Alisan Porter in Parenthood | 1989

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Alisan Porter in Parenthood | 1989

Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne Wiest
Directed by: Ron Howard
About this actor

Alisan Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Porter was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to a Jewish family. Her maternal grandmother, whose father Joseph Klein was a prominent Worcester rabbi, ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center in Worcester. Porter's mother, Laura Klein, was a dance coach for Diane Klimaszewski & Elaine Klimaszewski (now better known as the Coors Light Twins) who appeared on Star Search in 1987 in the teen dance category. While in Los Angeles for the twins' appearance on the show, the show's producer heard Alisan singing in the hotel lobby and had her on the very next episode. She has therefore been singing and performing since the young age of three, and at the age of five, became the youngest participant ever to win the Star Search show. As an actress, she is known for her role as Curly Sue in the movie Curly Sue. She costarred with Tim Curry in an introduction scene of an awards ceremony where both of them "jumped" out of a movie...