Amanda Kloots
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| Born | (1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 (age 42) |
| Other names | Amanda Kloots-Larsen |
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| Spouses | (divorced)
(m. 2017; died 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | amandakloots |
Amanda Kloots (born March 19, 1982)[1] is an American television personality, dancer, actress, and fitness instructor. Since 2021, she has been a co-host of the daytime talk show The Talk.
Kloots is the second youngest of five children.[2] She attended GlenOak High SchoolinPlain Township, Stark County, Ohio.[3]
Kloots performed as part of the ensemble in several musicals on Broadway, including Good Vibrations, Follies, Young Frankenstein, and Bullets Over Broadway.[4][5][6] She is a former member of the dance company the Rockettes.[7]
In 2020, Kloots launched a digital fitness brand, which includes exercise videos taught by her.[8][9] That same year, she served as a guest co-host on the CBS daytime talk show The Talk.[10] Kloots joined The Talk as a permanent co-host in January 2021.[11] She released a memoir, co-authored with her sister, titled Live Your Life, in June 2021.[12] Later that year, she participated as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of the competition series Dancing with the Stars, ultimately placing fourth.[13]
Kloots was married to actor David Larsen for six years.[14] She was later married to actor Nick Cordero from 2017 until his death in 2020; the two met while working on Bullets Over Broadway.[15] She received attention for documenting Cordero's struggle and death from COVID-19-related complications on Instagram.[16][17] The couple had a son born 10 June 2019 via C-section.[18] Kloots lives in Los Angeles.[4]
Kloots endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.[19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021–present | The Talk | Herself / co-host | Talk show | [11] |
| 2021 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself / Contestant | Season 30 | [13] |
| 2023 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Lucy | Guest star: February 21 and 22, 2024 | [20] |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Bullets Over Broadway | Ensemble (credited as Amanda Kloots-Larsen) | St. James Theatre | [5] |
| 2011 | Follies | Ensemble | Marquis Theatre | [5] |
| 2008 | Young Frankenstein | Ensemble (replacement) | Lyric Theatre | [5] |
| 2005 | Good Vibrations | Bikini Girl/Ensemble | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | [5] |
Kloots, who is 38
When she joined the cast of 'Bullets', she was recently divorced following a six-year marriage to actor David Larsen...
Kloots, a former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette turned entrepreneur and fitness instructor, was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year while documenting her husband Nick Cordero's battle with COVID-19.
Kloots, mother to their 1-year-old son Elvis Eduardo Cordero, famously chronicled her late husband and Hamilton star's experience with coronavirus on social media, helping shed light on the impact it can have on younger people.
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| Preceded by | The Talk co-host 2021-present |
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