Erin Murphy

Last updated

Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy.jpg
Murphy in 2008
Born
Erin Margaret Murphy

(1964-06-17) June 17, 1964 (age 59)
Occupation(s)Actress, television host
Years active1966–present
Spouses
Terry Rogers
(m. 1984;div. 1989)
Eric Eden
(m. 1993;div. 1998)
Darren Dunckel
(m. 1998)
Children6
Relatives Diane Murphy (twin sister)

Erin Margaret Murphy (born June 17, 1964) is an American actress, who is best known for her role as young Tabitha Stephens in the television sitcom Bewitched , in 103 episodes from the show's third season (in 1966) to the last original episode in 1972. For the first season, she shared this role for 18 episodes with her fraternal twin sister, Diane, as they were of similar appearance and stature. As they got older and looked less alike, only Erin played the role.

Contents

Post-Bewitched years

Following Bewitched, Murphy guest-starred on shows such as Lassie , appeared in over 100 commercials, and modeled for Hang Ten swimwear. She was an El Toro High School cheerleader and homecoming queen during her senior year. She graduated from El Toro High School in 1981. [1] Murphy has worked as a casting director, makeup artist, fashion stylist, acting teacher, motivational speaker, and stunt double for actress Virginia Madsen. [2] Since 2014, Murphy has been co-owner of Slim Chillers, a company that makes low-calorie frozen vodka martini pops. [3]

Reality TV and hosting

Murphy has worked as a television host and correspondent (TVLand, Fox Reality Channel, TVGasm.com, and E!) and as the on-air moderator for Allergan Medical. She has also been an infomercial host (Ab Shark for Thane, Bun Shaper for Emson, SomaTrac Inversion Table). Murphy is the host of Disney Family.com's Parentpedia.

On December 20, 2006, she appeared as one of the 12 "strangers" on the NBC game show Identity . In 2007, she was featured on CNN Headline News as a "Celebrity With a Cause" discussing her work with autism-related charities.

In 2008, Murphy appeared as a celebrity judge on Danny Bonaduce's I Know My Kid's a Star reality show contest for young actors and with Bob Saget on 1 vs. 100 . She has also appeared on Craft Lab (DIY/HGTV), Groomer Has It (Animal Planet) with her giant Leonberger, and on Over Your Head (HGTV) building flagstone steps in her backyard.

Murphy, pictured alongside fellow Bewitched actors Dick Sargent, Elizabeth Montgomery, and David Lawrence (1971). Bewitched Stephens family 1971.JPG
Murphy, pictured alongside fellow Bewitched actors Dick Sargent, Elizabeth Montgomery, and David Lawrence (1971).

Murphy also starred on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling series for CMT, in which the celebrities trained as professional wrestlers. Erin's wrestling persona is Mistress of Mayhem (aka M.O.M.) [ citation needed ]

Murphy was a contestant in the celebrity finale of season one of Rupaul's Drag U . [4]

Murphy appeared as a central character in the January 26, 2021 episode of To Tell the Truth . [5]

Personal life

Murphy is a fashion, beauty, and luxury lifestyle writer, with her work appearing in numerous magazines and online publications.[ citation needed ] She is also a motivational speaker and fundraiser for charitable organizations. Murphy often speaks out on the subject of autism as one of her sons has the disorder.

Murphy was featured in a photo spread January 2012 in OK! magazine with two of her alpacas on her ranch in Bell Canyon, California. [6] Murphy discussed her company Erin Murphy Knits which offers hand knit eco-friendly alpaca wear.

In 2018, Variety wrote that Murphy had purchased her dream home on the beach in Malibu for $2,300,000. [7]

Murphy has been married three times and divorced twice. Her three husbands are Terry Rogers (1984–1989), Eric Eden (1993–1998), and Darren Dunckel (May 1998–). She has two children with Rogers, one with Eden, and three with Dunckel. [8] [ unreliable source? ]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Bonaduce</span> American professional wrestler, actor and radio/television personality (born 1959)

Dante Daniel Bonaduce is an American radio personality, actor, television personality, and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce. Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the TV sitcom The Partridge Family. He co-starred as Danny Partridge, the wisecracking, redheaded middle son of the singing family band, and he portrayed the fictional pop group's bass guitar player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larry Hagman</span> American actor (1931–2012)

Larry Martin Hagman was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, S.O.B., Nixon, and Primary Colors. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death, and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of Dallas. Hagman also worked as a television producer and director. He was the son of actress Mary Martin. Hagman underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995. He died on November 23, 2012, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth Montgomery</span> American actress (1933–1995)

Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American actress whose career spanned five decades in film, stage, and television. She portrayed the good witch Samantha Stephens on the popular television series Bewitched, which earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations.

<i>Bewitched</i> American sitcom (1964–1972)

Bewitched is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. The show was popular, finishing as the second-rated show in America during its debut season, staying in the top ten for its first three seasons, and ranking in eleventh place for both seasons four and five. The show continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernard Fox (actor)</span> Welsh actor (1927–2016)

Bernard Lawson, better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964–1972), Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971), Malcolm Merriweather in The Andy Griffith Show (1963–1965), Colonel Redford in Barnaby Jones (1975), Max in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Archibald Gracie IV in the film Titanic (1997).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tisha Campbell</span> American actress

Tisha Michelle Campbell is an American actress. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy drama Rags to Riches (1987–1988). She has appeared in films including School Daze (1988), Rooftops (1989), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Boomerang (1992), and Sprung (1997). She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for playing Sidney in the comedy film House Party (1990). She reprises the role of Sidney in the sequels House Party 2 (1991) and House Party 3 (1994).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holly Robinson Peete</span> American actress (born 1964)

Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love. She also served as one of the original co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. She is also known for her portrayal of Diana Ross in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which also aired on ABC.

<i>Tabitha</i> (TV series) American fantasy sitcom, spin-off of Bewitched (1977–1978)

Tabitha is an American fantasy sitcom and a spin-off of Bewitched that aired on ABC from September 10, 1977, to January 14, 1978. The series starred Lisa Hartman in the title role as Tabitha Stephens, the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens who was introduced on Bewitched during its second season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eve Plumb</span> American actress, singer and painter

Eve Aline Plumb is an American actress, singer and painter. She is best known for portraying the middle daughter Jan Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maureen McCormick</span> American actress (born 1956)

Maureen Denise McCormick is an American actress. She portrayed Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974, and reprised the role in several of the numerous Brady Bunch spin-offs and films, including The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Brides and A Very Brady Christmas (1988). McCormick has appeared in The Amanda Show as Moody's mom in the Moody's Point segment. McCormick also appeared in The Idolmaker (1980) as well as a wide range of other supporting film roles. In the 1980s and 1990s, she ventured into stage acting, appearing in a variety of different roles and productions such as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan and Betty Rizzo in Grease.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan Olsen</span> American actress

Susan Marie Olsen is an American actress and former radio host. Olsen is known for her role as Cindy Brady, the youngest Brady child in the sitcom The Brady Bunch for the full run of the show, from 1969 to 1974.

El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest, California, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) and serves Lake Forest and its district of Portola Hills and a small portion of east Irvine. "El Toro" was the name of the community from the 1870s until a referendum in 1991. The school has served the area since 1973. The current principal of the school is Dr. Jimmy Martin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenny McCarthy</span> American actress and model (born 1972)

Jennifer Ann McCarthy-Wahlberg is an American actress, model, and television personality. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then had a television and film acting career, beginning as a co-host on the MTV game show Singled Out (1995–1997) and afterwards starring in the eponymous sitcom Jenny (1997–1998), as well as films including BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Dirty Love (2005), John Tucker Must Die (2006), and Santa Baby (2006). In 2013, she hosted her own television talk show The Jenny McCarthy Show, and became a co-host of the ABC talk show The View, appearing on the program until 2014. Since 2019, McCarthy has been a judge on the Fox musical competition show The Masked Singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joanna Moore</span> American actress (1934–1997)

Joanna Moore was an American film and television actress, who, between 1956 and 1976, appeared in 17 feature films and guest-starred in nearly a hundred television series episodes. After 1976, personal problems derailed her career and she landed only two minor film roles.

<i>Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew</i> American TV series or program

Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew is a VH1 reality television show that documents people being treated for sexual addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. Premiering on November 1, 2009, Sex Rehab was a spin-off of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, in which Pinsky treats celebrities for substance abuse.

Tiffany (Moulton) Brooks is an American interior designer and television personality. In 2013, she was crowned the winner of the competition show HGTV Design Star.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sisters at Heart</span> 13th episode of the 7th season of Bewitched

"Sisters at Heart" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season, and 213th episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) fantasy television sitcom Bewitched. This Christmas episode aired on ABC on December 24, 1970, and again the following December.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christina Hall</span> American real estate investor and TV personality

Christina Meursinge Hall is an American real estate investor and TV personality. She previously co-starred on HGTV's show Flip or Flop alongside her now ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and the HGTV show, Christina on the Coast. In 2023, she began starring in HGTV's Christina in the Country.

References

  1. El Toro High School Yearbook Staff. (1981). Amanecer. (Volume 8, pp. 20, 21, 54).
  2. Fisher, Luchina (September 24, 2015). "'Bewitched' Star Erin Murphy: Where Is She Now?". ABC News . Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. Mayer, Mark (2014-05-20). Bewitched by Slim Chillers, frozen vodka martinis. Gaming Today, 20 May 2014. Retrieved from https://www.gamingtoday.com/vegas_style/vegas_style_Locals_Scene/article/47216-Bewitched_by_Slim_Chillers_frozen_vodka_martinis.
  4. "Summer School is In Session at Logo... And It's One, Big Drag!". MarketWatch . Retrieved July 9, 2010.[ dead link ]
  5. "To Tell the Truth (2016–) Jimmy Kimmel, Andrea Savage, and Sherri Shepherd". IMDb. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. Murphy, Erin (December 16, 2011). "Magical Alpacas!". Erin Murphy's 16 minutes. Retrieved August 18, 2019 via starwebsitescomerinmurphy.blogspot.com.
  7. "'Bewitched' Child Star Erin Murphy Buys Beachfront Malibu Condo (EXCLUSIVE)". September 6, 2018.
  8. IMDB Erin Murphy Biography