After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High School, where she participated in school plays, Chenoweth attended Oklahoma City University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta (Beta Omicron) sorority. She earned a bachelor's degree in musical theatre in 1990 and a master's degree in opera performance in 1992, studying under voice instructor and mentor, Florence Birdwell. While at OCU, Chenoweth competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss OCU and was the second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1992, Chenoweth participated in a studio recording of "The Most Happy Fella". While she was in college and working towards her masters, Chenoweth performed at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, among other regional theatres, in roles like June in "Gypsy", Liesl in "The Sound of Music", Fran in "Promises, Promises" and Tuptim in "The King and I".
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Kristin Chenoweth | Early life
She competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss OCU and was the second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in "Steel Pier", winning a Theatre World Award, before appearing in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "Wicked". Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on Broadway.
movie about a boy who falls in love with his teacher
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The Boy Next Door.
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were the audience receptive on this film?
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No, it generally negative reviews from film critics.
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who was the writer?
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Isabelle Nuru Dayne and Barbara Curry.
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can you name a few actors who were cast in it?
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Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, and Ian Nelson, with John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth.
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has the first actor mentioned above, worked in other films?
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Yes, "Maid in Manhattan" and "Gigli", to name a few.
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apart from acting, does this person have another career?
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Yes, she is a singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman.
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how was the above movie, "the boy...", promoted?
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Lopez made her largest Hispanic press tour to date in Miami in promotion of "The Boy Next Door". She hoped that the film would appeal to Hispanic markets, due to featuring two Hispanic leads.
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who has been her inspiration?
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She was influenced by Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, and Lady Gaga.
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what was the start of "kristin's" career?
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She was nominated again for a Young Artist Award for her performance. About this time in her career, she started homeschooling because of her irregular schedule.
Kristen Stewart | 1999–2003: Career beginnings
As she completed her master's degree, Chenoweth participated in several vocal competitions and was named "most promising up-and-coming singer" in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, which came with a full scholarship to Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Two weeks before school started, however, she went to New York City to help a friend move. While there, she auditioned for the 1993 Paper Mill Playhouse production of the musical "Animal Crackers" and got the role of Arabella Rittenhouse. She turned down the scholarship and moved to New York to do the show and pursue a career in musical theatre.
Kristin Chenoweth | Early life
She was expected to start a job at a plastic surgery clinic drawing pictures of people's postsurgery bodies, but the day before the job began, she decided to move to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career.
Kristen Wiig | Early life
Kristine W was born in Pasco, Washington, where she and her three siblings were raised by her mother, a jazz singer and guitarist who went by the name Donna Lee. Kristine W expressed an interest in music at a very young age. Her grandmother was a classically trained violinist and pianist, and taught Kristine how to play the piano. At age 9, Kristine also began playing the saxophone, and it was from her mother that Kristine developed an interest in jazz. Growing up, Kristine would regularly perform in church and for seniors at a local retirement home, which she has stated helped her to overcome her stage fright.
Kristine W | Early life
As she was raised in a family who work in the entertainment industry as non-actors, Stewart thought that she would become a screenwriter/director, but never considered being an actor. She recalled, "I never wanted to be the center of attention—I wasn't that 'I want to be famous, I want to be an actor' kid. I never sought out acting, but I always practiced my autograph because I love pens. I'd write my name on everything." She began acting at age eight, after an agent saw her perform in her elementary school's Christmas play. After auditioning for a year, Stewart got her first role with a small, nonspeaking part in the Disney Channel television film "The Thirteenth Year".
Kristen Stewart | 1999–2003: Career beginnings
This is a list of Kristin Chenoweth's filmography, concert appearances, books and theatre credits.
Kristin Chenoweth credits | Introduction
Chenoweth was adopted when she was five days old by Junie Smith Chenoweth and Jerry Morris Chenoweth, both chemical engineers from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, and named Kristi Dawn Chenoweth. She has stated that she is of one quarter Cherokee ancestry and that she eventually met her biological mother. At an early age, she performed gospel songs for local churches. A performing highlight of her childhood was a solo appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention national conference at the age of 12, where she performed the Evie song "Four Feet Eleven". The chorus begins, "I'm only 4 feet 11, but I'm going to Heaven" (Chenoweth is in height).
Kristin Chenoweth | Early life
However, growing disillusioned with Hollywood, she took a year off to give birth to her third child.
Kristin Scott Thomas | Career
To promote the album, she made an appearance on "The 700 Club", which upset some of her gay fans. She later said she thought that the "Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary" and that she regretted appearing on the show.
Kristin Chenoweth | Personal life
Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans.
Christina Kim (fashion designer) | Early life and career
Kristin Williams was born in the U.S. She earned a bachelor's degree in Film Production from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and earned a Master's in Education from DePaul University May 2010.
Kris Swanberg | Early life
Froseth was born in the United States to Norwegian parents and her early life was spent traveling back and forth between Oslo, Norway and New Jersey due to her father's work. She started modeling after being discovered on a catwalk audition at Ski Storsenter in Norway, and was also scouted by IMG Models while in New Jersey at a local mall fashion show. She has modelled for brands such as Armani, Juicy Couture, Miu Miu and H&M. Her acting career began when a casting director found her photos and encouraged her to audition for the film adaptation of John Green's novel "Looking for Alaska".
Kristine Froseth | Life and career
In 2009, Chenoweth published a memoir, "A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages", describing her life and career, including her adoption, her turn in "Wicked" and her time in Hollywood. Chenoweth has spoken publicly about her religious faith; she describes herself as a "non-judgmental, liberal Christian". According to "The New York Times", when Chenoweth "assured her theater fans that she supports gay rights, her Christian base was outraged; she was disinvited from performing at a Women of Faith conference in ". Chenoweth released an album in , "As I Am", a mixture of hymns and contemporary Christian music, with adult contemporary arrangements.
Kristin Chenoweth | Personal life
During her time at the school, she requested to switch degree courses to acting but was refused. After a year at Central, speaking French fluently, she decided to move to Paris to work as an au pair and studied acting at the "École Nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre" (). When she was 25, she was cast as Mary Sharon in the film "Under the Cherry Moon" (1986).
Kristin Scott Thomas | Early life
After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High School, where she participated in school plays, Chenoweth attended Oklahoma City University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta (Beta Omicron) sorority. She earned a bachelor's degree in musical theatre in 1990 and a master's degree in opera performance in 1992, studying under voice instructor and mentor, Florence Birdwell. While at OCU, Chenoweth competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss OCU and was the second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1992, Chenoweth participated in a studio recording of "The Most Happy Fella". While she was in college and working towards her masters, Chenoweth performed at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, among other regional theatres, in roles like June in "Gypsy", Liesl in "The Sound of Music", Fran in "Promises, Promises" and Tuptim in "The King and I".
Kristin Chenoweth | Early life
Carson was impressed with Spears's singing and suggested enrolling her at the Professional Performing Arts School; shortly after, Lynne and her daughters moved to a sublet apartment in New York.
Britney Spears | 1981–1997: Early life and career beginnings
Her winnings were designated for education, so she enrolled at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and began pursuing her musical dreams. Her mentor, John R. Lewis, helped Kristine W to form a band called Kristine and the Sting, with whom she recorded an indie album called "Show and Tell." The band was a local favorite, amassing numerous awards. After the release of "Show and Tell", Kristine began traveling to California to work with an R&B production house. The songs she would record with them eventually became the material for her first album, "The Perfect Beat", self-released in 1994.
Kristine W | Early life
She was influenced by various musical genres; her parents were interested in country music and classical music, and her brothers' interest in rock music also influenced her. She has stated that Barbra Streisand, Kathleen Battle and Kate Bush were inspirations.
Sissel Kyrkjebø | Early life
Chenoweth also penned a 2009 memoir, "A Little Bit Wicked".
Kristin Chenoweth | Introduction
Kristín grew up in Borgarnes. At the age of 11 she started playing basketball with the youth teams of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur. She later took up track and field and Olympic lifting.
Kristín Sif Björgvinsdóttir | Early life
Hoganson was educated at Yale University receiving her B.A. in 1987 and Ph.D. In 1995.
Kristin L. Hoganson | Early life
Born in Oslo, Norway, Holby grew up in Larchmont, New York and attended Murray Avenue School and Mamaroneck High School. Later she took courses in apparel design at Rhode Island School of Design and started working as a fabric designer for a textile company.
Kristin Darnell | Early life
Spears made her local stage debut at age five, singing "What Child Is This?" at her kindergarten graduation. During her childhood, she also had gymnastics and voice lessons, and won many state-level competitions and children's talent shows. She said about her ambition as a child, "I was in my own world, [...] I found out what I'm supposed to do at an early age". At age eight, Spears and her mother Lynne traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to audition for the 1990s revival of "The Mickey Mouse Club". Casting director Matt Casella rejected her as too young, but introduced her to Nancy Carson, a New York City talent agent.
Britney Spears | 1981–1997: Early life and career beginnings
She has also appeared in television roles on "Chicago Hope", and "All My Children".
Kristin Rudrüd | Life and career
However, the day after she graduated, she drove across the country to Los Angeles to work as in intern on Spike Jonze's first feature film, "Harold and The Purple Crayon". The film was eventually cancelled and her first paying job was as a casting assistant on the Mark Medoff film "Santa Fe". Here, she turned her inspirations towards writing.
Tina Wood | Early life and career
On 4 January 1943, Brudevoll was born in Lillehammer, Norway.
Kristin Brudevoll | Early life
Regarding her musical influence, Kristine W fell in love with house music after hearing it played frequently in Canada when her mother would perform at resorts there. From an early age, it was clear Kristine had an aptitude for performing. Throughout middle and high school, Kristine frequently competed in talent shows, and she won numerous awards in the Northwest after competing in jazz choir ensembles as an improvisational soloist. At age 16, she won a state talent show singing the Donna Summer song, “Last Dance”. This led her to enter pageants, which she excelled at. After winning the titles of Miss Tri-Cities and Miss Washington, Kristine competed in the Miss America pageant, where she won a preliminary swimsuit and NFT award.
Kristine W | Early life
Freston grew up in the Atlanta area. She began modeling at age 16. Freston's career path began when she started making her own meditation cassette tapes. She stated in an interview, "Then I started creating tapes for friends and realized, "Hey, this is very useful to people." She stated that people "came to her for counseling," and so she began her career.
Kathy Freston | Early life
Cliche always wanted to act and did it in school. However, she thought she was "too ambitious to go into acting" and started to study psychology. During this time she already did some modeling and a bit later her modeling agency started an acting department. After studying psychology for a year Cliche decided to leave the university and wanted to focus on her acting career.
Karen Cliche | Early life
Kristina Elizabeth Anapau Roper was born in Hawaii. She graduated from high school at age 15 and began her studies at University of Hawaii that same year. Before gaining success as an actress, Anapau had intended to become a classical ballerina, having trained seriously since the age of 4. She is a classically trained pianist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Skidmore College in New York.
Kristina Anapau | Early life
After a guest appearance on "LateLine", a role in the short-lived television series "Paramour" (1999), and several roles in television films such as "Annie" (as Lily St. Regis), Chenoweth starred in her own NBC sitcom, the semi-autobiographical "Kristin" in 2001. It was short-lived, with thirteen episodes filmed, but only six aired before it was canceled. Chenoweth appeared in the lead role of Marian in the 2003 television film, "The Music Man", opposite Matthew Broderick. She also guest-starred on such shows as "Frasier" (2001), "Sesame Street" (2002 and several times afterward) and "Ugly Betty" (2007). In 2004, Chenoweth began playing the recurring role of media consultant Annabeth Schott in "The West Wing".
Kristin Chenoweth | Television
Jenner attended Clairemont High School and graduated in 1973. She worked for American Airlines as a flight attendant for a year in 1976.
Kris Jenner | Early life
During high school, she had aspirations of becoming an Olympic gymnast, but instead chose to focus on drama and theater.
Christina Cox | Early life
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert, in 2012, was the debut concert tour by actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth.
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert | Introduction
Instead, she expressed an interest in becoming a hairdresser, or working in the music industry, saying: "Nobody believes me when I say it's not what I thought I was going to do. But my heroines were singers like Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith or Carly Simon. I didn't think about whether they wore Chanel or not". Shulman studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex. In 1980, she graduated, receiving a 2:2, later recalling herself being "in tears". In the following months, she became an assistant at an independent record label, enabling her to move out of her parents' flat. However, she was sacked after a short time.
Alexandra Shulman | Early life
She also claims that she doesn't remember writing her early songs—that "they wrote her." She has had more than one diagnosis (and misdiagnoses) for her condition, including schizophrenic disorder, bipolar disorder, and most recently post-traumatic and dissociative disorders, which she says have been successfully treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
Kristin Hersh | Personal life
Skäringer wanted to be an actress from the age of four and became active at her local theater in Kristinehamn. Skäringer describes herself as a "small girl, quite heavy and a tom-boy" when she was younger. She related in interviews that she suffered from an eating disorder from the eighth grade until her last year in college.
Mia Skäringer | Early life
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on Broadway. In 2003, Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role of Glinda in the musical "Wicked", including a nomination for another Tony. Her television roles have included Annabeth Schott in NBC's "The West Wing" and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama "Pushing Daisies", for which she won a 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Kristin Chenoweth | Introduction
O'Hara was born in Elk City, Oklahoma, and grew up in an Irish American family. She graduated from Deer Creek High School and also attended Oklahoma City University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Music in vocal performance/opera. O'Hara studied voice with Florence Birdwell, who also taught Kristin Chenoweth four years earlier. O'Hara and Chenoweth are both alumnae of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Kelli O'Hara | Early life
Dunn did figure skating as a child and later some modelling, then began her career as actress in the late 1970s.
Carolyn Dunn | Early life
After a divorce, and with no child support, she found a place to live with roommates to help with expenses. Her ten year high school reunion committee mailed a questionnaire with the final inquiry, "have you achieved everything in your life that you thought you would by now?" The realization she had not started acting had Niven declare to herself that she was "going to be an actor" and "going to be in show business somehow." Acknowledging a penchant for being on camera and knowing she enjoyed writing, she decided to look for a job in news reporting.
Barbara Niven | Early life
Her first television job was "As the World Turns" as a college buddy of one of the regulars, Billy Magnussen; the character's name was Ari.
Christina Bennett Lind | Early career
After Schlesinger finished school, she started to create "protest art." Her mother and father were divorced in 1970. The divorce created a desire in Schlesinger to "get away" and she also wanted to prove that she was more than a famous name and she had her own things to say.
Christina Schlesinger | Life and career
Girardi graduated from North Atlanta High School. She enrolled in a magnet program for the performing arts in high school, saying, "That’s where you really learned to love the stage and really hone your early performing skills. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything in the world." She joined musical theater in high school, playing roles such as Val from "A Chorus Line" and Frastrada in "Pippin". She toured the world in the school revue show where she performed "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton and "Into The Groove" by Madonna. Her first jobs in the entertainment industry included doing modelling and local commercials as a child.
Erika Jayne | 1971–1998: Early life and career beginnings
He moved to Spokane as a teenager. In Seattle, Jackson worked as an ad executive at a magazine and did some theater work on the side, earning his Equity card. "As soon as I found out what theater was, what Broadway was, I thought, 'Oh, that's what I'll do with my life.' Just a matter of getting all the pieces in place," he said. Inspired to rethink his career after the September 11 attacks, he moved to New York City to pursue his dream of being an actor: "[Acting] was something I always wanted to do but I was too scared and didn't have the confidence.
Cheyenne Jackson | Early life
Hahn was born in Omaha, Nebraska and later moved to New Mexico. At the age of 15, being raised by her mother, she watched many movies and became interested in becoming a storyteller. At 18, she moved to Los Angeles. While she was a film student at University of Southern California, she also worked for Bob Ellison as his assistant for 3 years, where she learned about writing.
Kristin Hahn | Career
She also starred in the ABC TV series "GCB" in 2012. Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child in Oklahoma and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in "Steel Pier", winning a Theatre World Award, before appearing in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "Wicked". Her other Broadway roles were in "The Apple Tree" in 2006, "Promises, Promises" in 2010 and "On the Twentieth Century" in 2015, for which she received another Tony Award nomination. She has also appeared in five City Center Encores!, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions.
Kristin Chenoweth | Introduction
Johnson set a high bar for the other performers that will be difficult to match."
Kristen Johnson | Performing career
Kristine Meredith Flaherty was born in Wilmette, Illinois, on June 30, 1985. She attended nearby New Trier High School. When she was seven, her parents divorced. Her mother remarried soon after, bringing in an extended step-family. She has described herself as a tomboy during childhood, preferring baggier clothing and rejecting "all things girly". When she was 14 years old, Flaherty's father—a guitarist who loved all musical genres—died. Many of her songs are a tribute to him. In 2003, she enrolled at Stanford University, pursuing a double major in psychology and sociology. According to Flaherty, many people she met during her time at Stanford influenced her musical style.
K.Flay | Early life
Ms. Flores received her early theatre and acting training in Seattle, Washington, where she participated in numerous theatrical productions including "Helen Keller", "Guys and Dolls", "South Pacific", "Narnia", and "Little Mary Sunshine". She continued her theatrical and acting studies in Santa Barbara, California at the "Westmont College Theatre Arts Department" where she received her theatre and communications degrees. Once relocating to Hollywood, she pursued a curriculum of film studies.
Kristen Flores | Early life
She was born Kristine Young in Boise, Idaho, and changed her name because she was often confused with another similarly named actress. The last name "Sutherland" was after her cat, whom she named "Donald" after Donald Sutherland, who, coincidentally, had a role in the original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" film, Joss Whedon's first attempt to bring Buffy to audiences. She is not related to Donald Sutherland, his sons Kiefer, Rossif and Angus, or his granddaughter Sarah Sutherland. She attended high school in Lexington, Kentucky, where she participated in the Tates Creek Drama program. After graduating, she enrolled in the University of Kentucky.
Kristine Sutherland | Early life
record label for sounding "too black". Lack of other career opportunities and a fire incident in her apartment forced Clarkson to return to Burleson, where she worked at a movie theater, promoted Red Bull energy drinks, worked as a telemarketer and as a cocktail waitress in a comedy club.
Kelly Clarkson | 1982–2002: Early life and career beginnings
As a child, she took singing, ballet, piano and acting lessons. Later on, she developed her artistic career performing as a singer and TV host.
Ingrid Coronado | Early Life
Cher began to take after the unconventional outfits and behavior of Hepburn's character. She was also inspired by Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, and Katharine Hepburn. She was disappointed by the absence of dark-haired Hollywood actresses whom she could emulate. She had wanted to be famous since childhood but felt unattractive and untalented, later commenting, "I couldn't think of anything that I could do ... I didn't think I'd be a singer or dancer. I just thought, well, I'll be famous. That was my goal."
Cher | 1946–1961: Early life
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Kristin Chenoweth in Concert | Setlist
He explained in an interview, "When I was a kid, I’d always wanted to be a performer, singer, dancer — but as a guy. But then, I didn’t think it was possible. I did what my parents said: went to college, got a 9-to-5 job... and people would always tell me, 'You should model!'"
Laith Ashley | Early life
She participated in track and field and basketball in high school. She began her rugby career as a freshman at the University of Central Florida.
Kristen Thomas | Early life
Christina Gorman grew up in Colt's Neck, New Jersey. While she loved theatre from a young age, she did not begin actively creating theatre until college, when she began stage managing. After college she interned for a year at Juilliard as a stage manager and did professional stage management work. She then began working in advertising, but realized she missed theatre and began to write.
Christina Gorman | Early life
Prout began her acting career at the age of ten after being cast in a commercial opposite NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky. Speaking about her desire to start acting, Kirsten recalled that it was the only way she thought she could turn being a Disney Princess into a career. Prout graduated high school from Collingwood School in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, along with actors Alexander Ludwig and Mackenzie Davis. An avid martial artist, Kirsten received a Black Belt in Taekwondo at the age of 13. That year, she was cast in "Elektra", and performed her own stunts in the film.
Kirsten Prout | Early life
From 2010-2012, Johnston studied as a young artist at Narodni Divadlo.
Christina Johnston | Early life
At Cornell she met Eleanor Bertine who would become a lifelong friend and colleague.
Kristine Mann | Early life and education
She began acting in 1978 and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. As a teenager, Errickson began appearing in television and film projects. She replaced Donna Wilkes in the role of Diane Alder on the second season of the TV series "Hello, Larry", which was a spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes". Errickson continued acting until 1994, appearing in movies and guest starring in shows such as "Fame", "Mr. Belvedere", "21 Jump Street", and "Beverly Hills, 90210".
Krista Errickson | Professional life
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Kristin Chenoweth at Carnegie Hall | Setlist
Houghton was born on December 6, 1993 in Dallas, TX to parents Steve and Jennifer Houghton. She has always loved to sing, her parents saying that she was singing before she could talk. As a child and young teenager, Houghton gained a background in Broadway, even achieving the role of alternate for Annie in the show of the same name. She was further inspired by Kristen Chenoweth, whom she met when Chenoweth visited her school. Houghton notes Shania Twain as one of her main sources of inspiration, saying, "she was my first exposure to the fire I have inside myself to be a force in the world, through my music".
Tiffany Houghton | Early life
Mendler had the role of Kristen, a girl who attends OCD on a scholarship, and works hard to keep her good grades. She also had begun working on a film with actress and singer Lindsay Lohan titled "Labor Pains", which kept being pushed back due to various conflicts and problems. Though initially slated for a theatrical release, the film did not receive one in the US and was instead released as a TV film on ABC Family in 2009. The film did, however, receive a theatrical release in countries such as Russia, Romania, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Bridgit Mendler | 2004–2008: Career beginnings
Hersh was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Newport, Rhode Island when she was six years old. Her father was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport and her mother a special educational needs teacher. She was interested in music at an early age and wanted to learn guitar chords; as such, her father gave her a guitar when she was nine. Her parents separated when Hersh was eleven, and her mother married the father of her best friend Tanya Donelly. Hersh talked Donelly into starting a band, then called The Muses when they were fourteen.
Kristin Hersh | Early life
A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages, or simply known as A Little Bit Wicked, is the 2009 memoir of actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth. In the book, Chenoweth describes her early life and the first 16 years of her varied career in show business.
A Little Bit Wicked | Introduction
Upon graduating high school, she went to Finch College where she majored in Drama and minored in Art History. She first studied dance under Sara Felcher—and, later, under Alwin Nikolais, Jojo Smith, Matt Mattox, Luigi, and Jaime Rogers (one of the Sharks in "West Side Story"). Her early inspirations were the dancer Bambi Lynn and Sondra Lee, whose performance as Tiger Lily in Jerome Robbins’s "Peter Pan" left the young Kristen mesmerized. Kristen was inspired to someday become a professional actor when she saw the Off-Broadway show "The Fantasticks". She later studied acting under the celebrated acting coach Jack Waltzer.
Ilene Kristen | Life and career
Kristin Fisher was raised in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Dr. Anna Lee Fisher and Dr. William Frederick Fisher. Both her parents were astronauts and emergency medical physicians. She graduated with a BA in broadcast journalism from Boston University’s College of Communication.
Kristin Fisher | Early life
Helgadóttir was born in Washington, D.C. in the United States. She earned a BA in political science from the University of Iceland.
Heiða Kristín Helgadóttir | Early life and education
She became interested in the film industry while working at her college job as a tour guide at Universal Studios.
Katy Garretson | Early life
After graduation she got a role in Elton John's musical Aida being performed in Berlin (Germany). However an injury cut short her career in musical theater and she turned to acting, training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City for 18 months. After her return to London she had initially difficulties to find work as an actor, acting only in a few small supporting roles and commercials. To support herself she gave acting lessons at schools and held a part-ownership of her chef father's Chinese restaurant in Harpenden (Hertfordshire).
Christina Chong | Early life and education
Shortly before it began a run on Broadway at the Uris Theater on 18 August 1981, she was forced to withdraw after a physician diagnosed nodes on her vocal cords; Nancy Ringham, her understudy, assumed the role in what was her Broadway debut.
Cheryl Kennedy | Career
Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado. She is an only child, and her parents divorced when she was a baby. She was adopted by her stepfather, then-University of Colorado Boulder professor Keith Davis, after he married her mother, Dorothy, a university data analyst, in 1968. She has three stepsisters from her father's first marriage. Early in her childhood, she and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her father served as provost and taught psychology at the University of South Carolina. Davis wanted to be an actress from the age of 9, when she was cast in the Workshop Theatre production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
Kristin Davis | Early life and education
Until 1996, she lived with Jennifer Aniston in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. They stay close friends and she was a bridesmaid at Aniston's 2000 wedding to Brad Pitt. In 1999, she gave birth to her son.
Kristin Hahn | Personal life
Beck was christened Christopher T. Beck in June 1966 and grew up on a farm. As early as the age of five, she was drawn to feminine clothes and toys, but was encouraged to adopt masculine roles by her parents. Before transitioning, she married twice and has two sons from her first marriage. She recounts in her memoir how her gender dysphoria contributed to her inability to emotionally mature while being in a male body, adding conflict to her sexual identity, although she never really felt gay. Additionally, her duties as a U.S. Navy SEAL kept her on missions away from home, which distanced her from family members.
Kristin Beck | Early life and education
As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then to become an actress.
Christa Théret | Early life
After graduating from Tucker High School in the DeKalb County School District, Hilson attended Oxford College of Emory University and Emory University in Atlanta for three years and studied a course in theater. She continued working as a songwriter and background vocalist during her schooling years. Hilson eventually stopped working with Dent, and began working more with Polow da Don. She also became a member of the songwriting and production team, The Clutch. Together, they wrote Mary J. Blige's "Take Me as I Am" (2006), Omarion's "Ice Box" (2006), Ciara's "Like a Boy" (2006), The Pussycat Dolls' "Wait a Minute" (2006) and Britney Spears' "Gimme More" (2007).
Keri Hilson | 1982–2007: Early life and career beginnings
Chenoweth had her own sitcom, "Kristin", in 2001, and has guest-starred on many shows, including "Sesame Street" and "Glee", for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in "Bewitched" (2005), "The Pink Panther" (2006) and "RV" (2006). She has played roles in made-for-TV movies, such as "Descendants" (2015); done voice work in animated films such as "Rio 2" (2014) and "The Peanuts Movie" (2015) along with the animated TV series "Sit Down, Shut Up"; hosted several award shows; and released several albums of songs, including "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas" (2008), "Some Lessons Learned" (2011), "Coming Home" (2014), "The Art of Elegance" (2016) and "For the Girls" (2019).
Kristin Chenoweth | Introduction
Really, there just wasn't."
Tina Arena | 1967–87: Early life and career beginnings
Vernoff attended Troy High School in New York, graduating in 1989. She paid tribute to the school in a season 7 episode of "Grey's Anatomy", using the alma mater's song. She also attended Boston University. Vernoff aspired to be a veterinarian as a child, but then turned towards acting, studying it in college. She did not discover screenwriting until her 20s.
Krista Vernoff | Early life
She performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of 13.
Katie Stevens | Early life
It was natural that I became an actor because I longed so much to be those other people, or at least to play them."
Hilary Swank | Early life
Shadbolt started playing in a band at the age of 12.
Caitlyn Shadbolt | Career
Kimmel was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. Shortly after graduating high school, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. She has cited Carole King as her biggest musical inspiration. She has also stated that she draws inspiration from Bonnie Raitt, Elton John and Sheryl Crow.
Kari Kimmel | Early life and education
Asbjørnsen has featured on a number of album releases, as well as a series of tours and festival performances in Europe. In 2009 she won the Babel Med Mondomix Award.
Kristin Asbjørnsen | Career
Then, she left her job as a floral designer at the "Saint Regis resort" of Orange County and moved to Los Angeles to become an actress.
Jenn Proske | Early life
Prior to finding a successful entertainment career, Edwards worked full-time in accounts.
Brenda Edwards | Early life
She has an Albanian origin. Her parents moved to USA from Ulcinj, in present day Montenegro, a town on the Adriatic inhabited by mostly Albanians.
Kristine Elezaj | Early life
Davis lived in South Carolina until she graduated from A.C. Flora High School in 1983. She then moved to New Jersey, where she attended Rutgers University. Davis graduated with a BFA degree in Acting from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in 1987.
Kristin Davis | Early life and education
In 2012, Carlson was quoted saying "To be honest, I did not want to go, but in some odd way I knew it was my destiny and that I had to go."
Sara Carlson | Early career
Kristin is an American sitcom television series created by John Markus, starring Kristin Chenoweth. The series premiered on June 5, 2001 on NBC. The show was canceled on July 10, 2001, after six episodes.
Kristin (TV series) | Introduction
Krista Bell-Hart.
Jeananne Goossen | Career
McMenamy was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and spent some time growing up in Buffalo, New York. She was the third of seven children in an Irish-American Catholic family. As a student at Notre Dame High School, she received excellent grades, but was often teased by her classmates, who called her "Skeleton" due to her lanky body. While in college, she decided to drop out of school to pursue a career in modeling. After heading to New York City, she was rejected by various modeling agencies. She nonetheless continued following her dream to model. She later recounted, "I got rejected by everyone.
Kristen McMenamy | Early life
In the interview to go along with the cover shoot, she describes her music as a fusion of R&B, soul and rock with influences coming from Alicia Keys, Alanis Morissette and Pink.
Bridget Kelly | 1986–2010: Early life and career beginnings
Feireiss was born in Berlin. She embarked on a course in Art History at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt in 1963, and graduated from Freie Universität Berlin in 1967.
Kristin Feireiss | Early life and education
delighted the crowd with an evening that featured classic tunes as well as works by 14 living songwriters. ...[Chenoweth,] arguably the most gifted comedic musical-theatre singer-actress of her generation, drew laughs from most everything she said during the two-hour evening." Chenoweth returned to Carnegie Hall in 2014 with her concert "The Evolution of a Soprano".
Kristin Chenoweth at Carnegie Hall | Introduction
Among her school friends was Rami Malek, who was in the grade above; they were both in a musical theater class. In 1995, her mother filed for divorce. After graduating from high school in 2000, Dunst continued acting. As a teenager, she found it difficult to deal with her rising fame, and for a period she blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child. However, she later said that her mother "always had the best intentions". When asked if she had any regrets about her childhood, Dunst said, "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it.
Kirsten Dunst | Early life and family
In 2003, McPherson was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level". She overcame Stills Disease, and rebounded to become an accomplished golfer.
Kristy McPherson | Early life and amateur career
Kristine Mann was born August 29, 1873 in Orange, New Jersey. In 1885 Kristine and her family began spending summers at Bailey Island (Maine), a location that was reminiscent of her mother's native Denmark. Summering at Bailey Island would prove to be a lifelong ritual for Kristine. Kristine's education began at age four at the Dearborn Morgan School in Orange which she graduated from at age eighteen. In 1891 she entered Smith College receiving an A.B. in 1895. From there she returned to Orange where she helped her father as editor of the "New Church Messenger", the official organ of the Swedenborgian General Convention.
Kristine Mann | Early life and education