Tiffany Dawn Thornton (born February 14, 1986) is an American former actress, radio personality and singer best known for her co-starring role as

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on the

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'' and the spinoff, ''

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''.

Career

Thornton made her television acting debut in the pilot episode of the

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''. She then went on to appear in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2009, Thornton co-starred as

on the

'' and then went on to play a part in the

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''. After ''Sonny with a Chance'' ended in early 2011, it was replaced by ''

'' in the summer of 2011 and ended in 2012, where Thornton reprised her role as Tawni Hart. From 2015 to 2016, Thornton was a radio personality for KLAZ 105.9 based in

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. She co-hosted the morning show "Kramer and Tiffany", as well as hosted her own mid-day show. She is also a blogger for DisneyBaby.com. As of mid-2016, Thornton works as a recruitment advisor for Champion Christian College.

Personal life

Thornton was born in

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. She is an alumna of

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, where she sang the national anthem at a number of sporting events. She is a Christian. In December 2009, Thornton became engaged to her boyfriend, Christopher Carney, a probation officer and former lead singer of the band

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. The couple were married on November 12, 2011 at

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. On February 13, 2012, Thornton announced that she was pregnant with their first child. On August 14, 2012, she gave birth to their first son. The child's godparents are actors Cassandra Scerbo and

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. On October 25, 2013, Thornton announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On March 1, 2014, she gave birth to their second son. On December 4, 2015, Carney was killed in a car accident. In January 2017, Thornton began a relationship with family friend and worship pastor Josiah Capaci. The couple announced their engagement on April 8, 2017. They were married on October 7, 2017. On April 11, 2018, the couple announced her pregnancy. On November 9, 2018, they had their first child together, a daughter. On December 6, 2020, the couple announced her pregnancy. On July 21, 2021, they had their second child together, a daughter.

Filmography

Music

Songs

Music videos

References

External links

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