TIFFANY AMBER THIESSEN

Some background info:

Name: Tiffani Amber Thiessen
Height: 5' 5"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: January 23, 1974
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Profession: actress, model

Education: Valley Professional High School in Long Beach, CA

Relationship: Richard Ruccolo (actor; born on March 2, 1972; engaged on October 12, 2001; called off in April 2003), David Strickland (actor; born on October 14, 1969; dated 1999 until his death, March 22, 1999; suicide), Brian Austin Green (actor; 1992-1995)

Father: Frank Thiessen (parks designer)
Mother: Robyn Thiessen (homemaker)

Brother: Schuyler Thiessen (born in 1977), Todd Thiessen (professional cyclist; born in 1968)

Claim to fame: as Kelly Kapowski in TV Series Saved by the Bell (1988 - 1993)

News & Trivia

* Thiessen has called off her engagement to actor Richard Ruccolo -- The couple met in 2000 when Thiessen appeared with Ruccolo on his TV show Two Guys And A Girl, and they announced their engagement in October 2001, but a year-and-a-half later, they have chosen to go their separate ways. (April 8, 2003)

* Thiessen has accused Sarah Michelle Gellar of stealing her wedding plans; according to pals of the Beverly Hills 90210 star, Gellar's September wedding to actor Freddie Prinze Jr. was an exact copy of Thiessen's cancelled nuptials with party guru Jeffrey Best. (October 11, 2002)

* A vegetarian.

* Considered for a role in SCREAM 3 (2000).

* Dated Mark-Paul Gosselaar, during the time they worked together in SAVED BY THE BELL.

* Her big break came on SAVED BY THE BELL where she played the popular cheerleader, Kelly Kapowski.

* In 1987, she was named Miss Junior America, and a year later won Teen magazine's Great Model Search.

* Offered the role on BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (1990) after Alicia Silverstone had already turned it down.

* Said in a YM magazine article that maintaining her weight has been an ongoing battle

* While guest-starring in MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN she met her boyfriend for 2 1/2 years, Brian Austin Green. They were best friends for about 4 years then all of a sudden Saw each other in a completely different light.

* Won model of the year for Cover Girl Magazine in 1989.

* Was nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series in 1993 for SAVED BY THE BELL and for Best Young Actress Starring in an Off-Primetime or Cable Series in 1992 for the same movie.

Tiffany Amber Thiessen is a goddess, enjoy my blog. I'll be back posting regularly about her fine self...