl, 1984's Streets of Fire, 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure (as his love interest Dottie), and 1989's Loverboy.
She made a small appearance in 1985 in the comedy film Better Off Dead where she is singing "One Way Love (Better Off Dead)" and "A Little Luck" on stage at a high school dance. The same year she had a small role in Fandango with Kevin Costner.
She has also provided the voice of Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005), Rudy Tabootie in ChalkZone (2002–2004), Mambo in Duckman, "Dizzy" Flores in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, and as Wacho in the Nintendo GameCube RPG Baten Kaitos Origins.
She made a brief appearance on Friends, as Phoebe's old singing partner in 1997, and Daily appeared in the Rob Zombie film The Devil's Rejects (2005) as "Candy", an enthusiastic prostitute.
In 2006, Daily played the voice of "Baby Mumble", a hatchling penguin, in Happy Feet. She voiced Rhett (Ali's new friend) and Shorty (Littlefoot's adopted brother) on two episodes of the animated television series The Land Before Time.
Daily played Paris Hilton's mother in National Lampoon's Pledge This!; Daily's ex-husband, Rick Salomon, was Paris's co-star in her sex tape 1 Night in Paris.
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 the label released the R&B/Rock single "Say It, Say It." The song made it to #70 on 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]
Daily had a top 10 hit in 1987 with the song "Mind Over Matter," which is featured in the movie Summer School. Daily plays guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and percussion. In her 1988 song, "Some People," she plays guitar and harmonica. She also sang a song that was used in The Breakfast Club called "Waiting." ("Waiting" also appeared on the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club.)
Daily released a single titled "Beautiful," that 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.
Personal life[]
Daily dated actor Jon-Erik Hexum of the television show Cover Up. She was dating him at the time of his death when he accidentally shot himself with a prop gun on the set of Cover Up. Daily was married to Rick Salomon from 1995–2000. They have two daughters, Hunter (b. 1996) and Tyson (b. 1998).[3]
Filmography[]
Feature[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Funny Money | Cass | |
1982 | The Escape Artist | Sandra | |
1982 | Wacko | Bambi | |
1982 | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | Motel Maid | |
1983 | One Dark Night | Leslie Winslow | |
1983 | Valley Girl | Loryn | |
1984 | Streets of Fire | Baby Doll | |
1984 | No Small Affair | Susan | |
1985 | Fandango | Judy | |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Dottie | |
1985 | Better Off Dead | ||
1988 | Bad Dreams' | Lana | |
1989 | Loverboy | Linda | |
1991 | Dutch | Hailey | |
1991 | Dogfight | Marcie | |
1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | dubbing voice for Zack O'Malley | |
1994 | The Little Rascals | dubbing voice of Froggy | |
1994 | The Flintstones (film) | dubbing voice of Bam Bam Rubble | |
1995 | A Goofy Movie | voice | |
1998 | The Rugrats Movie | Tommy Pickles | |
1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Babe | |
1999 | Gen¹³ | Freefall | unreleased in US, but direct-to-video in Europe and Australia |
2000 | Bob's Video | V.C. | |
2000 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | Nathan | direct-to-video |
2000 | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Tommy Pickles | |
2001 | Recess: School's Out | Cap'n Sticky | |
2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan | Ella | |
2002 | The Making and Meaning of We Are Family | documentary | |
2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Buttercup | |
2002 | The Country Bears | voice | |
2003 | Rugrats Go Wild | Tommy Pickles | |
2005 | Potheads: The Movie | Mrs. B Johnson | |
2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Candy | |
2006 | Cutting Room | Joanne Kramer | |
2006 | Mustang Sally | Mustang Sally | |
2006 | Happy Feet | Baby Mumble | |
2006 | National Lampoon's Pledge This! | Catherine Johnson | |
2007 | White Air | Alex's Mother | |
2007 | The Unlikely's | Natalie Redding | |
2008 | Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber | Junior | |
2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Nurse Susan | |
2010 | Gnomes and Trolls: The Forest Trial | Junior | |
2010 | Boy Toy | Helen | |
2011 | Happy Feet 2 | Erik (voice)[4] |
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) |
1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) | Quarx (voice) | Episode: The Star Child |
1991–2004 | Rugrats | Tommy Pickles | 173 episodes |
1992–1997 | Eek! the Cat | Wendy Elizabeth (voice) | 30 episodes |
1994–1997 | Duckman | Mambo (voice) | 15 episodes |
1995 | Bump in the Night | Germ Girls (voice) | 1 episode |
1995–2005 | 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 |
1997 | 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 (tv series) | (voice) | 2 episodes |
1999–2010 | 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 (US TV series) | 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) | |
2006–2009 | Histeria! | Pepper Mills (voice) | |
2007 | The Land Before Time (TV series) | Rhett (voice) | Episode: The Brave Longneck Scheme |
2007 | Random! Cartoons | Victor/One-Eyed Bird/Co-Worker #1 (voice) | Episode: Victor |
Discography[]
Albums[]
Date of Release | Title | Label | U.S. Billboard Peak | RIAA Certification |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Wild Child | A&M Records | ||
May 25, 1989 | Lace Around The Wound | A&M Records | ||
April 13, 1999 | Tearing Down The Walls | A&M Records |
Singles[]
- Say It, Say It -#70 Hot 100, #71 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #4 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #1 Hot Dance Club Play
- Love In The Shadows -#14 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #6 Hot Dance Club Play
- Mind Over Matter -#17 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #7 Hot Dance Club Play
- Some People -#33 Hot Dance Club Play
- Changing Faces
- Beautiful -#19 Hot Dance Club Play
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1402488/
External links[]
- Official Site
- Elizabeth Daily at the Internet Movie Database
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