Alyson Hannigan Birthday Special: Take a look at some lesser-known facts
You might recall Alyson Hannigan from her time on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ or ‘How I Met Your Mother’ or from her role in the ‘American Pie’ film series, right?
We wish Alyson Lee Hannigan a very Happy Birthday! Today she has turned 47 years old.
She is an American actress and television presenter. She has been part and parcel of many TV series and also Sitcoms. You might remember her from the TV series Free Spirit, Switched at Birth, Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Penn & Teller: Fool Us. She has also starred in the film like American Pie, Love, Wedding, Marriage, American Wedding, or You Might Be the Killer.
Now let’s take a look below for 12 more lesser-known facts about Alyson Hannigan.
EARLY LIFE
Alyson Hannigan was born on 24th March 1974. She was born on the land of Washington D.C, United States. Ever since she has been a child, At the age of 4, she began appearing in several TV commercials. At 11, she moved to Hollywood, which provided her a better scope at landing her career as she received more exposure.
FAMILY
She was born into an upper-middle-class family. Her parents always pampered her as she is the single child in the family. Her Mother Emilie Haas worked as a real estate agent and her father Alan Hannigan a Trucker at Teamsters. Alyson grew up with her mother mostly as her father was away for work and other engagements.
EDUCATION AND CAREER BUILDING
Alyson Hannigan attended the North Hollywood High School while living with her mother solely as her father was mostly away. During that time, she would regularly visit her father in Santa Barbara. In those visits, she would also audition for agents.It was due to these auditions she got professional exposure first towards TV commercials and then major roles.
But before landing a career, she did attend the California State University located in Northridge. She graduated from university with a degree in Psychology. During her bachelor’s, she was an active member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, where she had made lots of memories and friends.
DEBUT
It wasn’t until 1988 that Alyson managed to land a major role in a relatively popular and hit production comedy and science fiction movie My Stepmother Is an Alien. She played a major role in the film alongside Seth Green that too as her love interest on the screen. Her first TV debut was through a sitcom Free spirit that short-lived on ABC during the year 1989. Her role in How I Met Your Mother is no coincidence; it was a result of a series of successful events. Some of which started off as teenager Hannigan babysitting the children of Bob Saget, who was her co-star in the series and also in Full House.
MARRIAGE AND BUILDING A FAMILY
Around the year 2000, Alyson was rumored to be dating co-star Alex Denisof. She walked the aisle on 11th October 2003 at the Two Bunch Palms Resort in exotic Desert Hot Springs located in California. Alex Denisof played the role of Wesley in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and further also appeared in How I met your mother as co-anchor of Robin. Currently, the couple resides in Encino, Los Angeles along with their children. She has two beautiful daughters of whom one was born in 2009 and the other in 2012.
KIM POSSIBLE MOVIE AND THE PREMIERE
Alyson Hannigan starred in a Disney television movie, and we can’t leave that little detail out of this. One of the major roles she has played was that of Ann Possible who is Mother to Kim Possible. The film is based on the animated cartoon series that once aired on Disney. The premiere of the movie was yet another important one for Alyson and her small family. She and her husband were spotted walking the green carpet with their two daughters, Keeva and Satyana.
APPEARANCE IN MASTER CHEF JUNIOR CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN
On the event of Thanksgiving, Alyson and her older daughter Saty in the spotlights of Master chef junior celebrity. The same episode also featured other celebrities with their teammates who all battled together for a $25000 cash reward for donation. The dishes made by the celebrities were then critiqued by Gordon Ramsay and Aron Sanchez. After the episode, Alyson admitted to the fact that Saty has strong potential behind the stove and would totally rock the chef outfit.
AMERICAN PIE REUNION
Recently the entire cast of American Pie managed to make it to the Reunion and capture a group selfie to memoir the occasion. However, Seann and Thomas arrived too late for the group picture, whereas Shannon never made it at all. The cast still looks lively as ever, and Alyson reminisces the past by appreciating the fun they once shared behind the scenes of American Pie.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP GOALS
Being an efficient mother comes naturally to Alyson Hannigan. Alyson always prioritizes her kids and more and plans everything accordingly so her children can benefit from it. She even took up a role in a moralistic animated movie for the sake of her kid’s betterment. She says that she has always attempted to educate her children to believe for themselves and adopt who they really are, something that only intensified in their life with a role model like Nancy.
WEIRD BUT USEFUL SKILLS
Alyson has talked about her dexterous toes which she employs for some sleek handful of tricks and shortcuts. She can use her toes to tie her shoelaces easily. Not only that, but her toes also help her in picking up things with her toes, chiefly when her hands are occupied while holding her daughter. She named her toes “grabbers.” She also is known to have two tattoos on her foot. Her right ankle features two intertwined dolphins and a small turtle on her left one. She also played soccer during her student life but gave up on it due to consistent injuries that made her weak.
AVERSION TOWARDS SMOKING
Alyson cannot stand the smell of the smoke and hates the act of smoking itself. She mentioned that if she had any superpower, she would wish for people to stop smoking. Besides truth be told smoking is pretty bad for you anyway.
