Alisan Porter Wiki Biography
Alisan Porter is an American former child actress, singer and dancer.
| Full Name | Alisan Porter |
| Net Worth | $500 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | June 20, 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Height | 5 ft (1.53 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Education | Staples High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Brian Autenrieth (m. 2012) |
| Children | Mason Blaise Autenrieth |
| Parents | Laura Klein |
| Nicknames | Ali |
| http://www.facebook.com/AlisanPorterofficial | |
| http://www.twitter.com/alisanporter | |
| http://www.instagram.com/iam_alisanporter | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692018 |
| Movies | Meet Dave, The Ten Commandments: The Musical, Curly Sue, I Love You to Death, Stella, Parenthood, Shrink Rap |
| TV Shows | Perfect Strangers, Chicken Soup |
| Quote | |
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| 1 | Making music is my calling. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 32, a daughter named Aria Sage Autenrith on May 8, 2014. Child’s father is her husband, Brian Autenrieth. |
| 2 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 31, a son named Mason Blaise Autenrith on July 17, 2012. Child’s father is her husband, Brian Autenrieth. |
| 3 | (March 10, 2012) Married her boyfriend of 13 years Brian Autenrieth. |
| 4 | Winner of The Voice (May 24, 2016). |
| 5 | Working on her solo album, hopefully due out summer 2005. [April 2005] |
| 6 | Appearing on Broadway as part of the original cast of the Broadway revival of “A Chorus Line”. She plays Bebe. [October 2006] |
| 7 | Playing “Miryam” in the musical, “The Ten Commandments”, with Val Kilmer. [September 2004] |
| 8 | She’s the lead singer in the band, The Raz [July 2003] |
| 9 | Starring in the soon to be Broadway revival of A Chorus Line as Bebe in San Francisco. [July 2006] |
| 10 | Preparing for a solo singing career [June 2004] |
| 11 | Close friends with Adam Lambert, with whom she co-starred in the Musical “The Ten Commandments”. |
| 12 | Has been cast as Bebe Benzenheimer in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Coincidentally, her mother played the same role in the first national tour of the show. |
| 13 | Provides introduction & feature-length commentary on Curly Sue DVD. |
| 14 | At age 18, she moved to New York City to audition for Broadway. Within three months she was cast as Urleen in the musical production of ‘Footloose’. |
| 15 | At age 13, she moved with her family to Westport, Connecticut. There, she was a member of the Staples Players, a high school theater group. |
| 16 | Started her own band called The Raz. Alisan still acts, but is mostly focusing on her band. |
| 17 | At age 5, she became a five-time junior vocalist champion on Star Search (1983) and was the youngest singer ever to appear on the show. |
| 18 | First discovered nationally as a junior singer finalist on Ed McMahon’s Star Search (1983). |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meet Dave | 2008 | A Chorus Line Dancer | |
| The Ten Commandments: The Musical | 2006 | Miriam | |
| Shrink Rap | 2003 | Brandi | |
| Undressed | 1999 | TV Series | Belinda (2001: Season 4) |
| Curly Sue | 1991 | Curly Sue | |
| The Golden Girls | 1991 | TV Series | Melissa |
| When You Remember Me | 1990 | TV Movie | Kelly |
| Perfect Strangers | 1990 | TV Series | Tess Holland |
| I Love You to Death | 1990 | Carla | |
| Stella | 1990 | Jenny (age 8) | |
| Parenthood | 1989 | Taylor | |
| Chicken Soup | 1989 | TV Series | Molly Peerce |
| Homesick | 1988 | Short | Maggie |
| Family Ties | 1987 | TV Series | Child |
| Pee-wee’s Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Li’l Punkin |
| I’ll Take Manhattan | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Young Maxi |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed | 2008-2009 | TV Series associate producer – 13 episodes |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed | 2008-2009 | TV Series choreographer – 13 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jensen Project | 2010 | TV Movie performer: “Be The One” / writer: “Be The One” | |
| Secrets of the Mountain | 2010 | TV Movie performer: “Tomorrows a Better Day”, “This Time” – as Alisan / writer: “Tomorrows a Better Day”, “This Time” | |
| Van Wilder: Freshman Year | 2009 | Video performer: “Light Up The Sky” / writer: “Light Up The Sky” | |
| The Ten Commandments: The Musical | 2006 | performer: “Guilty”, “The Horns Of Jericho”, “The Plagues”, “We Are Free” | |
| Curly Sue | 1991 | performer: “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You”, “The Star-Spangled Banner” uncredited | |
| In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music – Jerome Kern | 1987 | TV Movie performer: “I Won’t Dance”, “I’m Old Fashioned” | |
| Pee-wee’s Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Zodiac Show: Metamorphosis | 2009 | Documentary post-production |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Zodiac Show: Metamorphosis | 2009 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| Hollywood Today Live | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest / Herself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| Billboard Charts Center | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| Access Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Access Hollywood Live | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Voice | 2016 | TV Series | |
| Inside Edition | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Every Little Step | 2008 | Documentary | Herself – Bebe Auditionee |
| Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Child Star Confidential | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| A Beverly Hills Christmas | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
| In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music – Jerome Kern | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Contestant |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture | Curly Sue (1991) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series | The Golden Girls (1985) |