Mike & Molly - "Mike Takes a Test" - 5:30 pm Friday, November 7 on CITSDT YES TV HDTV

Billy Gardell (Actor) .. Mike Biggs

Born: August 20, 1969
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Trivia: Moved from Pennsylvania to Florida as a child. A drama teacher in high school got him interested in acting. Was a member of the International Thespian Society Troupe 850. Saw The Honeymooners when he was 12 and wanted to be like Jackie Gleason; went on to play Ralph Kramden in a Florida theater production. Began performing at comedy clubs while still a teenager. Made his feature debut in the Sylvester Stallone-starring Avenging Angelo (2002). Has been a series regular on FX's short-lived Lucky and the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. Is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Melissa Mccarthy (Actor) .. Molly Flynn

Born: August 26, 1970
Birthplace: Plainfield, Illinois

Trivia: First gaining notoriety as Sookie on the hit sitcom Gilmore Girls, actress Melissa McCarthy began her onscreen career with a bit part on her cousin's The Jenny McCarthy Show. Minor film and TV roles followed before she landed the aforementioned part of Sookie St. James, a role she would play throughout Gilmore Girls seven-season run on The WB/CW. In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one-half of a weight-challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy nod for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. However, it was her supporting turn in the R-rated comedy Bridesmaids that brought her a taste of mass adulation as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Katy Mixon (Actor) .. Victoria Flynn

Born: March 30, 1981
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida, United States

Trivia: Before moving to Los Angeles, actress Katy Mixon studied at the Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, and later appeared in the Utah Shakespeare Festival. She began her onscreen career with a role in the 2005 thriller The Quiet, and subsequently continued to find herself on camera, appearing in films like Four Christmases and State of Play. In 2009 she landed a lead role in the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down. She had a memorable supporting turn in Take Shelter, and also appeared in the Nicolas Cage vehicle Drive Angry.

Reno Wilson (Actor) .. Carl McMillan

Born: January 20, 1969
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Trivia: Actor Reno Wilson first began appearing onscreen in the late '80s, playing the recurring role of Howard on the sitcom The Cosby Show. He would go on to make many more TV appearances, guest starring on episodes of shows like Chicago Hope and Heist throughout the '90s and 2000s. Additionally, Wilson would find success in movies, with prominent roles in many feature films such as 2009's Crank High Voltage.

Nyambi Nyambi (Actor) .. Samuel

Born: April 26, 1979
Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Trivia: Family lived in many areas of the country before they settled down in Virginia. Was a point guard on Bucknell University's basketball team; wanted to play in the NBA, but got injured and had to quit the sport. Listed on Dick Vitale's "All-Name Team," an honor for NCAA college hoops players with unique names. Made off-Broadway debut in the 2004 musical revival of Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. Attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York for two years. In 2006, made movie debut in the dramatic flick Day Night Day Night. Appeared on NBC's Law & Order in 2010. The episode was called "Four Cops Shot." Big fan of blues music. Enjoys listening to Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Performed with the Classical Theatre of Harlem and the LAByrinth Theatre Company.

Swoosie Kurtz (Actor) .. Joyce Flynn

Born: September 06, 1944
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Trivia: Stage, screen, and TV actress Swoosie Kurtz's father was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and she was named after a plane he flew in World War II. After college she attended a drama school in London, and debuted onstage in a series of regional theater plays in the late '60s. In 1970 she appeared in an off-Broadway production of The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, for which she won an Obie Award; she went on to a successful stage career, winning two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics' Circle Award. Eventually Hollywood took an interest, and she became a regular on the TV sitcom Love, Sydney, winning an Emmy for her work. She debuted onscreen in a small role in Slap Shot (1977) then appeared in two successive flops; it was four years before her next screen role. Since 1982 she has had an intermittently busy film career, mostly in well-respected but not particularly successful productions. In the '90s she has co-starred in the TV series Sisters.

Cleo King (Actor) .. Grandma

Born: August 21, 1962
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Trivia: Was a theater major in college. In 1983, originated the role of Yvonne in the school stage production of Eleven-Zulu. Moved to New York City after college to work in the theater. First appeared on a national TV show in 1988 on the NBC comedy The Cosby Show in an episode called "If the Dress Fits, Wear It." Cinematic debut was in the 1989 drama Rooftops. Performed in the 1992 off-Broadway musical revue A...My Name Is Still Alice. First recurring small-screen series role was in the Fox drama Boston Public in 2001. In 2010, returned to TV in the CBS comedy Mike & Molly. Teaches acting classes.

Rondi Reed (Actor) .. Peggy

Born: October 26, 1952
Birthplace: Dixon, Illinois, United States

Trivia: First acting role came in a grade-school production of Johnny Appleseed. Went on to study theater in college. Member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, IL, since 1979; debuted in the 1980 play Bonjour, La Bonjour. Honored with her first Jeff Award, given for outstanding accomplishments in Chicago theater, in 1982. In 1986, made directorial stage debut in the two-play series Lydie Breeze. Made Broadway debut in the 1990 stage version of The Grapes of Wrath. First TV role was on the ABC comedy Roseanne in a 1992 episode called "Therapy." Made cinematic debut in the 1992 comedy Mo' Money. Rejected role of Mattie Fae in the problematic comedy August: Osage County four times before she agreed to do it; her portrayal earned her a Tony Award. Landed the role of Peggy in the 2010 CBS comedy Mike & Molly.

Louis Mustillo (Actor) .. Vince

Born: May 28, 1958
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Trivia: As a high-school student, wrote and performed short plays for friends and family. Wrote and starred in the one-man show Bartenders (2002) at New York's John Houseman Theatre. Has guest starred on two Larry David sitcoms: appeared in an episode of Seinfeld as one of Jerry's neighbors; later appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as a bowling-alley employee. Enjoys collecting antiques.

Gerald McRaney (Actor) .. Capt. Patrick Murphy

Born: August 19, 1947
Birthplace: Collins, Mississippi, United States

Trivia: Gerald McRaney was 14 when he was possessed with the notion to become an actor. Five years later, McRaney landed a job with a New Orleans rep company, laboring away as an oil-field worker during the off-season. In 1969, he made his film bow in the Southern-fried cheapie The Night of Bloody Horror. Moving to LA in 1971, he took acting lessons with Jeff Corey, struggling to lose his Mississippi accent, and drove a cab between TV jobs. For nearly a decade, McRaney paid the rent by playing murderers, psychos and rapists. The actor was finally "humanized" as down-home, college-educated private eye Rick Simon on the breezy detective series Simon and Simon, which ran from 1981 to 1988. After this, he was briefly considered for the starring role in Coach; instead, he was cast as Marine major J. D. "Mac" McGillis in the long-running (1989-93) family sitcom Major Dad. He made his directorial debut with the 1991 TV movie Love and Curses...And All That Jazz, in which he also starred. In 1995, he was brought in to hypo the flagging CBS drama series Central Park West; when this series tanked, he resurfaced as the star of the "family values" weekly drama Promised Land (1996), a spin-off of his guest appearance on TV's Touched by an Angel. McRaney's second wife was Designing Woman co-star Delta Burke.

Suzie Q (Actor) .. Jim

Mike & Molly: Mike Takes a Test

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Friday, November 7 on CITSDT YES TV HDTV (14.1)

Mike Takes a Test

Season 3, Episode 9