Kathleen Elizabeth "Bunny" Gibson was born on January 19,1946 and is an actress and former regular dancer on the American Bandstand television program.
18 Facts About Bunny Gibson
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Kathleen Elizabeth Gibson was born in 1946 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and grew up in Darby, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.
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Bunny Gibson started attending American Bandstand when she was thirteen years old, and was a regular dancer on the show from 1959 through 1961.
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Bunny Gibson attended several Catholic schools in and near the Philadelphia area, and graduated from Northeast High School.
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Bunny Gibson studied acting in New York with Warren Robertson, Stella Adler and Herbert Berghof.
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Bunny Gibson was introduced to American Bandstand as a 13-year-old when Bandstand regular, Arlene Sullivan, and her dance partner, Kenny Rossi, appeared at a swim club near her home, attracting a throng of screaming teenagers.
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Bunny Gibson made her first appearance on the show at the age of 13 so she could meet her idol, Philadelphia singer Bobby Rydell.
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Bunny Gibson soon became a regular dancer on the show and remained until 1961.
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Bunny Gibson had many fan clubs across the country and was listed in teen magazines' "popularity contests" alongside stars such as Elvis Presley, Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker and Connie Francis.
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Bunny Gibson was regularly featured in articles in the most popular teen magazines of the day, such as 16, Dig and Teen Screen.
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Bunny Gibson was an award-winning sculptor and did commercials in New York, including five national spots for Minute Rice.
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Bunny Gibson did commercials for Charmin, Panasonic, Acme Markets and McDonald's.
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Bunny Gibson moved to Los Angeles in 1983 to pursue her acting career.
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Bunny Gibson has appeared in the movie No Ordinary Love.
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In 2010, Bunny Gibson was the lead dancer in the conga line scene of The Back-up Plan starring Jennifer Lopez.
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Bunny Gibson has appeared on many news and talk shows including Good Morning America, Extra, Geraldo Rivera, Suzanne Somers, Morton Downey Jr.
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Bunny Gibson has appeared on several American Bandstand anniversary specials, portrayed herself on the History Channel's The Century Series and was the principal dancer on the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother.
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Bunny Gibson appeared with Derek Waters as Bernie Arthur's Mother in "Comedy Central's Non-Denominational Christmas Special".