1. Nicole Blonsky was born on November 9,1988 and is an American actress, singer, dancer and media personality.
16 Facts About Nikki Blonsky
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Nikki Blonsky is known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray, for which she won two Critics' Choice Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Nikki Blonsky has starred as Willamena Rader in the ABC Family series Huge, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination, had a recurring role as Margot on the series Smash, and had roles in the films Geography Club as Therese and The Last Movie Star as Faith.
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Nikki Blonsky was born and raised in Great Neck, New York.
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Nikki Blonsky's father is Jewish, and her mother is Roman Catholic.
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Nikki Blonsky additionally attended the after-school theatre program at William A Shine Great Neck South High School daily, where she participated in productions of Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me, Kate, and the title role of the opera Carmen.
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Nikki Blonsky made her screen debut as Tracy Turnblad in the musical feature film Hairspray, which is an adaptation of the musical of the same name.
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Nikki Blonsky auditioned for the role as a high-school student with no professional acting or singing background at the time, and beat out 1100 candidates.
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Nikki Blonsky co-starred in the MTV mystery series Valemont in 2009.
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In 2010, Nikki Blonsky co-starred with Raven Goodwin in the short lived ABC Family series Huge, which premiered in June 2010, and ran for one season.
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In 2011, Nikki Blonsky earned a cosmetology license, and began working part-time as a hairstylist and make-up artist in her hometown of Great Neck, New York, between acting auditions.
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In 2013, Nikki Blonsky appeared in two episodes of the NBC Broadway drama series Smash.
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Nikki Blonsky appeared Off-Broadway in the play Stuffed by Lisa Lampanelli at the Westside Theatre in October 2017 to November 2017.
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Golden and Nikki Blonsky were charged with actual bodily harm and Nikki Blonsky's father with grievous bodily harm, a felony.
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In June 2020, Nikki Blonsky came out as a lesbian in a video posted to the social media site TikTok set to the song "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross.
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In 2022, Nikki Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson.