Karla DeVito
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| Born |
August 29, 1953 Mokena, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Singer, actress, voice artist |
| Spouse(s) | Robby Benson (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | KarlaDeVito |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Epic |
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Karla DeVito (born August 29, 1953) is an American singer, actress and voice artist.
DeVito attended Willow Crest Grade School in Mokena, Illinois and Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox, Illinois. She appeared in school plays and was the runner-up for Homecoming Queen. She attended Loyola University Chicago and majored in theater. During her freshman year, she joined the Chicago cast of "Godspell". In 1971–72, Karla studied with Jo Forsberg at Second City Company in Chicago and was part of the Second City Children's Theatre group, with Bill Murray. In 1973, she was in the cast of the popular play Hair.
DeVito toured with Meat Loaf's band in support of his album Bat Out of Hell. She is seen singing with Meat Loaf in the video clip of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", synced to the original vocal by Ellen Foley. She subsequently performed on Jim Steinman's only solo album, Bad for Good, on the track "Dance in My Pants" and its subsequent video. She also contributed background vocals for such groups as Blue Öyster Cult and the Sorrows. As a solo performer, she opened shows for Hall & Oates and Rick Springfield in the 1980s.
In 1981, DeVito released her debut solo album, Is This a Cool World or What? and played the lead role in The Pirates of Penzance on Broadway where she met future husband, Robby Benson.
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