Valerie Bertinelli

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Valerie Bertinelli

Bertinelli in 1970s
Born Valerie Anne Bertinelli
April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23) (age 51)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1974–present
Spouse

Eddie Van Halen (m. 1981–2007) «start: (1981)–end+1: (2008)»"Marriage: Eddie Van Halen to Valerie Bertinelli" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli)(divorced)

Tom Vitale (m. 2011) «start: (2011)»"Marriage: Tom Vitale to Valerie Bertinelli" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli)

Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Barbara Cooper Royer on the television series One Day at a Time (1975–1984), Gloria on the television series Touched by an Angel (2001–2003) and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–present).

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[edit] Early years

Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware[1] to Irish/Italian-American parents Nancy (née Carvin) and Luke Bertinelli (a General Motors executive). She had an older brother, Mark, who died at 17 months from an accidental poisoning before Valerie was born.[2] Along with her other three brothers, one older and two younger, the family lived in Claymont, Delaware, and Clarkston, Michigan. They later moved to Oklahoma City before moving to the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School until 1978 but did not graduate. As of January 2008, she was pursuing the last few credits needed for her high school diploma.[1] She was raised Roman Catholic.[3]

[edit] Career

[edit] One Day at a Time

Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in a new sitcom called One Day at a Time. The show debuted in late 1975. For the show's first season, Bertinelli was 15 and her character was written as a tomboy. The following year, in the show's first full season, Bertinelli's character was revised to be more appealing to a traditional male demographic.[citation needed] Bertinelli appeared in 207 out of the 209 episodes before the show left the airwaves on May 28, 1984. At one point, she and Bonnie Franklin, who played her mother Ann Romano, were involved in plans for a spin-off series, but it was never produced.

Three decades later, in 2005, during the One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Pat Harrington, Jr. to watch memorable clips from the original show's nine seasons. They talked about actors who had left the show as well as Phillips' drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on the set and caused Phillips to be fired from the show.

[edit] Post-One Day at a Time

After One Day at a Time, Bertinelli continued to act. In addition to starring in several made for TV movies and mini-series, she starred in two sitcoms in the 1990s: as private eye Sydney, with Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko, and Café Americain from the creators of Frasier. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched By An Angel, opposite Roma Downey and Della Reese, for the show's last two seasons.

Valerie Bertinelli, who struggled with weight issues over the years, lost a total of 50 lb (23 kg) as of March 2009, and became a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program.[4] She appeared in several Jenny Craig commercials along with Kirstie Alley and other celebrity Jenny Craig participants.

Although Bertinelli is compensated for her Jenny Craig appearances, she considers herself a health and weight-loss activist rather than a hired weight-loss spokesperson. In 2008 she released the autobiography, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound At A Time, which culminates in a description of her Jenny Craig experience (the book's title contains a wordplay on One Day at a Time). In 2009, she wrote a follow-up book Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life without Opening the Fridge.

On March 4, 2010, Bertinelli appeared as guest co-host on ABC's The View in the absence of Whoopi Goldberg. As of 2011 she stars in the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland,[5] a situation comedy which debuted in June 2010, along with Betty White, Wendie Malick, and Jane Leeves.[6] The show's second season aired in January 2011, and in February 2011 it was renewed for a third season. She will get her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.[7]

[edit] Personal life

Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli at the 1993 Emmy Awards

Before marriage, Bertinelli briefly dated Steven Spielberg[8] and was involved in a long-term relationship with actor Scott Colomby.[9]

Bertinelli married Eddie Van Halen on April 11, 1981. They have a son Wolfgang "Wolfie" William Van Halen (born March 16, 1991) together. On December 5, 2005, she filed for divorce, which was finalized two years later on December 20, 2007.[10]. She said in her book "Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time" that two main reasons led to her divorce from Eddie.[2] First, that her husband became addicted to cocaine. Second, was Eddie's continued smoking, despite losing one-third of his tongue and undergoing treatment for tongue cancer. Bertinelli has been in a relationship with financial planner Tom Vitale since 2004. On May 20, 2010, they announced their engagement to be married and were married on January 1, 2011, in Malibu, California.[11] She wore a dress made especially for her by the designer David Meister [12]

Bertinelli endorsed Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.

On April 19, 2010, Bertinelli ran in the Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She completed the marathon with a time of 5:14:37.[13]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1974 Apple's Way Peggy 1 episode: "The Flag"
1975–1984 One Day at a Time Barbara Cooper Royer 207 episodes
1978 The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Mamie Dickens 1 episode: "The Secret of Charles Dickens"
The Hardy Boys Wendy Chase/Gwynn 1 episode: "Campus Terror"
1979 Young Love, First Love Robin Gibson TV
C.H.O.M.P.S Casey Norton
1980 The Promise of Love Kathy Wakeman TV
1981 The Princess and the Cabbie Joanna James TV
1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride Katarine "Kate" Tosconi TV
1984 The Seduction of Gina Gina Breslin TV
Shattered Vows Mary Gilligan TV
1985 Silent Witness Anna Dunne TV
1986 Ordinary Heroes Maria
Faerie Tale Theatre: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Princess Sabrina TV
Rockabye Susannah Bartok TV
1987 Number One with a Bullet Teresa Barzak
I'll Take Manhattan Maxime "Maxi" Amberville (Cipriani)
1988 Pancho Barnes Pancho Barnes TV
1989 Taken Away Stephanie Monroe TV
1990 Sydney Sydney Kells 13 episodes
1991 In a Child's Name Angela Cimarelli TV
1992 What She Doesn't Know Molly Kilcoin aka Shades of Gray
1993 Murder of Innocence Laurie Wade TV
Café Americain Holly Aldrige/Holly Aldrich 16 episodes,1993–1994
1995 The Haunting of Helen Walker Helen Walker TV
1996 A Case for Life Kelly Porter TV
Two Mothers for Zachary Jody Ann Shaffell TV
1997 Night Sins SBI Agent Megan O'Malley TV
Touched by an Angel Gloria 59 episodes, 3 seasons
2000 Personally Yours Susannah Stanton aka Wilderness Love
2003 Crazy Love Wife TV
Finding John Christmas Kathleen McAllister TV
2004 Saved! Cameo (as herself)
2007 Claire Claire Bannion TV
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Aunt Trudy
Boston Legal Carol Hober 1 episode: "Mad Cows"
The Doctors Syndicated special guest, February 6, 2009 episode
2010 More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Aunt Trudy In talk
Hot in Cleveland Melanie Moretti

[edit] Commercials

Year Title Role Other notes
1972 J.C. Penney Herself at age 12
2007– Jenny Craig

[edit] Production companies

  • Tuxedo Limited[1]
  • Bertinelli, Inc.[14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Valerie Bertinelli at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ a b Bertinelli, Valerie (2008). Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time. Free Press. 
  3. ^ "Lifetime TV". Lifetime TV. http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/ip/portraits/9705/9705_credits.html. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  4. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli Back in Bikini for 49th Birthday!". People.com. 2009-03-25. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267734,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  5. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick will be 'Hot in Cleveland'=Cleveland.com". 2010-01-14. http://www.cleveland.com/tv/index.ssf/2010/01/valerie_bertinelli_jane_leeves.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  6. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2010-03-16). "Betty White gets regular gig on sitcom". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016539.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-03-17. 
  7. ^ THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NEW WALK OF FAME HONOREES FOR 2012
  8. ^ Valerie Bertinelli On Dating Steven Spielberg, Drugs & Cheating http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/24/valerie-bertinelli-on-dat_n_88165.html
  9. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli: My Early Romance with Steven Spielberg". People.com. 2008-02-22. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179909,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines. Retrieved 2008-02-22. 
  10. ^ CNN, retrieved 2007-12-22[dead link]
  11. ^ 'Hot in Cleveland' Star Valerie Bertinelli Marries from ABC News
  12. ^ http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/01/04/exclusive-see-valerie-bertinellis-wedding-dress-2/
  13. ^ Jenny Craig Success Story Valerie Bertinelli Completes the Boston Marathon from TradingMarkets.com
  14. ^ "YahooMovies, retrieved 2007-08-10". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800042975/bio. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 

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