{"id":257664,"date":"2026-08-15T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/25-things-you-dont-know-about-lisa-ann-walter-reality-show-guilty-pleasure-nightly-ritual-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:00:28","slug":"25-things-you-dont-know-about-lisa-ann-walter-reality-show-guilty-pleasure-nightly-ritual-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/25-things-you-dont-know-about-lisa-ann-walter-reality-show-guilty-pleasure-nightly-ritual-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Things You Don\u2019t Know About Lisa Ann Walter: Reality Show Guilty Pleasure, Nightly Ritual and More"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Laughter follows Lisa Ann Walter<\/strong> wherever she goes. From her scene-stealing part as Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/a> to her iconic breakout role in The Parent Trap<\/em>, the Maryland-born comedian has won over fans with her big laugh and larger-than-life presence. Now, she\u2019s bringing that same energy to a new role as \u201cHead Teacher\u201d for the BIC Supply Ride Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amid it all, Walter is giving fans a rare, unfiltered look at her life off-camera \u2014 from an unexpected audition rivalry with Jane Lynch<\/strong><\/a> to favorite hangouts with IRL bestie Elaine Hendrix<\/strong><\/a> to a cringe-worthy starstruck moment with the late Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get the full scoop in her exclusive 25 Things You Don\u2019t Know About Me interview with Us<\/em>, from our latest issue on newsstands now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. I threw out the first pitch at a Phillies game. The roar that went up in the crowd [from Abbott fans] was so important to me. I lost it that they were like that.<\/p>\n

2. My celebrity crushes [in] middle school were Robert Redford<\/strong><\/a> and Paul Newman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3. Quinta Brunson<\/strong><\/a> wears a necklace that says \u201ckindness as the character.\u201d She runs our show with that as the bottom line.<\/p>\n

4. The kids from [the musical] Heathers<\/em> got me into Love Island<\/em>. I\u2019m not proud of myself, but I do have my favorites!<\/p>\n

5. My go-to karaoke song is \u201cMe and Bobby McGee\u201d by Janis Joplin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

6. My favorite thing in the world is chocolate cake. By the way, it\u2019s a meal.<\/p>\n

7. My wind-down ritual? Take the bra off. I think the bra comes off in the car.<\/p>\n

8. I can\u2019t wait to have grandkids so I can go through [and write down] the goofball things that they say.<\/p>\n

9. My favorite comfort movie is Sense and Sensibility<\/em>, hands down, no questions asked.<\/p>\n

10. The superlative I\u2019d give the Abbott<\/em> cast is Best Chemistry. They\u2019d say I am Most Likely to Be on My Phone.<\/p>\n

11. I did a movie with the late, fantastic Catherine O\u2019Hara. I walked into our makeup trailer, and I immediately was like, \u201cOh my God, I\u2019m such a huge fan! You\u2019re [SCTV<\/em>\u2019s] Lola Heatherton. I want to [bear all your children]!\u201d I started doing her character to her.<\/p>\n

12. My best high school memory is going to my senior prom with a date and then meeting my first serious boyfriend at that prom and leaving with him.<\/p>\n

13. I can crochet a hat in less than 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

14. My favorite way to spend a Saturday is trivia night.<\/p>\n

15. My mom\u2019s best advice: Your mother knows best and she doesn\u2019t care about anyone more than she cares about her kids. Also: Don\u2019t let anyone take care of your money but you.<\/p>\n

16. I collect Genie Francis dolls.<\/p>\n

17 . I love the dance scenes in the movie Shall We Dance<\/em>. [Being part of that] was one of the things I\u2019m most proud of.<\/p>\n

18. My most sentimental items are all the Christmas tree decorations my kids made.<\/p>\n

19. My favorite things to do with my bestie Elaine Hendrix<\/strong>: dance, any adventure, re-binge Game of Thrones, jigsaw puzzles.<\/p>\n

20. The secret to a long-lasting friendship is only one of you can fall apart at a time.<\/p>\n

21. There was a point when every time I went to a network [audition], it was me and Jane Lynch. We would just go, \u201cWell, I guess they don\u2019t know what they want because we could not be more different!\u201d<\/p>\n

22. My phobia is bats.<\/p>\n

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