Early Life
Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of Laurie J. (née Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, who ran a lake marina in Western New York. Her father is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent. The name Wiig comes from the area of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Wiig moved with her family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of three, and attended Nitrauer Elementary School. She later moved to Rochester, New York, where she attended and graduated from Brighton High School. After a short stint at Roanoke College, Wiig attended the University of Arizona, majoring in Art. When she took an Acting class in college to fulfill a course requirement, the teacher suggested she continue to act. She dropped out of school and relocated to Los Angeles, where she joined The Groundlings while working odd jobs to support herself.
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