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?BIGGEST LOSER? HOST ON WINNING STREAK - Hollywood Outbreak (blog)


Hollywood Outbreak (blog)

?BIGGEST LOSER? HOST ON WINNING STREAK
Hollywood Outbreak (blog)
Alison Sweeney is one busy woman. Not only is she a regular on the daytime drama, Days of Our Lives, but the actress also hosts the primetime reality show, ...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 4:43 pm

Tuesday's talk shows - Los Angeles Times


Tuesday's talk shows
Los Angeles Times
(N) 10 am KABC The Bonnie Hunt Show Alison Sweeney. (N) 3 pm KNBC Oprah Roger Ebert; Morgan Freeman. (N) 3 pm KABC Dr. Phil Inheritances; ...

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Posted on March 2, 2010, 1:04 am

10 Celeb Parents Who Do - & Do Not - Want Their Children In Showbiz - Celebrity Baby Scoop (blog)


10 Celeb Parents Who Do - & Do Not - Want Their Children In Showbiz
Celebrity Baby Scoop (blog)
Alison Sweeney continues to shake things up in Salem, as well as host popular weight loss show, The Biggest Loser. When the busy mother of 2 sat down with ...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 10:39 am

Tuesday's TV talks shows - Louisville Courier-Journal


Tuesday's TV talks shows
Louisville Courier-Journal
9:00 (CBS) The Bonnie Hunt Show: TV host Alison Sweeney; actor Bryan Greenberg; skier Julia Mancuso. (N) 10:00 (CBS) The Martha Stewart Show: Colorful ...

Posted on March 2, 2010, 1:06 am

Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal Preview: Neptune vs. St. Rose - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)


Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal Preview: Neptune vs. St. Rose
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
I think Davis will match up with Alison Sweeney, who might be having the biggest breakout season of anyone in the Shore Conference. ...

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Posted on February 22, 2010, 9:21 am

'The Biggest Loser': Mike's got a golden ticket - Zap2it.com (blog)


Zap2it.com (blog)

'The Biggest Loser': Mike's got a golden ticket
Zap2it.com (blog)
Alison Sweeney's tacky red lipstick couldn't even make it more exciting. The teams had to pull a rope to lift a banner up the side of a building. ...

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Posted on March 2, 2010, 11:47 pm

Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Sponsoring The Biggest Loser Chicago Casting Call - PR Newswire (press release)


Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Sponsoring The Biggest Loser Chicago Casting Call
PR Newswire (press release)
Hosted by Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives), the series provides the contestants with challenges, temptations, weigh-ins and eliminations until the final ...

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Posted on March 3, 2010, 10:51 am

'The Biggest Loser' - 'Week Seven' Recap - TV Squad (blog)


'The Biggest Loser' - 'Week Seven' Recap
TV Squad (blog)
This time around, all they knew going into it was that Alison Sweeney had hundreds of cookies on a pillar nearby and in front of them was a wall of square ...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 9:05 am

DAYS Legend Frances Reid Dead at 95 - TV.com


DAYS Legend Frances Reid Dead at 95
TV.com
... surfaced on Twitter via Soaptown USA and BuzzWorthy Radio, and was later confirmed by Days of Our Lives actresses Alison Sweeney and Nadia Bjorlin. ...

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Posted on February 5, 2010, 12:03 am

"Days": Special Time on West Coast - soapnet.com


"Days": Special Time on West Coast
soapnet.com
Even Alison Sweeney (Sami) and Galen Gering (Rafe) will have to watch her own show at a special time ... Breaking news, Days of our Lives fans -- we just ...

Posted on February 25, 2010, 11:41 am

Alison Sweeney Biography

Alison Sweeney
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Alison Sweeney

Alison Sweeney attending "Susan G. Komen's 8th Annual Fashion For The Cure" event - Hollywood, CA on Sept. 24, 2009
Born Alison Ann Sweeney1
September 19, 1976 (1976-09-19) (age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1981–present
Spouse(s) David Sanov
Alison Sweeney, 2005

Alison Ann Sweeney (born September 19, 1976) is an American soap opera actress and reality show hostess. Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.2 In this role, she has earned four Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Fan Voted Daytime Emmy Award.3 She has been on Days since January 6, 1993.4 In 2007, she became the host of The Biggest Loser.

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Career

Her television debut was at age 5 in a Kodak advertisement.5 A few years later, she was in an episode of Tales from the Darkside. The episode, titled I Can't Help Saying Goodbye, first aired on October 5, 1986. She played the part of a young girl named Karen who could sense when others were going to die shortly before their deaths.6

On January 22, 1993, Sweeney began playing the role of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives—a show of which she was a fan.7

In the 1990s, Sweeney struggled with her weight. She eventually was a dress size 12, not obese by medical standards, but still quite larger than her television peers. She documented all the tabloid talk and personal anguish in her 2004 memoir, All The Days of My Life (So Far).8

In 2002, she appeared on a celebrity episode of the NBC reality game show Fear Factor.5 She has appeared in other NBC shows such as Friends and Las Vegas.9 In 2007, she joined the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon as a co-host for the live television broadcast.10 She returned to her co-hosting duties for the 2008 and 2009 telethons.1112

In 2007, Sweeney took over hosting duties on The Biggest Loser, replacing Caroline Rhea since the fourth season. She was surprised but happy to be offered the role, where she is able to cheer on contestants and share their victories.13

Personal life

On July 8, 2000, Sweeney was married to David Sanov, a California highway patrolman who once appeared on Days of our Lives in the role of a police officer. The couple have two children, a son born in February 2005 and a daughter born in January 2009.14 The family currently lives in Los Angeles, California.95

Sweeney is a long-time allergy sufferer.7

Soaps

References

  1. ^ "Alison Ann Sweeney". TVGuide. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alison-sweeney/194718. 
  2. ^ "Days of Our Lives". SoapNet. http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/show/path-showname_daysofourlives/section_cast. Retrieved April 1, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Biography". AlisonSweeney.com. http://www.alisonsweeney.com/features/biography.html. 
  4. ^ "Any Questions?". Soap Opera Weekly. 2007-02-27. p. 22. 
  5. ^ a b c "Alison Sweeney (Sami, Days of Our Lives)", Soap Opera Digest, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  6. ^ "Tales from the Darkside: I Can't Help Saying Goodbye", TV.com, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  7. ^ a b Kroll, Dan J. (2009-04-09). "Alison Sweeney reflects on 16 years as Sami and battling a common ailment". pp. 1. http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2009/0413-sweeney_iview_01.php. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  8. ^ Sweeney, Alison (2005). All The Days Of My Life (So Far). Kensington Books. ISBN 0758206100. 
  9. ^ a b "Alison Ann Sweeney", SoapCentral.com, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  10. ^ "MDA Telethon Raises Record 63.8 Million Dollars", Medical News Today, September 5, 2007, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  11. ^ "Celebrities Line Up To Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon", Muscular Dystrophy Association, August 15, 2008, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  12. ^ "MDA Telethon", Muscular Dystrophy Association, Retrieved February 4, 2010
  13. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (2009-04-09). "Alison Sweeney reflects on 16 years as Sami and battling a common ailment". pp. 2. http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2009/0413-sweeney_iview_02.php. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  14. ^ Dagostino, Mark, "Meet Alison Sweeney's New Baby!", People, March 19, 2009, Retrieved February 4, 2010

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