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| Janis Ian | |
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| Mean Girls character | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Janis_Ian_Mean_Girls.jpg) Lizzy Caplan as Janis Ian in Mean Girls | |
| First appearance | Mean Girls (2004) |
| Last appearance | Mean Girls (2024) |
| Created by | Tina Fey |
| Portrayed by | Lizzy Caplan (2004 film) Barrett Wilbert Weed (stage musical) Auliʻi Cravalho (2024 film) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Janis Ian (2004 film) Janis Sarkisian (stage musical) Janis ʻImiʻike (2024 film) |
| Nickname | Dyke (2004 film) Space Dyke (stage musical) Pyro-les (2024 film) |
| Occupation | Student at North Shore High |
| Significant other | Kevin Gnapoor (2004 film) Unnamed Girlfriend (2024 film) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | North Shore High |
| Residence | Evanston, Illinois, United States |
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.[1]
Janis is the best friend of Damian Leigh (or Damian Hubbard in the musical), and ex-best friend of Regina George. Her main goal throughout the story is to get revenge on Regina for spreading rumours about her, and she does this through the use of new girl Cady Heron, who is enlisted to help Janis take down Regina.
Janis' character was written by Tina Fey. The character originally shared a name with a folk singer who appeared on the series premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975 and had a Top Ten single "At Seventeen", which reached no. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in September 1975 when Fey was five years old. The song is a stirring critique on high school angst, popularity delusions and teen barbarity. The singer was outed in 1976 and came out as a lesbian in 1993 with the release of Breaking Silence, her album which confronts teenage suicide and related issues. "At Seventeen" is played faintly during a scene in the 2004 version of Mean Girls.[2]
- ^ McCormick, Colin (June 7, 2023). "Mean Girls Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Ghahremani, Tanya (October 3, 2014). "This Obscure 'Mean Girls' Fact About Janis Ian Goes All the Way Back to 1975". Bustle. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018.