American comedian Not to be confused with Lana Turner.
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| Lahna Turner | |
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| Genres | Observational comedy |
Lahna Turner is an American stand-up comedian. She is primarily known for having been married to comedian Ralphie May.
Early life
As a child, Turner and her family moved from Canada to Houston, Texas for her father's career with Exxon.
Turner attended Texas State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts with a focus in photo technology. Turner worked full-time as a photographer throughout her college career. At the age of 19, she started an unofficial internship with the Associated Press, which eventually led to a freelance position with the organization.
Career
Turner began her comedy career post-college in Houston where she performed three comedic songs at a local open mic night. She booked her first paying gig two months later. In 2004, Turner released her first comedy album, Dick Jokes & Other Assorted Love Songs. She later recorded If These Lips Could Talk (2012), her first one-hour special So…. I Wrote a Song About It (2014) and Limeade (2017), the first ever comedy visual album. Turner's albums have received airplay at top radio stations across the country as well as National Lampoon's Top 40 comedy countdown, and are in rotation on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. She also has an early, non-comedy album called Life as a Human.
Turner made her big-screen debut in Teacher of the Year where she played Ursula Featherstone. She also appeared in This Is Meg (2017), Brand New Old Love (2018) and is a producer of What's Eating Ralphie May? (2019). She was also the executive producer for the documentary 360 Degrees Down.
Personal life
On July 3, 2005, Turner married fellow comedian Ralphie May, with whom she had a daughter in September 2007 and a son in June 2009. May died in 2017 before the two could finalize their divorce.
References
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- Turner, Lahna (March 13, 2017). "Lahna Turner: How I Lost 500 Pounds (guest post)". Laughspin. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "Lahna Turner at Hollywood Improv". Hollywood Improv. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Lahna Turner". IMDb. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Shuttee, Vic (June 24, 2019). "Comic Lahna Turner on Loving (and Losing) Stand-Up Great Ralphie May… And Writing Music About It". Houston Press. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Teacher of the Year, retrieved December 13, 2019
- This Is Meg, retrieved December 13, 2019
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- E News "Whats Eating Ralphie May", December 5, 2019, retrieved May 4, 2020
- What's Eating Ralphie May?, retrieved December 13, 2019
- "Home". Ralphie May. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Bucher, Chris (October 6, 2017). "Lahna Turner, Ralphie May's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- Genzlinger, Neil (October 6, 2017). "Ralphie May, 45, Comedian 'Who Happens to Be Fat,' Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 13, 2019.