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=== Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen ===
=== Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen ===
Amy has an online baking business called Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/amy-roloff-little-kitchen-157433/|title=Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen: Find out More About Her Online Baked Goods Business|date=2018-05-29|website=In Touch Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref>
Amy has an online baking business called Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/amy-roloff-little-kitchen-157433/|title=Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen: Find out More About Her Online Baked Goods Business|date=2018-05-29|website=In Touch Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-06}}</ref> After customers order online, Amy makes the dishes and they subsequently get shipped out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvshowsace.com/2019/04/11/amy-roloffs-little-kitchen-seasonal-products-shipping-and-how-to-shop/|website=www.tvshowsace.com|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref> In 2017, the bakery where Amy had been making the baked goods had to be shut down due to a rat infestation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2017/06/little-people-big-world-rat-infestation-scandal-amy-roloff-friend-bakery/|title=‘Little People, Big world’ Rat Infestation Scandal—Amy Roloff Friend’s Bakery Shut Down|date=2017-06-01|website=RadarOnline|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref>


=== Charity Work ===
=== Charity Work ===

Revision as of 03:42, 7 December 2019

Amy Roloff (née Knight) – (born September 17, 1964, in Michigan) is an American actor, coach, parent, teacher, and philanthropist. She is best known for her reality television role on TLC's Little People, Big World.[1] The show featured the daily life of the Roloff family, depicting a day-in-the-life of parents with dwarfism (Amy's husband at the time, Matt, also has dwarfism). Three of the Roloff's children are of average height and one of their four children, Zachary has dwarfism. [2]

Education

Amy graduated from Central Michigan University with a business degree.[3]Amy attended Franklin High School (located in Livonia, Michigan).[4]

Early Life

Amy's type of dwarfism is achondroplasia.[5] Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder with 80% of cases identified as a sporadic mutation. Amy's was born as Amy Jo Knight. Her parents are Gordon[6] and Patricia Knight and she passed away in 2019 at age 86. [7][8] Amy's parents are both average height. [6] Amy's sister Cyndi passed away in 2015.[9] Amy has two additional siblings named Katherine and Roger. [10] Her father Gordon worked for Ford. [3]

Family

The Roloff family includes Matt, Amy, also a little person with achondroplasia, and four children: fraternal twins Jeremy and Zachary (born 1990), Molly (born 1993), and Jacob (born 1997). Zach, like his mother, has achondroplasia, while the other three children are average height. Matt and Amy met at a Little People of America convention in 1987. The couple were engaged quickly and were married on September 12, 1987. They had been married for 27 years when in March 2014, the couple announced that they had separated.[11][12] On June 5, 2015 the couple announced they would be divorcing.[13] Their divorce was finalized in May 2016.[14]

On September 19th, 2019 Amy got engaged to then boyfriend Chris Marek.[15][16] They married later the same year. [17]

Farm

Amy and Matt had a 100 acre farm in the Helvetia area of Oregon.[18] During the divorce, Matt bought the farm back from Amy and she purchased a new home in Oregon.[19]

Career

Film

Amy and her family began filming Little People, Big World in 2006. Amy has also been featured on The View, Jay Leno,[20] Oprah,[21] Good Morning America, Celebrity Buzz, Celebrity Chopped,[22] and the Rachel Ray Show.[23]

Books

Her first book, published in 2006, is called "Short and Simply Family Recipes."[24] Amy is also the author of the auto-biography "A Little Me" and "Little People Big Values."[25][3]

Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen

Amy has an online baking business called Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen.[26] After customers order online, Amy makes the dishes and they subsequently get shipped out.[27] In 2017, the bakery where Amy had been making the baked goods had to be shut down due to a rat infestation.[28]

Charity Work

In 2009 Amy founded the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation[29] and she makes use of her celebrity by benefiting the needs of kids, at-risk youths, and disability groups. Amy has also given back to the Dwarf Athletic Association of America, helped fund an organization for foster care parents and the kids they have adopted, and supported low-income senior housing and a homeless shelter focusing on keeping family units together.[30]

Motivational Speaking

Amy Roloff also works as a motivational speaker.[31] Amy was the keynote speaker at Adrian College's Dr. James Borland Convocational Series in 2019,[3] at Lakes Health Conference in 2010,[32] at Empowering Women in Business Conference (EWIB) in 2015,[33] at Women's Power Lunch, and among other events.[34] Amy is a part of the Get Motivated business seminar speaking series.[35][36]

Roloff Farms Salsa

The Roloff's own a pumpkin salsa company called Roloff Farms Salsa.[37]

References

  1. ^ "Little People, Big World Star Amy Roloff's Mom Dies at 86". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  2. ^ Lee, Felicia R. (2006-03-02). "Documenting a Family That Comes in 2 Sizes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. ^ a b c d Jennings, Zeke (2014-03-13). "'Little People, Big World' star Amy Roloff delivers message of perseverance during Adrian College speech". mlive. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  4. ^ "Amy Roloff Celebrated Her Dad's 90th in Michigan Five Months Before His Birthday". Distractify. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  5. ^ PsyD, Barbara B. Adams (2018-09-18). Women, Minorities, and Other Extraordinary People: The New Path for Workforce Diversity. Greenleaf Book Group. ISBN 978-1-62634-508-9.
  6. ^ a b June 21, Caroline John-Published:; Pm, 2018 at 6:30 (2018-06-21). "Amy Roloff's Wiki: Facts to Know about the "Little People, Big World" Star & Mompreneur". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved 2019-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Barrientos, Selena (2019-11-24). "Amy Roloff Shares a Heartbreaking Instagram About Her Mom and Fiancé Chris Marek". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  8. ^ "Little People, Big World's Amy Roloff Speaks Out After Her Mother's Death: 'Life Is a Gift'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  9. ^ "'Little People, Big World' Star Amy Roloff Pays Tribute to Late Sister on Trip With Boyfriend Chris Marek". Reality TV. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  10. ^ "'LPBW' Star Amy Roloff Was Close With Her Parents Before Mom's Death". In Touch Weekly. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  11. ^ Goronja, Ariel (2019-05-07). "Amy Roloff's Kids & Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  12. ^ News, A. B. C. "Amy Roloff on Her Separation: 'It's Like a Death'". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "'Little People, Big World' stars Matt and Amy Roloff separate". Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  14. ^ News, A. B. C. "'Little People, Big World' Star Hopes to Reconcile With Husband". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ Moniuszko, Sara M. "'Little People, Big World' star Amy Roloff is engaged to boyfriend Chris Marek". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  16. ^ "'Little People, Big World' Star Amy Roloff Is Engaged: 'I'm So Surprised'". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  17. ^ "'Little People, Big World' Star Amy Roloff Faces Criticism for Wedding Photo With Boyfriend Chris Marek". Reality TV. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  18. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (2018-03-14). "Oregon's Roloff family returns in 'Little People, Big World': 'This is insane'". oregonlive. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  19. ^ "'Little People' Star Amy Roloff Buys $588K Oregon Home". RadarOnline. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  20. ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, retrieved 2019-11-27
  21. ^ "Little People in a Big World". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  22. ^ "Reality TV Stars". Food Network. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  23. ^ Inside Rachael's Prep Kitchen with Amy Roloff, 2012-11-01, retrieved 2019-11-27
  24. ^ "Short and Simple Family Recipes". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  25. ^ "Read Amy Roloff's New Book". TLC.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  26. ^ "Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen: Find out More About Her Online Baked Goods Business". In Touch Weekly. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  27. ^ www.tvshowsace.com https://www.tvshowsace.com/2019/04/11/amy-roloffs-little-kitchen-seasonal-products-shipping-and-how-to-shop/. Retrieved 2019-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ^ "'Little People, Big world' Rat Infestation Scandal—Amy Roloff Friend's Bakery Shut Down". RadarOnline. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  29. ^ "Amy Roloff Charity Foundation". Amy Roloff Charity Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  30. ^ "Rebecca Halpin Ross and Amy Roloff 12 Zach Roloff & Tori Patton 13 Huy Nguyn | Portland Society Page". www.portlandsocietypage.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  31. ^ STAFF, Brian Lee TELEGRAM & GAZETTE. "Speaking in Dudley, Reality star Amy Roloff urges women to focus on 'you'". telegram.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  32. ^ "Roloff to serve as Lakes Health Conference keynote speaker". The Daily Reporter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ 121 Center Rd, PO Box 5000 Dudley MA 01571; 800-470-3379. "Amy Roloff to Speak at the Empowering Women in Business Conference". Nichols College. Retrieved 2019-12-06. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ "Amy Roloff keynotes Women's Power Lunch". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  35. ^ WASHINGTON, GOOD MORNING (2016-08-25). "Amy Roloff and April Osteen Simons share motivational message". WJLA. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  36. ^ "Hodge on 7th". Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  37. ^ "Where Is 'Little People, Big World' Roloff Farms Pumpkin Salsa?". Entertainment, Celebrity, TV, Culture. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2019-12-07.


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