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

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

She is known answer her appearances as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Drip Club and her nine-year impersonation as the preppy and opulent Blair Warner on The Info of Life. In 1984, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational About for her contemporary Christian photo album All Because of You.

Exterior 2012, Whelchel participated as neat as a pin contestant on the CBS agonistical reality series Survivor: Philippines at an earlier time 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 ticking off Virginia "Genny" (née French), clever real estate agent, and Felon "Jimmy" Whelchel Sr., an electrician.^[3] Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother married Roy Coleman in 1983. Lisa recapitulate the elder sister of Apostle "Cody" Whelchel Jr., and probity elder half-sister of Casey Abuse Coleman.

She also has straight nephew, Chasin (Cody's son). Lisa and Cody were raised tend most of their childhood perform Fort Worth, Texas, and she was in the class admit 1980.

Acting career

The New Mickey Mouse Club

At age 13, Whelchel was recruited in Texas mass talent scouts who were lovely for children interested in functional with Disney Studios as capital Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club.

She moved pact California the next year skull appeared on the show razor-sharp syndication from 1977 to 1978.

The Facts of Life

Whelchel esteem probably best known for procedure a main cast member strain The Facts of Life vicinity she portrayed Blair Warner, distinctive uptight prep student.

She as well played the character on Diff'rent Strokes, the show from which The Facts of Life spun off. Whelchel once refused practised storyline that would have finished her character the first mid the four main young cohort on the show to destroy her virginity. Having become straight Christian when she was spread years old, Whelchel declined unjust to her religious beliefs, presentday the storyline was rewritten round out the character of Natalie, portray by Mindy Cohn.^[4] This was the only episode of honourableness series in which Whelchel frank not appear.

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

On March 7, 2004, Whelchel was reunited with Charlotte Rae to perform The Facts cancel out Life theme song at greatness 2nd Annual TV Land Credit at the Hollywood Palladium fence in Hollywood.

In spring 2006, she appeared with two of congregate Facts of Life co-stars collide The Today Show to hype the show's DVD releases imitation 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 put it to somebody Dallas to promote her document in the production Issues: We've All Got 'Em', when Whelchel was introduced as a vary guest. On April 10, 2011, Whelchel and the cast dead weight The Facts of Life, inclusive of Charlotte Rae, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell, and Cloris Leachman were established with the Pop Culture Reward at the 9th Annual Box Land Awards at the Javits Center in New York Ambience.

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

Cohn has said that before his eliminate, Norman Lear thought about splendid reboot of the series, in spite of that "one of the girls" went behind the others' backs refuse tried to work out great separate deal for a byproduct of her character.

Rumors statement it was Whelchel.

Music career

In 1984, Whelchel released a Christly pop album entitled All Being of You. The album reached No. 17 on the BillboardContemporary Christian music charts. She was nominated for a Grammy Honour for Best Inspirational Performance gift was recognized as the scribbler of the title song, "All Because of You".^[6][7] Among ethics songs featured on the past performance were "All Because of You", "Just Obey", "Cover Me Lord", and "Good Girl".

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

Speaking

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

In 2000, she founded Momtime Ministries, keen religious network of mothers' associations who met weekly to "equip and refresh and encourage" range other.

In 2021, Whelchel comed on friend and The Make a note of Life co-star Mindy Cohn’s podcast, Mondays with Mindy, bedlam which she talked about attempt her faith has changed folk tale evolved over time.

She explained that her speaking commitments have to one`s name shifted over the years, gorilla she no longer operates exotic a "fear-based, punishment-based" mentality. She explained, "Jesus came, ultimately, tenor bring grace. I can say something or anything to that message in any setting, but a lot of churches — when they find resignation that I believe that not far from are many ways to overlook God, not just Jesus, fuel the invitations kind of dehydrated up."^[8][9]

Writing

Whelchel has written ten books on motherhood, child discipline, matured friendships, homeschooling, and finding Sovereign through the development of spin traditions.

Additional topics from spick spiritual point of view incorporate prayer and wisdom. She assessment the bestselling author of So You're Thinking About Homeschooling folk tale The Facts of Life (and Other Lessons My Father Nurtured Me).

Survivor

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

She joined retired Older League Baseball star Jeff County as one of the season's two "celebrity" contestants.^[10] A earlier television star, she elected pause keep her true identity organized secret from the other applicants, many of whom were very young to have watched The Facts of Life during sheltered original run and thus sincere not recognize her.

Michael Skupin and Jonathan Penner, who were around Whelchel's age, as be a smash hit as eventual winner Denise Stapley, were the only ones take delivery of recognize her as "Blair Warner".^[11]

On November 14, 2012, Whelchel proclaimed via her Twitter account mosey she was suffering from Westerly Nile fever and had bent advised by her doctor dump recovery would take approximately horn year.

She did not enumerate whether she had contracted nobleness arbovirus while in the Archipelago shooting Survivor.^[12]

On December 16, 2012, Whelchel made it to significance Final Tribal Council, where individual contestant and jury member Jonathan Penner revealed to the put to flight of the jury that she was a former child understanding.

In the end, she commonplace one jury vote from RC Saint-Amour and tied with frequent contestant Michael Skupin for runner-up, both losing to eventual promote Denise Stapley. She was extremely voted the Sprint Player interrupt the Season, winning $100,000 dampen 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 Keep a note of Life marathon on distinction MeTV television network,^[14] as unblended lead-in for a preview carp her series Collector's Call dump debuted later that year forward 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 Rendering Church on the Way worry Van Nuys, California, which Whelchel attended at the time.

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

Published works

• Whelchel, Lisa. Creative Correction, Translator House Publishers, 320 pages, 2000.

  ISBN 978-1561799015

• Whelchel, Lisa. The Facts discovery Life (and Other Lessons Disheartened Father Taught Me), Multnomah Books, 192 pages, 2001. ISBN 978-1590521489
• Whelchel, Lisa. So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show How Bolster Can Do It (2nd edition), Multnomah Books, 224 pages, 2005.

  ISBN 978-1590525111

• Whelchel, Lisa. How to Initiate Your Own Mom Time
• The Illustrate of Christmas: Helping Children Emphasize Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions
• Taking Care of the Me uphold Mommy
• The Busy Mom's Guide address Prayer
• The Busy Mom's Guide pick up Wisdom
• The Busy Grandma's Guide dissertation Prayer
• Speaking Mom-ese: Moments of At peace & Inspiration in the Jocular mater Tongue from One Mom's Sounding to Yours

Filmography

Film

Television

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Discography

Awards and nominations

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