Jan Hooks

American actress, comedian (1957-2014)
Person human Q1372210
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Jan Hooks

Summary

Jan Hooks is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Decatur[2]. She was born on April 23, 1957[3]. She died in Woodstock[4]. She died on October 9, 2014[5]. She worked as an actor[6], television actor[7], voice actor[8], and film actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,785 views/month, #5,964 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Jan Hooks's place of birth was Decatur[2].
  • Jan Hooks died in Woodstock[4].
  • Jan Hooks was born on April 23, 1957[3].
  • Jan Hooks died on October 9, 2014[5].
  • Burial took place at Cedartown[11].
  • Jan Hooks held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Jan Hooks's native language[13].
  • Jan Hooks's professions included actor[6].
  • Jan Hooks's professions included television actor[7].
  • Jan Hooks's professions included voice actor[8].
  • Jan Hooks worked as a film actor[9].
  • Jan Hooks's education included a stint at University of West Florida[14].
  • Jan Hooks was educated at Cypress Lake High School[15].
  • Jan Hooks was educated at Towers High School[16].
  • Jan Hooks is recorded as female[17].
  • Jan Hooks's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jan Hooks's Commons category is recorded as Jan Hooks[19].
  • The cause of death was cancer[20].
  • Jan Hooks's family name is recorded as Hooks[21].
  • Jan Hooks's given name is recorded as Q18220903[22].
  • Jan Hooks's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Jan Hooks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[24].
  • Jan Hooks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Jan Hooks's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Janet Vivian Hooks'}[26].
  • Jan Hooks's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jan Hooks'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1957-04-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-10-09[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4339ffb2-f494-4b8a-848f-f46cc121f292[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Hooks's place of birth was Decatur[2]. She was born on April 23, 1957[3]. English was her native language[13].

Education

Educated at University of West Florida[14], a university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1963[35]; Cypress Lake High School[15], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1963[38]; and Towers High School[16], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1964[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], television actor[7], voice actor[8], and film actor[9].

Death and Burial

Jan Hooks died on October 9, 2014[5]. She passed away in Woodstock[4]. The cause of death was cancer[20]. Burial took place at Cedartown[11].

Why It Matters

Jan Hooks ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,785 views/month, #5,964 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Jan Hooks born?

Born in Decatur[2], Jan Hooks…

Where did Jan Hooks die?

Jan Hooks passed away in Woodstock[4].

What did Jan Hooks do for work?

Jan Hooks worked as actor[6], television actor[7], voice actor[8], and film actor[9].

Where did Jan Hooks go to school?

Jan Hooks was educated at University of West Florida[14], Cypress Lake High School[15], and Towers High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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