1. Amy Yasbeck is best known for her role as Casey Chappel Davenport on the sitcom Wings from 1994 to 1997 and for having played the mermaid Madison in the television film Splash, Too in 1988.
18 Facts About Amy Yasbeck
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Amy Yasbeck was born in Blue Ash, Ohio, the daughter of Dorothy Louise Mary, a homemaker, and John Anthony Amy Yasbeck, a butcher and grocery store owner.
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Amy Yasbeck's father was of Lebanese descent, while her mother was of Irish ancestry.
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Amy Yasbeck spent her primary and secondary years at two different Catholic schools: Summit Country Day School and Ursuline Academy.
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Amy Yasbeck then enrolled in the theater program at the University of Detroit but did not graduate.
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In 1983, after the deaths of both of her parents, her father from a heart attack and her mother from emphysema, Amy Yasbeck moved to New York City.
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Amy Yasbeck auditioned for the role of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld.
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Amy Yasbeck played Olivia Reed for four months between 1986 and 1987 on the long-running daytime drama Days of Our Lives.
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Amy Yasbeck played the starring role of the mermaid Madison in the Disney television film Splash, Too in 1988.
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Amy Yasbeck had starring roles in the sitcoms Wings, Alright Already, and Life on a Stick and in movies such as House II: The Second Story, Pretty Woman, Problem Child, Problem Child 2, and The Mask.
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Amy Yasbeck has twice worked with Mel Brooks: in 1993's Robin Hood: Men in Tights and 1995's Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
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Amy Yasbeck appeared once on the hit DCOS That's So Raven as the mother of the character Chelsea.
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In 2016, Amy Yasbeck was on a hiatus from acting to focus on her family, but expressed interest in returning later on.
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Amy Yasbeck is the widow of actor John Ritter, with whom she had worked in several projects.
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Amy Yasbeck first met him at director Dennis Dugan's house during a read-through of their film Problem Child.
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Ritter guest-starred on Wings as Amy Yasbeck's estranged husband in the season-seven episode "Love Overboard".
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Amy Yasbeck gave her blessing to the continuation of the sitcom, as 8 Simple Rules, where it was ultimately decided that Katey Sagal's character would assume the lead role as a widow.
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Amy Yasbeck appeared on Larry King Live on June 16,2008, to discuss heart disease.