25 Facts About Holly Robinson Peete

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Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete was born on September 18,1964 and is an American actress and singer.

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Holly Robinson Peete served as one of the original co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk.

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Holly Robinson Peete is known for her portrayal of Diana Ross in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which aired on ABC.

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Holly Robinson Peete has an older brother named Matthew Thomas Robinson III.

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Holly Robinson Peete attended Greene Street Friends School in nearby Germantown.

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Holly Robinson Peete graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where her classmates included Rob Lowe and Yvette Lee Bowser.

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Holly Robinson Peete graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1986 with a degree in psychology and French.

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Holly Robinson Peete studied abroad for a year at the Sorbonne, and is fluent in French.

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Holly Robinson Peete made her first television appearance on Sesame Street.

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Holly Robinson Peete recalls that when she was six years old, she kept blowing her line, saying "Hi, Daddy", instead of "Hi, Gordon", his character's name.

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Holly Robinson Peete ended up with just an appearance where she walked down the street with Big Bird.

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At the age of 11, Holly Robinson Peete worked for the children's show Kidsworld as a celebrity correspondent; she interviewed many actors and actresses for the program.

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Holly Robinson Peete was featured in the video for the 1990 hit single "Whip Appeal" by Babyface as the sultry radio host at the beginning of the video.

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Holly Robinson Peete has had a limited career as a singer and recording artist, including the introductory song to 21 Jump Street.

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Holly Robinson Peete contributed a variety of songs to the soundtrack of the film Howard the Duck.

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Holly Robinson Peete began co-hosting The Talk, a CBS daytime talk show, on October 18,2010.

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Holly Robinson Peete hosted the 42nd NAACP Image Awards, alongside Wayne Brady, on March 4,2011.

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The Holly Robinson Peete family starred in a reality TV series on OWN, entitled For Holly Robinson Peete's Sake from 2016 to 2017.

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In 2023, Holly Robinson Peete competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Fairy".

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Holly Robinson Peete made some references to her father's work on Sesame Street.

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On June 10,1995, Robinson married Rodney Peete, a National Football League quarterback.

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Holly Robinson Peete proposed by surprising Holly during an episode of Hangin' with Mr Cooper on October 7,1994.

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Holly Robinson Peete played baseball for Sierra Canyon School, the same school where Bronny James and Zaire Wade play basketball.

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In September 2012, Nestle's Carnation Breakfast Essentials announced they had teamed up with Holly Robinson Peete, featuring her as the spokesperson for the brand.

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On October 4,2012, Holly Robinson Peete was inducted as an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.