Valerie Bertinelli

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Valerie Bertinelli
Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli at the 1993 Emmy Awards
Born	Valerie Anne Bertinelli April 23, 1960 (1960-04-23) (age 49) Wilmington, Delaware
Years active	1974–2009
Spouse(s)	Eddie Van Halen (1981–2007) (divorced)

Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's daughter, Barbara Cooper Royer, on the long-running television series One Day at a Time.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Commercials 4.2 Television 4.3 Films 4.4 Production companies 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early years

Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware^[1] to American parents Nancy and Andy 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, Clarkston, Michigan and Oklahoma City before moving to Van Nuys, 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 Catholic.^[3]

[edit] Career

Following her guest-star role on Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of a 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 addition to the show having a full season, Bertinelli's character was revised to become more likable to a traditional male demographic.^{[citation needed]}

Bertinelli appeared in all but two episodes of One Day at a Time, and remained on the show until it was canceled in 1984. At one point, she and Franklin were involved in plans for a spin-off series, but it was never produced.

Two decades later in 2005, during the One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with MacKenzie Phillips, Bonnie Franklin, 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 about Phillips' drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on the set, which caused Phillips to be fired from the show.

After One Day at a Time, Bertinelli continued being an actress. In addition to starring in several made for TV movies and mini-series, she also starred in two sitcoms in the 1990s, Sydney and Cafe Americain. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched By An Angel opposite Roma Downey and Della Reese for the show's last two seasons.

Bertinelli, who had struggled with weight issue over the years, has lost a total of 50 lb (23 kg) as of March 2009, and had become a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program.^[4] She could be seen in Jenny Craig commercials along with Kirstie Alley and other celebrity Jenny Craig participants.

Celebrities who promote such things as weight-loss programs are often perceived to be in professional decline. However, although Bertinelli is compensated for her Jenny Craig appearances, she has stated that she considers herself a health and weight-loss activist rather than a hired weight-loss spokesperson, and that she continues to receive proposals for more conventional acting work. She is currently promoting her new 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).

Bertinelli and Van Halen made a musical appearance on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, with Bertinelli singing background and Van Halen playing guitar on "Beat It."

[edit] Personal life

Before marriage, Bertinelli dated Steven Spielberg ^[5].

Bertinelli married Eddie Van Halen on April 11, 1981. They had a son, Wolfgang "Wolfie" William Van Halen, on March 16, 1991. On July 9, 2002, they announced that they had been separated since October 2001. She filed for divorce on December 5, 2005 which was finalized on December 20, 2007.^[6]

In a candid interview on February 25, 2008 with Oprah Winfrey, Bertinelli revealed that she and ex-husband Eddie both cheated. Valerie says, "I cheated. He claims to this day that I cheated first, but I don't know. I don't know about the timing." She has also spoken out about a lusty "lesbian moment" when she kissed another woman.

Bertinelli has been in a relationship with financial planner Tom Vitale since 2004.^[7]

Bertinelli remains close to her former One Day at a Time co-star, Glenn Scarpelli.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Commercials

• J.C. Penney (at age 11)
• Jenny Craig

[edit] Television

• Apple's Way, 1974, guest appearance, CBS drama series
• The Hardy Boys'1978', 1978 – 1978, appeard in the Campus Terror episode
• One Day at a Time, 1975 – 1984, CBS situation comedy series
• The Secret of Charles Dickens, 1978, CBS hour-long special
• Young Love, First Love, 1979, CBS television movie
• The Promise of Love, 1980, CBS television movie
• The Princess and the Cabbie, 1981, CBS television movie
• I was a Mail Order Bride, 1982, television movie
• The Seduction of Gina, 1984, CBS television movie
• Shattered Vows, 1984, NBC movie-of-the-week
• Faerie Tale Theatre: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
• Number One with a Bullet, 1987, USA television movie
• I'll Take Manhattan, 1987, miniseries
• Pancho Barnes, 1988, CBS
• Taken Away, 1989, USA television movie
• Sydney, 1990, short-lived television series
• In a Child's Name, 1991
• What She Doesn't Know, 1992, USA television movie
• Murder of Innocence, 1993, USA television movie
• Café Americain, 1993, NBC short-lived television series
• Murder of Innocence, 1993 television movie
• The Haunting of Helen Walker, 1995, USA television movie
• A Case for Life, 1996, ABC
• Two Mothers for Zachary, 1996, ABC
• Night Sins, 1997, CBS miniseries
• Personally Yours, 2000, USA television movie
• Touched by an Angel, 2001 – 2003, CBS (as Gloria)
• Crazy Love, 2003, television movie
• Finding John Christmas, 2003, USA television movie
• The Rachael Ray Show, 2006, Syndicated, daytime correspondent
• Claire, 2007, a Hallmark Channel television movie
• True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, 2008, television movie
• Boston Legal, 2008, ABC, Episode 7 - Mad Cows
• The Doctors, 2009, Syndicated, special guest (February 6, 2009 episode)
• Unbeatable Banzuke, 2009, Australia, competitor dressed up as Sapphire with her friend Kirstie Alley dressed up as Ruby, and their advisor Shandi Finnessey dressed up as Topaz in Melbourne, Australia as Trollz (June 25, 2009 episode)

[edit] Films

• C.H.O.M.P.S., 1979, Hanna-Barbera family comedy
• Ordinary Heroes, 1986
• Number One with a Bullet, 1987
• Saved!, 2004

[edit] Production companies

• Tuxedo Limited^[1]
• Bertinelli, Inc.^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Valerie Bertinelli at the Internet Movie Database
• Valerie Bertinelli at Allmovie

Persondata
NAME	Bertinelli, Valerie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	actress
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH