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| Kelly Monaco Appreciation #1 - B/C she won Dancing With the Stars  Banner by Ellie. Welcome to the Kelly Marie Monaco Appreciation Thread.  Biography: Kelly Monaco is the third of five sisters raised in a traditional Italian Catholic home. Shortly before her teenage years, Kelly's family decided to move from the urban environment of Philadelphia to the more serene surroundings of Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Growing up in the Poconos, Kelly developed a love of the great outdoors. With a home on the boundary of a state game preserve, Kelly and her four sisters spent plenty of time hiking, climbing trees, fishing, camping and swimming. They were taught to skate by their mother, a former Olympic hopeful and figure-skating instructor. They helped their father, an avid hunter, build tree stands. An active athlete, Kelly participated in soccer, swimming, track, and softball, among other sports. In addition to athletics, Kelly participated intensely in speech, debate, and theater during high school. Kelly proudly states that she is a born competitor. Kelly attended classes at Northampton Community College. Kelly worked at a resort, Mount Airy Lodge, as a lifeguard. Kelly's way out of the Poconos turned out to be a spread in Playboy magazine, a decision that her family was extremely supportive of. Shortly before her 21st birthday, Kelly made her Playboy debut as the magazine's Miss April 1997, and she went on to be featured in many of their news stand specials. With four years of high school drama classes and five years of lifeguarding behind her, Kelly's television debut came in 1997, when she landed the recurring role of Susan, a rookie lifeguard, on the syndicated program Baywatch. After 12 episodes of Baywatch, Kelly appeared in the feature films, BASEketball, Idle Hands, Late Last Night, Mumford, and Welcome to Hollywood. During the summer of 2000, Kelly got the character of Livvie Locke on ABC's Port Charles. Kelly is very close with her family. She enjoyed an especially close relationship with her great-grandmother, Beatrice Mervine On Wednesday July 7th, 2004, Kelly's beloved great-grandmother passed away, three days before her 95th birthday. Kelly adored her great-grandmother and spoke lovingly of her in several interviews throughout her career. Her great-grandmother is even quoted in the article accompanying Kelly's Playmate Of The Month pictorial in the April 1997 issue of Playboy. When Port Charles aired its final episode on October 3rd, 2003, Kelly had already secured a role on ABC's General Hospital, where she has portrayed Samantha McCall since October 1st, 2003. That's right: Kelly began airing on GH two days before PC's last story arc, The Gift came to an end! Kelly was invited to take part in the 6th annual Super Soap Weekend at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida the weekend of November 3rd & 4th, 2001. One reason Kelly was happy to attend was that several of her family members, including her parents, one of her sisters, and her nephew, joined her at the theme park. Kelly enjoys volunteering for children's charity events, as well as working with elders. She is a little lady with a very big heart. Kelly spends her free time training for triathlons, and she is a member of the Playboy X-Treme Team, which participates in the nationwide Hi-Tec Adventure Race series. Just as she did when she lived in the Poconos, Kelly still takes time out to go camping. Currently residing in West Hollywood, California, the beautiful and talented Kelly Monaco continues to live out her lifelong dream to succeed in the land of make believe. Bio by tv.com  Trivia: Kelly was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2006. Kelly co-hosted the 2006 Daytime Emmys with Tom Bergeron who hosted Dancing with the Stars, which Kelly and her dancing partner Alec won the first season of. Kelly wanted to be famous from a young age. Kelly's favorite color is green. Kelly has a pet dog called Morgan. "If we go down we're going down strong, The eye of the tiger, baby," says Kelly during "Dancing With the Stars" regarding her and her partner Alec. Kelly became a vegetarian at age 11 after being hospitalized for a week with food poisoning. Kelly appeared in the music videos for Change by the Deftones and Crazy For This Girl by Evan and Jaron. Kelly also appeared in the music video for boy band Take 5's Shake It Off. Kelly suffered hearing loss from scuba diving. Kelly was born on May 23, 1976. Kelly Is one of the few actresses to play dual roles on two separate soap operas. She played Livvie Locke and Tess Ramsay on Port Charles and Samantha McCall and Alicia Montenegro on General Hospital. Trivia by IMDB and TV.com  Filmography: General Hospital - Samantha 'Sam' McCall (2003 - ) Spin City - Nurse (1 episode, 2001) A Shot in the Dark: Part 1 (2001) - Nurse Port Charles - Olivia 'Livvie' Locke (1999-2003) / Tess Ramsay (2002-2003) Mumford (1999) - Marisa, the Landlady's Daughter Late Last Night (1999) - Centerfold Elaina Idle Hands (1999) - Tiffany BASEketball (1998) (uncredited) - Pole-Dancing Cheerleader Sharon Baywatch (1989) - Rookie Lifeguard Susan  Quotes: "I've always wanted to be a star. Growing up, I wanted to be an actress." "I'm living my dream, and I want to take it for everything that I can, while I can." "I live to work; I don't work to live." "I think everything in life happens for a reason. Every person that you come in contact with is all there for a reason." "The best part of my job is getting up every morning and loving what I do. Most of the time, I can't wait to get there." "Success comes with bold and creative moves." "The straight paved road won't always get you farther than the winding dirt road." Quotes from Kelly-Monaco.net  Icons:         by Ashley (numbly_breaking) on LJ.      by Little Apple. Fans: 1. qtdramachickee72 2. California_ here_ I _come 3. BrucasForever<3 4. Erin 5. CrunkPunk88 6. mushu603 7. Jay 8. Leyton_Rox 9. -Bianca- 10. Little Apple 11. GuyanaBelle 12. lukelor4life 13. DanielAlan Ask to be added. Last edited by forever young; 10-08-2007 at 04:47 PM. | |||
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| Aww! Add me, duh!  hehe. | |||
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| Absolute Fan  Joined: Mar 2006
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| awesome thread Cass..add me. -Sarah- __________________ I Want To Be With You. Puck ♥ Quinn | |||
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| Elite Fan Joined: Feb 2006
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| I added you both.  And welcome to the thread.Thanks Sarah!  I love Kelly. She's such an amazing actress and an amazing person. | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Dec 2004
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| Definately add me! And I must say, she was awesome today on GH. Rocking those "freaked out" scenes after seeing Manny's twin. She was on her game today. Loved it. And her outfit was cute, always a plus. Hee. __________________ | |||
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I totally agree! She was right on it today. She showed great emotion. Tehe.. and I loved her outfit too. She always wears cute clothes.  | |||
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| Absolute Fan Joined: Mar 2006
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| she is awsome. we need more kelly on gh. __________________ I Want To Be With You. Puck ♥ Quinn | |||
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|  I love that picture of her. Her expression.  | |||
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| Total Fan Joined: Dec 2004
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| Who is in your avi qtdramachickee72 ? __________________ | |||
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I love your avie!  I'm Cass.. btw. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jan 2005
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| Love the thread, Cass. Add me please.  | |||
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| Part-Time Fan  Joined: Sep 2005
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| Can I please be added. I love that woman. __________________ <----Mymy  Jason and Sam (GH) :: Jake and Peyton (OTH) :: Nathan and Haley (OTH) :: Clark and Lois (Smallville) :: Addison and Alex(Grey's Anatomy) :: Ryan and Taylor(The OC) :: Edward/Bella(Twilight) icon by cherry_leaf at LJ | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Feb 2003
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| Add me. I didn't know Kelly has a pet dog named Morgan. What a conicidence. | |||
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| You've all been added. Thank you, Lisa! Jay, I thought so too. | |||
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