• Has three sisters: Susan Silverman, a feminist rabbi (and co-author, with husband Yosef Abramowitz, of the book of 'Jewish Family & Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today's Parents and Children'); Laura Silverman, an actress; and Jody Silverman, a screenwriter.
• Once wrote an article for Penthouse Magazine
• Became the girlfriend of comedian/TV host Jimmy Kimmel in 2002 following Kimmel's divorce from wife Gina.
• Caused a major controversy when she used the word "chink" during a stand up routine on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)
• While a writer on _"Saturday Night Live", played the Chop Suey in Adam Sandler's performance of 'Lunchlady Land.'

Sassy, sharp tongued actress / comedian / writer from Beford, New Hampshire who first started out writing for "Saturday Night Live" (1975), and then moved onto the HBO program "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995). Her quick wit and attractive features meant she was ideal on either side of the camera, and Silverman soon broke into feature films with appearances in Bulworth (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998) and The Bachelor (1999).

Not forgetting her comedic roots on television, Silverman was back on TV in the zany comedy series "Greg the Bunny" (2002) and she provided one of the featured voices on "Crank Yankers" (2002). More recently, Silverman played the uptight girlfriend of Mike White pestering serial loser Jack Black in The School of Rock (2003) plus she co-starred in the mini-series _"Pilot Season" (2004)_ .