Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli

Bertinelli receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in August 2012
Born Valerie Anne Bertinelli
(1960-04-23) April 23, 1960
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Occupation Actress, spokesperson
Years active 1971-present
Spouse(s) Eddie Van Halen (m. 1981–2007)
Tom Vitale (m. 2011)
Children Wolfgang Van Halen
Website valeriebertinelli.com

Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–84), Gloria on the drama series Touched by an Angel (2001–03) and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–15).

Early years

Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware,[1] to Nancy (née Carvin) and Andrew Bertinelli, a General Motors executive. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is of English descent.[2] She has two younger brothers and had an elder brother, Mark, who died at 17 months from an accidental poisoning before Valerie was born.[3] Because of the father's career, the family frequently moved. Over various periods, they lived in Claymont, Delaware; Clarkston, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, and the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School. She was raised Roman Catholic.[4]

Career

One Day at a Time

Valerie Bertinelli in One Day at a Time in 1975

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 a new sitcom called One Day at a Time. The show debuted in late 1975. For the show's first season, Bertinelli was 15 years old. Bertinelli appeared in 208 out of the 209 episodes before the show left the airwaves on May 28, 1984.

Two decades later, in 2005, during the One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Pat Harrington, Jr. to watch memorable clips from the original show's nine seasons. They talked about actors who had left the show as well as Phillips' drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on the set and caused Phillips to be fired from the show.

Post-One Day at a Time

After One Day at a Time, Bertinelli continued to act. In addition to starring in several made for TV movies and miniseries, she starred in two sitcoms in the 1990s: as private eye Sydney, with Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko, and Café Americain from the creators of Frasier. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched by an Angel, opposite Roma Downey and Della Reese, for the show's last two seasons.

Bertinelli in 2008

Bertinelli, who had some struggles with being overweight, lost a total of 50 lb (23 kg) as of March 2009, and became a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program.[5] She appeared in several Jenny Craig commercials. Although Bertinelli is compensated for her Jenny Craig appearances, she considers herself a health and weight-loss activist rather than a hired weight-loss spokesperson. In 2008 she released the autobiography, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, which culminates in a description of her Jenny Craig experience. In 2009 she wrote a follow-up book Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life without Opening the Fridge.

On March 4, 2010, Bertinelli appeared as guest co-host on ABC's The View in the absence of Whoopi Goldberg. As of 2010 she stars in the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland (along with Betty White, Wendie Malick, and Jane Leeves),[6] a situation comedy which debuted in June 2010.[7] The show's second season aired in January 2011, and in February 2011 it was renewed for a third season. After a successful, six-season run, the final episode aired on June 3, 2015.

On August 22, 2012, Bertinelli received the 2,476th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[8]

Personal life

Eddie Van Halen with Bertinelli

Bertinelli married Eddie Van Halen on April 11, 1981. They have a son, Wolfgang (born March 16, 1991).[9] In her book Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time Bertinelli indicated the main reasons for her divorce were her husband's cocaine addiction and his refusal to quit smoking despite being diagnosed with tongue cancer and losing one-third of his tongue in the process of treatment for it.[3]

In May 2010, Bertinelli announced her engagement to financial planner Tom Vitale, whom she had begun a relationship with in 2004. They were married on January 1, 2011, in Malibu, California.[10] She wore a dress made especially for her by the designer David Meister.[11]

Bertinelli ran in the April 2010 Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute there, completing it in a time of 5:14:37.[12]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Apple's Way Peggy Episode: "The Flag"
1975–84 One Day at a Time Barbara Cooper Royer Won – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1981, 1982)
Nominated – Young Artist Award – Best Young Comedienne (1981)
TV Land Award – Favorite Singing Siblings (2005)
1977 Battle of the Network Stars III Herself on the CBS Team ABC Special
1978 The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Mamie Dickens Episode: "The Secret of Charles Dickens"
1978 The Hardy Boys Wendy Chase/Gwynn Episode: "Campus Terror"
1978 The Magic of David Copperfield Herself CBS special
1979 Young Love, First Love Robin Gibson TV movie
1979 C.H.O.M.P.S Casey Norton
1979 The Magic of David Copperfield II Herself CBS special
1980 The Promise of Love Kathy Wakeman TV movie
1981 The Princess and the Cabbie Joanna James TV movie
1981–82 Fridays Herself/host 2 episodes
1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride Katarine "Kate" Tosconi TV movie
1982 PM Magazine Herself Interview
1984 The Seduction of Gina Gina Breslin TV movie
1984 Shattered Vows Mary Gilligan TV movie
1985 Silent Witness Anna Dunne TV movie
1986 Ordinary Heroes Maria
1986 Faerie Tale Theatre: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Princess Sabrina TV movie
1986 Rockabye Susannah Bartok TV movie
1987 Number One with a Bullet Teresa Barzak
1987 I'll Take Manhattan Maxime "Maxi" Amberville (Cipriani) TV miniseries
1988 Pancho Barnes Pancho Barnes TV movie
1989 Taken Away Stephanie Monroe TV movie
1990 Sydney Sydney Kells 13 episodes
1991 In a Child's Name Angela Cimarelli TV movie
1992 What She Doesn't Know Molly Kilcoin a.k.a. Shades of Gray
1993 Murder of Innocence Laurie Wade TV movie
1993–94 Café Americain Holly Aldridge 18 episodes
1995 The Haunting of Helen Walker Helen Walker TV movie
1996 A Case for Life Kelly Porter TV movie
1996 Two Mothers for Zachary Jody Ann Shaffell TV movie
1997 Night Sins SBI Agent Megan O'Malley TV movie
1997–
2003
Touched by an Angel Gloria 59 episodes
2000 Personally Yours Susannah Stanton aka Wilderness Love
2001 Family Guy Herself (as TV Bonnie) Episode: "Ready, Willing and Disabled"
2003 Crazy Love Wife TV movie
2003 Finding John Christmas Kathleen McAllister TV movie
2004 Saved! Cameo (as herself)
2007 Claire Claire Bannion TV movie
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Aunt Trudy TV movie
2008 Boston Legal Carol Hober Episode: "Mad Cows"
2010–15 Hot in Cleveland Melanie Moretti Main role
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2013 Hollywood Game Night Herself Episode: "Don't Kill My Buzz-er"
2013 Iron Chef America Herself (as a judge) Episode: "Battle Oktoberfest"
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered[13] 2 episodes
2015 Cutthroat Kitchen Herself/guest judge Episode: "Who Tarted?"
2015– Valerie's Home Cooking Herself/host
2015– Kids Baking Championship Herself/host and judge
2016 Food Network Star Herself/guest judge Episode 12.1
Commercials
Year Title Role Notes
1972 J.C. Penney Herself at age 12
2007– Jenny Craig
Production companies

References

  1. Valerie Bertinelli at the Internet Movie Database
  2. Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, August 13, 2014
  3. 1 2 Bertinelli, Valerie (2008). Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time. Free Press.
  4. "Lifetime TV". Lifetime TV. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  5. "Valerie Bertinelli Back in Bikini for 49th Birthday!". People.com. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  6. "Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick will be 'Hot in Cleveland'=Cleveland.com". 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  7. Littleton, Cynthia (2010-03-16). "Betty White gets regular gig on sitcom". Variety. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  8. "Actress Valerie Bertinelli Gets Her Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame". myfoxla.com. 22 August 2012.
  9. "Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli divorce". CNN. Associated Press. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ABC News. "Entertainment News, Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News". ABC News.
  11. "EXCLUSIVE: See Valerie Bertinelli's Wedding Dress – Style News - StyleWatch - People.com". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. Jenny Craig Success Story Valerie Bertinelli Completes the Boston Marathon from TradingMarkets.com
  13. "Breaking News - Valerie Bertinelli Reunites with "Touched by an Angel" Executive Producer Martha Williamson for Hallmark Channel's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," A New, Original Primetime Series Premiering April 20, 2014 - TheFutonCritic.com". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  14. "YahooMovies, retrieved 2007-08-10". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

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