• Tempestt Bledsoe was a child model before pursuing an acting career
• She is best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable in "The Cosby Show"
• She has made appearances in diverse Television set shows and films, and won several awards for her roles
• She is in a long-term relationship with "A Different Globe" co-star Darryl G. Bong
• Tempestt Bledsoe has an estimated net worth of $xiii 1000000



Known for movies

Vanessa Huxtable

The Cosby Evidence (1984-1992)
as Vanessa Huxtable

Sheriff Hooper

ParaNorman (2012)
equally Sheriff Hooper

Margaret

Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
as Margaret

Marny

Guys with Kids (2012-2013)
as Marny

Brusque Info

Net Worth $13 million
Date Of Birth Baronial 1, 1973
Fact Ranked #51 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"



Contents

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Early life and instruction
  • iii Career
  • four Personal Life
  • 5 Net worth
  • vi Concrete characteristics
  • 7 General Info
  • viii Family
  • nine Accomplishments
  • ten Social contour links
  • 11 Facts
  • 12 Pictures
  • 13 Movies
    • 13.1 Actress
    • 13.2 Soundtrack
    • 13.3 Self
    • 13.iv Archive Footage
  • 14 Awards
    • 14.i Won Awards
    • 14.2 Nominated Awards

Introduction

You probably know her as the beautiful teenage daughter of Cliff and Clair in the famous sitcom "The Cosby Bear witness". All the same, do you lot know that Tempestt Bledsoe was a model before her interim career, and what major did she chose for her didactics?

Early life and teaching

Tempestt Bledsoe was born on 1 August 1973, in Chicago, Illinois USA, of African-American descent. Early in her childhood her parents divorced, and she was given into the custody of her female parent, Willa Bledsoe. She is the second cousin of Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots football player, Drew Bledsoe.

When she was just iv years sometime she became a child model, and appeared in several commercials for brands such as Kellogg's and Safeway grocery stores. This helped start her future career in acting in Television receiver series and feature films.

At that place is no disclosed data near her high school, but Bledsoe studied finance at New York University, and graduated in 1994, and so just a few months after moved to Los Angeles, California U.s..

Career

Bledsoe made her television set debut when she was 11, later beingness cast as Vanessa Huxtable in Bill Cosby's "The Cosby Show", the main couple'due south fourth kid who is troubled by typical teenage girl bug, such as dating and brand-upwardly.

She won the function afterward auditioning in 1984, ii years before the show's premiere, when she was only nine years old! In 1985, she earned her first award nomination for Young Creative person Awards, and remained a regular in the evidence for eight years. She also portrayed Vanessa Huxtable in a 1989 episode of "A Dissimilar World", a spin-off from "The Cosby Show".

In 1986, she portrayed Grace Williams in an episode of season 15 of the ABC show "Afterschool Special Program". Ii years afterwards, she made back up appearances in the Goggle box movie "Dance 'Til Dawn", and in the Television receiver series "Monsters".

That same year she won the Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Actress. She landed the starring role of Danni Fairview in the television motion-picture show "Dream Date", a romantic one-act most a teenage girl and her overprotective father. In 1989 she won the Young Artist Award in the category Best Young Player/Extra in a Television Comedy, Drama Series.

During the eye of the 1990s, she was the host of Columbia TriStar Television's daytime talk show "The Tempestt Bledsoe Show". She landed a guest office in Television set serial "Jenny" in which she portrayed Kaylene, and the next year appeared in three episodes of the ABC mystery series "The Practice", as the grapheme Roberta Bayor.

In 1999 she appeared in the episode "And the Band Plays On" of the Tv set series "The Parkers".

In the early 2000s, Bledsoe was in several TV movies, including "The Expendables" and "Burn and Ice", and portrayed the guest character Chloe in the Tv serial "Rock Me, Baby". In 2006 she had a support role in the final season of the drama romance serial "South of Nowhere", and the same year she was nominated for Goggle box Land Awards for Favorite Singing Siblings. Ii years later in 2008, she was bandage equally Abbey and Claudia in the 3rd season of "The Replacements", the animated series that aired on the Disney Aqueduct.

Tempestt Bledsoe

After which she fabricated an advent in VH1's reality show "Celebrity Fit Club", and in 2010 became the host of Manner Network'south makeover television testify "Make clean House", replacing the previous host Niecy Nash. That same yr she co-starred in the crime drama moving picture, "N-Secure", in which she portrayed the role of Jill. She again won the TV Country Awards for Favorite Singing Siblings in 2011.

In 2012, Bledsoe provided the vox of the character Sheriff Hooper in the Laika LLC. animated motion-picture show "ParaNorman", in which she was credited alongside Anna Kendrick and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

That same year she landed the co-starring role of Marny in the sitcom "Guys with Kids", but the bear witness was canceled after the second flavour.

Bledsoe reprised her portrayal of Vanessa Huxtable in 214, when she appeared in the episode of the Television receiver series "Instant Mom". In 2018, she acted in the drama musical "Jingle Belle", and the next twelvemonth had a guest office in the first season of Boob tube serial "Family unit Reunion".0

Personal Life

Equally of April 2020, Bledsoe is in a long term relationship with Darryl Thousand. Bong, her "A Dissimilar World" co-star – the couple met on the gear up and started dating in 1993.

They are often seen attending VIP and red carpets events together. They both appeared in the "House-husbands of Hollywood" reality Tv set show that aired in 2009. The couple doesn't accept any children, and oasis't disclosed any news most a possible marriage.

She is a proficient friend of her "The Cosby Show" co-star Pam Potillo.

Bledsoe is a vegetarian and a large activist when it comes to animal rights. She is also publicly advising people to protect their skin, then they can exist safer from skin cancer.

Despite the rumors due to her skin beingness blotchy and discolored, Bledsoe doesn't bleach or lighten her skin in any fashion. She is reported to have a skin status known equally vitiligo, that causes the loss of pigment on certain patches of pare.

In 2017, Bledsoe and her "The Cosby Show" colleagues take been in the centre of controversy surrounding the allegations of sexual assault against the show's star and creator, Neb Cosby. Though most of her co-stars have publicly supported Cosby, stating that they recollect the allegations are false, Bledsoe has remained quiet, refusing to publicly comment on the state of affairs. In September 2018, 81-year-one-time Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison house.

Net worth

Acting isn't Bledsoe's merely source of income; she is also the owner of a chain eating house in Washington D.C. This is the reason she has a net worth that is estimated at around $xiii 1000000.

Concrete characteristics

Bledsoe is a alpine, African-American woman, with a height of 5ft 8ins (1.72m) and weight of effectually 132lbs (60kgs). Her hair is curly and black, and her optics are dark brown.

Full general Info

Full Name Tempestt Bledsoe
Net Worth $13 million
Date Of Nativity August 1, 1973
Height 1.72 m
Profession Vocalism Role player
Instruction New York Academy Stern School of Business concern, New York University
Nationality American

Family unit

Parents Willa Bledsoe
Partner Darryl Yard. Bell, Darryl M. Bong

Accomplishments

Awards TV Land Impact Award
Nominations TV State Favorite Singing Siblings Honor
Movies ParaNorman, N-Secure, Husband for Hire, Fire and Ice, The Expendables, Santa and Pete, Dance 'til Dawn, Fingers Walking
Television set Shows Guys with Kids, Clean House, Celebrity Fit Club, Househusbands of Hollywood, The Cosby Testify, One to Grow On, 100 Greatest Kid Stars

Facts

# Fact
1 Has been with her long-fourth dimension boyfriend, actor Darryl M. Bong, for 16 years (2009).
two Has been best friends with Pam Potillo since the days when they were both in The Cosby Testify (1984).
three Is a vegetarian.
4 Ranked #51 in VH1'due south list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
v Graduated from New York University with a degree in finance

Pictures

Movies

Extra

Title Year Status Grapheme
Instant Mom 2014 TV Series Vanessa Huxtable
Guys with Kids 2012-2013 Goggle box Series Marny
ParaNorman 2012 Sheriff Hooper (voice)
Due north-Secure 2010 Jill
The Wishing Well 2009 TV Movie Enid
The Replacements 2008-2009 Television set Series Abbey Claudia Abbey-clone
Raising the Bar 2008 Television receiver Series Camilla Hansen
Husband for Rent 2008 Boob tube Movie Nina
South of Nowhere 2006 Television receiver Series Cecily
Potent Medicine 2005 Television receiver Series
Rock Me, Infant 2004 TV Serial Chloe
BachelorMan 2003 Janey
Burn & Ice 2001 Telly Flick Pam Moore
The Expendables 2000 TV Movie Tanika
Santa and Pete 1999 TV Movie Maria Dangola
The Parkers 1999 TV Series Neena Davis
Johnny B Good 1998
The Practice 1998 Television receiver Series Roberta Baylor
Jenny 1997 Television receiver Series Kaylene
The Cosby Evidence 1984-1992 TV Series Vanessa Huxtable
Dream Date 1989 TV Movie Danni Fairview
A Different World 1989 Telly Series Vanessa Huxtable
Monsters 1988 TV Serial Dottie
Dance 'Til Dawn 1988 TV Pic Margaret
ABC Afterschool Specials 1986 TV Serial Grace Williams

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Cosby Show 1986 Television receiver Series performer - 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Graphic symbol
11th Annual Visual Effects Social club Awards 2013 Idiot box Special Herself
The 39th Almanac People'due south Choice Awards 2013 TV Special Herself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013 Television set Series Herself - Guest
The Talk 2012 TV Series Herself - Guest
Vietnam in Hd 2011 TV Series documentary Elizabeth Allen
Clean House 2010-2011 Television set Series Herself - Host
The Mo'Nique Evidence 2011 TV Series Herself
The 9th Almanac Idiot box State Awards 2011 TV Special Herself
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2010 TV Series documentary Herself
Househusbands of Hollywood 2009 TV Serial Herself
The Oprah Winfrey Evidence 2008 TV Series Herself
Fear Factor 2006 Television receiver Series Herself - Contestant
Glory Fit Club 2006 TV Series Herself
The View 2006 Television Series Herself
The Greatest 2005 TV Serial documentary Herself
Pet Star 2003 TV Series documentary Herself - Judge / Herself - Glory Approximate #2
The Cosby Show: A Look Back 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself; Vanessa Huxtable
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002 TV Special Herself
Maury 1995 Goggle box Series Herself - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1995 Television set Series Herself
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1995 Television set Series Herself
The Tempestt Bledsoe Show 1994 Tv Series Host
ABC Afterschool Specials 1992-1994 TV Series Herself
The Concluding Express mirth: Memories of the Cosby Show 1992 Goggle box Special documentary Herself; Vanessa Huxtable
NBA All-Star Stay in Schoolhouse Jam 1992 TV Movie Herself
The Geraldo Rivera Show 1990 TV Series Herself
The Earth Day Special 1990 TV Special Vanessa Huxtable
The Cosby Outtakes Show 1990 Tv set Motion picture Herself; Vanessa Huxtable
22nd NAACP Image Awards 1990 Television Special Herself
The More You lot Know 1989 TV Series Herself
Neb Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey 1989 TV Picture Herself
The Arsenio Hall Show 1989 Tv set Serial Herself
Walt Disney Globe 4th of July Spectacular 1988 Boob tube Special Herself (1988)
The New Hollywood Squares 1986-1988 TV Series Herself
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1988 Goggle box Series Herself
Square Ane Telly 1987 Television set Serial Herself
Late Night with David Letterman 1987 Television receiver Serial Herself
The 38th Almanac Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 Idiot box Special Herself
NBC 60th Ceremony Celebration 1986 Television receiver Special documentary Herself
The 11th Annual People'southward Choice Awards 1985 Tv set Special Herself - Accepting Honour for Favourite New Television One-act Program
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa 1985 TV Special Herself
Macy'due south Thanksgiving Twenty-four hour period Parade 1985 Television receiver Special Herself
The 37th Almanac Primetime Emmy Awards 1985 Television set Special Herself
Motown Returns to the Apollo 1985 Idiot box Special Herself
Nighttime of 100 Stars II 1985 Television Movie Herself
The 42nd Annual Gold Globe Awards 1985 TV Special Herself - Audience Member
Fast Copy 1985 Telly Motion picture Herself
One to Grow On 1985 Tv set Series brusque Herself

Archive Footage

Title Twelvemonth Condition Character
Pioneers of Tv 2014 TV Mini-Series documentary Vanessa Huxtable - Cosby Show
Freakonomics 2010 Documentary Herself
The Cosby Prove: 25th Anniversary Special 2009 Tv set Movie documentary Vanessa Huxtable
La tele de tu vida 2007 Tv set Series Vanessa Huxtable
I Was a Network Star 2006 Tv set Moving-picture show documentary Herself
101 Biggest Glory Oops 2004 TV Special documentary Herself - #66: Terrible Talk Shows
E! True Hollywood Story 2001 TV Serial documentary Herself
The Cosby Testify 1987 Boob tube Series Vanessa Huxtable

Awards

Won Awards

Year Honor Anniversary Nomination Film
2011 Affect Award TV Country Awards The Cosby Show (1984)
1989 Young Creative person Award Immature Artist Awards Best Young Histrion/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series or Special The Cosby Prove (1984)

Nominated Awards

Year Accolade Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 Black Reel Black Reel Awards All-time Phonation Performance ParaNorman (2012)
2006 Idiot box Land Award Television set Land Awards Favorite Singing Siblings The Cosby Show (1984)
1990 Young Artist Award Young Creative person Awards Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television receiver Series The Cosby Testify (1984)
1988 Stuffed Award Kids' Pick Awards, U.s.a. Favorite TV Actress The Cosby Testify (1984)
1987 Immature Artist Laurels Young Artist Awards Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Starring in a Television receiver, Comedy or Drama Series The Cosby Evidence (1984)
1985 Young Artist Accolade Young Artist Awards Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Serial The Cosby Show (1984)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia