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Valerie Bertinelli

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Valerie Bertinelli
  • Birth Name:
    Valerie Anne Bertinelli
  • Date of Birth:
    April 23, 1960
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Wilmington, Delaware, USA
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:
    Granada Hills High School, 1978

Family

Valerie Bertinelli
  • Father:
    Andrew Bertinelli
  • Mother:
    Nancy Bertinelli
  • Spouse:
    Eddie Van Halen - Divorced
  • Son:
    Wolfgang Van Halen

Career

Valerie Bertinelli

Awards

Valerie Bertinelli

1981 Golden Globe : Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner

1983 Golden Globe : Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee

1982 Golden Globe : Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner

Trivia

Valerie Bertinelli
  • In March 2007, Valerie teamed up with Kirstie Alley to do a series of commercials for Jenny Craig where she plans to lose 30 pounds. She is keeping a video blog and journal of her progress on the website.
  • Valerie was on the show Saved in 2004.
  • Valerie was on the show Apple's Way episode - The Flag in 1974.
  • Valerie was on the show The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, episode - The Secret of Charles Dickens in 1978.
  • Valerie was in the tv series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, episode - Campus Terror in 1978.
  • Valerie was in the movie The Secret of Charles Dickens in 1979.
  • Valerie was in the movie Young Love, First Love in 1979.
  • Valerie was in the movie C.H.O.M.P.S. in 1979.
  • Valerie was in the movie The Promise of Love in 1980.
  • Valerie was a in the movie The Princess and the Cabbie in 1981.

Quotes

Valerie Bertinelli
  • "Beautiful? No. That's why I'm doing this role in I'll Take Manhattan. I was getting the feeling that people didn't think I was pretty any longer."
  • "Ed has a bigger heart than I do. I won't forgive Dave for what he did to the man I love. Ed will. I like revenge, Ed doesn't. "
  • " Ed is very sexy because his emotions are really there-not forced."
  • " Everybody complains that people are so flaky in LA. I'd rather be flaky than mean."
  • " I do think Ed smokes too many cigarettes, and he does drink too much sometimes. "
  • " I don't know all of the misconceptions that are out there. I try not to listen."
  • "I don't think I was quite aware of what was really going on in my life."
  • " I felt like I was 15 all over again. I wanted their approval and I wanted to be the good girl again. "
  • "I had a miscarriage. It wasn't the easiest thing to deal with. But nobody knew I was pregnant. "
  • " I had a very good family that really protected me from everything, and it was a different era."
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Biography

Valerie Bertinelli
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Valerie Valerie Betinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Italian Catholic parents Nancy and Andy. She grew up as the only daughter with one older brother and two younger brothers. Part of her early life was spent in Delaware and until the family moved to Michigan where Valerie’s father was an executive for General Motors. Later the family relocated to Van Nuys, California. In California Valerie studied at the Tami Lynn School of Artists and entered the world of child modeling at just eleven years of age when she appeared in a commercial for J C Penny the department store.

In her early days in California and in the world of acting Valerie dated movie mogul Steven Spielberg and later went on to marry the guitarist from the band Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, on April 11th 1981. With one of the longest running marriages in Hollywood it came as a shock to fans when Valerie announced that she and Eddie were parting company in October 2001. Together they had one son Wolfgang born in 1961. The couple’s divorce became final in December 2006.

Since 2004 Bertinelli has been dating Tom Vitale and during that time she has gradually gained weight which saw her becoming the face of Jenny Craig when she was put on Craig’s weight loss program and appeared on her television commercials. She lost a total of 37 lbs by the end of 2007.

Filmography

Valerie Bertinelli

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