Megan Mullally credits her father, Paramount contract player Carter Mullally Jr., with her acting talent. While the buxom, petite actress was born in Los Angeles, she spent her formative years in Oklahoma where she studied ballet and performed with Ballet Oklahoma. During the summers, Mullally studied at the School of American Ballet in New York City. As she got older, she shifted her interest from the classical world to the more contemporary musical comedy one. During her college years, Mullally appeared in student productions and after graduation, headed to Chicago where she spent six years