Laura Bell Bundy
"LBB"
Laura Bell Bundy, often going by the nickname LBB, grew up in Lexington,
Kentucky. Almost everything LBB touches turns chicken fried, but her southern roots
extend far beyond her hair extensions. Her passion for performing, writing music, and
telling stories combined with her talent and determination took Bundy from her southern
comfort zone to the bright lights of Broadway and now beyond.
Debuting at the age of nine in Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular was
the fuel to the fire. Since then, she has originated the roles of "Tina Denmark" in
Ruthless The Musical,"Amber Von Tussle" in Hairspray, and "Elle Woods" in Legally
Blonde The Musical, and took a turn as "Glinda" in the smash hit Wicked. She has earned
numerous nominations for her performances, including a Tony Award nomination for
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, an Outer Critics Circle nomination,
and Drama Desk nominations.
In addition to dominating Broadway stages, Laura Bell has also been spotted in
front of the camera, appearing on network television shows such as Cold Case, Veronica
Mars, Home Improvement, Malibu Country, "Marah Lewis" on Guiding Light, "Becky"
on How I Met Your Mother, a recurring role as "Shelby" on Hart of Dixie, and her current
series regular role as "Dr. Jordan Denby" on Anger Management. Laura Bell’s film work
includes Dream Girls, Jumanji, Life with Mikey, The Adventures of Huck Finn, CMT’s
first original movie To The Mat,Watercolor Postcards and Hallmark’s Dear Dumb
Diary. Laura Bell can also be seen in her original sketch comedy web series, Cooter
County (www.cootercounty.com). Cooter County has garnered more than five million
upload views and a cult following that quote characters like Shocantelle Brown, Euneeda
Biscuit, and Justice Goode, to name a few. These characters all live in the small fictional
town of Cooter County, KY. “A small water tower town….with a meth lab."
Throughout her time on Broadway, television, and film, Bundy remained true to
her roots. With country music in her DNA, she began writing music at the age of 14 and
started her first band at 18. Laura Bell penned all but one song on her 2010 album on
Universal Records, Achin’ and Shakin’ -- a two sided album: heartbreakingly personal on
one side and joyfully rowdy on the other. Her breakout hit from the Shakin’ side was
“Giddy On Up” which reached #31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Charts and landed
her a show stopping performance on the 2010 Academy of Country Music
Awards. “Giddy On Up” was also featured on the popular video game Just Dance 3.
Now as a Big Machine Recording artist and a Sony ATV songwriter, Laura Bell
is pushing music boundaries even further. Her 2013 single, “Two Step” featuring Colt
Ford, answers the age-old question of what happens when you combine HOT country,
dance tracks and hip-hop beats. "Two Step" was named #3 on MCC's 2013 Top Ten
Country Dance Club Hits. Named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, Laura Bell
was also a featured opener for the Rascal Flatts 2013 Live & Loud Tour-- touring the US
and Europe. Taking it one step further, Laura Bell has teamed up with Nashville
producer, David Huff, to create a series of mix tapes entitled, ‘Beats & Banjos.’ These
mixtapes include mash-ups of popular country songs with well-known country, pop and
hip hop beats as well as one of LBB’s original tunes. These mix tapes can be heard at
soundcloud.com/laurabellbundy.
Laura Bell’s latest song release, “Kentucky Dirty” hit iTunes in November of
2013. The track references the singer’s good ole Kentucky roots and is featured in “The
Sixth Man” – the highly anticipated University of Kentucky basketball documentary
about the fans of Big Blue Nation. Laura Bell is a fanatical University of KY basketball
fan.
In LBB’s own words, “The motivation is not to be famous. It’s to have fun until I
drop dead.” She continues, “I want to make you laugh till you pee your pants and dance
till you slip a disc. I want every night to be like Saturday night.” So hold on to your booty
shorts…and let her entertain you!
How to find LBB:
www.laurabellbundy.com
www.twitter.com/laurabellbundy
www.facebook.com/laurabellbundy
www.instagram.com/laurabellbundy