Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump | |
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Born | Lisa Jane Vanderpump 15 September 1960 |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Occupation | Restaurateur • designer • television personality • author • actress • humanitarian |
Years active | 1973–present |
Organization | vanderpumpdogs |
Television | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Vanderpump Rules Vanderpump Dogs |
Spouse |
Ken Todd (m. 1982) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Warren Todd (stepson) |
Website | lisavanderpump |
Signature | |
File:Vanderpumpsignature.jpg |
Lisa Vanderpump (born 15 September 1960)[1] is a British restaurateur, designer, television personality, author, actress, and humanitarian. She is known for her appearances on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Vanderpump Dogs.
Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, have owned 36 restaurants, bars and clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States, including The Shadow Lounge, Bar Soho, SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Villa Blanca, Pump Restaurant, Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden and Vanderpump à Paris.
Early life
Lisa Jane Vanderpump was born in Dulwich, London on 15 September 1960, the youngest of the two children of ad agency art director John Vanderpump and his wife, Jean.[2] Vanderpump’s older brother was billionaire DJ, Mark Vanderpump.
Vanderpump started ballet lessons at three, and attended Riverston School in Lee Green, South London. Vanderpump was enrolled in the Corona Academy drama school, at the age of nine.[3]
By the age of 19, Vanderpump had bought herself a flat in Fulham, West London. Vanderpump was financially self-sufficient after leaving home, with "just a good education and a kick in the arse."[4]
Career
Entertainment
At age 13, Vanderpump made her film debut in 1973's A Touch of Class, playing the daughter of Glenda Jackson's character,[5] and also appeared in the cult horror film Killer's Moon (1978). In the late 1970s, Vanderpump appeared in four episodes of the British series Kids, a show about children taken into an assessment centre in the UK. At this time she met a very young Naomi Campbell, who was also cast in the same show.[6]
Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Vanderpump had small roles in various episodic television programs. Vanderpump appeared on the television series Silk Stalkings as Coleen Osgood and as Margo Curtis on Baywatch Nights.[7]
Vanderpump was featured in the 1980s music videos "Poison Arrow" and "Mantrap" by the band ABC[8] and also "(What) In The Name of Love" by the duo Naked Eyes.[9] Vanderpump was featured in the 2014 music video for "G.U.Y." by Lady Gaga.[10]
Vanderpump has done over 100 commercials for brands like Maltesers, Lilt, Britvic 55 and Hamlet cigars.[11]
Vanderpump debuted on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2010 and is an original cast member of the show. On June 3, 2019, Vanderpump announced her departure from the show after nine seasons following "Puppygate", a scandal suggesting that Vanderpump was trying to shade co-star Dorit Kemsley for not returning a puppy back to The Vanderpump Dog Foundation.[12]
In 2013, Vanderpump was featured in a spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, which focuses on the staff of her West Hollywood restaurants SUR Restaurant & Lounge, Pump Restaurant, and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar.
Vanderpump competed on the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko.[13][14] They were the second couple eliminated from the competition, leaving in tenth place, on April 9, 2013.[15]
In 2021, Vanderpump was featured in a second spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Dogs, the series follows Vanderpump as she runs her dog foundation, The Vanderpump Dog Foundation.
Business
Before moving to the US, Vanderpump designed 26 of the London-based bars and restaurants that she co-owned with her husband. The couple currently own 3 restaurants in California. SUR Restaurant & Lounge, the focus of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spin-off Vanderpump Rules, is based in West Hollywood along with Pump Restaurant and Tom Tom Restaurant & Bar.[3][16]
In November 2014, Vanderpump released a line of homewares called The Vanderpump Beverly Hills Collection by Pop Culture Promotions.[17]
In March 2017, Vanderpump was named editor-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine.[18] Vanderpump has since departed her position as edition-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine.
In March 2019, Vanderpump opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden located in Caesars Palace.[19]
In July 2020, Vanderpump announced that her restaurant, Villa Blanca, would be closing.[20] Vanderpump also fed the homeless every Monday morning for 13 years from Villa Blanca.[21]
Charity work
In March 2011, Vanderpump was honored by the then Mayor of Beverly Hills Jimmy Delshad with the Key to the City of Beverly Hills. Making March 1, Lisa Vanderpump day, in Beverly Hills, annually.
In July 2014, Vanderpump was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.[22]
Vanderpump was a recipient of the Ally Leadership Award from Equality California, an LGBT rights organization, in 2015.[23]
Filmography
Film and television
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1973 | A Touch of Class | Julia Allessio | Uncredited |
1974 | John Halifax, Gentleman | Ursula March | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
1975 | Tommy | Girl at Christmas Party | Uncredited |
1976 | Bugsy Malone | Girl at Fat Sam's Speakeasy | Uncredited |
1976 | Katy | Mary | 2 episodes |
1978 | Killer's Moon | Anne | |
1979 | Kids | Lucille Wyatt | 4 episodes |
1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Ursula | |
1980 | Leap in the Dark | Jackie | Episode: "Jack Be Nimble" |
1981 | Sunday Night Thriller | Young Eliane Label | Episode: "I Thought They Died Years Ago" |
1981 | Storybook International | Cap O' Rushes | Episode: "Cap O' Rushes" |
1982 | Something in Disguise | Sandra Mount | 2 episodes |
1983 | ABC Mantrap | Samantha | |
1983 | Kelly Monteith | Sarah Wright | 6 episodes |
1990 | Absolutely ABC | Samantha | Episode: "Poison Arrow" |
1993 | Silk Stalkings | Coleen Osgood | Episode: "Team Spirit" |
1995 | Separate Lives | Heidi Porter | |
1995 | Baywatch Nights | Margo Curtis | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" |
2014 | The Comeback | Lisa Vanderpump | Episode: “Valerie Makes a Pilot” |
2016 | The Royal Hangover | Lisa Vanderpump | 1 episode |
2016 | Almost Royal | Lisa Vanderpump | Episode: “Work” |
2020 | American Housewife | Lisa Vanderpump | Episode: “Vacation!” |
As herself
Year | Show | Notes |
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2010–2019 | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | 190 episodes (Seasons 1–9) |
2010–2013 | The Wendy Williams Show | 5 episodes |
2011–2019 | Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen | 9 episodes |
2011 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2 episodes |
2012 | 2012 Hero Dog Awards | TV special |
2012 | Miss Universe 2012 | Judge |
2013–present | Vanderpump Rules | 168 episodes |
2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Sixteenth season; 8 episodes |
2013 | Any Given Tuesday | Short film |
2014 | Kitten Bowl | Television film |
2015 | The World Dog Awards | TV special |
2015 | Miss Universe 2014 | Judge |
2015 | Reality Television Awards | TV special |
2015–2020 | Entertainment Tonight | 10 episodes |
2017 | Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry | 1 episode |
2017 | Then and Now with Andy Cohen | 2 episodes |
2017 | The Road To Yulin And Beyond | Documentary, also Producer |
2019 | Vanderpumped | |
2019 | World's Most Amazing Dog | Facebook TV series - 9 episodes |
2019 | MasterChef | MasterChef: Celebrity Family Showdown |
2019 | Celebrity Family Feud | Chrissy Teigen & John Legend vs. Vanderpump Rules |
2020 | Harry & Meghan: Royals in Crisis | Contributor |
2020 | Lights Out with David Spade | 1 episode |
2020 | #Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020 | Facebook TV special |
2020 | Barkitecture | 1 episode |
2020 | Hell's Kitchen | 1 episode |
2021 | Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump | Host |
2021 | Pooch Perfect US | Judge |
2021 | Vanderpump Dogs | 6 episodes |
Published works
- Vanderpump, Lisa (2011). Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining. Running Press. ISBN 978-0762449231.
Personal life
Vanderpump currently lives in Beverly Hills, California with her husband, restauranteur Ken Todd.[24] The couple wed on 28 August 1982, at United Reformed Church. Together they have two children: a daughter, Pandora (b. 7 May 1986) and an adopted son, Max (b. December 7, 1991). Vanderpump is also stepmother to Warren Todd, a British property entrepreneur.
Vanderpump has lived in London, Cheltenham, Monaco, and the South of France. She also owns a house in Montecito, California.[25]
In 2011, the couple sold their Beverly Park house for $18.8 million[26] and bought a $12 million house in the neighborhood of Benedict Canyon.[27]
In early January 2022, Vanderpump announced on Instagram that she had contracted and later recovered from COVID-19.[28] In late January 2022, TMZ broke the news that Vanderpump had been hospitalised with a broken leg after being thrown from her horse.[29] In February, Vanderpump confirmed via Instagram that she fractured her leg in 4 places, and badly bruised her back.[30]
References
- ^ "Lisa Vanderpump". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
- ^ Sheridan, Peter (15 June 2019). "Lisa Vanderpump: 'I don't know how I got here but I'm so glad I did'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Lisa Vanderpump Bio". Bravo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Sheridan, Peter (15 June 2019). "Lisa Vanderpump: 'I don't know how I got here but I'm so glad I did'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Pingback: TGIF Links – I Need My Fix (15 October 2010). "Meet Lisa Vanderpump from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills". Starcasm.net. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Wait, Naomi Campbell and Lisa Vanderpump Were on the Same '70s Kid Show?".
- ^ Curtis, Nick (19 August 2002). "Baywatch babe turns club queen". Daily Standard. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "'80s music video vixens: Where are they now?". Fox News. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Wetpaint Visitor. "Flashback! Lisa Vanderpump Stars in '80s Music Video By Naked Eyes". Wetpaint.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.[better source needed]
- ^ "Lady Gaga's 'G.U.Y.': Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards on How Real Housewives Got Cast | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Sheridan, Peter (15 June 2019). "Lisa Vanderpump: 'I don't know how I got here but I'm so glad I did'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Vanderpump Officially Quits 'RHOBH' After 9 Seasons". Us Weekly. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Dorothy Hamill and Andy Dick among 'Dancing' stars". New York Post. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ Oliverius, Jacquie (Correspondent) (19 March 2013). "'Dancing With the Stars': Season 16 begins with sweet surprises, plus a real stinker". San Jose Mercury News. California. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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- ^ "Vanderpump Rules The Feast". Bravo. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump launches new housewares collection". Los Angeles Times. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine Names Lisa Vanderpump New Editor-in-Chief".
- ^ "Vanderpump Cocktail Garden Is Open! Inside the Vegas Venue's Star-Studded Opening Bash". Bravo TV Official Site. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Vanderpump's Villa Blanca Restaurant Is Closing". Bravo TV Official Site. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Vanderpump Opens up About Feeding the Homeless for 13 Years". Bravo TV Official Site. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Descant, Skip (30 July 2014). "Lisa Vanderpump joins Palm Springs Walk of Stars". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California.
- ^ "Equality California to Celebrate Civil Rights Champions at Palm Springs Equality Awards". Equality California. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Curtis, Nick (19 August 2002). "Baywatch babe turns lub queen". London Evening Standard. UK. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Holder, Margaret (16 September 2011). "Everything Happens at Once for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Lisa Vanderpump". The Morton Report. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ McClain, James (5 June 2016). "This is replacing Lisa Vanderpump's Beverly Park manor".
- ^ Harrison, Olivia. "Here's How Much Lisa Vanderpump's Beverly Hills Mansion Costs". www.refinery29.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Covid Cases of 2022". Toofab. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Vanderpump Bucked Off a Horse, Hospitalized with Broken Leg". TMZ. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ February 07, Vanessa Etienne; Am, 2022 09:14. "Lisa Vanderpump Thanks Fans for Support After Riding Accident: 'Back in the Saddle of Life Soon'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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- English expatriates in the United States
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