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Valerie Bertinelli
Bertinelli in 2024
Born
Valerie Anne Bertinelli

(1960-04-23) April 23, 1960 (age 64)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
EducationGranada Hills Charter High School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality
Years active1971–present
Known for
Spouses
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(m. 1981; div. 2007)​
Tom Vitale
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(m. 2011; div. 2022)​
ChildrenWolfgang Van Halen
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
Websitevaleriebertinelli.com

Valerie Anne Bertinelli[1] (born April 23, 1960)[2] is an American actress and television personality. She first achieved recognition as an adolescent, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975–1984), for which she won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She subsequently earned adult stardom as Gloria on the religious drama series Touched by an Angel (2001–2003), and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015), which brought her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2012, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bertinelli has hosted several programs for Food Network, such as the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–2023) and Kids Baking Championship (2015–2024), winning two Daytime Emmy Awards for the former out of six nominations. In December 2021, she signed a new deal with Food Network .[3]

Early life and education

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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] She has three brothers, David, Patrick, and Drew and young sister Gretchen. 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]

Career

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Bertinelli in One Day at a Time in 1975
Bertinelli in 2008

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 wrought 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); and Café Americain. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched by an Angel for its last two seasons.

In 2007, she became a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, and appeared in several commercials.[9] The following year, she released the autobiography, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time,[10] 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.[11] From 2010 to 2015, she starred in the sitcom Hot in Cleveland with Betty White, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves.[12][13] 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.[14][15] 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.[16] In December 2021, she signed a new deal with Food Network.[3] In January 2022, she released her memoir Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today.[17] In January 2024, she confirmed that she had been cut from Kids Baking Championship by Food Network.[18] She will be hosting a game show on GSN called Bingo Blitz that taped in Atlanta in Fall 2024 and will air on that channel sometime in 2025.

Personal life

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According to his autobiography, Paul Shaffer went on a "few fun dates" with Bertinelli when she was 16 and he was 27.[19]

Bertinelli with Eddie Van Halen at the 1991 Emmy Awards

Bertinelli married rock musician Eddie Van Halen in 1981.[20] They had a son, Wolfgang (born March 16, 1991).[20] They separated in 2001 and divorced on December 20, 2007.[21] 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.[22][23] 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.[22] Bertinelli filed for legal separation from Vitale on November 24, 2021, citing irreconcilable differences.[24] Their divorce was finalized on November 22, 2022.[25]

Bertinelli ran in the April 2010 Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, completing it in a time of 5:14:37.[26] In 2014, she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? and found out that she was descended from King Edward I of England.[27]

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Apple's Way Peggy episode: "The Flag"
1975–1984 One Day at a Time Barbara Cooper Royer main role
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"
The Hardy Boys Wendy Chase/Gwynn episode: "Campus Terror"
The Magic of David Copperfield Herself CBS special
1979 Young Love, First Love Robin Gibson TV movie
C.H.O.M.P.S. Casey Norton
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
1981–1982 Fridays Herself/Host 2 episodes
1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride Kate Tosconi TV movie
PM Magazine Herself interview
1984 The Seduction of Gina Gina Breslin TV movie
Shattered Vows Mary Gilligan
1985 Silent Witness Anna Dunne
1986 Ordinary Heroes Maria
Faerie Tale Theatre Princess Sabrina episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
Rockabye Susannah Bartok TV movie
1987 Number One with a Bullet Teresa Barzak
Saturday Night Live Herself/Host
I'll Take Manhattan Maxime "Maxi" Amberville-Cipriani TV miniseries
1988 Pancho Barnes Pancho Barnes TV movie
1989 Taken Away Stephanie Monroe
1990 Sydney Sydney Kells 13 episodes
1991 In a Child's Name Angela Silvano-Cimarelli TV movie
1992 What She Doesn't Know Molly Kilcoin TV movie, a.k.a. Shades of Gray
1993 Murder of Innocence Laurie Wade TV movie
1993–1994 Café Americain Holly Aldridge 18 episodes
1995 The Haunting of Helen Walker Helen Walker TV movie
1996 A Case for Life Kelly Porter
Two Mothers for Zachary Jody Ann Shaffell
1997 Night Sins SBI Agent Megan O'Malley
2000 Personally Yours Susannah Stanton TV movie, a.k.a. Wilderness Love
2001–2003 Touched by an Angel Gloria 59 episodes
2001 Family Guy Herself (as TV Bonnie) episode: "Ready, Willing and Disabled"
2003 Crazy Love Wife TV movie
Finding John Christmas Kathleen McAllister
2004 Saved! Herself cameo
2007 Claire Claire Bannion TV movie
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Aunt Trudy
Boston Legal Carol Hober episode: "Mad Cows"
2010–2015 Hot in Cleveland Melanie Moretti main role
2013 Hollywood Game Night Herself episode: "Don't Kill My Buzz-er"
Iron Chef America Herself/Judge episode: "Battle Oktoberfest"
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered[28] Rebecca Starkwell 2 episodes
2015 Cutthroat Kitchen Herself/Guest Judge episode: "Who Tarted?"
2015–2023 Valerie's Home Cooking Herself/Host
2015–2024 Kids Baking Championship Herself/Host/Judge
2016 Food Network Star Herself/Guest Judge episode 12.1
2019 Family Food Showdown Herself/Host
Family Restaurant Rivals
2021 Hungry Lisa Lead role; Unaired pilot[29]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Notes
2023 "I'm Alright" Mammoth WVH Employee at entrance

Awards and nominations

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On August 22, 2012, Bertinelli received the 2,476th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[30]

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bertinelli.[citation needed]

Year Award Category Work Result
1981 Young Artist Awards Best Young Comedienne One Day at a Time Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won
1982 Won
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated
2005 TV Land Awards Favorite Singing Siblings Nominated
2007 Lady You Love to Watch Fight for Her Life in a Movie of the Week — Won
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Hot in Cleveland Nominated
2018 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Culinary Program Valerie's Home Cooking Nominated
2019 Won
Outstanding Culinary Host Won
2020 Nominated
Outstanding Culinary Program Nominated
2021 Outstanding Culinary Host Nominated
2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Host Kids Baking Championship Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli". TV Guide. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Hines, Ree (April 23, 2020). "Valerie Bertinelli gets emotional talking about son on her 60th birthday". Today.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b White, Peter (December 6, 2021). "Valerie Bertinelli Cooks Up New Deal With Food Network". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, August 13, 2014
  5. ^ a b Bertinelli, Valerie (2008). Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time. Free Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1416569688.
  6. ^ "Granada Hills, CA Things to Do". SeeCalifornia.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bertinelli Turns 50". Good Housekeeping. March 4, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Grant, Meg (July 2010). "One Dream at a Time". AARP the Magazine. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Leonard, Elizabeth (March 25, 2009). "Valerie Bertinelli Back in Bikini for 49th Birthday!". People. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "Excerpt: 'Losing It – And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time'". ABC News. November 18, 2008.
  11. ^ "Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge". Publishers Weekly.
  12. ^ Dawidziak, Mark (January 14, 2010). "Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick will be 'Hot in Cleveland'". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio: Northeast Ohio Media Group. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  13. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 16, 2010). "Betty White gets regular gig on sitcom". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  14. ^ "Kids Baking Championship Episodes". Food Network. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Kids Baking Championship". IMDb. Duff Goldman, Valerie Bertinelli, Alex Czajka. Retrieved August 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (June 11, 2021). "Valerie Bertinelli to Star Opposite Demi Lovato in NBC Comedy Pilot 'Hungry'". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli Shares How She Let 'Go of The Mindset That Made Me Feel Broken' in New Memoir". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Wood, Becca (January 21, 2024). "Valerie Bertinelli reveals she won't be 'asked back' to 'Kids Baking Championship': 'Hurt my feelings'". Today. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  19. ^ Shaffer, Paul (2009). We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives. Flying Dolphin Press. p. 156.
  20. ^ a b "Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli divorce". CNN. Associated Press. December 21, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  21. ^ Lee, Ken (December 21, 2007). "Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie Van Halen Divorce Finalized". People. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Valerie Bertinelli Marries a Second Time". The Hollywood Reporter. January 2, 2011.
  23. ^ Leonard, Elizabeth (January 4, 2011). "Exclusive: See Valerie Bertinelli's Wedding Dress". People. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  24. ^ Campione, Katie (November 24, 2021). "Valerie Bertinelli Files for Legal Separation from Husband Tom Vitale After 10 Years of Marriage". People. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  25. ^ Patterson, Charmaine (November 22, 2022). "Valerie Bertinelli Celebrates Being Officially Divorced from Tom Vitale: 'Second Best Day of My Life'". People Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  26. ^ Leonard, Elizabeth (April 20, 2010). "Valerie Bertinelli 'Euphoric' After Finishing Boston Marathon". People.
  27. ^ Eastman, Dick (August 13, 2014). "Valerie Bertinelli's Episode on the U.S. Version of Who Do You Think You Are?". Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  28. ^ "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" (Press release). Hallmark Channel. March 13, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014 – via The Futon Critic.
  29. ^ "'Hungry' Comedy Pilot Starring Ariel Winter & Exec Produced by Demi Lovato Not Moving Forward at NBC". May 12, 2022.
  30. ^ "Valerie Bertinelli receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". Los Angeles Daily News. City News Service. August 22, 2012.

Further reading

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  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 18. ISBN 9780899502472
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