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Janis Ian, also referred to as Janis Sarkisian or Janis ʻImiʻike in the musical versions, is a character from the Mean Girls franchise. She is portrayed by Lizzy Caplan in the original 2004 film , Barrett Wilbert Weed in its Broadway musical version and by Auliʻi Cravalho in the musical film .
At the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Lizzy Caplan took a moment to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Mean Girls, in which she starred as Janis Ian, and her excitement for being an Emmy ...
The 'Mean Girls' movie musical contains any number of updates to the 2004 original — but none as significant, or meaningful, as its treatment of Janis.
Janis Ian (originally played by Lizzy Caplan) becomes Janis 'Imi'ike, now played by Auliʻi Cravalho. Cravalho made her film debut in 2016 as the voice of the titular character in Disney’s Moana .
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan , Rachel McAdams , Tim Meadows , Ana Gasteyer , Amy Poehler , and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve teenager who transfers to an American high school after years of homeschooling in Africa.
The character Damian has appeared in the film Mean Girls (2004) and subsequent adaptations. He is the gay best friend of Janis Ian who is described within the franchise as "too gay to function". [2] [3] He has also been called sarcastic. [4] Dessi Gomez of TheWrap has said Damian "stands by Janis' side through thick and thin, as she does with ...
Janis Ian was named after a real musician. Lizzy Caplan’s character was named after the very first musical guest on Saturday Night Live . The singer was popular in the ’70s and had one major ...
The next day, two students named Damian Leigh and Janis Ian befriend her and try to educate her on how to navigate high school, including warning her about a group of rich popular girls dubbed "The Plastics", Karen Smith, Gretchen Wieners and especially their leader and the school's queen bee, Regina George. Later that day during lunch, Cady is ...