Alisan Porter
| Alisan Porter | |
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| Born |
Alisan Leigh Porter June 20, 1981 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Staples High School, Connecticut |
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| Years active | 1987–2006: actress 2009–present: singer, songwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Autenrieth (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | alisanporter |
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| Associated acts | Christina Aguilera, Ryan Quinn, Tamar Davis, Kata Hay, Nick Hagelin, Bryan Bautista, Daniel Passino, Lacy Mandigo |
Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American singer, and former actress and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in Parenthood, Stella and I Love You to Death. Her breakout role came in 1991, when she played the lead in the film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.
As an adult, Porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run on Broadway in The Ten Commandments: The Musical. A solo album followed in 2009. In 2016, she auditioned for NBC's The Voice, earning a spot on Team Christina. Porter was announced in May as the winner of season 10.
Born to Jewish parents in Worcester, Massachusetts, Porter is the great-granddaughter of prominent Worcester rabbi Joseph Klein. Her grandmother ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. Porter's father, Ric Porter, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the Worcester-based band Zonkaraz. Her mother, Laura Klein, also taught dance, coaching Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, who appeared on Star Search in 1987 in the junior dance category before they became known as the Coors Light Twins. While in Los Angeles for the twins' appearance on Star Search, the show's producer heard Porter singing in the hotel lobby and booked her to appear on the next episode. Porter has been singing and performing since age three; at age five, she became the youngest Star Search participant ever to win the competition.
Porter acted in several films as a child; she became known for playing the title role in the 1991 movie Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi. On television, she played the youngest daughter of Lynn Redgrave on the short-lived ABC sitcom Chicken Soup in 1989. The following year, she was slated to be a new regular cast member on Perfect Strangers, but her character was dropped after only one episode.
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