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[b]Best known by anyone who grew up in the 90s as 'Beverly Hills 90210's' favourite virgin, Donna, Tori Spelling has continued to live the fame game to the max long since she graduated from the fictional high school. Having proven her worth as a reality TV star in recent years, Spelling isn't afraid to ride out the bad press with the good and has earned credit for making a name for herself, despite her privileged upbringing, through sheer hard work and determination.[/b]

Victoria Davey (Tori) Spelling was born on 16th May 1973 to parents Candy and acclaimed TV producer [b][urlnew=/biography_home/1864:0/Aaron_Spelling.htm]Aaron Spelling[/urlnew][/b]. She had the good fortune to be born into a family of immense wealth - Aaron was worth a reported $250 million, accumulated from producing hit shows such as 'Charlie's Angels' and 'Dynasty' and her home was the largest residential property in the entire state of California, with over 100 rooms, including a bowling alley and a doll museum.

At the age of six, Spelling announced her grand plans to become an actress. And who better to kick-start her career than her father? Having earned points as an obedient daddy's girl, Aaron dutifully gave her a part in his TV programme, 'Vega$' (1981) and hired an acting coach to help chivvy along her talents. More roles soon followed thanks to her father's weighty Hollywood status and it wasn't long before Spelling became a true Hollywood-talent-in-the-making, even having a nose job aged 16.

In 1990 she auditioned for the role of Kelly Taylor in Aaron's new teen drama, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' using the alias Tori Mitchell in a vague bid to be given 'normal' treatment. But she was instantly recognised as the daughter of the producer and lost out on the part to Jennie Garth, while she instead was cast as earnest do-gooder Donna Martin.

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'Beverly Hills, 90210' followed the lives of a group of teenagers in a posh fictitious Beverly Hills high school and when the show premiered it was an instant hit with millions of teenagers across the US. Soon it began to be screened internationally and almost overnight the cast became pin-ups, adorning the bedrooms of hormonal, angst-ridden youths across the world. Spelling was on a career high, also starring in TV movies and keeping the media happy by dating as many hunks as possible.

90210 continued to pull in the ratings and seven years into its run, viewers had watched in eager anticipation as the leading characters all lost their virginity to each other – except for Spelling's character, Donna. Thanks to her father's influence in the show, he wasn't going to sit back and let the script pass that saw his daughter get down and dirty with some chiselled hunk, and so Donna Martin became TV's most famous virgin. Only a couple of years later did Aaron finally concede defeat and see Martin finally pair off with the most patient boyfriend in history, David Silver (Brian Austin Green). Spelling also starred in her first feature film, 'The House of Yes' (1997), while 90210 merrily ticked on, but it bombed at the box office and critics were quick to pan her performance.

In 2000 the plug was pulled on 'Beverly Hills 90210' after 10 seasons and nearly 300 episodes. For Spelling it was the chance to finally put Donna Martin to bed for good and attempt to prove her acting talent through other realms. "I think I've finally stopped being Aaron Spelling's daughter,” she said at the time. Taking a part in the spoof franchise, 'Scary Movie 2' (2001) was a wise move as the film took over $130 million at the box office and she at last could claim to be part of a big-budget feature film success.

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From film to stage, in 2002 Spelling made her debut treading the boards in 'Maybe Baby, It's You' at the Coronet Theatre in LA. The play ran for two months and much to the surprise of those who doubted any natural talent, she received rave reviews. She also began dating co-star Charlie Shanian, who co-wrote the play as well as starred in it.

Three years after the hit show came to an end, the cast of Beverly Hills were clearly running a little low on work and on 11th May 2003, a one-off reunion programme was aired but Spelling did not appear. Her agent claimed she was simply too busy working on other projects to take part, although rumours circulated that she had in fact not come to a satisfactory agreement about her salary.

In 2004 Spelling and Shanian tied the knot at her family mansion in front of 350 guests. The ceremony was reported to have cost $1 million, with a champagne fountain and the couple's dogs as the flower girl and ring bearer. Yet the union wasn't to last as Spelling fell for her co-star (something of a trait) [b][urlnew=/series/21/Tori_and_Dean.htm]Dean McDermott[/urlnew][/b] in the 2005 TV film, 'Mind over Murder'. McDermott had been married for 12 years when they met but within just a month, both he and Spelling had filed for divorce from their mutual partners. On Christmas Eve, after just four months together, McDermott proposed in a horse-drawn carriage in Toronto. In May 2006 they married on an island in Fiji, barefoot on the beach with no guests – radically different from the mammoth celebrations she'd enjoyed with her wedding to Shanian.

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Spelling's father had taken the news of her marriage collapse, and subsequent hasty plans to remarry, badly, and the pair didn't speak for nine months. But in June 2006 Aaron suffered a stroke and Spelling headed home to make amends. On 23rd June 2006 Aaron died age 83 at home and Spelling was devastated, more so because she wasn't told of the news from her mother, but instead from a friend e-mailing her.

Despite her father's estimated wealth of $300 million at the time of his death, Spelling kept the tabloids busy when it was leaked that she had only received $1 million in his will. To give the lady credit, rather than dwell on her 'measly' handout, she used her entire inheritance to open a bed and breakfast on a 9-acre estate 100 miles outside of LA, in October 2006. The risky move was for the purpose of a new reality TV series she and Dean had landed, [b][urlnew=/series/21/Tori_and_Dean.htm]'Tori & Dean: Inn Love'[/urlnew][/b], to chart the lives of the new lovebirds and the imminent arrival of their first baby – news which finally repaired damaged relations between Spelling and her mother.

Son Liam Aaron was born on 13th March 2003 and the first series of 'Tori and Dean' attracted a large enough audience to commission a second series in 2008. Finally life seemed to reach a happy momentum and in June 2008, the couple welcomed their second baby, Stella, into the world.

Credit must go to Spelling, the little rich girl who could have oh-so-easily lived the high-life off the back of her father's well-earned dollars. Instead she has always remained focus on her acting career, albeit missing the mark on occasions and facing the wrath of scathing critics. It seems she and McDermott have found their niche through the success of their [b][urlnew=/biography_related/2455:3084/TORI_DEAN_INN_LOVE_Episode_1.htm]reality TV series[/urlnew][/b] - which just goes to show that despite persevering at acting, all people really want to see and most appreciate is the real Tori Spelling.

[b][urlnew=/tag/1735/Evie_Birchall.htm]Evie Birchall[/urlnew][/b]
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Spelling has a small tattoo of a rose on her left ankle.


Tori means 'bird' in Japanese.


Farrah Fawcett was a neighbour for ten years when Spelling was a child.


Spelling Said became an ordained minister online in 2007.


Spelling's beloved dog Mimi La Rue, a frequent sight on the red carpet with her, died on 17th June 2008 age 11.



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FILMOGRAPHY

2007 - Kiss the Bride
2007 - Cthulhu
2007 - Housesitter (TV Series)
2007 - Smallville (TV Series)
2007 - Hydro (TV Series)
2006 - Mind Over Murder (TV Series)
2006 - Family Guy (TV Series)
2005 - Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (voice) (TV Series)
2005 - Family Plan (2005) (TV Series)
2005 - Hush (2005) (TV Series)
2004 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004 - Less Than Perfect (TV Series)
2004 - The Help (TV Series)
2003 - A Carol Christmas (TV Series)
2003 - So Downtown (2003) (TV Series)
2002 - Naked Movie
2002 - Evil Alien Conquerors
2002 - Way Downtown (2002) (TV Series)
2001 - Scary Movie 2
2001 - Sol Goode
1990- 2000 - Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series)
1999 - Trick
1998 - Perpetrators of the Crime
1997 - Scream 2
1997 - Alibi (1997) (TV Series)
1997 - The House of Yes
1996 - Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (TV Series)
1996 - Co-ed Call Girl (TV Series)
1996 - Deadly Pursuits (TV Series)
1995 - Biker Mice from Mars
1995 - Awake to Danger (TV Series)
1994 - A Friend to Die For (TV Series)
1994 - Burke's Law
1992 - Melrose Place
1990-1991 Saved by the Bell (TV Series)
1989 - Monsters
1989 - Troop Beverly Hills
1987 - The Three Kings (1987) (TV Series)
1983-1987 - Hotel (TV Series)
1983-1984 - The Love Boat (TV Series)
1983 - Fantasy Island
1983 - Shooting Stars (1983) (TV Series)
1983 - Matt Houston (TV Series)
1981 - Vega$ (TV Series)

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