- Born
- Birth nameJennifer Eve Garth
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Jennifer Eve Garth was born on April 3rd, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois, USA to John and Carolyn Garth, who both had 3 children each from different marriages, before they had Jennie. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch outside Urbana, Illinois with her 6 older siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn. When Jennie was 13, she and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She took dancing lessons and did a little modeling while living in Arizona, and she dreamed of going to college and later start her own dance studio. At age 15, Jennie was discovered and encouraged to pursue an acting career by a talent scout, who had seen her win a talent competition. Therefore, she dropped out of high school during her junior year, and she and her mom moved to Los Angeles, California so she could become an actress. She later obtained her diploma in California. There, she started taking acting classes and went to auditions almost every day. After living in LA for about four months, she landed the role of 'Ericka McCray' on the NBC series A Brand New Life (1989). Within a year, she was cast as 'Kelly Taylor' on the long-running hit teen drama-series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) on FOX television. Ever since, she has starred in several movies made for TV, a number of which she has produced and directed herself. On January 20th, 2001, she married actor Peter Facinelli, the father of her first daughter, Luca Bella (born June 29th, 1997), on her ranch in Santa Barbara, California. On December 6th, 2002, Jennie and Peter welcomed their second daughter, Lola Ray and their third daughter Fiona Facinelli on September 30th, 2006. Jennie most recently starred in the WB network sitcom What I Like About You (2002) as 'Valerie Tyler' until its cancellation in 2006.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Laerke <laerke_kp@hotmail.com>
- SpousesDave Abrams(July 11, 2015 - present)Peter Facinelli(January 20, 2001 - June 11, 2013) (divorced, 3 children)Daniel Clark(April 16, 1994 - November 1996) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsJohn GarthCarolyn (Hutts) Garth
- RelativesRoger Garth(Cousin)
- Auditioned for the role of Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell (1989), but the role eventually went to her subsequent Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) co-star, Tiffani Thiessen.
- In 2002, Garth was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve, a condition she stated would require monitoring for the rest of her life. She revealed the diagnosis in 2009.
- She has played the same character (Kelly Taylor) on three different series: Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Melrose Place (1992) and 90210 (2008).
- Dropped out of high school during her junior year. She received her diploma later.
- Converted to the Roman Catholic faith so that she and her husband could have a Nuptial Mass.
- [one of the reasons for her being a vegetarian] I never met a cow I didn't like.
- [on her family and third child] Peter [husband Peter Facinelli] and I feel very blessed with our children. We didn't plan any one of them but higher forces and recognizing priorities helped us along the way. We can't wait to meet this newest addition to our family!
- [on marriages and life] Marriages aren't easy, and we're just like any other couple. We have our roadblocks, but we get around them, and our family prevails. We are so happy we have a normal, grounded life to keep us centered.
- [on working with Shannen Doherty]: We were locked in this sound stage for 14-16 hours every day. There were times when we loved each other and there were times when we wanted to claw each other's eyes out.
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