Jamie Lynn Sigler - Biography

Last Editor: Lucky_Hamm				Jamie Lynn Sigler Biography -   Name : Jamie Lynn Sigler Birth Date : May 15, 1981 Birth Place : Jericho, New York, USA Height : 5' 7 Education : Jericho Senior High School in Jericho, New York (graduated in June 1999) Profession : Actress, musician Nationality : American Husband : AJ Discala (manager; engaged in September 2002 in Mexico; married in July 2003 at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden) Claim to fame : as Meadow Soprano on HBO TV series: The Sopranos

Jamie Lynn Sigler Trivia -

Parents: Connie and Steve Sigler. Has two older brothers, Adam and Brian. Accepted to NYU, planning to major in psychology. [1999] Has appeared in several off-Broadway productions including "Annie" and "Anne Frank". Appeared in an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) where she discussed how she almost became anorexic after her boyfriend broke up with her. Attended Jericho Senior High School in Jericho, NY. Graduated in June 1999. Voted Class Thespian. After the success of "The Sopranos" (1999), she dropped out from NYU in November 1999 to pursue her show business career. She has not ruled out returning to college one day. Originally, HBO wanted to replace Sigler in "The Sopranos" (1999) with a blonde after the first four episodes, but it was deemed too expensive to reshoot all of those scenes. MTV premiered the video for her song "Cry Baby" on "Total Request Live" (1998). Jamie-Lynn's father is president of an amateur baseball league. Sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the inaugural game--specifically a Major League Soccer game between the New England Revolution and the Dallas Burn--at CMGI Field in Foxboro, Massachusetts on May 11, 2002. Sang "O, Canada" and "The Star Spangled Banner" before game six of the first round of the NHL playoffs in 2002. (New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs). September 2002 announced engagement to her former manager, A.J. Discala. Married her manager at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York. Wedding guest Carly Simon sang "Nobody Does It Better," "My Romance," and "Moon River". Her wedding was featured in the February 2004 issue of InStyle Magazine, and also on the ABC special, Celebrity Weddings: In Style (2006) (TV). Her ex-husband is Italian-American. Battled an eating disorder in the late 1990s while starring on "The Sopranos" (1999). Ranked #73 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002) Good friends with Jessica Simpson. Her mother, Consuela Lopez, is a Cuban immigrant and her father, Steve Sigler, is of Sephardic descent, his parents having come from Romania and Greece, respectively. Speaks fluent Greek and Spanish. September 2005: announced that she & her husband have separated. Named #42 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Was featured as #24 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) Ranked #59 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Is good friends with Lance Bass. She was February on FHM magazine's 2005 pin-up calendar (2005). Her signature fragrance is Jivago 24K by Ilana Jivago. Jaime-Lynn and her boyfriend, Scott Sartiano, have split up. Sartiano, a NYC nightlife entrepreneur, and Jaime-Lynn had been an item since her divorce in 2006 [April 23, 2008].

Jamie Lynn Sigler Detailed Biography -

Jamie-Lynn Sigler was born May 15, 1981, in Long Island, to Cuban and Jewish parents (her heritage is a mix of Cuban, Jewish-American and Greek). She was enrolled in dance school at the age of three and was taking acting and singing lessons a mere four years later. As a teenager, she landed a plum gig playing Anne Frank on Broadway, a role that at one time belonged to Hollywood actress Natalie Portman. Her eventual audition for the part of Meadow Soprano has become legendary, as the young Jamie-Lynn was unaware that the HBO project had nothing to do with singing. When she realized it was not a musical but a mob drama, she was surprised to have landed the part. She has been featured more and more on the hit show as her character has progressed. Like Meadow, Jamie-Lynn has had to overcome her fair share of teenage trauma. In the aftermath of a failed relationship, Jamie-Lynn suffered severe mental anguish and came close to developing a major eating disorder -- something of which she spoke at length about on the Oprah Winfrey Show. The struggle was due also to the pressure inherent with being on a major hit show as well as with the stress of juggling a college course load. The producers of The Sopranos even considered dropping Jamie-Lynn Sigler from the show, until she proved that she was in good mental and physical health. She has since put her degree in Psychology on hold while she pursues her Hollywood dream. In the future however, Sigler would like to work toward becoming a therapist specializing in disabled children. Despite her acting success, Jamie-Lynn never gave up her intention to record an album. She signed a contract after an episode of The Sopranos aired featuring Meadow belting out the TLC hit, "No Scrubs." Hot producers such as TK and Desmond Child were summoned to work on the album sound and Sigler was fortunate enough to contribute to the songwriting. It was crucial for her to reflect her personal life into the songs and inject her emotions into the fabric of the album. A classically trained pianist and budding guitarist, Jamie-Lynn has set out to prove that she is not some fly-by-night pop sensation, looking for a fleeting taste of fame and fortune. Her first album, titled Here to Heaven, was released in October 2001. MTV premiered the video for her song "Cry Baby" on Total Request Live. In her future singing endeavors, Jamie-Lynn Sigler hopes to rely on her status as a television star less and less.