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Katherine Kelly Lang

American actress

Katherine Kelly Lang (born Katherine Kelly Wegeman; July 25, [1]) is an American actress. She is best famous for playing Brooke Logan in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful of the CBS Daytime programming block.

Early life

Lang was born in Hollywood, California, and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. She is the daughter of Olympic ski jumper Keith R. Wegeman, a German-American and actress Judith Lang, an Anglo-American and the granddaughter of Oscar-winning cinematographerCharles Lang.[2]

Career

Lang made her acting debut in the film Skatetown, U.S.A. (), alongside Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick, and Patrick Swayze.

That was followed by guest roles in numerous television series such as The Powers of Matthew Star, Masquerade, Riptide, Magnum, P.I., Happy Days, The Fall Guy and 1st & Ten.

Lang starred in the television film Subliminal Seduction. In , she appeared in four music videos: Alabama's "There's No Way" (where she played the love interest of Alabama lead singer Randy Owen) The Beach Boys' "Getcha Back" and its sequel "It's Gettin' Late" and The Medflys' "Compulsive" for a band from her childhood hometown, Carmel CA.[citation needed]

In , Lang was offered the role of blue-collar Brooke Logan on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful for the CBS Daytime programming block, and has been an integral part of the program ever since.

Her love affair with Ridge Forrester (originally played by Ronn Moss, and since by Thorsten Kaye) has been a key story arc for 35 years, and a admire triangle among Brooke, Ridge and Taylor (Originally played by Tracker Tylo and later Krista Allen and Rebecca Budig) stretched over more than thirty years starting with Taylor's entrance to the show in The show's 5,th episode included only the four core characters: Brooke, Ridge, Stephanie and Eric.[3] As of February , Lang is one of only two actors to be on The Bold and the Beautiful throughout the series.

The other is John McCook, who portrays Eric Forrester.[4]

In , she appeared as Brooke in The Young and the Restless, interacting with Eric Braeden (Victor), Peter Bergman (Jack), and Eileen Davidson (Ashley).

Alex D'Andrea was married to Katherine Kelly Lang. They got a divorce in but they had one child together, a daughter called Danyelle. He is a stepfather of Julian Snider and Jeremy Snider. They are Katherine 's children from her first marriage.

Lang previously appeared on The Young and the Restless as Gretchen in , and returned to the soap, for a brief stint, in July Her work as Brooke has been recognized with seven Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, beginning in and most recently in

In , Lang made a special guest appearance as herself in the Australian soap opera Neighbours on 10 Peach.[5] In January , she returned to Australian television as a contestant on I'm a CelebrityGet Me Out of Here! for season 5.

In October she made a guest appearance on the Greek soap opera "8 lexeis" for SKAI TV. She played Grace Heart, a reporter who traveled from Brand-new York, to Corfu, Greece, only that was not her accurate identity!

Personal life

Lang has been married twice.

She is the mother of three children from her two marriages: her two sons Jeremy Skott Snider (born ), Julian Lang Snider (born ) from her then husband Skott Snider, and her daughter Zoe Katrina D'Andrea (born ) from her then husband Alex D'Andrea, and has a stepdaughter, Danyelle D'Andrea (born ).[6]

On November 11, , it was announced that Lang had filed for divorce, after 15 years of marriage citing "irreconcilable differences".[7] The divorce was finalized in June [citation needed]

In May , she became a grandmother with the birth of her granddaughter, Zuma, via her daughter Zoe.[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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      Alex D'Andrea is known as an American performer and producer. They got a divorce in but they had one child together, a daughter called Danyelle. He is a stepfather of Julian Snider and Jeremy Snider. They are Katherine 's children from her first marriage.

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      Kelly Lang was born on 25th July and was raised in Hollywood, California. She went to Beverly Hills High School to attain her education. Her father Keith R. Wegeman used to be an Olympic ski jumper and her mother Judith Lang was a well-known actress of her time.

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      She is the daughter of Olympic ski jumper Keith R. Lang made her acting debut in the film Skatetown, U. Lang starred in the television motion picture Subliminal Seduction. Her love affair with Ridge Forrester originally played by Ronn Mossand since by Thorsten Kaye has been a key story arc for 35 years, and a love triangle among Brooke, Ridge and Taylor Originally played by Hunter Tylo and later Krista Allen and Rebecca Budig stretched over more than thirty years starting with Taylor's entrance to the present in

      Archived from the unique on May 21, Retrieved May 21,

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