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Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress. She first achieved recognition as a child actress, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the
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'' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1984) for which she won two
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for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. She subsequently earned adult stardom as Gloria on the religious drama series ''
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'' (2001–2003) and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom ''
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'' (2010–2015), the latter of which gained her a
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nomination. In 2012, she was awarded a star on the
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. Bertinelli has hosted several programs for
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, such as the cooking shows ''
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'' (2015–present) and ''
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'' (2015–present), winning two
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for the former out of six nominations. In December 2021, Bertinelli signed a new deal with Food Network. Bertinelli was married to musician
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from 1981 to 2007, with whom she has one child, Wolfgang. She was married to Tom Vitale from 2011 to 2022.


Early life

Bertinelli was born in
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to Nancy (' Carvin) and Andrew Bertinelli, a
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executive. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is of English descent. She has three brothers: David, Patrick and Drew. An elder brother, Mark, died at 17 months from accidental poisoning before she was born. Because of her father's career, the family frequently moved. Over various periods, they lived in
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and the
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section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended
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and was raised
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.


Career

Following her appearance in an episode of ''
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'', Bertinelli was approached by producer
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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 when Bertinelli was 15 years old. She appeared in 208 of the 209 episodes before the show left the air on May 28, 1984; she won two
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for her performance. In the 2005 ''One Day at a Time Reunion Special'', Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members
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, Mackenzie Phillips and
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to watch memorable clips from the original show's nine seasons. They talked about actors who had left the show as well as Phillips's drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on the set and caused Phillips to be fired from the show. After the run of ''One Day at a Time'', Bertinelli starred in several made-for-TV films and miniseries, as well as making many guest appearances on various television shows. In the 1990s, she starred in two short-lived sitcoms: ''
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'', as the title character, a private detective (with
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and
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), and ''
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''. In 2001, Bertinelli joined the cast of ''
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'' for the show's last two seasons. In 2007, Bertinelli became a spokeswoman for the
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program and appeared in several commercials. The following year, she released the autobiography ''Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time'', which culminates in a description of her
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diet experience. In 2009 she wrote a follow-up book ''Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge.'' From 2010 to 2015, she starred in the
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sitcom ''
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'', alongside
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,
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and
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. After a successful six-season run, the show's final episode aired on June 3, 2015. In 2015, Bertinelli began hosting two shows, ''
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'' and ''
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'' with cake artist
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on the
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. She won two
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for her work on ''Valerie's Home Cooking''. In 2019, Bertinelli hosted two other Food Network shows, ''Family Food Showdown'' and ''Family Restaurant Rivals.'' In June 2021, it was announced that Bertinelli will star opposite
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in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot, ''Hungry''. In December 2021, Bertinelli signed a new deal with Food Network. In January 2022, Bertinelli released her memoir ''Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today''.


Personal life

Bertinelli married
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in 1981. They had a son, Wolfgang (born March 16, 1991). Bertinelli is said to have given her only child an elaborate name rather than an Americanized one (e.g. “Bob Van Halen”). The couple separated in 2001 and divorced on December 20, 2007. In her autobiography, Bertinelli indicated the main reasons for her divorce were her husband's
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addiction and his refusal to quit smoking despite being diagnosed with
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and losing one-third of his tongue in the treatment process. In May 2010, Bertinelli announced her engagement to financial planner Tom Vitale, with whom she had begun a relationship in 2004. Bertinelli and Vitale were married on January 1, 2011, in
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, with Bertinelli in a custom-made dress by designer
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. 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. Bertinelli filed for legal separation from Vitale on November 24, 2021, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on November 22, 2022. Bertinelli ran in the April 2010
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to benefit the
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, completing it in a time of 5:14:37. In 2014, she appeared on ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' and found out that she is descended from
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of England.


Filmography


Awards and nominations

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bertinelli. On August 22, 2012, Bertinelli received the 2,476th star on the
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.


References


Further reading

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


External links

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