Christy Carlson Romano facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Christy Carlson Romano
Romano at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Born	(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41) Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Barnard College (BA)
Occupation	Actress podcaster singer
Years active	1996–present
Television	Even Stevens Kim Possible
Spouse(s)	Brendan Rooney ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Walt Disney Virgin Atlantic

Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American actress, podcaster, and singer. She is famous for playing Ren Stevens on the TV show Even Stevens. She also voiced the main character in Kim Possible. Both of these popular shows were on the Disney Channel.

Early Life

Christy Carlson Romano was born in Milford, Connecticut. She is the youngest of four children. She started her acting career very young, at just six years old. She performed in many big Broadway shows that toured around the country. These included Annie and The Sound of Music. In 1996, she appeared in her first movie, Everyone Says I Love You.

Career

Romano in 2009

Film and Television Roles

Christy made her debut on Broadway in 1998. She played Mary Phagan in the musical Parade. In 2002, she worked on three different Disney Channel projects at the same time. She was still on Even Stevens. She also starred in the movie Cadet Kelly with Hilary Duff. Plus, she voiced the main character, Kim Possible, in the cartoon series Kim Possible.

Christy was even nominated for an Emmy Award for her voice work on Kim Possible. The show was so popular it inspired an adventure game at Disney's Epcot theme park. It also led to two Disney Channel movies: Kim Possible: So the Drama and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time.

She also voiced Yuffie Kisaragi in the English version of the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She also voiced this character in the Disney/Square video game Kingdom Hearts. As a teenager and young adult, Christy starred in many movies for ABC Family and Disney Channel. Some of these movies include Campus Confidential and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold.

In February 2004, Christy played Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. She was the youngest actress to play Belle on Broadway. She also played the role again in Atlanta in 2005.

Christy wrote a novel called Grace's Turn. It was published by Disney's book company, Hyperion. The New York Public Library named it the 2007 Teenage Book of the Year. She has also appeared in many other films since her Disney days. These include Deadly Daycare and Christmas with the Andersons. In 2016, she directed her first movie, Christmas All Over Again.

In 2019, Christy appeared in the live-action Kim Possible TV movie. She played a pop star named Poppy Blu. That same year, she started her own YouTube show called Christy's Kitchen Throwback. On this show, she cooks with other former child actors and Disney stars. In 2020, it was announced that Christy would host a cooking show for Fox called Bucket List Bistro. In 2024, Fox announced that Christy would be a contestant on the reality TV show Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.

Podcasts

Christy Romano hosts several podcasts. She hosts a podcast called Vulnerable. On this show, she interviews other former child stars. She also hosts I Hear Voices with Will Friedle, who was her co-star on Kim Possible. She also hosts Even More Stevens with her former Even Stevens co-stars Nick Spano and Steven Anthony Lawrence.

In 2023, Christy started a company called PodCo. This company creates podcasts where stars from popular TV shows talk about their old series. Some of these shows include Wizards of Waverly Place and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

Music Career

While working with Disney, Christy recorded many songs for movie and TV soundtracks. She first sang on a musical episode of Even Stevens. This led to more singing opportunities with Disney. In 2004, Walt Disney Records released her first album, Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits. This album included songs she had already recorded for soundtracks and some new songs.

After her time on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast, Christy signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. However, the person who signed her left the company, and her music deal was not completed. She continued to write songs and some of her music was used in movies.

Romano at FashionTails interview in 2015

Other Projects

After her singing career, Christy began narrating audiobooks. She has narrated many books, including Pop Princess and The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer series. She also narrated her own novel, Grace's Turn, which she published in 2006.

Personal Life

Christy Romano attended Barnard College and earned a degree in Film Studies. She met writer-producer Brendan Rooney in February 2011 while she was at college. They got engaged in November of that year. They got married on December 31, 2013, in Canada. They have two daughters, who were born in 2016 and 2019.

In 2023, Christy said that she doesn't see herself as a "celebrity." She prefers to be called a "public person" or a "content creator." She feels that the word "celebrity" is old-fashioned.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theater

Discography

Album

• Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits (2004)

Cast recording

• Parade – Original Cast Recording (1999)

Other album appearances

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Christy Carlson Romano para niños