Victoria Davey Spelling
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Tori Spelling, born Victoria Davey Spelling in 1973, played Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 2000. She is the daughter of producer Aaron Spelling and appeared in films like Scary Movie 2 and on Dancing with the Stars. She won a Young Artist Award and has five children with Dean McDermott.
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Tori Spelling — early life, career, personal life, and legacy.
Her father Aaron Spelling created Charlie’s Angels and Dynasty, and her mother Candy Spelling was an author. Tori grew up in Beverly Hills, attending John Thomas Dye School and Beverly Hills High School before graduating from Harvard-Westlake School. Barbara Stanwyck and Dean Martin were her godparents.
In 1990, at age 17, Tori Spelling landed the role of Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, a series created by her father. The show ran ten seasons. She reprised the character on Melrose Place in 1994 and the 2008 reboot 90210. She also acted in films like The House of Yes 1997 and Scary Movie 2 2001, and competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2015.
Tori Spelling married Charlie Shahnaian in July 2004; they divorced in April 2006. On May 7, 2006, she eloped with Dean McDermott to Fiji. The couple has five children: Liam 2007, Stella 2008, Hattie 2011, Finn 2012, and Beau 2017, all delivered by C-section. She reconciled with her mother Candy just before Liam’s birth. In 2011, she crashed her car into a school while avoiding paparazzi, with no serious injuries.
Tori Spelling is known for playing Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, a role she played on three series: the original, Melrose Place, and 90210. Her father Aaron Spelling produced hit shows like Charlie’s Angels and Dynasty, but Tori built her own career in reality TV and television films. VH1 ranked her #23 on its list of 100 Greatest Teen Stars in 2006. She continues to appear on reality shows and in TV movies.
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Every award, honor, and recognition received by Tori Spelling — Grammys, hall-of-fame inductions, civic honors, lifetime achievements.
A wall of memorable lines from Tori Spelling — lyrics, interviews, and off-the-cuff remarks captured over a lifetime.
I Do Have Odd Habits. I Check Under My Bed Every Night for the Boogeyman. That’s Just a Little Thing, Though.
Clothes Make Me Feel Like a True Princess!
I’m Not Afraid of a New Look.
If I Wasn’t Acting, I Would Be a Stylist Definitely.
I Always Come Back to Blonde. Blondes, Really Sorry, Do Have More Fun.
I Remember Begging My Mother When She Would Come to School with the Limo, I Would Ask Her to Drop Me off a Block Away from School.
I Felt a Little Insecure About My Nose, I Asked My Mother If I Could Get It Done, and She Was Very Supportive and That Was That.
Babies, a Lot of Babies. I Wanna Be a Hands on Mother Completely. I Don’t Wanna Be at Work Every Day and Have Nanny Take Care of Them, That Is Not My Idea of Motherhood, so I Would Like to Have That Happy Balance.
Dean Has a Great Thing Saying About Me, He Says I’m a Truck Driver in a Girl’s Suit, Which I Think Is Very Telling Like I Am the Little Girl, Sweet, Vulnerable and All That. and Then You Know I Can Swear Like a Truck Driver, Just Be Dirty and Raunchy.
Comedy Is What I Do Best, the Crying, You Know Dramatic Things, That Is Not My Thing. I Do Physical Comedy so I Felt Right at Home.
It’s Not My Fault I’m an Uptown Girl Stuck in a Midtown Life. My Standards Are Ridiculously High. We Can’t Afford That Lifestyle, but When You Grow up Silver Spoon It’s Hard to Go Plastic.
Little-known facts about Tori Spelling — origins, oddities, and behind-the-scenes details from a public life.
Barbara Stanwyck and Dean Martin were her godparents.
In November 1994, she had plastic surgery on her nose after a parrot bit her.
On June 13, 2011, she accidentally crashed her car into a school while trying to avoid paparazzi; she and her children were not seriously injured.
She reconciled with her mother Candy Spelling just days before the birth of her first child Liam, after a public feud.
Her best friend is Jennie Garth, her co-star from Beverly Hills, 90210.
She has five children with Dean McDermott: Liam March 13, 2007, Stella June 9, 2008, Hattie October 10, 2011, Finn August 30, 2012, and Beau March 2, 2017. All were delivered by C-section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Liam was an emergency C-section.
She eloped with Dean McDermott to a private island in Fiji on May 7, 2006.
She played Donna Martin on three series: Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, and 90210.
Her parents came from Jewish backgrounds, with roots in Poland, Russia, Hungary, and Germany.
Farrah Fawcett was her neighbor for ten years when they lived in the same apartment building.
She was on bed rest during her fourth pregnancy and had emergency surgery after complications from her last C-section.
Liam’s middle name Aaron honors Tori’s father; Hattie’s middle name Margaret honors her nanny; Stella’s middle name Doreen honors Dean’s mother; Finn’s middle name comes from Tori and her grandfather.
She graduated from Harvard-Westlake School, a high school in Los Angeles.
In 2005, she attended the weddings of her 90210 co-stars Jason Priestley and Tiffani Thiessen.
She became engaged to Dean McDermott on December 27, 2005, after meeting him on the set of Mind Over Murder.
She has a small rose tattoo on her left ankle.
She introduced Barry Watson to his first wife, Laura Payne-Gabriel.
She wore a $50,000 Badgley Mischka gown for her wedding to Charlie Shahnaian in July 2004.
She is one of four actors to appear in both the Scream and Scary Movie franchises, alongside Anthony Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, and Jerry O’Connell.
She announced her engagement to Charlie Shahnaian on November 25, 2003, after meeting him during his play Maybe, Baby It’s You.
She became an ordained minister by taking an online course in July 2007.
The name Tori means bird in Japanese.
In 2006, VH1 ranked her #23 on its 100 Greatest Teen Stars list.
She is mentioned in the Bloodhound Gang song Mope, alongside famous names like Tupac Shakur and Mozart.
She is a published author.
She was among the first celebrity students of Yoga Booty Ballet in Santa Monica.
She lives in Encino, California.
Her dog Mimi La Rue died of natural causes on June 17, 2008, at age 11.
Her uncle is Dan Spelling.
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