Editing Bonnie Hunt (section)

==Early life==
Bonnie Lynn Hunt was born on September 22, 1961, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to Robert Edward Hunt (1927-1981), an electrician, and Alice E. Hunt (née Jatczak; 1925-2021).<ref name="Filmreference-Bio" /> Her father was of [[Irish American|Irish]] and [[Belgians|Belgian]] ancestry and her mother is of [[Polish American|Polish]] descent.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Episode |series=The Bonnie Hunt Show |series-link=The Bonnie Hunt Show |credits=Bonnie Hunt, host; [[Jared Padalecki]], guest |airdate=February 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Grahnke1992-04-14" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/h/Carrie-A-Schafer/GENE2-0048.html |title=Genealogy Report: Descendants of Joannis Backes |website=[[Family Tree Maker]] |access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> She has three older brothers named Patrick, Kevin, and Tom, two older sisters named Cathy and Carol, and a younger sister named Mary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FamilySearch.org |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G698-3VW/robert-edward-hunt-1927-1981 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=ancestors.familysearch.org}}</ref>
She was educated in [[Catholic school]]s, attending [[List of schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Saint Ferdinand School]] and [[Notre Dame High School for Girls]] in Chicago, and worked part-time as a nurse's aide.<ref name=post>{{cite web |url=http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/04/17/in-the-magazine/people-and-places/teaming-bonnie-hunt.html |title=Teaming Up with Bonnie Hunt |last=Reiss |first=Dawn |date=April 17, 2009 |magazine=[[The Saturday Evening Post]]}}</ref>

In 1982, Hunt worked as an [[oncology]] nurse at [[Northwestern Memorial Hospital]] in Chicago. In 1984, she co-founded an [[improvisational comedy]] troupe called An Impulsive Thing.<ref name=post/>  Hunt also performed as a member of Chicago's world-famous the [[The Second City|Second City]], joining in 1986.

In 1988, while a nurse, Hunt auditioned on her lunch break for the role of waitress Sally Dibbs in ''[[Rain Man]]'' and won it.<ref name=post/>