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Lily Aldrin is a fictional character in the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother. Lily is portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan . She is married to Marshall Eriksen and is best friends with Ted Mosby , Robin Scherbatsky and Barney Stinson .
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- Personality
- Career
- Relationships
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Childhood
Lily was born on March 22, 1978 in New York City and grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In her early life, her father took care of her most of the time. Lily's mother is an extreme feminist, who worked two jobs and refused to buy her an easy bake oven. After entering school, her dad became a stay-at-home dad who was distracted by his newfound dream of creating the next great American board game, therefore constantly neglecting Lily. After a while, she even gave him the You're dead to me look. Y...
Teenage Years
In high school, Lily had a goth-like appearance. In the ninth grade, she accidentally passed gas loudly while in class. She blamed Michael Sasser, the boy seated next to her who was just getting close to becoming one of the cool kids after joining the baseball team. After she blamed him, Michael gained the nickname, "Gasser", and was teased so much that he switched schools. Lily would later consider this to be one of her biggest regrets (Happily Ever After). She became a teenage bad-as...
College
Lily attended Wesleyan University, where she majored in art. During a freshman floor party, she made out with a guy named Colin. She got so drunk that she completely forgot who she hooked up with and referred to Colin as "too much tongue guy". After seeing Marshall Eriksen at orientation, she broke her stereo and went to see if she could find him to fix it. She would later go on to meet Ted Mosby. After Marshall helped her fix her stereo in her dorm room, the two of them started dating. When...
She is married to Marshall Eriksen and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Lily also has dreams of being an artist. She also has a huge debt problem because of her impulsive buying practices. She is able to hide this from Marshall until they apply for a mortgage. She cannot keep a secret, and is a very caring person and will much of the time do thankles...
Despite her small, cute-like appearance, Lily is far from innocent. She is known to be an extremely sexual person. Throughout the series, Lily and Marshall have been shown announcing to the rest of the gang how proud the two are of their sexual history, which usually ends with them giving each other high-fives. Lily also been shown to be curious ab...
From the beginning of the series, Lily had been a kindergarten teacher. After coming back from San Francisco, she tried finding a job she was passionate about (life coach, a marine biologist, slam poet, beekeeper) while being a waitress at a Hawaiian restaurant named "Big Wave Luau". She later quits her job as a waitress and Ted offers her a job as...
Family
1. Spouse: Marshall Eriksen(2007-present) 2. Mother: Janice Aldrin 3. Father: Mickey Aldrin 4. Children: Marvin W. Eriksen, Daisy Eriksen, unnamed third child 5. Grandfather(s): Morris Aldrin(paternal) 6. Grandmother(s): Lois (maternal), Rita Aldrin(paternal) 7. Aunt(s):Florence, who helped put together Lily's bachelorette party 8. Niece(s): Penny Mosby (honorary), Ellie Stinson(honorary) 9. Nephew(s): Luke Mosby(honorary) 10. Cousin(s):Margaret, who was about to be confirmed as a nun when sh...
Lily is a female name of English origin and literally means "lily". This flower is a symbol of innocence; purity and beauty.Lily does not appear at all (physically or by voice) in the season four episodes The Three Days Rule and Right Place, Right Time because of Alyson Hannigan's pregnancy. This makes her t...In Barney's blog (The Slap Stops Here!), Barney states that Lily's full name is Lilith. However, he also says her last name is Eriksen (née Aldrin). Between the fact that Lily's last name is Aldrin...Lily's résumé says that she speaks Italian fluently. However, in The Rehearsal Dinner, she is shown speaking Italian poorly by saying "I am goodbye to a job in Italian. Many sad." in Italian after...Lily Aldrin at the Internet Movie DatabaseDec 8, 2019 · During season four of How I Met Your Mother, Lily is noticeably absent from four episodes (Mosbius Designs, The Three Days Rule, Right Place, Right Time, and As Fast As She Can). And that's because of the actress that plays Lily, Alyson Hannigan, and her pregnancy.
May 9, 2021 · By season 4, Marshall and Lily are still going strong, and their next relationship milestone is likely to be children. However, when they talk about it in 'Not A Father's Day', they decide that they aren't quite ready to take that step yet.
Jun 13, 2016 · 1. Lily’s ex-boyfriend Scooter (played by David Burtka) is actually Barney’s husband in real life. Scooter was originally named Jeff, and was shown to be dating Lily in high school.
Sep 26, 2024 · While many fans wondered why Lily wasn't in several episodes of How I Met Your Mother season 4, there's a very simple explanation — maternity leave. Marshall and Lily have an unhygienic bathroom habit that leaves Ted and Robin gagging, but an earlier HIMYM scene contradicts this scene.
Mar 12, 2022 · Lily Aldrin’s (Alyson Hannigan) high school boyfriend, Scooter, is played Neil Patrick Harris’ husband, David Burtka; slimy news anchor Sandy Rivers is played by Hannigan’s husband, Alexis ...
