Real Name : Allison Joy Langer
Birth : 22 May 1974, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Height : 5' 1"
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A.J. Langer was born in 1974 in Columbus, Ohio. At age five, her family moved to the San Fernando Valley, just outside of Los Angeles. She was introduced to 'Ernie Lively (I)' (qv), who became her acting coach. A regular for the series _"Drexell's Class" (1991)_ (qv), she also appeared on _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv), _"Coach" (1989)_ (qv), and _"The Wonder Years" (1988)_ (qv). But she gained international fame on the series _"My So-Called Life" (1994)_ (qv) as Rayanne Graff.
Biography written by: Matt Dicker
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- And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991) [Beth Allen] <8>
- Arcade (1993) (V) [Laurie] <6>
- Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland (1994) (TV) [Performer]
- Escape from L.A. (1996) [Utopia] <11>
- Grey Knight (1993) (as Allison 'A.J.' Langer) [Thomas, the drummer boy] <11>
- Lightning in a Bottle (1993) [Mitzi Furber] <7>
- Meet the Deedles (1998) [Lt. Jesse Ryan] <3>
- Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995) (TV) [Girl in wheelchair] <12>
- On Edge (2001) [J.C. Cain]
- Platonically Incorrect (2003) (TV) <2>
- Return to Zork (1993) (VG) [Rebecca Snoot]
- The People Under the Stairs (1991) [Alice] <4>
- The People Under the Stairs 2 (2010) {{SUSPENDED}} [Alice]
- ¿Quién es Alejandro Chomski? (2002) [Herself]
- "100 Greatest Teen Stars" (2006) (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Baywatch" (1989) {Guys & Dolls (#4.22)} [Rachel/Nancy/Linda] <9>
- "Baywatch" (1989) {The Trophy: Part 1 (#2.9)} [Caroline Larkin] <12>
- "Baywatch" (1989) {The Trophy: Part 2 (#2.10)} [Caroline Larkin] <12>
- "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) {Radar Love (#4.12)} [Denise] <17>
- "Blossom" (1991) {All Hallows Eve (#3.9)} [Sheila]
- "Blossom" (1991) {Wake Up Little Suzy (#2.19)} [Sherry]
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Clown Without Pity (#1.5)} [Kathleen Doyle] <15>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Don't You Be My Valentine (#1.16)} [Kathleen Doyle] <13>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Dublin or Nothin' (#1.10)} [Kathleen Doyle] <14>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Fisticuffs (#1.15)} [Kathleen Doyle] <14>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Fools Russian (#1.18)} [Kathleen Doyle] <13>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Love Hurts (#1.7)} [Kathleen Doyle] <14>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Kathleen Doyle] <12>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Queens for a Day (#1.22)} [Kathleen Doyle] <14>
- "Brooklyn South" (1997) {Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along? (#1.3)} [Kathleen Doyle] <15>
- "Camp Wilder" (1992) {Boy Loses Girl (#1.10)} [Lydia]
- "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984) {Between Mother and Daughter (#12.5)} [Carla Leone] <1>
- "Coach" (1989) {Her Boyfriend's Back (#8.15)} [Julie]
- "Coach" (1989) {She's Having Our Baby: Part 2 (#8.5)} [Julie]
- "Coach" (1989) {Somebody's Baby (#8.25)} [Julie]
- "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) {An Innocent Murder (#3.1)} [Ashley York] <6>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Air Drexell (#1.2)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Ashes to Ashes (#1.15)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Beauty & the Beast (#1.14)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Best Halloween Ever (#1.7)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Bully for Otis (#1.11)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Convictions (#1.5)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Cruisin' (#1.17)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Down and Out at the Out 'n In (#1.9)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Driving Drexell Crazy (#1.8)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Love Walked Right in and Swept Mr. Drexell Away (#1.4)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Misery Loves Drexell (#1.3)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {My Own Private Iowa (#1.13)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Otis' Last Day (#1.1)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Silent Night, Holy Smokes (#1.12)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {The Best Thanksgiving Ever (#1.10)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {The Resentments (#1.18)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Til Death Do You Part (#1.16)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Drexell's Class" (1991) {Viva Lost Wages (#1.6)} [Melissa Drexell] <8>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Art (#1.12)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Burglary (#1.6)} [Meg Bardo] <2>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Innocence (#1.11)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Investigator (#1.8)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Karma (#1.7)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Poison (#1.13)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Police (#1.9)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Shots (#1.5)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Trial (#1.4)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Whereabouts (#1.2)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Whistleblower (#1.10)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Eyes" (2005) {Wings (#1.3)} [Meg Bardo] <3>
- "Fame L.A." (1997) {Duet (#1.15)} [Emily Callaghan]
- "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (1992) {Cheers (#1.5)} [Darlene]
- "I Love the '90s" (2004) [Herself]
- "In the Heat of the Night" (1988) {A Frenzied Affair (#6.4)} [Megan Fowler]
- "In the Heat of the Night" (1988) {Discovery (#6.5)} [Megan Fowler]
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Arthur 2: On the Rocks (#2.5)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Author! Author! (#1.6)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Coast to Coast (#2.4)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Enchanted April (#2.2)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Heat (#2.12)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Hollywood Shuffle (#2.8)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Hoop Dreams (#2.18)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Lost in America (#2.6)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Lust for Life (#2.17)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Memories of Me (#1.3)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Raw Deal (#2.16)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Summer of '42' (#2.11)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Client (#1.4)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Conversation (#1.7)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Getaway (#1.2)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Life of Brian (#2.9)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Long Goodbye (#2.3)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Quick and the Dead (#2.15)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {The Sweet Smell of Success (#2.7)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Trading Places (#2.13)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Twins (#2.1)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Two Days in the Valley (#1.5)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) {Walking Tall (#2.14)} [Lauren Woods] <4>
- "Johnny Bravo" (1997) {Hip Hop Flop/Talk to Me, Baby/Blanky Hanky Panky (#1.7)} (voice) [Mary] <10>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Betrayal (#1.17)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Dancing in the Dark (#1.2)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Father Figures (#1.4)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Guns and Gossip (#1.3)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Halloween (#1.9)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (#1.19)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Life of Brian (#1.11)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {On the Wagon (#1.14)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Other People's Mothers (#1.10)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Pressure (#1.13)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Resolutions (#1.16)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Self-Esteem (#1.12)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {So-Called Angels (#1.15)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Strangers in the House (#1.8)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {The Substitute (#1.6)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {The Zit (#1.5)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Weekend (#1.18)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "My So-Called Life" (1994) {Why Jordan Can't Read (#1.7)} [Rayanne Graff] <5>
- "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1990) {Jerry's First Date (#1.21)} [Melissa]
- "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996) {Fallen Angel (#3.6)} [Elissa] <6>
- "Seinfeld" (1990) {The Fatigues (#8.6)} [Abby] <11>
- "Série noire" (1984) {1996 (#1.22)}
- "The Drew Carey Show" (1995) {Chemistry Schmemistry (#8.8)} [Dawn] <7>
- "The Drew Carey Show" (1995) {The Dawn Patrol (#8.9)} [Dawn] <7>
- "The Wonder Years" (1988) {Eclipse (#6.17)} [Mary Jo Genaro]
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {'Twas the Night Before (#2.18)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {A Date with Destiny (#2.7)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Best Laid Plans (#2.14)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Changing Rooms (#2.13)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Deep Issue Massage (#2.19)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Dog Day Afternoon (#2.11)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Don't Be Thrown (#2.5)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (#2.16)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Is It Me? (#2.9)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Masters of Intervention (#1.3)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {My Birth and Welcome to It (#1.2)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {The Manny (#2.10)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {The Sister Equinox (#2.12)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {The Song (#2.17)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Three Thanksgivings, One Turkey (#2.8)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (#2.1)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Three Sisters" (2001) {Unaired Pilot (#1.0)} [Annie Bernstein-Flynn] <3>
- "Touched by an Angel" (1994) {Labor of Love (#3.22)} [Olivia Marland]
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- 'Lord Charles Peregrine Courtenay' (30 April 2005 - present); 2 children
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- "People" (USA), 15 March 1999, pg. 332, by: Irene Zutell, "All Grown Up!"
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- "I know what love feels like. That is one thing I have found. That is one thing that is much clearer because of fibromyalgia. Because once you experience real pain you recognize the vibration, the feeling of being healthy, happy and loved. If I'm not living from my heart, I get sick. I need to do things that feed my soul, like being with people I love, or playing my guitar, or listening to music." From Fibromyalgia Aware magazine.
- We [my husband and I] met in a bar in Vegas. He didn't know I was an actress. I didn't know he had a castle.
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- Attended Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills, California.
- According to British magazines in April 2004, she is engaged to marry the future Earl of Devon, Charles Courtenay. They are said to plan to live in England after the wedding. Charles popped the question while the pair sat on surfboards off the coast of California.
- Began using her initials as her name at age 8, when she played on an all boys baseball team.
- She had originally auditioned for the starring role of "Angela Chase" on _"My So-Called Life" (1994)_ (qv) but did not get it, so she returned for the audition of "Rayanne Graff".
- She married Lord Charles Courtenay in a civil ceremony in April 2005. They celebrated with a formal wedding on April 30, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
- Her father is a clothing salesman, and her mother runs a company for hearing-aid distribution.
- Her father-in-law is the currently sitting 18th Earl of Devon (circa 2007). As such, AJ is titled Lady Courtenay via her husband Lord Courtenay. When her husband becomes the 19th Earl of Devon, she will correspondingly become the Countess of Devon.
- Met her husband, Lord Charles Peregrine Courtenay, in a Las Vegas hotel in 2002. He works as a lawyer in the United States.
- Powderham Castle on River Exe, her new home, was built in 1390. The Courtenays have resided there for over 600 years. Powderham houses a chair used by William of Orange for his first Parliament in 1689, following the "Glorious Revolution".
- The Courtenays took part in the Crusades, were emperors of Constantinople, and fought under King Henry V at Agincourt.
- As someone who has Fibromyalgia, a chronically painful illness, AJ is a huge supporter and bright face for Fibromyalgia awareness and advocacy.
- Gave birth to a daughter, Joscelyn Skye Courtenay, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and measuring 21 inches [b. January 31, 2007].
- Gave birth to a son, Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, on August 16, 2009. Jack is heir to the title of 'Earl of Devon'.
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