Valerie Bertinelli

She also starred in several television films and played the titular character in the sitcom Sydney (1990). Bertinelli earned adult stardom with the religious drama series Touched by an Angel (2001–2003) and the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015), netting her a SAG Award nomination. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. She has since hosted several programs for Food Network, including the cooking shows Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–2023) and Kids Baking Championship (2015–2024). She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her hosting, and signed a deal with Food Network in 2021.

Valerie Bertinelli studied at Hollywood Professional School and Granada Hills Charter High School. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles. Works named in the authority record are One Day at a Time, Touched by an Angel, Hot in Cleveland, Valerie's Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship. Distinctions recorded are star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, TV Land Award and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program.

• Name — Valerie Bertinelli • Birth Name — Valerie Anne Bertinelli • Born — 23 April 1960 • Birthplace — Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. • Years Active — 1971–present • Occupation — * Actress • television personality • Children — Wolfgang Van Halen • Website — valeriebertinelli.com

On April 23, 1960, Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Nancy (née Carvin) and Andrew Bertinelli, a General Motors executive. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother of English descent. Before she was born, an older brother, Mark, died when he was 17 months old from accidental poisoning. She was raised Roman Catholic. In 2014, she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? and was informed that she is a descendant of King Edward I of England. Due to her father's career, the family frequently relocated. They resided in Claymont, Delaware; Clarkston, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School but did not graduate.

• Illustration — Bertinelli in 1975 Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in the sitcom One Day at a Time, which debuted in late 1975 when Bertinelli was 15. She appeared in 208 of the 209 episodes before it left the air on May 28, 1984, and she won two Golden Globe Awards for her performances. In the 2005 One Day at a Time Reunion Special, she was reunited with cast members Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips and Pat Harrington Jr. to watch memorable clips from the show's nine seasons. They talked about actors who had appeared on the show as well as Phillips's drug problem, which had wreaked havoc on-set and caused Phillips to be fired. • Illustration — Bertinelli in 2008 After One Day at a Time, Bertinelli starred in several TV films and miniseries and made many guest appearances on other television shows. In the 1990s, she starred in two short-lived sitcoms: Sydney, as the title character, a private detective (with Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko); and Café Americain. In 2001, she joined the cast of Touched by an Angel for its last two seasons. From 2010 to 2015, she starred in the sitcom Hot in Cleveland with Betty White, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves. Its six-season run concluded June 3, 2015. In 2015, Bertinelli began hosting cooking TV shows Valerie's Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship with cake artist Duff Goldman on the Food Network. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on Valerie's Home Cooking. In 2019, she hosted two Food Network shows, Family Food Showdown and Family Restaurant Rivals. In June 2021, it was announced that Bertinelli would star opposite Demi Lovato in NBC's single-camera comedy television pilot, Hungry. In December 2021, she signed a new deal with Food Network. In January 2024, she confirmed that she had been cut from Kids Baking Championship by Food Network.

In 2007, she became a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, and appeared in several commercials. The following year, she released her autobiography, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, which culminates in a description of her Jenny Craig diet experience. In 2009 she wrote a follow-up book, Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge. Bertinelli ran in the April 2010 Boston Marathon to benefit the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, completing it in a time of 5:14:37. In January 2022, she released her memoir Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today.

• Illustration — Bertinelli with Eddie Van Halen at the 1991 Emmy Awards According to the biography of Paul Shaffer, he went on a "few fun dates" with Bertinelli when she was 16 and he was 27. Bertinelli married rock musician Eddie Van Halen in 1981. She suffered a miscarriage in March 1986. They had a son, Wolfgang (born March 16, 1991). They separated in 2001 and divorced on December 20, 2007. In her autobiography, Bertinelli wrote that the main reasons for her divorce were her husband's cocaine addiction, and his refusal to quit smoking despite being diagnosed with oral cancer and losing one-third of his tongue in the treatment process. After their divorce, they remained amicable, and she was at his bedside when he died. In May 2010, Bertinelli announced her engagement to financial planner Tom Vitale, with whom she had begun a relationship in 2004. They were married on January 1, 2011, in Malibu, California. She had four step-children through her marriage to Vitale. Both her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and their son, Wolfgang Van Halen, attended the wedding. Bertinelli filed for legal separation from Vitale on November 24, 2021, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized on November 22, 2022.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1974 — Apple's Way — Peggy — episode: "The Flag" • 1975–1984 — One Day at a Time — Barbara Cooper Royer — main role • 1977 — Battle of the Network Stars III — Herself on The CBS Team — ABC special • 1978 — The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People — Mamie Dickens — episode: "The Secret of Charles Dickens" • The Hardy Boys — Wendy Chase/Gwynn — episode: "Campus Terror" • The Magic of David Copperfield — Herself — CBS special • 1979 — Young Love, First Love — Robin Gibson — TV movie • The Magic of David Copperfield II — Herself — CBS special • 1980 — The Promise of Love — Kathy Wakeman — TV movie • 1981 — The Princess and the Cabbie — Joanna James • 1981–1982 — Fridays — Herself/Host — 2 episodes • 1982 — I Was a Mail Order Bride — Kate Tosconi — TV movie • 1984 — The Seduction of Gina — Gina Breslin — TV movie • Shattered Vows — Mary Gilligan • 1985 — Silent Witness — Anna Dunne • 1986 — Ordinary Heroes — Maria • Faerie Tale Theatre — Princess Sabrina — episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" • Rockabye — Susannah Bartok — TV movie • 1987 — Saturday Night Live — Herself/Host • I'll Take Manhattan — Maxime "Maxi" Amberville-Cipriani — TV miniseries • 1988 — Pancho Barnes — Pancho Barnes — TV movie • 1989 — Taken Away — Stephanie Monroe • 1990 — Sydney — Sydney Kells — 13 episodes • 1991 — In a Child's Name — Angela Silvano-Cimarelli — TV movie • 1992 — What She Doesn't Know — Molly Kilcoin — TV movie, a.k.a. Shades of Gray • 1993 — Murder of Innocence — Laurie Wade — TV movie • 1993–1994 — Café Americain — Holly Aldridge — 18 episodes • 1995 — The Haunting of Helen Walker — Helen Walker — TV movie • 1996 — A Case for Life — Kelly Porter • Two Mothers for Zachary — Jody Ann Shaffell • 1997 — Night Sins — SBI Agent Megan O'Malley • 2000 — Personally Yours — Susannah Stanton — TV movie, a.k.a. Wilderness Love • 2001–2003 — Touched by an Angel — Gloria — 59 episodes • 2001 — Family Guy — Herself (as TV Bonnie) — episode: "Ready, Willing and Disabled" • 2003 — Crazy Love — Wife — TV movie • Finding John Christmas — Kathleen McAllister • 2004 — Saved! — Herself — cameo • 2007 — Claire — Claire Bannion — TV movie • 2008 — True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet — Aunt Trudy • Boston Legal — Carol Hober — episode: "Mad Cows" • 2010–2015 — Hot in Cleveland — Melanie Moretti — main role • 2013 — Hollywood Game Night — Herself — episode: "Don't Kill My Buzz-er" • Iron Chef America — Herself/Judge — episode: "Battle Oktoberfest" • 2014 — Signed, Sealed, Delivered — Rebecca Starkwell — 2 episodes • 2015 — Cutthroat Kitchen — Herself/Guest Judge — episode: "Who Tarted?" • 2015–2023 — Valerie's Home Cooking — Herself/Host • 2015–2024 — Kids Baking Championship — Herself/Host/Judge • 2016 — Food Network Star — Herself/Guest Judge — episode 12.1 • 2019 — Family Food Showdown — Herself/Host • Family Restaurant Rivals • 2021 — Hungry — Lisa — Lead role; unaired pilot • 2024–present — The Drew Barrymore Show — Herself/Correspondent • 2025–present — Bingo Blitz — Herself/Host

• Year — Title — Artist — Notes • 2023 — "I'm Alright" — Mammoth WVH — Employee at entrance

Valerie Bertinelli was recorded at birth as Valerie Anne Bertinelli. The authorities additionally record the headings Valerie Ann Bertinelli and Valerie Anne Bertinelli. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Roman Catholic. She was the child of Andrew Bertinelli and Nancy Carvin. She married Eddie Van Halen. One child is recorded: Wolfgang Van Halen.

Valerie Bertinelli is recorded as having studied at Hollywood Professional School and Granada Hills Charter High School.