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LESLIE MANN (Laura) was recently seen in Burr Steers'17Again, starring opposite Zac Efron and Matthew Perry. Mann plays Scarlett, whose husband (Perry) wakes up to find he is age 17 again, and enrolls in the same school his children attend so he can get closer to them. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 17, 2009 and has grossed more than $85 million worldwide.

This summer, Mann will also star in Robert Rodriguez's Shorts, opposite James Spader, Jon Cryer and William H. Macy. The film is set in fictional Black Falls, a suburb where everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Inc., whose communication gadget is sweeping the country. When a boy discovers a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it, it begins to cause havoc throughout the town. Mann and Cryer will play the boy's parents. Shorts is slated for release by Warner Bros. on August 7, 2009.

Mann also stars in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's upcoming I Love You Phillip Morris, opposite Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. I Love You Phillip Morris is the true story of Steven Russell (Carrey), who is sent to prison and falls in love with his cellmate Phillip Morris (McGregor). When Morris is set free, Russell makes several attempts to escape from prison to be with him. Mann plays Carrey's wife in the film. The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is slated for release on February 14, 2010.

Mann will next begin production on What Was I Thinking?, starring opposite Elizabeth Banks. The story centers on a quartet of girlfriends who take a hedonistic ski trip after one of them gets dumped. Lynda Obst is producing the film and it will be released by New Line Cinema.

Mann recently starred in Judd Apatow's acclaimed film Knocked Up, opposite Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. Her performance in the film garnered her rave reviews as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Knocked Up grossed more than $300 million worldwide and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Comedy. It was also nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Movie and was named one of AFI's top-10 films of the year.

Mann is also well known for roles in Drillbit Taylor, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Big Daddy and The Cable Guy. Her other film credits include Stealing Harvard, Orange County, Timecode, George of the Jungle and She's the One.

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