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Aug 6, 2021 · Kathy Kinney, who played Mimi Bobeck on The Drew Carey Show, has a busy life after the sitcom. She runs a lifestyle blog, a children's website, and occasionally returns to improv comedy with Drew Carey and his friends.
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Mimi Bobeck, Drew's chief nemesis at home and at work, is a main character on The Drew Carey Show, who is portrayed by Kathy Kinney.
Mimi is Mr. Bell's (and then later, Mr. Wick's) assistant/secretary and the main antagonist of the series. She is an overweight woman, who wears a lot of make-up, yet has very high but unstable self-esteem. (As an in-joke, Mimi's mother, Mother Bobeck, was played by Tammy Faye Bakker.) Mimi is Drew's arch-nemesis; she vowed to make Drew's life a living hell after Drew denied her a job based on her makeup. Mimi's pranks have included gluing Drew's hand to a pornographic magazine, covering Drew's desk with garbage, and eventually sending Drew to China while he is unconscious. She is also known for calling him "Pig" and "Doughboy."
Her character can be seen as an attack on societal norms of beauty. Mimi's past has a lot of connections to the world of music; she often talks about being a roadie for Foghat and was married to Eddie Money for two weeks after appearing at his first concert. Additionally, she admits to sleeping with both Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton. Frampton still carries a torch for Mimi; he has a tattoo of her likeness on his chest. Later on, Mimi becomes more of a friend to Drew, after they agree to put their feud on hold while Mimi dates/marries Steve (John Carroll Lynch) and a good, if unconventional, mother to Gus. Early in the series, it was revealed that Mimi was of Polish ancestry, and inherited the title of Duchess of Kraków after her aunt died. However, the episode with this content received plenty of complaint from the Polish community, and all mention of Mimi's heritage has been removed from the show (with alternative footage placed over these bits in syndication).
Kathy Kinney (born 1955) is an American actress and comedian. After appearing as Prudence Godard on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1989–1990), she achieved fame with her portrayal of Mimi Bobeck on ABC 's The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004). [2]
YearTitleRoleNotes2020Franny LewisEpisode 12: "Dirty Dexy Money"2019Lunch LadySeason 4 episode 3: "Bigger Kids, Bigger ...2016JudySeason 5 episode 15: "Unholy Matrimony"2011KarenEpisode 5: "Stand and Deliver" Segment: ...Apr 12, 2022 · Learn about the actor's life and career after the sitcom, including her website for children, her books, and her confidence boost from Mimi. See photos of her then and now at 67.
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Apr 18, 2010 · His arch-enemy and sister-in-law, Mimi Bobeck, finds out, and gains an enormous amount of pleasure from the fact she knows Drew's little secret. All credit to Mcmlix1959 for the clip. Enjoy.
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Kathy Kinney is an American actress who has appeared in many TV shows and movies, including The Drew Carey Show, where she played Mimi Bobeck, a clownish and eccentric co-worker of Drew Carey. Learn more about her biography, awards, trivia, and filmography on IMDb.
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Sep 12, 2020 · Exactly 25 years ago this week, Mimi Bobeck started making Drew Carey’s life hell on The Drew Carey Show. The ABC sitcom premiered on Sept. 13, 1995, with a pilot episode in which Mimi — having slathered on her signature blue eyeshadow — accuses the fictional Drew of sexism after he rejects her department store job application.
