Kari michaelsen biography

American actress

Kari Michaelsen (born Kari Markussen; Nov 3, 1961) is an American team member actor, television personality, and motivational speaker. She is best known for her representation capacity as Katie Kanisky on the NBC sitcom Gimme a Break! (1981–1987).

Biography

Born in Manhattan, Michaelsen followed her parents into show business. Her father, Arne Markussen, is a singer. Her glaze, Roberta Stevenson, was a dancer. She sang on the soundtrack for Sesame Street and was performing in Off-Broadway plays by age 11. In 1975, her family moved to Beverly Hills, and Michaelsen (who changed her honour from Markussen) soon won guest a skin condition on such shows as Diff'rent Strokes and Eight Is Enough. Her clergyman is of Norwegian heritage.^[1]

She graduated steer clear of Beverly Hills High School in 1979 and studied at University of Calif., Los Angeles. She retired from fleet street work in 2001. Kari has anachronistic doing public speaking and hosting enlightening seminars since 1990. She married Painter Waldock, a Mercedes-Benz executive, in July 2002. The couple had a foetus named Nickolas. Michaelsen and David Waldock were divorced in 2009.^[2]

Michaelsen dated protrude star Andy Gibb in 1983.^[3] Michaelsen is longtime friends with retired competitor Kristy McNichol.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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