| Christy Carlson Romano |
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Christy Michelle Romano
(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984
Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Barnard College[1] |
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| Years active |
1996–present |
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| Spouse(s) |
Brendan Rooney (m. 2013) |
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Musical career |
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Pop |
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2002–present |
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Christy Carlson Romano (born Christy Michelle Romano on March 20, 1984 in Milford, Connecticut) is an American actress and singer known for her role as Ren Stevens in the sitcom Even Stevens and as the voice of the title character Kim Possible in the animated series Kim Possible. She also was the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Early life
Romano was born the youngest of four children to Anthony and Sharon.[2] She began her career at six years old when she was cast in several national tours of Broadway shows, including Annie, The Will Rogers Follies with Keith Carradine and The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond.[3] She made her first feature film appearance in 1996 as a singing "Chiquita Banana" in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You. She also appeared in Henry Fool (1997) and Looking for an Echo (2000).[3][4]
Career
Romano made her Broadway debut in 1998 as Mary Phagan in the musical Parade by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown.[5] In 2002, Romano became the first person to act in three Disney Channel projects simultaneously, supplementing her work on Even Stevens with a starring role in Cadet Kelly, alongside Hilary Duff, and voice acting as the title character in Kim Possible. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her work on Kim Possible. The show inspired an adventure scavenger hunt activity at Disney's Epcot which ran for over five years, as well as two Disney Channel movies Kim Possible: So the Drama and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time. She voiced Yuffie Kisaragi in the English version of the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, as well as in the Disney/Square game Kingdom Hearts. Throughout her teens and twenties, Romano starred in movies for ABC Family and Disney Channel, including Campus Confidential, Taking Five, The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold and The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream. Various other appearances include MTV's Kaya, CBS's Joan of Arcadia, The WB's Summerland and TNT's Hawthorne. In February 2004, Romano began a 31-week run as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. In September 2008, she joined the Broadway company of Avenue Q as Kate Monster for several weeks.[6] She starred as Michelle off-Broadway in White's Lies at New World Stages in 2010, alongside Betty Buckley and Tuc Watkins.[7][8] Romano penned a novel, Grace's Turn, for Disney literary subsidiary Hyperion, which received accolades by the New York Public Library (NYPL) as the 2007 Teenage Book of the Year.[9][10] In 2012, she directed a music video for Steph Gold's "THE SUN" which was accepted into the Los Angeles Shorts Fest 2012. Amongst other titles, Romano has appeared in many films since her Disney days including Lifetime's "Deadly Daycare," Wes Craven's "The Girl in the Photographs," "Loosies" and the upcoming "Christmas in the Red". In March 2016, Christy directed her first feature, Christmas All Over Again starring Nickelodeon star Sean Ryan Fox and YouTube star Todrick Hall. The film is set to be distributed before Christmas 2016.
Music career
While working at Disney, Romano recorded songs as part of soundtracks for Kim Possible and other Disney projects. She first sang on the Disney Channel on a musical episode of Even Stevens which led to more singing on the series and with Disney in general. In 2004, Walt Disney Records released Romano's debut album Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits. After her Broadway run of Beauty and the Beast Romano signed a record deal with Jason Flom at Atlantic Records. Flom was fired before Romano released her first album and Romano's deal was not honored. She continued to write music with Kara DioGuardi and The Matrix and placed her songs in several movies.
Personal life
Romano and writer-producer Brendan Rooney met in February 2011 while she was studying at Barnard College. They became engaged in November[11] and, after two years of engagement, married on December 31, 2013 at the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta.[12] In June 2016, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, a daughter, due in late 2016.[13][14]
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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| 2012 |
MyMusic |
The Devil |
Episode: "Sabotage!" |
Video games
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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| 2002 |
Kingdom Hearts |
Yuffie Kisaragi (voice) |
Video game |
| 2002 |
Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist |
Kim Possible (voice) |
Video game |
Theater
Web shows
| Year | Show | Role |
| 2012 | MyMusic | Herself/Satan (1 episode) |
Discography
Albums
MySpace Music
Shared Songs (in order of when released):
| Song |
Months/Year the song appeared |
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| "Simple" |
November 2005 – February 2006 |
| "Headphones On" |
November 2005 – January/February 2006 |
| "We'll Awaken" |
March 2006 – June 2006 (following The Cutting Edge 2 TV premiere) |
| "Wrong" |
March 2006 – Originally titled "Hope" later retitled to "Wrong"- October 2007 |
| "Closer to Closure" |
March 2006 – June 2006 |
| "Junky Love" |
June 2006 – September 2006 and October 2007 – May 2009 |
| "Just a Song" |
June 2006 – September 2006 |
| "She Waits" |
September 2006 |
| "A Boy Like You" |
September 2006 – November 2006 |
| "Changed" |
September 2006 – November 2006 |
| "No Such Thing" |
September 2006 – October 2007 |
| "Running Away" |
September 2006 – November 2006 |
| "Even a Hero" |
November 2006 – October 2007 |
| "Friday Night (cover of The Click Five)" |
March 2007 |
| "Rewind" |
October 2007 – May 2009 |
| "Celebrity" |
October 2007 – May 2009 |
| "Point of View" |
January 2009 – May 2009 |
- Soundtracks
| Year |
Song |
Soundtrack |
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| 1996 |
"Chiquita Banana" |
Everyone Says I Love You |
| 1998 |
Various Songs on the original cast recording |
Parade |
| 2004 |
"Anyone But Me" |
Zenon Z3 Soundtrack |
| 2004 |
"Toy Town" |
Radio Disney Jingle Jams |
| 2006 |
"We'll Awaken" |
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold |
| 2006 |
"Let's Bounce" |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
| 2007 |
"Friday Night" |
Taking Five |
| "No Such Thing" |
Taking Five |
| "Best Time of the Year" |
Disney Channel Holiday |
| 2008 |
"Catch Me If You Can" |
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream |
| 2010 |
"Let's Go Boogie Tonight" |
Movin' In' |
Awards and nominations
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Work |
Result |
Refs |
| 2001 |
Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress |
Even Stevens |
Won |
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| 2002 |
Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress |
Even Stevens |
Won |
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| 2004 |
Young Artist Award |
Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role |
The Even Stevens Movie |
Nominated |
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References
- ↑ thechristycarlsonromano (May 17, 2015). "Just graduated from college after 12 years!! Thank you #barnardcollege for believing in me and encouraging me to stay true to the strong woman I have always been. I won't let you down!! Thank you to my husband @brenroon13 for also supporting me unconditionally. You are my heart and soul. My family for holding me to my word. To the #classof2015 Love light and the future!!". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ O'Haire, Patricia (December 21, 1998). "A teen actress joins the 'parade' on b'way Christy Romano, 14, juggles studies & stage role". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- 1 2 Friedman, Rosalind (December 17, 1998). "14-Year-Old Christy Carlson Romano: The Parade Continues". Playbill. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Manley, Sebastian (July 18, 2013). The Cinema of Hal Hartley. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-62356-865-8. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Christy Carlson Romano profile
- ↑ Gans, Andrew (September 29, 2008). "Avenue Q Welcomes Beauty's Romano September 29". Playbill.com. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Romano Will Join Scolari in Off-Broadway's White's Lies"
- ↑ "White's Lies Delays Off-Broadway Previews to April"
- ↑ Carlson, Erin (October 21, 2008). "'Kim Possible' actress hits Broadway". The Arizona Republic. Associated Press. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Christy Carlson Romano Headed for Broadway's Avenue Q". Broadway.com. September 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Chiu, Melody (December 31, 2013). "Even Stevens's Christy Romano Is Married". People. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ Blumm, K.C. (January 3, 2014). "Christy Romano's Romantic Winter Wedding: See the Gorgeous Portrait". People. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ Lakshmin, Deepa (June 24, 2016). "Christy Carlson Romano Is Pregnant With A New Even Steven". MTV News. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ↑ Juneau, Jen (June 23, 2016). "Baby Girl on the Way for Christy Carlson Romano". People. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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