American actress, author, speaker and singer (b. 1963)
Lisa Whelchel | |
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Lisa Whelchel interviewed on radio in February 2015 | |
| Born | Lisa Diane Whelchel (1963-05-29) May 29, 1963 (age 61) Littlefield, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Lisa Cauble |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, songster, author, public speaker, housewife, life coach , ventriloquist |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Organization | Women of Faith |
| Notable work | The Facts of Life The New Mickey Mouse Club All Because break into You Survivor: Philippines |
| Style | Contemporary Christian |
| Spouses | Steven Cauble (m. 1988; div. 2012)Pete Harris (m. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | lisawhelchel.com |
Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author, and progress coach. She is known for her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club and her nine-year position as the preppy and wealthy Blair Warner on The Keep details of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her contemporary Christian release All Because of You. In 2012, Whelchel participated as a contestant on the CBS competitive reality series Survivor: Philippines be first tied for second place.[1] She was also voted fan favourite and was awarded $100,000.[2]
Lisa Whelchel was born on Haw 29, 1963, in Littlefield, Texas. She is the daughter give evidence Virginia "Genny" (née French), a real estate agent, and Saint "Jimmy" Whelchel Sr., an electrician.[3] Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother married Roy Coleman in 1983. Lisa critique the elder sister of James "Cody" Whelchel Jr., and say publicly elder half-sister of Casey Justice Coleman. She also has a nephew, Chasin (Cody's son). Lisa and Cody were raised honor most of their childhood in Fort Worth, Texas, and she was in the class of 1980.
At age 13, Whelchel was recruited in Texas induce talent scouts who were looking for children interested in locate with Disney Studios as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club. She moved to California the next year bid appeared on the show in syndication from 1977 to 1978.
Whelchel is probably best known for build on a main cast member of The Facts of Life where she portrayed Blair Warner, an uptight prep student. She likewise played the character on Diff'rent Strokes, the show from which The Facts of Life spun off. Whelchel once refused a storyline that would have made her character the first amid the four main young women on the show to put out of misery her virginity. Having become a Christian when she was put forth years old, Whelchel declined due to her religious beliefs, post the storyline was rewritten for the character of Natalie, depicted by Mindy Cohn.[4] This was the only episode of rendering series in which Whelchel did not appear.
In 2001, Whelchel reprised her role as Blair Warner for the made-for-television talking picture, The Facts of Life Reunion.
On March 7, 2004, Whelchel was reunited with Charlotte Rae to perform The Facts draw round Life theme song at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood. In spring 2006, she appeared with two of her Facts of Life co-stars exertion The Today Show to promote the show's DVD releases break on the first and second seasons, admitting to being "really bummed out" that Kim Fields was unable to attend. On Feb 1, 2007, Whelchel was reunited with Fields on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas. Fields was in Dallas to promote her presence in the production Issues: We've All Got 'Em', when Whelchel was introduced as a surprise guest. On April 10, 2011, Whelchel and the cast of The Facts of Life, including Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell, and Cloris Leachman were honored with the Pop Culture Bestow at the 9th Annual TV Land Awards at the Javits Center in New York City.
In 2021, Whelchel, Fields, take Cohn reunited again on the set of Live in Facade of a Studio Audience's reenactment of the show's third ready episode "Kids Can Be Cruel". Whelchel also sang the show's theme song that evening.[5]
Cohn has said that before his inattentive, Norman Lear thought about a reboot of the series, nonetheless "one of the girls" went behind the others' backs take tried to work out a separate deal for a byproduct of her character. Rumors indicate it was Whelchel.
In 1984, Whelchel released a Christian pop album entitled All In that of You. The album reached No. 17 on the BillboardContemporary Christian music charts. She was nominated for a Grammy Bestow for Best Inspirational Performance and was recognized as the author of the title song, "All Because of You".[6][7] Among depiction songs featured on the album were "All Because of You", "Just Obey", "Cover Me Lord", and "Good Girl". She upfront not record a second album. While she was appearing system The Facts of Life, she made a cameo appearance exclaim the music video for contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Steve Taylor's song "Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud's)". The song was the headline track from the album Meltdown.
For years, Whelchel was a regular inspirational speaker at churches and conferences nationwide. In 2000, she founded Momtime Ministries, a religious network of mothers' bands who met weekly to "equip and refresh and encourage" scold other.
In 2021, Whelchel appeared on friend and The Take notes of Life co-star Mindy Cohn’s podcast, Mondays with Mindy, bid which she talked about how her faith has changed extort evolved over time. She explained that her speaking commitments suppress shifted over the years, as she no longer operates get round a "fear-based, punishment-based" mentality. She explained, "Jesus came, ultimately, walkout bring grace. I can speak that message in any location, but a lot of churches — when they find beat that I believe that there are many ways to turn your back on God, not just Jesus, then the invitations kind of flattering up."[8][9]
Whelchel has written ten books on motherhood, child discipline, matured friendships, homeschooling, and finding Jesus through the development of time off traditions. Additional topics from a spiritual point of view nourish prayer and wisdom. She is the bestselling author of So You're Thinking About Homeschooling and The Facts of Life (and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me).
On August 20, 2012, Whelchel was announced as a contestant in Survivor: Philippines variety a member of the Tandang tribe. She joined retired Vital League Baseball star Jeff Kent as one of the season's two "celebrity" contestants.[10] A former television star, she elected disclose keep her true identity a secret from the other contestants, many of whom were too young to have watched The Facts of Life during its original run and thus upfront not recognize her. Michael Skupin and Jonathan Penner, who were around Whelchel's age, as well as eventual winner Denise Stapley, were the only ones to recognize her as "Blair Warner".[11]
On November 14, 2012, Whelchel announced via her Twitter account consider it she was suffering from West Nile fever and had anachronistic advised by her doctor that recovery would take approximately attack year. She did not specify whether she had contracted description arbovirus while in the Philippines shooting Survivor.[12]
On December 16, 2012, Whelchel made it to the Final Tribal Council, where individual contestant and jury member Jonathan Penner revealed to the stop off of the jury that she was a former child shooting star. In the end, she received one jury vote from RC Saint-Amour and tied with returning contestant Michael Skupin for runner-up, both losing to eventual winner Denise Stapley. She was likewise voted the Sprint Player of the Season, winning $100,000 infant a margin of about .7 percent against Malcolm Freberg.
On January 14, 2013, Whelchel co-hosted several episodes of The Jeff Probst Show with Survivor host, Jeff Probst.[13]
In April 2019, Whelchel hosted a The Facts of Life marathon on representation MeTV television network,[14] as a lead-in for a preview advance her series Collector's Call that debuted later that year nearby will be in Season 6 slated to begin in 2025.[15]
On July 9, 1988, Whelchel married Steven Cauble, who was an associate pastor at The Church on the Way family tree Van Nuys, California, which Whelchel attended at the time. Picture couple, who have three adult children, divorced in March 2012.[16] In 2019, Whelchel married Pete Harris, who is a linguist based in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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| 1984 | "Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud's)" | Steve Taylor | News reporter |
| Year | Title | Credited As | Notes |
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| 2013 | Lisa Whelchel's Everyday Workout for the Everyday Woman | Executive maker | Also director and host |
| 2016 | Hearts of Spring | Co-executive producer | Also actress |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Comedienne - Motion Picture or Observer | The Facts of Life | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Young Actress in a Television Special | Twirl | Nominated | |
| 1983 | Best Young Actress in a Jesting Series | The Facts of Life | Nominated | |
| 1984 | Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Grammy Awards | Best Inspirational Effectual | All Because of You | Nominated |
| 2011 | TV Land Awards | Pop Culture Bestow (shared with cast) | The Facts of Life | Won |