Natasha Lyonne began acting at an early age with her first role as "Opal" on Pee-wee's Playhouse. She appeared in the 1990 film A Man Called Sarge during the time her family lived in Israel. Natasha Lyonne is perhaps best known for her roles in the first two American Pie films as the wise-cracking "Jessica." She has also appeared in more than thirty other movies, including starring roles in the independent films Slums of Beverly Hills and But I'm a Cheerleader. Lyonne also starred opposite Macaulay Culkin in Party Monster in 2003, a dramatization of the Michael Alig story. As the character of "Brooke," Lyonne donned a fat suit and dreadlocks. After an extended hiatus, Lyonne filmed Goyband in New York City with Adam Pascal, Amy Davidson, Cris Judd, Dean Edwards,Tibor Feldman and Tovah Feldshuh