![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: April 23, 1960 in Wilmington, DE Biography:During her nine-year (1975-1984) tenure as Barbara Cooper on TV's One Day at a Time, "Valerie Bertinelli" grew from a chubby, awkward 15-year-old with only a smattering of bit-part credits into a polished actress and bona fide sex symbol. When Bertinelli "married" her "One Day" co-star "Boyd Gaines" in a 1982 episode, the ratings went through the roof, while many a male viewer's heart sank. One year earlier, Bertinelli had been a bride for real; her marriage to rock star "Eddie Van Halen" was kept under wraps by the series' producers for fear of damaging the actress' "Little Miss Perfect" image. Bertinelli's son by "Van Halen" was named Wolfgang, as in Mozart. While still a "One Day" regular, Bertinelli made the first of many TV-movie starring appearances in 1979's "Young Love, First Love"; later small-screen projects -- most of them packaged by Bertinelli's own production company, Bertinelli Inc. --... Full Biography
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