Alison Cimmet

Alison as a leprechaun Alison Cimmet grew up in Portland, Maine, where she worked at various community theatres in the area. Her theatrical debut was as a green baby leprechaun in "Finian's Rainbow" at the age of 6. Alison holds a Theatre Arts degree from Brown University, where she was the Weston Award recipient for outstanding acting. She has also studied acting at Northwestern summer conservatory ("cherubs"), Stagedoor Manor, The Actors Center, Cay Michael Patten Studios, and the Upright Citizens Brigade. She has studied voice and vocal performance at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and with Marianne Challis, Craig Carnelia, Steve Sweetland, and Matt Farnsworth. You may have seen her hard at work in her "day job" in various television commercial spots including Staples, Ikea, Cheerios, Orbitz, Havertys, AOL, Cascade, Marriott, Boarshead, and Comedy Central. Alison currently resides in New York where she actively works in theatre, film, and television. Her husband David is a computer engineer, her 15-year-old son Max is a genius, and her 13-year-old son Gavin also happens to be a genius.