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Valerie Bertinelli
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Valerie Anne Bertinelli
April 23, 1960 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
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Occupation | Actress, television personality, cook |
Years active | 1971–present |
Spouse(s) |
Tom Vitale
(m. 2011; div. 2022) |
Children | Wolfgang Van Halen |
Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress. Known for her work in television acting and presenting, her accolades include two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2012, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bertinelli first achieved recognition as a child actress, 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), the latter of which gained her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Bertinelli has hosted several programs for Food Network, such as the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–present) and Kids Baking Championship (2015–present), winning two Daytime Emmy Awards for the former out of six nominations. In December 2021, Bertinelli signed a new deal with Food Network.
Bertinelli was married to musician Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007, with whom she has one child, Wolfgang. In 2011, she married Tom Vitale, later filing for divorce from him in 2021.
Early life
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 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 Claymont, Delaware; Clarkston, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Oklahoma City and the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School and was raised Roman Catholic.
Career
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 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 Golden Globe Awards for her performance. In the 2005 One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington Jr. to watch memorable clips from the original show's nine seasons. .....
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: Sydney, as the title character, a private detective (with Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko), and Café Americain. In 2001, Bertinelli joined the cast of Touched by an Angel for the show's last two seasons. In 2007, Bertinelli became a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig 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 Jenny Craig 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 TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland, alongside Betty White, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves. After a successful six-season run, the show's final episode aired on June 3, 2015.
In 2015, Bertinelli began hosting two shows, Valerie's Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship with cake artist Duff Goldman on the Food Network. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards 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 Demi Lovato 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 Eddie Van Halen 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 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 Malibu, California, with Bertinelli in a custom-made dress by designer David Meister. 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.
Bertinelli ran in the April 2010 Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 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 King Edward I of England.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Apple's Way | Peggy | Episode: "The Flag" |
1975–1984 | One Day at a Time | Barbara Cooper Royer | 209 episodes, 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" |
1978 | The Hardy Boys | Wendy Chase / Gwynn | Episode: "Campus Terror" |
1978 | The Magic of David Copperfield | Herself | CBS special |
1979 | Young Love, First Love | Robin Gibson | TV movie |
1979 | C.H.O.M.P.S. | Casey Norton | |
1979 | 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 | TV movie |
1981–1982 | Fridays | Herself / Host | 2 episodes |
1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride | Kate Tosconi | TV movie |
1982 | PM Magazine | Herself | Interview |
1984 | The ... of Gina | Gina Breslin | TV movie |
1984 | Shattered Vows | Mary Gilligan | TV movie |
1985 | Silent Witness | Anna Dunne | TV movie |
1986 | Ordinary Heroes | Maria | TV movie |
1986 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess Sabrina | Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" |
1986 | Rockabye | Susannah Bartok | TV movie |
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Teresa Barzak | |
1987 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Host | |
1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Maxime "Maxi" Amberville-Cipriani | TV miniseries |
1988 | Pancho Barnes | Pancho Barnes | TV movie |
1989 | Taken Away | Stephanie Monroe | TV movie |
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 | TV movie |
1996 | Two Mothers for Zachary | Jody Ann Shaffell | TV movie |
1997 | Night Sins | SBI Agent Megan O'Malley | TV movie |
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 |
2003 | Finding John Christmas | Kathleen McAllister | TV movie |
2004 | Saved! | Cameo (as Herself) | |
2007 | Claire | Claire Bannion | TV movie |
2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Aunt Trudy | TV movie |
2008 | 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" |
2013 | Iron Chef America | Herself / Judge | Episode: "Battle Oktoberfest" |
2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Rebecca Starkwell | 2 episodes |
2015 | Cutthroat Kitchen | Herself / Guest Judge | Episode: "Who Tarted?" |
2015–present | Valerie's Home Cooking | Herself / Host | |
2015–present | Kids Baking Championship | Herself / Host / Judge | |
2016 | Food Network Star | Herself / Guest Judge | Episode 12.1 |
2019 | Family Food Showdown | Herself / Host | |
2019 | Family Restaurant Rivals | Herself / Host | |
TBA | Hungry | Lisa | Lead role; Currently in production |
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 Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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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 | N/A | 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Valerie Bertinelli para niños