As a teenager she honed her vocal skills par training with the Director of The Brooklyn College of Opera and not only plays both the guitare and piano but writes her own musique as well. As a singer she has released two independent albums titled Preincarnate and Come On accueil (2005) and is best known for her chart topping duet When the Stars Go Blue and video release of Songs in My Pockets. Deemed a triple-threat, Galeotti now boasts stage credits that include collaborating with Garry Marshall and Carole King on a new musical as well as working with director Arthur Allan Seidelman on a production of The Outsiders.
As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Michelle Bauer Santos on Guiding Light (from 1998 to 2000) and as Haley James Scott on One arbre colline (since 2003).
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 télévision
4.2 Appearances
4.3 Stage
4.4 Cinema
4.5 musique vidéos
5 Critical acclaim
6 Awards
7 Discography
7.1 Preincarnate
7.1.1 Track listing
7.2 Come On accueil
7.2.1 Track listing
7.3 The Starter Kit
7.3.1 Track listing
7.4 Mission cloche, bell
7.4.1 Track listing
7.5 One arbre Hill: Volume One
7.5.1 Track listing
7.6 Friends with Benefit
7.6.1 Track listing
7.7 Songs from One arbre colline Tour (2005)
7.8 Songs from One arbre colline
7.9 Songs from Ten Inch Hero
7.10 Miscellaneous Songs
8 References
9 External liens
[edit] Early life
Bethany Joy Galeotti (formerly Lenz) was born on 2 April 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. Galeotti is an only child to her father, Robert Lenz, a history teacher and therapist, and mother, Cathie, a personnel manager and entrepreneur.[1]
Galeotti's first solo chant performance was at the age of 3, in front of a crowd of three thousand people at the The Carpenter's Church in Lakeland, Florida. At the age of four, Galeotti and her family moved to Arlington, Texas. While attending Pope Elementary there, she was bitten par the jouer la comédie bug. Immediately after, she performed a twenty minute soliloquy part in High HopeS and Heavy Sweatshirts. This was performed in a very intimate setting in a Dallas museum. She then landed her first stage role at age seven, playing a Munchkin in a local production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
[edit] Career
At the age of 10, Galeotti landed the role of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Irving Community Theater in Texas. During a trip to Los Angeles with her drama school she landed her first professional job in a commercial for cygne Crossing, a teen series. Subsequently Galeotti performed in plays such as Annie, Cendrillon and Gypsy: A Musical Fable.[2]
When she was 13 Galeotti moved with her family to New Jersey and attended the Hawthorne Christian Academy for a year. She immediately began auditioning and became a commercial veteran, appearing in commercials for Eggos gaufres and Dr Pepper. It was at this time that she still going par the name Joy Lenz changed it to Joie Lenz, which was used as her stage name. 'Joie' is 'Joy' spelled in French with an English pronunciation.[3]
At age 15 during her sophomore an in high school, Galeotti appeared in her first film, Stephen King's Thinner. Her performance was well-noted in reviews particularly in the Associated Press: "One of the highlights of the film was a joy — Joy Lenz."
In March 1998 at 17, Galeotti earned a nine episode cabriolet, gig in CBS's soap opera Guiding Light where she first appeared as the teenage clone of Reva Shayne. Galeotti made such an impression on viewers, critics and Guiding Light executives alike that she was later recast as Michelle Bauer Santos upon Rebecca Budig's exit.[2] This was an unusual déplacer and "unheard of" in the industry according to CBS producer Mickey Dwyer-Dobbin.
Lenz and Stewart as Michelle and Danny.In November 1998, Galeotti began jouer la comédie in one of her most populaire roles to date, as Michelle Bauer Santos. While working on the demanding daytime serial Guiding Light, she graduated from Eastern Christian School in New Jersey in 1999 and landed the role of Rose Cronin in Mary and Rhoda. She also appeared in the off-Broadway musical Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion.[4]
At the time she was juggling a heavy storyline, a télévision movie, portraying Mary Tyler Moore's daughter, a one-year run of a New York cabaret and the lead in an independent film. Galeotti was then cast as the lead in a much-anticipated WB pilot which unfortunately never went into production. She also filmed two other pilots: one playing the daughter of Paul Sorvino, and one as the lead in the WB's 1972.
In October 2000 at the end of her two an contract with Guiding Light, Galeotti chose to leave her populaire role. Since then, she had a co-starring role in the independent film The End Of August. She then moved from New York City to Los Angeles where she performed in a theater production of The Outsiders, and also guest-starred on many shows such as Off-Centre, Charmed, Felicity, Maybe It's Me and The Guardian.[2]
In 2002 Galeotti joined the cast of Bring It On Again where she turned in an unforgettable performance as Marni Potts.[5] During this time, Galeotti was also featured in Interview Magazine's "Stars On The Rise" in January.
In 2003 at age 22, Galeotti was cast in the WB's télévision series One arbre colline as Haley James, the quintessential girl-next-door, who is best Friends with Lucas Scott, portrayed par Chad Michael Murray, and Nathan Scott’s wife, portrayed par James Lafferty.[6] Upon entering the role of Haley James, Galeotti replaced actress Samantha Shelton's character, Reagan. Approximately around the same time in which she was cast as Haley James she once again used her original name Bethany Joy Lenz.
Galeotti has proven herself not only as a talented actress, but as a musician and a singer. She has a four-octave range,[2] and since her exit from Guilding Light has completed a demo of original musique and continues to write screenplays.
Galeotti has recorded two independent records to date. Her first album, entitled Preincarnate, was released in October 2002. Bethany Joy Galeotti and costar Tyler Hilton joined The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp) for a 25-city North American One arbre colline tour that started February 28 in Vancouver. The jaunt also featured Gavin DeGraw on select dates. While on tour Galeotti performed original songs from her seconde independent record. Her seconde album, Come On accueil was sold at the concert venues. During her time off tour Galeotti filmed a video for her song Songs in My Pockets, at Coney Island plage and Astroland in Brooklyn, New York.Galeotti and Hilton also scored the #89 spot on February 2005's Billboard Pop 100 chart with the duet "When the Stars Go Blue."[7] In addition to the One arbre colline tour, Galeotti also performes her own rendition of the National Anthem at various charity events, including James Lafferty's Annual basketball, basket-ball Games.
Galeotti as Haley James Scott performing at Tric. (episode 3.15).In 2006, under the name Haley James Scott, Galeotti recorded the well-known song Halo, which was released in the seconde volume of the One arbre colline Soundtrack. At this time alongside her producer Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Guster, Barenaked Ladies) Galeotti recorded original material for an album with Epic Records. Due to changes within Epic Records, Galeotti is no longer affiliated with them.[8] Consequently, Galeotti collaborated with Garry Marshall and Carole King on a new musical as well as working with director Arthur Allan Seidelman on a production of The Outsiders. In 2006, she wrote and recorded several songs for the soundtrack for Ten Inch Hero.[9]
Galeotti has recently collaborated with Enation for a newly recorded version of the song Feel This. Bethany Joy Galeotti sings the lead vocals while Enation plays the musique behind her on the finale of the 5th season of One arbre colline on CW. The airing led to an excited response, helping make Feel This the #1 haut, retour au début Seller on CD Baby, one of the largest independent musique outlets in the world. Feel This is also included in the two song single album that is available on iTunes for downloads. Galeotti is set to make her debut as director of an episode of One arbre colline this season.[10]
In the October 20th episode of One arbre colline entitled "Messin' With The Kid", Galeotti's character Haley James Scott encounters a rue performer played par Grace Potter. Ambitious to reestablish her musique career Haley decides to sing with Potter's character in the riverfront. In the ending montage of scenes, Galeotti and Potter's characters perform the hit single I Want Something That I Want.
Bethany Joy Galeotti and musical acts anges & Airwaves and occasional One arbre colline guest étoile, star Kate Voegele teamed up with the USO for a live concert event for military personnel. The event also included Galeotti's husband's band Enation, and musique partner Amber Sweeney who accompanied Galeotti on stage to perform Galeotti's hit single Feel This and song entitled The Sweetest Thing. The duo also performed their single written for troops, accueil Is Me - toi Are Mine.
The USO concert was filmed and formed the basis for a One arbre colline episode originally aired on November 10th, 2008. In the episode titled Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous Galeotti's character Haley James Scott's friend Peyton Sawyer produces a massive USO concert at the military base where her brother is stationed.[11]
Notably Galeotti as character Haley James Scott will sing songs featured on this EP in the episode set to air November 17th 2008 titled We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me). In this very special episode Chad Michael Murray pens a homage to the classic films of the 1940s. Karen's Café is transformed into a glamorous nightclub with Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) as its proprietor and Haley as the cabaret singer.[12]
[edit] Personal life
On December 31, 2005, Bethany Joy Lenz married Enation band member Michael Galeotti. For the fifth season finale of One arbre Hill, Michael Galeotti, the keyboardist of Enation, joined his wife to record a new version of Feel This.
On November 5th, 2008, Galeotti and close friend Amber Sweeney began a group named Everly located in Battle Ground, Washington. Together the duo released Mission cloche, bell an EP consisting of three songs entitled, accueil Is toi - toi Are Mine, Stars and Little Children. Everly released a statement describing their group to be a:
birthed of a friendship and a sisterhood that's been many years in the making, and we are proud to present this short collection of musique as a "teaser" for what is to come.
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Bethany Joy Galeotti loves photography, painting, cooking, and horseback riding. She has many dreams that include attending college, movie roles, Broadway, and training at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. When she is not filming One arbre colline in Wilmington, North Carolina, she lives with her husband Michael Galeotti in Battle Ground, Washington.
[edit] Filmography
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