Tori Spelling

sanja · July 12, 2006

Spelling was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Candy Marer (born Carole Gene Marer[1]) and the late Aaron Spelling, a famed television producer with the ABC network in the 1970s. Spelling comes from a liberal Jewish family, for example the family celebrated Christmas while growing up.[2] She is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School. Her brother Randy Spelling is also an actor.

Career

Spelling appeared in a number of guest roles (mostly in her father's shows) such as The Love Boat, T.J. Hooker, Hotel, Fantasy Island, Vega$, and Saved by the Bell before landing a regular part in Beverly Hills 90210, a series co-produced by her father and Darren Star. Often described as having a limited acting range, there was much speculation that she landed the 90210 role through her father's influence. She claimed to have undergone an audition for the role under an assumed name - Toria Mitchell.

Since 90210 went off the air, Spelling has worked primarily on independent films including Trick and The House of Yes, although she has appeared in small roles in mainstream films, including Scream 2 and Scary Movie 2.

Currently, Spelling is the star of the VH1 celebreality sitcom-based reality show called So NoTORIous.

After her father's death in 2006, she is set to inherit a proportion of her father's $1.2 billion estate. The estate is to be divided primarily between her, her brother and her father's second wife.

Personal life

In December 2005, she became engaged to actor Dean McDermott. McDermott had also filed for divorce from his spouse, Mary Jo Eustace, with whom he has children, Jack Montgomery (born October 1998) and Lola (born July 2005). Spelling and McDermott met on the set of the TV movie Mind Over Murder. Spelling married Dean McDermott in Fiji on May 6, 2006. The wedding was held on the beach, and they were barefoot.

During an appearance at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on June 18, 2006, Spelling addressed Eustace's recently published tell-all book. While onstage with Matte Babel Spelling was asked if she found it better dating a Canadian. Spelling replied by saying "they are much nicer and have nasty ex-wives who write tell-all books." Spelling and Eustace apparently had a catfight in the gift lounge.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about her prospects for children, Spelling said it was good that Dean had a younger wife (an allusion to the fact that his first wife was older) as she (Tori) could give him lots of children. Dean has stated that he wants a hockey squad.

Television work

Shooting Stars (1983)

The Three Kings (1987)

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000)

A Friend to Die For (1994)

Awake to Danger (1995)

Deadly Pursuits (1996)

Co-Ed Call Girl (1996)

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996)

The Alibi (1997)

So Downtown (2003) (canceled after a few episodes)

A Carol Christmas (2003)