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Ariana Grande-Butera[1][2] (born June 26, 1993),[3][4] known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American actress, singer, and model. On Nickelodeon, she played the role of Cat Valentine on Victorious and its spinoff Sam & Cat. She also provided the voice of Diaspro in Nickelodeon's Winx Club.
Career[]
2003–10: Beginnings and Broadway[]
In her early years, she has been a soloist with various symphonies including South Florida’s Philharmonic, Pops and Symphonia Orchestras, and has had repeated appearances singing at NYC’s own Birdland.[5] Ariana performed the National Anthem for the first live Fox Sports broadcast of the Anthem for the Florida Panther’s hockey league at age 8, her first National TV performance.[5]
In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her so she could study with tutors.[5][6]
In 2010, she created the original role of Miriam in the reading of the new musical, Cuba Libre, written and produced by Desmond Child.[5]
Nickelodeon career[]
Grande played the character Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, which premiered in March 2010. Grande was also featured in Dream Magazine as the cover girl for the August 2011 issue.[7] In 2011, Ariana voiced an animated fairy, Princess Diaspro, on the Nickelodeon series, Winx Club. Grande also made appearances as a panelist on Figure It Out. Grande starred as Snow White along with Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris in the Pasadena Playhouse's production of A Snow White Christmas from December 13–23, 2012.[8] In 2012, Grande sang a duet with MIKA on the single version of his track Popular Song.[9]
It was announced during the network's presentation at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on August 3, 2012 that Sam & Cat, which would pair Grande with Jennette McCurdy from iCarly together in a traditional "buddy sitcom" setting, where they would reprise their roles as Cat Valentine and Sam Puckett.[10] Sam & Cat was picked up by Nickelodeon on November 29, 2012.[11] The pilot suggests they will be roommates who launch a babysitting business for income. In the following month it was also announced that Victorious's current season (Season 3, which was split to a fourth season) will be the last.[12] Grande tweeted stating that she wasn't hoping for it to end and was looking forward to being on both shows. It was announced that the third soundtrack would be released on November 6, 2012 titled as "Victorious 3.0. The first single was called "LA Boyz" (which was performed by Grande and Justice) and the music video was released October 18, 2012. In 2013, Grande starred in the Nickelodeon original movie Swindle, an adaptation of the children's book of the same name, Grande played Amanda Benson, along with her Sam & Cat co-star, McCurdy. It premiered on Nickelodeon in August.
References[]
- ↑ Twitter: Ariana Grande (verified account) (May 5, 2012). Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved on 2012-05-08. “@pridelittlered Ariana Grande-Butera, everyone thinks Joan is my middle name but I don't actually have one! What's your middle name luv?”
- ↑ "Twitter: Ariana Grande (verified account)" (February 3, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-04-03. “Oh my goodness. Look what I just found!.. This is my school ID from 8th grade. LOL. Had 2 share this with you guys.”
- ↑ Ariana Grande – about. arianagrande.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved on 2012-03-06.
- ↑ Twitter: Ariana Grande (verified account) (June 26, 2010). Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-06-26. “I was born 17 years ago today. Woooop. :)”
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ariana Grande - About Ariana. OfficalArianaGrande. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved on 2012.
- ↑ "Ariana Grande: From Boca To Broadway". Girl2watch.com, May 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ August Cover: Ariana Grande.
- ↑ Ariana Grande, Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris Headline A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS at Pasadena Playhouse, 12/13-23 – BroadwayWorld.com « Pasadena Playhouse. Pasadenaplayhouse.org (2012-09-07). Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved on 2012-12-03.
- ↑ Popular Song - Single Premiere, Retrieved 19/12/12.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon greenlights an 'iCarly' spinoff and other new shows". Retrieved on 2012-08-12.
- ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (2012-11-29). "Nickelodeon Greenlights Spinoff of 'iCarly,' 'Victorious'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2012-11-29.
- ↑ Big Time Rush (August 10, 2012). M Exclusive: Victorious will NOT be returning for season four! – M Magazine. Mmm-mag.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved on August 10, 2012.
External links[]
Official website- Facebook page
- Twitter page
- YouTube channel
- Ariana Grande at the Internet Movie Database
- Her Instagram Page
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