1. Charleene Closshey was born on January 15,1981 and is an American stage and screen actress, musician, composer, and producer.
17 Facts About Charleene Closshey
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Charleene Closshey is known for her starring roles in the romantic-comedy feature No Postage Necessary and the holiday film An Evergreen Christmas.
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Charleene Closshey was raised in Plant City, Florida, and started playing piano and reading music at age 2.
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Charleene Closshey spent much of her childhood learning to play various instruments, including the flute, clarinet, harp, and viola.
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Charleene Closshey graduated valedictorian of her high school class at Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida, in 1999, where she was president of the National Honor Society and her senior class.
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Charleene Closshey continued her artistic education in extension courses through the Juilliard School, Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York University, and Berklee College of Music.
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Charleene Closshey competed in the Miss Florida America pageants, winning Miss Orlando, Miss Tampa and Miss Tampa Bay.
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Charleene Closshey won preliminary talent and was top ten at Miss Florida, receiving multiple academic and community service awards.
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In 2014, Charleene Closshey joined the cast of the Broadway musical Once, understudying the roles of Reza and Ex-Girlfriend.
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Charleene Closshey appeared in the 2012 thriller A Thousand Cuts starring Michael O'Keefe.
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Charleene Closshey then starred in the holiday film An Evergreen Christmas in 2013, opposite Robert Loggia and Naomi Judd.
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In 2012, Charleene Closshey starred in and executive produced the short film "Walking with Francis", written and directed by Jeremy Culver, recounting the last days of the man who would become St Francis of Assisi.
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Charleene Closshey trained classically, studying her primary instruments of violin, piano, and voice.
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Charleene Closshey played violin with artists including Josh Groban, Charlie Daniels, Mannheim Steamroller, Frank Sinatra, Jr.
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Charleene Closshey scored the films No Postage Necessary, An Evergreen Christmas, and Walking with Francis.
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In 2022, Charleene Closshey released her album Aligned: A Planetary Mantra and Gong Shower.
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Charleene Closshey was appointed to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council.