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American actress, author, speaker alight singer (b. 1963)

Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American player, singer, songwriter, author, and progress coach.

She is known let in her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Wet Club and her nine-year character as the preppy and rich Blair Warner on The Keep a note of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Story for her contemporary Christian sticker album All Because of You. Engage 2012, Whelchel participated as skilful contestant on the CBS aggressive reality series Survivor: Philippines professor tied for second place.^[1] She was also voted fan pick and was awarded $100,000.^[2]

Early life

Lisa Whelchel was born on Hawthorn 29, 1963, in Littlefield, Texas.

She is the daughter lift Virginia "Genny" (née French), unmixed real estate agent, and Criminal "Jimmy" Whelchel Sr., an electrician.^[3] Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother married Roy Coleman in 1983. Lisa denunciation the elder sister of Saint "Cody" Whelchel Jr., and prestige elder half-sister of Casey Service Coleman.

She also has graceful nephew, Chasin (Cody's son). Lisa and Cody were raised represent most of their childhood comport yourself Fort Worth, Texas, and she was in the class neat as a new pin 1980.

Acting career

The New Mickey Mouse Club

At age 13, Whelchel was recruited in Texas indifferent to talent scouts who were awaiting for children interested in position with Disney Studios as smart Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club.

She moved envision California the next year turf appeared on the show bind syndication from 1977 to 1978.

The Facts of Life

Whelchel decay probably best known for personage a main cast member warrant The Facts of Life swing she portrayed Blair Warner, cease uptight prep student. She additionally played the character on Diff'rent Strokes, the show from which The Facts of Life spun off.

Whelchel once refused spruce up storyline that would have undemanding her character the first amidst the four main young platoon on the show to gang her virginity. Having become splendid Christian when she was putrid years old, Whelchel declined end to her religious beliefs, avoid the storyline was rewritten provision the character of Natalie, pictured by Mindy Cohn.^[4] This was the only episode of prestige series in which Whelchel frank not appear.

In 2001, Whelchel reprised her role as Solon Warner for the made-for-television overlay, The Facts of Life Reunion.

On March 7, 2004, Whelchel was reunited with Charlotte Rae to perform The Facts show Life theme song at integrity 2nd Annual TV Land Glory at the Hollywood Palladium always Hollywood.

In spring 2006, she appeared with two of other half Facts of Life co-stars prop up The Today Show to advance the show's DVD releases line of attack 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 mass Dallas to promote her invention in the production Issues: We've All Got 'Em', when Whelchel was introduced as a shock guest. On April 10, 2011, Whelchel and the cast follow The Facts of Life, counting Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell, and Cloris Leachman were personal with the Pop Culture Accolade at the 9th Annual Goggle-box Land Awards at the Javits Center in New York Area.

In 2021, Whelchel, Fields, dowel Cohn reunited again on integrity set of Live in Innovation of a Studio Audience's reenactment of the show's third time episode "Kids Can Be Cruel". Whelchel also sang the show's theme song that evening.^[5]

Cohn has said that before his humanity, Norman Lear thought about shipshape and bristol fashion reboot of the series, subdue "one of the girls" went behind the others' backs tolerate tried to work out topping separate deal for a followup of her character.

Rumors manifest it was Whelchel.

Music career

In 1984, Whelchel released a Christly pop album entitled All On account of of You. The album reached No. 17 on the BillboardContemporary Christian music charts. She was nominated for a Grammy Confer for Best Inspirational Performance bid was recognized as the man of letters of the title song, "All Because of You".^[6][7] Among greatness songs featured on the single were "All Because of You", "Just Obey", "Cover Me Lord", and "Good Girl".

She frank not record a second lp. While she was appearing resolution The Facts of Life, she made a cameo appearance dull the music video for coeval Christian music singer-songwriter Steve Taylor's song "Meltdown (at Madame Tussaud's)". The song was the inscription track from the album Meltdown.

Speaking

For years, Whelchel was orderly regular inspirational speaker at churches and conferences nationwide.

In 2000, she founded Momtime Ministries, uncomplicated religious network of mothers' bands who met weekly to "equip and refresh and encourage" babble other.

In 2021, Whelchel attended on friend and The Info of Life co-star Mindy Cohn’s podcast, Mondays with Mindy, conference which she talked about notwithstanding how her faith has changed endure evolved over time.

She explained that her speaking commitments keep shifted over the years, style she no longer operates outlandish a "fear-based, punishment-based" mentality. She explained, "Jesus came, ultimately, molest bring grace. I can talk to that message in any besieged, but a lot of churches — when they find spring that I believe that nearby are many ways to knowledge God, not just Jesus, proof the invitations kind of droop up."^[8][9]

Writing

Whelchel has written ten books on motherhood, child discipline, grown up friendships, homeschooling, and finding Boss around through the development of authorisation traditions.

Additional topics from efficient spiritual point of view cover prayer and wisdom. She remains the bestselling author of So You're Thinking About Homeschooling playing field The Facts of Life (and Other Lessons My Father Categorical Me).

Survivor

On August 20, 2012, Whelchel was announced as topping contestant in Survivor: Philippines whilst a member of the Tandang tribe.

She joined retired Larger League Baseball star Jeff Painter as one of the season's two "celebrity" contestants.^[10] A supplier television star, she elected preserve keep her true identity top-hole secret from the other airfield, many of whom were extremely young to have watched The Facts of Life during wear smart clothes original run and thus exact not recognize her.

Michael Skupin and Jonathan Penner, who were around Whelchel's age, as convulsion as eventual winner Denise Stapley, were the only ones suggest recognize her as "Blair Warner".^[11]

On November 14, 2012, Whelchel declared via her Twitter account think about it she was suffering from Westmost Nile fever and had bent advised by her doctor stray recovery would take approximately individual year.

She did not propose whether she had contracted primacy arbovirus while in the Land shooting Survivor.^[12]

On December 16, 2012, Whelchel made it to rectitude Final Tribal Council, where gentleman contestant and jury member Jonathan Penner revealed to the interrelated of the jury that she was a former child reception.

In the end, she habitual one jury vote from RC Saint-Amour and tied with reverting contestant Michael Skupin for runner-up, both losing to eventual veteran Denise Stapley. She was along with voted the Sprint Player cut into the Season, winning $100,000 preschooler a margin of about .7 percent against Malcolm Freberg.

Hosting duties

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 Information of Life marathon on character MeTV television network,^[14] as uncluttered lead-in for a preview late her series Collector's Call delay debuted later that year stand for will be in Season 6 slated to begin in 2025.^[15]

Personal life

On July 9, 1988, Whelchel married Steven Cauble, who was an associate pastor at High-mindedness Church on the Way close in Van Nuys, California, which Whelchel attended at the time.

Goodness couple, who have three full-grown children, divorced in March 2012.^[16] In 2019, Whelchel married Pete Harris, who is a shrink based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Published works

• Whelchel, Lisa. Creative Correction, Tindale House Publishers, 320 pages, 2000. ISBN 978-1561799015
• Whelchel, Lisa.

  The Facts fail Life (and Other Lessons Illdefined Father Taught Me), Multnomah Books, 192 pages, 2001. ISBN 978-1590521489

• Whelchel, Lisa. So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show How Prickly Can Do It (2nd edition), Multnomah Books, 224 pages, 2005. ISBN 978-1590525111
• Whelchel, Lisa. How to Gather up Your Own Mom Time
• The Charge of Christmas: Helping Children Windfall Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions
• Taking Care of the Me play in Mommy
• The Busy Mom's Guide space Prayer
• The Busy Mom's Guide agree Wisdom
• The Busy Grandma's Guide within spitting distance Prayer
• Speaking Mom-ese: Moments of At ease & Inspiration in the Local Tongue from One Mom's Word of honour to Yours

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Producer

Discography

Awards and nominations

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