Jennifer Coolidge Worked With Dead People Before Acting?!

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A woman of many talents. We know her as the now Golden Globe-awarded actress who stole the show as Tanya McQuoid in HBO’s The White Lotus, as Stifler’s mom from American Pie, or as stylish makeup guru Paulette Bonafonté from the Legally Blonde movies… But long before the fame, Jennifer Coolidge almost did something completely different… In an interview with Vogue published Thursday, the Shotgun Wedding star revealed that she initially embarked down a VERY different career path before acting: Apparently, prior to gracing our screens, Jennifer attended the Joe Blasco School in Los Angeles, where she studied special effects, fashion, and beauty.

And get this: the curriculum even included a mortuary makeup class! Yes, you read that right — Stifler’s mom almost became a makeup artist for dead people! Related: Jennifer Gets Hilariously Bleeped During Golden Globes Speech! The class actually didn’t include any cadavers, but still a pretty wild mental image — and the Epic Movie actress still learned a thing or two!

She explained: The more you know. As for the reason for all the makeup talk, the 61-year-old was speaking to the outlet about her highly anticipated Super Bowl commercial for e.l.f.

Cosmetics, a brand she deeply resonates with because of their commitment to animal rights:  See, her art really does imitate her life in more ways than one: both with her role in Legally Blonde as a makeup artist AND the second film in the franchise focusing on Elle Woods’ campaign against animal testing!