April 2nd, 1981, that's a day a star was born. And it may sound cliche, but it's true. Bethany Joy Galeotti is a star in every single way possible. She acts, she performs, she sings, she dances, and can do pretty much anything else you throw in her way. She may have no desire to be a star, but that doesn't mean she isn't one. She may not be a star in the way popular culture defines it; a celebrity who plays a principal role in TV or film and is tracked by the paparazzi every where they turn. No, Joy isn't that kind of star. She's the one who excels is all she does, who gives it her all, who never gives up. When she's performing, all eyes turn to her. She's a star in her own, humble, little way.

Prior to her first film role at age 11, Joy participated in some theater productions such as To Kill a Mockingbird where she played the role of Scout, and The Wizard of Oz. In 1992 she was in her first film role as the role of Shelly Barnes in Psalty the Singing Songbook's movie Psalty's Salvation Celebration, a religious Children's movie about how a girl (Shelly) struggles to share her faith. From there she went onto more roles, such as an extra in the 1996 movie I Love You, I Love You Not, and Linda Halleck in the Stephen King thriller movie Thinner. In 2000, Joie was cast in the Mary and Rhoda movie as Rose Cronin, Mary's daughter. It was here that Joy got to work with the legendary Mary Tyler Moore.

Joy got her big break as an actress when she was cast as Teen Reva Clone on the long time soap opera, Guiding Light. While this storyline only lasted a few episodes, Joy was asked back to Guiding Light later that year to take on a bigger and more permanent role as Michelle Bauer. On Guiding Light she had the opportunity to work with Paul Anthony Stewart, who Joy said taught and guided her in her growth as an actress. Working on Guiding Light also introduced her to people that soon became her close friends like Tammy Blanchard, Abigail Spencer, and Jonathan Jackson. During Guiding Light, Joy and a few other soap stars (including Abigail Spencer) appeared in the off-Broadway musical Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70s Explosion.. After two years of playing Michelle Bauer, Joie thought it was time to move on and see what else was in store for her.

After Guiding Light, Joy did some guest spots on various shows such as Off Centre, Charmed, Felicity, The Guardian, and Maybe It's Me. For her next film debut, Joy was cast as Marni Potts, sidekick to cheerleading captain Tina (Bree Turner) in the movie sequel, Bring It On Again. Here Joy got to show her fiercer side and her dancing skills as she had to learn difficult cheer and dance moves for her role in the movie. Also in 2002 Joy released her first CD titled Preincarnate that featured eight original tracks all written by Joie herself.

In 2003 Joy landed the role that would put her on the map and skyrocket her career. She was cast as Haley James Scott in the WB/CW drama One Tree Hill. Currently on it's 7th season, One Tree Hill has taken Haley on every twist and turn you could possibly imagine with her being a wife, mother, and musical sensation all before graduating high school. In the season 5 the show took a big leap and skipped ahead four years, skimming over the character's college journeys. Skipping ahead let us see a more mature and more motherly side of Haley. Now in season 7, with 2 of the leading characters gone, Haley has taken on a bigger, made new friendships, and is really diving into her music career.

In 2005, to coincide with Haley's One Tree Hill storyline, Joy, Tyler Hilton, & The Wreckers went on a 25 city musical tour around the Unites States. It was on the tour that we heard some of our favorite Joy songs for the first time, such as John & Junior, Crazy Girls, Songs In My Pockets, Sunday Train, Oh God/Foolish Heart, and If You're Missing (Come On Home). She also sang When The Stars Go Blue with Tyler Hilton, which their characters sang on the show. Joy also sang some covers such Movin' Out and Queen of Wishful Thinking. During the tour was also when Joy released her second CD, Come On Home, which featured 4 tracks she sang on the one tree hill tour, as well as another original song, Leaving Town Alive.

On December 31st, 2005, Joy got married to Michael Galeotti, the keyboardist in the ban Enation. Michael and Joy have been friends for a long time. Michael is also friends with Joy's old time soap friend, Jonathan Jackson, who is the lead singer in Enation. Joy and Michael got married in a Barn on an apple orchard in Oregon. Michael and Joy's wedding was featured in In Style Magazine.

In 2006 Joy signed with the record label Epic Records and was supposed to produce her third CD, The Starter Kit. Music producer and friend, Ron Aniello was helping her with this album. The deal ended up falling through, but we did get to hear some of the songs that were going to be on the album such as Devil Archerist, Quicksand, Never Gonna Be (C'mon, C'mon), Sunday Storm, Shiver, and Then Slowly Grows (Come to Me). It was under Epic Records that Joy also recorded her first podcast during which she answered fan questions and told us a little bit about her life. In 2007, Joy was asked to write 3 original songs for the independent movie, Ten Inch Hero. Joy had actually tried out for one of the roles but the producers and director thought she was "too beautiful" for the part. They still wanted her involved in the movie some how, so Joy wrote and recorded the songs Get Your Love, The Long Way, and Something Familiar. The movie came out on DVD 2 years later.

After the record deal with Epic fell through, we didn't hear much more from Joy's music until 2008 when she and friend Amber Sweeney formed their current band Everly. Everly's first EP Mission Bell was released in 2008 that included three original songs, Home Is Me. You Are Mine., Stars, and Little Children. Their song The Sweetest Thing was released on the hard copy of their Mission Bell EP. During season 6 of One Tree Hill, Everly wrote and recorded 3 songs (Karen's Cafe, Scheming Star, and Mrs. Scott to be used in Chad Michael Murray's 40 themed episode. The 4th song that was released but not used in the episode was Hotel Cafe, which is the original song and lyrics to the one changed for the episode, Karen's Cafe. In October 2008, Everly performed some of their songs from Mission Bell at a USO show. Their song Home Is Me. You Are Mine. was actually written for the troops. In April 2009, Everly attended Tin Pan South in Nashville Tennessee, which is a convention for singers/songwriters. There they performed 2 new songs, The Girl In the Moon and The Right Time.In One Tree Hill's season 7 premiere, Everly re-wrote and re-recorded Joy's song Quicksand to be used in the episode. That song was originally supposed to be on Joy's Epic Album The Starter Kit. Everly's songs from Mission Bell and the ones released as singles, quickly rose to the iTunes and CD Baby charts. Everly is planning to record a CD soon and their "for reals" website should be up and running shortly. Until then, you can check their current website or follow Everly on Facebook and Twitter.

Also in 2009, Joy added another thing to her resume, she became a restaurant owner! She and her husband Michael opened up a restaurant in their hometown of Battle Ground, Washington. Galeotti's instantly became a huge hit in the North West area with their delicious entree's and great wine. The Grand Opening of Galeotti's was a huge success! Both Enation and Everly performed to customers and fans alike. It was here that Everly performed Quicksand for the first time, as well as their old songs the Sweetest Thing, The Girl In the Moon, and The Right Time. Everly also did covers of songs such as Hold On, Billie Jean, and I won't Back Down.

In August 2009, Joy released that she and long time friend and music producer, Ron Aniello released they were planning on making a musical production of the Nicholas Spark's novel (and hit movie) The Notebook. Joy and Ron have already written the script and all the songs, now they are looking to make their dream a reality. Music for The Notebook ranges from American Wartime Standard and Swing to Bluegrass and Gospel. Joy and Ron held auditions for the musical in Wilmington, NC. This work-in-progress will be presented in Wilmington during October 2009 and is designed to be used as a creative critique for the everyone behind The Notebook before it moves into a traditional workshop setting at an Equity level. Joy and Ron hope that one day The Notebook will make it to Broadway.

Over the years Joy has proven her talents and shined in everything's she done. She's a rare gem, a humble but amazing person. She has dreams and accomplishments and she's down to earth. Her abilities in singing and acting are outstanding. She'll leave her mark. If Joy hasn't impacted the world already, then she will. A woman with this much talent is a star.