Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1977 |
| Occupation | Co-host on The View |
| Spouse | Tim Hasselbeck (July 6, 2002 - present) |
| Children | Grace, Taylor |
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski was born May 28, 1977). She is a former reality show contestant of Survivor: The Australian Outback and current co-host on the United States daytime talk show The View.
Biography
Hasselbeck was born Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski [1] in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Catholic school teacher/lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre, and architect Kenneth Filarski.[2][3] She has one brother, Kenneth Jr. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.
Elisabeth attended St. Mary School in Cranston, followed by St. Mary Academy - Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island where she graduated in 1995. She then attended Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where she served as an Orientation Leader (1997 and 1998), and also captained the Women's Softball team for two seasons. With a concentration on large paintings and industrial design, Hasselbeck graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Boston College in 1999.[4]
Hasselbeck started working for Puma in 1998, while attending Boston College. After graduation, she worked for PUMA shoes as a member of its design team before her television career[4] She travelled to Italy and Belize. Reports differ as to whether her travels were for researching Puma products or to teach in Belize[5] As reported by Lauren Smiley in The Boston Globe article Double Coverage (July 20 2004), Elisabeth's interest in Survivor (U.S. TV series) was initiated by a fellow shoe designer, who himself was mulling over the idea of testing his skills in the wild.
Personal life
On July 6, 2002, Hasselbeck married her college sweetheart, Tim Hasselbeck. Tim is a NFL quarterback but has only played one game in 2003 as a member of Washington Redskins. Tim has had a largely unsuccessful career in the NFL, shuffling between a number of teams until finally being cut as fourth string quarterback from the New York Giants on September 1, 2007. He was then signed by the Arizona Cardinals. Tim is now a sports commentator for NFL on FOX. The couple have a daughter, Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck (April 6, 2005), and son, Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck (November 9,2007) [6].
Hasselbeck has been very open about owing much of her career to the influence of her husband's family, the Hasselbecks. Her father-in-law is former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck and her brother-in-law is Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck has Coeliac disease which is a genetic auto-immune disorder indicated by a complete intolerance to gluten. She has spoken several times about the disorder on The View.
Hasselbeck has said that she calls herself neither a conservative nor a liberal. Her parents had an independent political stance, never telling their children for whom they voted. She has stated that the term "conservative" does not define her as a person.[7] She opposes gay marriage but has said that she supports civil unions; a feeling that would often clash with then The View co-host Rosie O'Donnell.
She is a supporter of cervical health and encourages women to have regular exams. In recent years she has worked with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Making Memories Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, The Wireless Amber Alert Program Initiative and The World Scholar Athlete Games.
She was a supporter of President George W. Bush's re-election campaign and delivered a prime time speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Hasselbeck co-hosted Fox News' Fox and Friends the week of April 16, 2007.
Career
Survivor
In 2001, she was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe. She was the last remaining member of that tribe in the game before being voted off on Day 39 and finishing fourth overall. As her luxury item, she brought a self-made immunity headdress. At the end of the game, she was the most popular Survivor of the season among the fans, rating a 9.3 out of 10 in the online approval poll. Producers wanted her to return for the Survivor: All-Stars edition, but she was unable to attend because she was starting her tenure at The View at the time.
Following her stint on Survivor, Hasselbeck began a television career. In 2001, she was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant [4], and became host of the Style Network's The Look for Less from 2002 to 2003 where she helped find stylish clothes for bargain prices. Although Elisabeth previously saw herself as a "behind the scenes" kind of person and not interested in career television, or playing pundit, Elisabeth's agent was very eager to showcase her competitive client and she auditioned for The View [8].
In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002. Hasselbeck made it to the last few contenders, and was finally chosen by the other panelists (in a Survivor-style "Tribal Council") as the new co-host. Hasselbeck typically represents the conservative position on The View, defending creationism and the war on terror, and opposing euthanasia and abortion [9]
Controversies
Hasselbeck has been involved in a number of noted controversial debates on The View including, but not limited to:
- On August 2 2006, Hasselbeck got into a heated debate in which she strongly opposed the Food and Drug Administration's plan to sell the "morning after pill" as an over-the-counter drug. Hasselbeck stated, "I believe that life begins at the moment of conception..." She said the pill should be banned in cases of rape and incest, because "that life still has value." Hasselbeck argued that advocates of the drug use the "rape or incest" exception as a "bait-and-switch" distraction from the goal of making it universally accessible. She argued if the "rape or incest" exception was all advocates cared about, they would not support its over-the-counter status.[10]
- On May 23 2007, Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with co-host Rosie O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supports and O'Donnell opposes. When O'Donnel rhetorically asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians dead. Who are the terrorists?"[11] she was criticized by conservative commentators for her question. O'Donnell complained about Hasselbeck's unwillingness to more strongly defend O'Donnell's statement following the media attention after her comment. Hasselbeck said "Defend your own insinuations" and responded that she shouldn't have to defend anyone else's words for them, especially when they have a forum with which to defend themselves.[12][13]
- In September 2007, Barry Manilow canceled a scheduled appearance on The View due to his dislike of Hasselbeck and her conservative views. Manilow said, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her." He added, "I had made a request that I be interviewed by co-hosts Joy (Behar), Barbara (Walters) or Whoopi (Goldberg), but not Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request, so I bowed out".[14]
- On October 3 2007, Hasselbeck and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg got into a discussion about Hillary Clinton's new $5000 baby entitlement which became heated due to Hasselbeck stating that it would lead to fewer abortions due to women wanting to keep the money. Goldberg warned Hasselbeck to "back off a little" and asked her if she "had ever been in that position to make that decision".[15]
- In January 2008, Hasselbeck and her The View co-hosts were discussing the idea of whether it is harder to elect an African American or Woman President. When asked "Is the country more racist than sexist?" by co-host Joy Behar, Hasselbeck was quick to respond with "Don't we have the answer already? Wasn't a black man able to walk into a voting booth long before a woman?" Co-host Whoopi Goldberg responded by informing her that a woman was able to vote long before an African American,[16] which she thought was correct. Technically, on paper, Hasselbeck was correct about African American males legally having the right to vote first. African Americans were given the right to vote in 1870 by the 15th amendment (see 15th Amendment) and ladies were given the right to vote in 1920 by the 19th amendment (see 19th Amendment). Although that is a 50 year difference with women receiving the right to vote second, the reality of not being able to vote for African Americans continued well into the 1960's. All over the US especially in the the American South there were Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, property requirements, and literacy tests designed to prevent African Americans from actually voting. It was not until the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed (see Voting Rights Act) that African Americans had the right to vote enforced by the US government and all taxes/tests/ land requirements banned. Thus, although on paper African Americans had the right to vote 50 years before ladies, in reality African Americans didn't get to vote until 45 years after ladies--95 years after the 15th amendment initially gave African American men suffrage.[17] Thus, a black man wasn't able to walk into the voting booth long before a woman was.
References
- ^ http://imdb.com/name/nm0276829/bio DelPadre, her mom's surname is her middle name. EH also said so on the summer 07 ep where Giuliana DePandi guest hosted; she stated My mom didn't change her name and she gave me her name as my middle name when asking Depandi if she were changing her name to Rancic. Read it here: http://www.watchingtheview.com/july-25th-recap-james-marsden-and-cheryl-ladd/#more-666
- ^ "The View: Co-Hosts". ABC.com. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kingbury, Read (2000-07-08). "School architect puts the community into his designs". The Block Island Times. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c "Elisabeth Hasselbeck". famouswhy.com. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ http://tv.yahoo.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/contributor/392932/bio Traveled to Italy and Belize
- ^ "View Cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck Has a Boy". People.com. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ All stated on Hasselbeck's April 12,2007 appearance as a guest on Fox's Hannity and Colmes
- ^ Maureen Callahan notes in her July 24, 2007 New York Post article The Survivor, according to executive producer Bill Geddie
- ^ Ewald, Dan (July/August 2006). "Sharing Her View". ChristianityToday. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Women on the Verge". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
- ^ "'Scarborough Country' for May 17". MSNBC. =May 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) (Transcript)}} - ^ Brian Orloff, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O'Donnell Square Off, People May 23, 2007.
- ^ "Rosie O'Donnell VS Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View 5/23/07". YouTube. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ hollywood.com Manilow says NO to View because of Elizabeth Hasselbeck
- ^ Video & article about Goldberg & Hasselbeck debate about abortion
- ^ [1] Goldberg/Hasselbeck debate if African Americans or ladies got suffrage 1st
- ^ (see Voting Rights Act)