Katharine Mcphee

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Date of Birth:	25 March 1984
Birthplace:	Los Angeles, California
Age:	26
First Name:	Katharine
Middle Name:	Hope
Last Name:	McPhee
Build:	Average
Height:	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Color:	Brown - Dark
Hair Color:	Brown - Dark
Star Sign:	Aries
Claim to Fame:	American Idol Runner Up in 2006
Occupation:	Singer
Occupation Category:	Singer
Nationality:	American
Music Genre:	Pop, Pop/Rock
Music Style:	Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Pop, Pop Idol, Teen Pop
Music Mood:	Ambitious, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bright, Cheerful, Earnest, Gentle, Innocent, Light, Lively, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Sentimental, Smooth, Soft, Stylish, Sweet, Warm, Yearning
Alternative Names:	Katherine McPhee
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Biography for Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee (born Mar. 25, 1984 (28 years ago)) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, actress, model, and TV personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up.

Her self-titled debut album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, and has sold 375,000 copies to date. The album's lead single, Over It, went Gold in 2008 (4 years ago). She also established an acting career, most notably co-starring in The House Bunny in 2008 (4 years ago).

Career

McPhee was cast (during the time she had dropped out of college and was auditioning in Los Angeles) in a mall-based MTV soap opera pilot entitled You Are Here, playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister. MTV never aired the pilot and didn't pick up the series.

McPhee had a small role as "Paramount Girl" in the 2007 (5 years ago) musical movie Crazy, based on the life of Hank Garland. McPhee filmed the role in early 2005 (7 years ago), before she auditioned for American Idol.

In early 2007 (5 years ago), McPhee guest-starred in the web series, lonelygirl15 as an unnamed character in the episode "Truth Or Dare".

McPhee made a cameo appearance as herself on the ABC show Ugly Betty in the episode "I'm Coming Out". The episode was broadcast Feb 1, 2007 (5 years ago).

McPhee made her studio acting debut in the comedy The House Bunny (formerly known as I Know What Boys Like), co-starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority. The movie starred Anna Faris (16 walls) as a playboy bunny who took the girls under her wing. It was directed by Fred Wolf for Columbia pictures (wallpaper) and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. The movie was released in Aug. 2008 (4 years ago) and co-starred Rumer Willis, Emma Stone, Colin Hanks, and Tyson Ritter.

In 2009 (3 years ago), McPhee landed a lead role in a romantic-comedy, tentatively titled "You May Not Kiss the Bride". The budget was set at $6 million. The movie filmed for 5 weeks in Mar. and Apr. 2009 (3 years ago) in Oahu, Hawaii. McPhee played the role of Masha, alongside Dave Annable. The movie is scheduled to be released sometime in 2010 (2 years ago).

McPhee guest starred on the CBS show CSI: NY in the episode "Prey" as a singer and stalker victim who murdered her stalker. The episode was broadcast Apr. 8, 2009 (3 years ago).

Personal life

Born in Los Angeles, California, McPhee moved with her family to Sherman Oaks at age 12. McPhee has been singing since the age of two. Her mother, Patricia Burch McPhee (stage name Peisha Arten), a vocal coach and accomplished cabaret singer, recognized her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her. Her father, Daniel McPhee, is a TV producer. McPhee has an older sister, Adriana. McPhee is of Irish, Scottish and German descent.

McPhee attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, where she performed in school plays and musicals. She graduated in 2002 (10 years ago).

McPhee attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. She left the college on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for TV pilots. In a People news article, it was reported that she was rejected for "195 out of 200 auditions."

McPhee struggled with eating disorders in the past. She told People (magazine) that at age 13 she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and she became bulimic at age 17. McPhee gained weight in college due to her binging. After seven years of illness, she finally entered a three-month rehab program after successfully passing her American Idol audition; her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in Feb. 2006 (6 years ago). During her run on American Idol, she lost 30 pounds due to eating better as part of her treatment. Now, as she told Teen Vogue in May 2007 (5 years ago), "I eat whatever I crave�I'm just really careful about portions."

McPhee and her sister appeared on debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on sep. 18, 2006 (6 years ago), to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father. On the show, McPhee stated that she was misdiagnosed with a learning disability during her middle school years but was finally correctly diagnosed with a vision problem that caused her to have trouble reading in class. McPhee claimed she was known as the "pretty, but stupid" girl in school because she had trouble reading.

On Feb. 2, 2008 (4 years ago), McPhee married her boyfriend, Nick Cokas, who is nearly 20 years her senior, in a Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church.

Filmography

lonelygirl15
Ugly Betty
Crazy
The House Bunny
CSI: NY
You May Not Kiss the Bride

Discography

Albums:
Katharine McPhee
First studio album
Released: Jan. 30, 2007
Label: RCA Records
Format: CD, Digital download
Unbroken
Second studio album
Released: Oct. 6, 2009
Label: Verve Forecast
Format: CD, Digital download
Singles:
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
"My Destiny"
"Think"
"Over It"
"Love Story"

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards 2005 (7 years ago) in "Lead Actress in a Musical" for "Annie Get Your Gun" stage production (Nominated)
Fox Reality Awards 2006 (6 years ago) in "Favorite Hottie" (Won)
Teen Choice Award 2006 (6 years ago) and 2007 (5 years ago) in "Choice Breakout Female Artist" (Nominated)
VH1 2006 (6 years ago) Big Awards in "Big It Girl" (Won)
Young Hollywood Awards 2007 (5 years ago) in "Exciting New Vocalist" (Won)
WELL DONE Awards 2007 (5 years ago) for the McPhee Outreach at the WELL DONE Awards

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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