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Alisan Porter

アリサン・ポーター　/　ありさん・ぽーたー

American singer

June 20, 1981 (age 44)　・　Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts
singer
musician
actor

My Take

I'll always think of Alisan Porter first as Curly Sue, that 1991 breakout opposite Jim Belushi that earned her a Young Artist Award. What I admire is that she didn't vanish the way so many child stars do. She grew into a real singer and songwriter, eventually winning a season of The Voice as an adult, which feels like a rare second act done on her own merit. Her story reads to me as proof that early fame doesn't have to be the ceiling. She kept the audience she charmed as a kid, then re-earned it with a grown-up voice years later.

Overview

Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in Parenthood, Stella and I Love You to Death. Her breakout role came in 1991, when she played the lead in the film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alisan Porter
Name (Japanese): アリサン・ポーター
Reading: ありさん・ぽーたー
Born: June 20, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rooster
Origin: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / musician / actor / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Staples High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1993 Young Artist Awards

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iam_alisanporter/
Xhttps://x.com/alisanporter
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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