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Valerie Bertinelli
American actress (born 1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valerie Anne Bertinelli[1] (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress and television personality. She began acting as a child and made her screen debut in a 1974 episode of Apple's Way. She gained wide recognition for portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–1984), winning two Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in several television films and played the titular character in the sitcom Sydney (1990).
Bertinelli earned adult stardom with the religious drama series Touched by an Angel (2001–2003) and the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015), netting her a SAG Award nomination. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. She has since hosted several programs for Food Network, including the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–2023) and Kids Baking Championship (2015–2024). She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her hosting, and signed a deal with Food Network in 2021.[2]
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Early life
On April 23, 1960,[3] Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Nancy (née Carvin) and Andrew Bertinelli, a General Motors executive. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother of English descent.[4] An older brother, Mark, died at 17 months from accidental poisoning before she was born.[5]
Due to her father's career, the family frequently moved. They lived in Claymont, Delaware; Clarkston, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School[6] but never earned a diploma.[7] She was raised Roman Catholic.[8]
In 2014, she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? and found out that she was descended from King Edward I of England.[9]
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Acting and television hosting
Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in the sitcom One Day at a Time, which debuted in late 1975 when Bertinelli was 15. She appeared in 208 of the 209 episodes before it left the air on May 28, 1984, and she won two Golden Globe Awards for her performances. In the 2005 One Day at a Time Reunion Special, she was reunited with cast members Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington Jr. to watch memorable clips from the show's nine seasons. They talked about actors who had appeared on the show as well as Phillips's drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on-set and caused Phillips to be fired.
After One Day at a Time, Bertinelli starred in several TV films and miniseries and made many guest appearances on other television shows. In the 1990s, she starred in two short-lived sitcoms: Sydney, as the title character, a private detective (with Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko);[10] and Café Americain. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched by an Angel for its last two seasons.
From 2010 to 2015, she starred in the sitcom Hot in Cleveland with Betty White, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves.[11][12] After a successful six-season run, its final episode aired on June 3, 2015.
In 2015, Bertinelli began hosting Valerie's Home Cooking, and Kids Baking Championship with cake artist Duff Goldman on the Food Network.[13][14] She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on Valerie's Home Cooking. In 2019, she hosted two other Food Network shows, Family Food Showdown and Family Restaurant Rivals.
In June 2021, it was announced that Bertinelli would star opposite Demi Lovato in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot, Hungry.[15] In December 2021, she signed a new deal with Food Network.[2] In January 2024, she confirmed that she had been cut from Kids Baking Championship by Food Network.[16]
Other ventures
In 2007, she became a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, and appeared in several commercials.[17] The following year, she released the autobiography, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time,[18] which culminates in a description of her Jenny Craig diet experience. In 2009 she wrote the follow-up book Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge.[19]
Bertinelli ran in the April 2010 Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, completing it in a time of 5:14:37.[20]
In January 2022, she released her memoir Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today.[21]
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Personal life
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According to the biography of Paul Shaffer, he went on a "few fun dates" with Bertinelli when she was 16 and he was 27.[22]
Bertinelli married rock musician Eddie Van Halen in 1981.[23] They had a son, Wolfgang (born March 16, 1991).[23] They separated in 2001 and divorced on December 20, 2007.[24] In her autobiography, Bertinelli wrote that the main reasons for her divorce were her husband's cocaine addiction, and his refusal to quit smoking despite being diagnosed with oral cancer and losing one-third of his tongue in the treatment process.[5] After their divorce, they remained amicable, and she was at his bedside when he died.
In May 2010, Bertinelli announced her engagement to financial planner Tom Vitale, with whom she had begun a relationship in 2004. They were married on January 1, 2011, in Malibu, California.[25][26] She has four step-children through her marriage to Vitale. Both her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and their son, Wolfgang Van Halen, attended the wedding.[25] Bertinelli filed for legal separation from Vitale on November 24, 2021, citing irreconcilable differences.[27] Their divorce was finalized on November 22, 2022.[28]
Filmography
Film
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Awards and nominations
On August 22, 2012, Bertinelli received the 2,476th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[31]
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bertinelli.[citation needed]
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