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American television personality, dancer and fitness instructor
Amanda Kloots
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Born
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1982-03-19
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March 19, 1982
(age 42)
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Other names
| Amanda Kloots-Larsen
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Occupations
| - Television personality
- dancer
- fitness instructor
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Spouses
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(
m.
2017; died 2020)
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Children
| 1
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Website
| amandakloots
.com
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Amanda Kloots
(born March 19, 1982)
[1]
is an American television personality, dancer, actress, and fitness instructor. Since 2021, she has been a co-host of the daytime talk show
The Talk
.
Early life
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Kloots is the second youngest of five children.
[2]
She attended
GlenOak High School
in
Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio
.
[3]
Career
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Kloots performed as part of the ensemble in several musicals on Broadway, including
Good Vibrations
,
Follies
,
Young Frankenstein
, and
Bullets Over Broadway
.
[4]
[5]
[6]
She is a former member of the dance company
the Rockettes
.
[7]
In 2020, Kloots launched a digital fitness brand, which includes exercise videos taught by her.
[8]
[9]
That same year, she served as a guest co-host on the
CBS
daytime talk show
The Talk
.
[10]
Kloots joined
The Talk
as a permanent co-host in January 2021.
[11]
She released a memoir, co-authored with her sister, titled
Live Your Life
, in June 2021.
[12]
Later that year, she participated as one of the celebrities competing on
season 30
of the competition series
Dancing with the Stars
, ultimately placing fourth.
[13]
Personal life
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]
Kloots was married to actor
David Larsen
for six years.
[14]
She was later married to actor
Nick Cordero
from 2017 until his death in 2020; the two met while working on
Bullets Over Broadway
.
[15]
She received attention for documenting Cordero's struggle and death from
COVID-19
-related complications on
Instagram
.
[16]
[17]
The couple had a son born 10 June 2019 via C-section.
[18]
Kloots lives in Los Angeles.
[4]
Kloots endorsed
Joe Biden
in the
2020 United States presidential election
.
[19]
Filmography
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Theatre credits
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References
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Fortini, Amanda (June 10, 2021).
"How Amanda Kloots Faced Modern Grief"
.
Elle
.
Archived
from the original on June 10, 2021
. Retrieved
October 3,
2021
.
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Onofri, Adrienne (September 5, 2011).
"GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Amanda Kloots-Larsen of 'Follies'
"
.
BroadwayWorld
. Retrieved
January 2,
2021
.
- ^
Collins, Glenn (September 22, 2015).
"Joshua Jay and Anna Kloots: A Magician Marries His Assistant"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
November 22,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
Paulson, Michael (September 22, 2020).
"
'He Never Quit': Nick Cordero's Widow on Grief, God and Perseverance"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
Kloots, who is 38
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
Rooney, David (April 10, 2014).
"Bullets Over Broadway: Theater Review"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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"Amanda Kloots-Larsen"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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Chung, Gabrielle (August 19, 2020).
"Amanda Kloots' 'Rockette Sisters' Visit Her Home in 'First Weekend Alone' Since Nick Cordero's Death"
.
People
. Retrieved
December 3,
2020
.
- ^
Nied, Jennifer (September 30, 2020).
"Amanda Kloots' Husband Died Of COVID-19 At Age 41. Here's How She's Staying Strong"
.
Women's Health
. Retrieved
December 24,
2020
.
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McNeal, Stephenie (April 7, 2020).
"This Fitness Influencer's Husband Is In The ICU Battling The Coronavirus. Here's How Instagram Is Helping Her Cope"
.
BuzzFeed News
. Retrieved
December 24,
2020
.
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Curran, Sarah (November 6, 2020).
"
'The Talk' Guest-Host Amanda Kloots Gets Tearful On Anniversary Of Husband Nick Cordero's Passing"
.
Entertainment Tonight Canada
. Archived from
the original
on November 7, 2020
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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a
b
Henderson, Cydney (May 7, 2021).
"Amanda Kloots' son Elvis makes TV debut in sweet Mother's Day surprise"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
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Puhak, Janine (June 15, 2021).
"Amanda Kloots Says Friend Jennifer Love Hewitt Dreamed Her Book Gave Nick Cordero 'Closure'
"
.
People
. Archived from
the original
on June 15, 2021
. Retrieved
June 20,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
Blackwelder, Carson; Stone, Megan (November 23, 2021).
"
'Dancing With the Stars' winner 2021: Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach win season 30"
.
ABC News
.
Archived
from the original on November 24, 2021
. Retrieved
November 24,
2021
.
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Finn, Natalie (July 7, 2020).
"Inside Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots' Heartwarming, Heartbreaking Love Story"
.
E! News
.
Archived
from the original on December 10, 2020
. Retrieved
December 5,
2020
.
When she joined the cast of 'Bullets', she was recently divorced following a six-year marriage to actor David Larsen...
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Russian, Ale (July 6, 2020).
"Inside Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots' Amazing Love Story as He Dies at 41: 'My Heart Is Broken'
"
.
People
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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Mauch, Ally (December 1, 2020).
"Amanda Kloots and Elaine Welteroth Announced as New Co-Hosts on The Talk"
.
People
.
Archived
from the original on December 1, 2020
. Retrieved
December 10,
2020
.
Kloots, a former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette turned entrepreneur and fitness instructor, was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year while documenting her husband Nick Cordero's battle with COVID-19.
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Haney, Stephanie (December 2, 2020).
"Canton native Amanda Kloots to join CBS's 'The Talk' as permanent co-host beginning in January"
. Cleveland, Ohio:
WKYC
.
Archived
from the original on December 10, 2020.
Kloots, mother to their 1-year-old son Elvis Eduardo Cordero, famously chronicled her late husband and Hamilton star's experience with coronavirus on social media, helping shed light on the impact it can have on younger people.
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Fierberg, Ruthie (June 11, 2019).
"Broadway's Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots Welcome First Child"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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Madani, Doha (July 6, 2020).
"Amanda Kloots, widow of Nick Cordero, calls Trump's Covid-19 comments 'disgraceful'
"
.
NBC News
. Retrieved
November 22,
2020
.
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Lewis, Eroll (February 18, 2024).
"
'The Talk' Co-Host Amanda Kloots On Making Her Soap Opera Acting Debut on 'The Bold and the Beautiful'
"
.
Soap Opera Network
. Retrieved
February 20,
2024
.
External links
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Media offices
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Preceded by
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The Talk
co-host
2021-present
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Incumbent
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