Lexie Contursi

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Lexie Contursi
BornSeptember 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) (age 34)
Other namesAlexandra Brianne Contursi
Occupation Actress
Known for Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Katy Perry: Part of Me
VH1 Divas 2012

Lexie Contursi (born September 18, 1989) is an American film and television actress. She starred in Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County while attending Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California. Contursi appeared in Katy Perry: Part of Me and VH1 Divas 2012 .

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Early life and education

Contursi graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California; during her time attending this institution she starred on the third season of the television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County . [1]

Career

Contursi was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. [2] She focused on contemporary dance style. [2]

In 2014 Contursi was credited in an appearance she had filmed for the television series The Big Bang Theory . [3] [4] She was one of two guest stars credited in the episode directed by Mark Cendrowski. [3] [4] Her filmed scene was subsequently cut from broadcast in the final aired version of the episode. [5] Show creator Chuck Lorre commented upon this in the vanity card at the end of the episode. [5] He noted the inherent irony in that the episode itself dealt with character Penny's response when she learns her scene was cut from the television show NCIS . [5] Contursi is one of the stars of Lady Ballers, a comedy film that premiered December 2023 on the Daily Wire streaming service.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleDirector
2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me Dancer (self)Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
2014Andy Cohen Presents: Andy Cohen Young Actor in Hollywood Hollywood Model Andy Cohen
2016 La La Land Epilogue Dancer
2023 Lady Ballers Dharby GibsonJeremy Boreing

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County ActressEpisodes: 3.1, 3.3-3.4, 3.6-3.7, 3.9-3.10, 3.12, 3.14
2010 The Fresh Beat Band The MusicianEpisode: 2.10
The Fresh Beat BandDancerEpisodes: 2.2, 2.11, 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.18
So You Think You Can Dance Audition Contestant (self)Episode: 7.4
2011 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Katy Perry Dancer (self)Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Trevor Lawrence Jr.
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks SpectacularDancer (self)Executive Producer: Brad Lachman
Rock in Rio Katy Perry Dancer (self)Episode: 4.1
American Music Awards of 2011 Taylor Swift Dancer (self)Director: Glenn Weiss
2012 Glee CheerioEpisode: 4.2
Shake It Up Rockette DancerEpisode: 3.5
VH1 Divas 2012 House DancerDirector: Mary Lambert
The X Factor DancerEpisode: 2.21
2014 The Big Bang Theory GirlEpisode: 7.12 [lower-alpha 1]

Dance

YearProductionRoleDirector
2011 California Dreams Tour Katy Perry Dancer (self)Baz Halpin

See also

Footnotes

  1. Lexie Contursi filmed this episode and is credited in its credits. However, her scene was cut from the aired version of the show, and this is explained by Chuck Lorre in a vanity card. [5]

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References

  1. Creator: Liz Gateley; Executive producer: Tony DiSanto. "Episodes: 3.1, 3.3-3.4, 3.6-3.7, 3.9-3.10, 3.12, 3.14". Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County . MTV.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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