DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? - More cast biographies
Jennifer Garner (Wilma) plays a nurse in the upcoming, epic World War 11 drama PEARL HARBOR, starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale. She stars opposite Scott Foley, Ethan Embry and Peter Facinelli in the independent feature RENNIES LANDING, which will hit the film festival circuit next year.
Garner's additional feature film credits include MR MAGOO, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, 1999 and WASHINGTON SQUARE. She was a regular on the television series TIME OF YOUR LIFE (starring Jennifer Love Hewitt) and the Bright/Kaufman/Krane drama SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. Garner also had a recurring role on FELICITY. She guest-starred on SPIN CITY and LAW AND ORDER, and has been featured in the television films ROSE HILL, DEADMAN'S WALK, ZOYA and HARVEST FIRE.
Marla Sokoloff (Wanda) plays the sassy and trouble-making receptionist 'Lucy Hatcher' on the hit series THE PRACTICE. Recently, Sokoloff starred in the feature film WHATEVER IT TAKES, a modem-day Cyrano de Bergerac tale set in high school. She next will be seen in the dark comedy SUGAR AND SPICE, which depicts the desperate risks a group of high school cheerleaders take to help out a pregnant fellow squad member.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Sokoloff moved to Los Angeles five years ago and enrolled in the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, where she studied theater and music. She won numerous awards and accolades for her singing, and she performed the National Anthem at such high-profile events as the Oakland A's baseball games and for the U.S.O.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Sokoloff landed roles on several popular television series, including FULL HOUSE, PARTY OF FIVE, THRID ROCK FROM THE SUN and 7TH HEAVEN. She also starred in the feature films THE BABYSITTERS CLUB and TRUE CRIME, and co-starred opposite John Hurt in the dramatic independent movie THE CLIMB.
Kristy Swanson (Christie) got her first acting job at the age of nine in a commercial for a doll house. By the time she turned 13, Swanson had appeared in over 30 commercials, and landed her first television series, DREAMFINDERS, for the Disney Channel. She has since established an extensive list of both television and film credits. Her TV credits include GRAPEVINE, EARLY EDITION, and KNOTS LANDING. For the big-screen, she has starred or co-starred in BIG DADDY opposite Adam Sandler, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, HIGHER LEARNING, THE PHANTOM, EIGHT HEADS IN A DUFFLE BAG, THE CHASE, FLOWERS IN AN ATTIC, HOT SHOTS and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.
Hal Sparks (Zoltan) began his career as a teenager in the famed Chicago-based Second City Troupe. In 1987 he was named the "Funniest Teenager In Chicago" by the Chicago Sun Times.
After a successful run with Second City, Sparks moved to Los Angeles, where he began performing at numerous comedy clubs, as well as at Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival. From 1999-2000, Sparks was the host of the Emmy winning "Talk Soup."
Sparks has a starring role in QUEER AS FOLK a new dramatic Showtime series based on a controversial and critically acclaimed British series. The show centers around a group of gay men living in Pittsburgh.
He also starred in his own sketch comedy pilot entitled HERE COMES THE NEIBORHOOD and he produced comedy segments for the Disney Channel. On the stage, Sparks has performed in such productions as "The Glass Menagerie" and "Brighton Beach Memoirs."
