Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American actress, model and singer who currently plays the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious.

Background

 * Full Name: Ariana Grande-Butera
 * Birthdate: June 26th, 1993
 * Hair Color: Brown (Naturally); Red (Currently)
 * Eye Color: Brown
 * Star Sign: Cancer

Early Life
Grande was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. She is of Italian descent, half Sicilian, half Abruzzese. As a child, Grande began performing at Boca Raton’s former Little Palm Theatre for Young People. A few years later, she started to perform in Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater (FLCT). Grande's hair is also naturally brown and curly, but was asked by creator Dan Schnieder to dye her hair magenta because he didn't want a cast of all brunettes. (Because of the shooting schedule, she has to have her hair re-dyed every other week.) She enjoys getting "technically involved" with the TV show, meaning she likes to help and/or watch the producers put together the songs, camera shots, etc. She performs at gigs singing and doing covers of songs, which she has posted on YouTube. Ariana is a huge fan of the popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, as stated in an interview for Popstar magazine. She also appeared in the Broadway show 13 the Musical with Elizabeth Gillies, also her co-star in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (See: Cade, Eliana). Grande is the only member of the main cast who had no prior on-screen acting experience. In 2009 and 2010, Grande performed at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City with Miranda Sings. In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her for study with tutors. She played the role of Miriam in the first reading of the forthcoming musical Cuba Libre composed by Desmond Child. Grande teaches music and dance to children in South Africa each year as a member of "Broadway in South Africa."

Career
Ariana is also known for playing the role of Charlotte for the musical 13 on Broadway (Elizabeth Gillies also starred in 13 as Lucy) which won her a National Youth Theatre Association Award.[1] She played the role of Miriam in the first reading of the new musical Cuba Libre composed by Desmond Child. She has worked with Grammy-winning composers including Diane Warren. In summer 2009 and summer 2011, she taught music and dance to children in South Africa as a member of Broadway in South Africa. She is the younger sister of actor, producer and director Frankie Grande, and has appeared as a contestant in a celebrity episode of the Nickelodeon game show BrainSurge. Grande also does popular impressions of people on her YouTube channel, including Shakira, Britney Spears and others.

Grande is currently working on her solo music career while filming Victorious. She has covered many popular songs such as "Love The Way You Lie", "Born This Way/Express Yourself", "Grenade" and "Vienna" (originally by Billy Joel). She sang an original song called "Suitcase" live and has also recorded a song called "Stick Around" with Graham Phillips, written by Peter Stengaard and Leslie Satcher.

Ariana performed the National Anthem for the first LIVE ESPN broadcast of the Anthem for the Florida Panthers (NHL ) when she was 8 years old.

Her back-up dancers include/have included Ian Paget, Isaac Calpito, her brother Frankie, Mike Shawn, Emmanuel "Manny" Hernandez, Shane, Scott Nicholson, Brian Nicholson, and Jordan Viscomi.

She is currently writing songs for an upcoming solo album. Her first single "Put Your Hearts Up", made its world premiere at http://ryanseacrest.com/. Because of the feedback from the her fans, the single was released on iTunes on December 11, 2011, which was earlier than planned release date.

On December 28, 2011, she performed at Irving Plaza in New York, which got sold out. She also debuted her song "Honeymoon Avenue" in her show.

Trivia

 * She was born in Boca Raton, Florida.
 * Ariana_Grande_with_Brown_Hair2.jpg natural hair colour is brunette, but she dyed her hair to magenta for her role of Cat in Victorious, since Dan Schneider didn't want all cast members to be brunettes. Her hair is also naturally curly.
 * She has a big brother named Frankie. He is also a performer and producer and went on tour with her as one of her dancers.
 * Her fashion icons are Marylin Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.
 * Her favorite cereal is Cocoa Puffs.
 * Her favorite episode of Victorious is "Survival of the Hottest" and her favorite line is, "What's that supposed to mean?".
 * She has to make her voice way higher to play Cat.
 * She's allergic to cats (ironically, her character on Victorious loves them and is called Cat).
 * On Dec. 15th she admitted on Twitter that she's allegedly allergic to bananas.
 * Her YouTubechannel is osnapitzari (Oh, snap, it's Ari!)
 * She has a birthmark on her left shoulder/back.
 * She loves Celine Dion and Imogean Heap.
 * She's a huge techno-junkie and uses GarageBand to create remixes of her favorite songs using an Apple computer, a LOOP keyboard, and a home studio, seen on this video.
 * She's a fan of the Harry Potter series. Coincidentally, there's a character named Ariana (Ariana Dumbledore) in the books.
 * She loves swimming.
 * She used to collect stuffed animals, hockey pucks, and halloween masks.
 * She has a dimple in her left cheek.
 * Her FAN mail address is 265 S. Federal Hwy Suite 331 Deerfield Beach, FL 33441.
 * Her favorite colors are periwinkle blue, marshmallow white, sea foam green, and coral/pale pink.
 * She was on Brainsurge and wore a pink t-shirt and skinny jeans. She had 130 points, allowing her to move onto the next round, being the only girl to compete. But then she lost, along with Carlos (from Big Time Rush) and was the first one to slide down "The Brain Drain". The episode aired on April 21st 2011.
 * She is studying Spanish.
 * She loves Judy Garland and can impersonate her quite well.
 * She has a talent for mimicking the speaking and singing voices of others, including but not limited to Britney Spears, Shakira, her co-star Liz Gillies, a laughing baby, a crying baby and a lamb "baaa-ing".
 * Her best friend is her co-star Elizabeth Gillies.
 * Her height is 5' 2½" (1.59 m)
 * She currently lives in L.A. Her house is over 100 years old and was previously owned by Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather. She says so in this video
 * She loves the restaurant "Toast".
 * Ariana enjoys watching the hit TV show Gossip Girl.
 * Her first crush was Justin Timberlake (she was three).
 * She has a dog named Coco.
 * She doesn't eat meat except for fish and is allergic to shellfish and some cough medicines.
 * She went to a Katy Perry concert in the summer of 2011.
 * She says she can't stand it when you smile at a stranger and they don't smile back.
 * She went to Washington, DC for the "Worldwide Day of Play 2011".
 * She is hypoglycemic.
 * She has never eaten a taco or a catfish.
 * Jennette McCurdy accidentally made her phone number public.
 * On December 10, 2011, she reached a million followers on Twitter.
 * Normal_002~1.jpga's first single, Put Your Hearts Up was released on the 12th December and went up to #59 on iTunes. Click here to download it.
 * Ariana put her hands in cement at Planet Hollywood, New York. On December 22th, 2011.
 * Ariana's middle name is Joan.
 * She was in the Original Broadway cast of "13: The Musical" with Liz Gillies.
 * Ariana wrote a news article about bullying. Click here to read it.
 * Ariana and Liz are extremely close. They stay up late together, and sing together, as shown multiple times on Ariana's Youtube channel.

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