Amanda Kloots

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Amanda Kloots
Born (1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 (age 42)
Other namesAmanda Kloots-Larsen
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • dancer
  • fitness instructor
Years active2000-present
Spouses
(divorced)
(m. 2017;died 2020)
Children1
Website amandakloots.com

Amanda Kloots (born March 19, 1982) [1] is an American television personality, dancer, actress, and fitness instructor. From 2021 to 2024, she was a co-host of the daytime talk show The Talk .

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Early life

Kloots is the second youngest of five children. [2] She attended GlenOak High School in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio. [3]

Career

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]

Personal life

Kloots was married to actor David Larsen for six years. [14] She met actor Nick Cordero while working on Bullets Over Broadway. [15] They were married from 2017 until his death from COVID-19 in 2020. She received attention for documenting Cordero's struggle and death from COVID-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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Ted 2 DancerUncredited
2019 The Irishman Golddigger Dancer
2022Fit for ChristmasAudreyTelevision film
Also writer and executive producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020–present The Talk Herself / co-hostTalk show [11]
2021 Dancing with the Stars Herself / Contestant Season 30 [13]
2023 The Neighborhood HerselfEpisode: "Welcome to the Milestone"
2024 The Bold and the Beautiful Lucy2 episodes [20]
2024 Blue Bloods DeanneEpisode “Entitlement”

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2023 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host (shared with the other hosts) The Talk Nominated
2024Nominated

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
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]

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