Becki Newton
Becki Newton Trivia
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She was named as one of TV Guide's Sexiest Females of 2009.
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Along with John Legend, Christian Siriano, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and other celebrities, Becki was named among the most stylish New Yorkers of 2008 by US Weekly magazine.
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Becki attended the same university as R&B singer John Legend. She wants to do a music collaboration with him in the future. (2008)
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Becki's biggest passion aside from acting is her family.
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If there was one actor or actress she would want to work with, it would be Debra Messing, who worked with Becki's husband in The Starter Wife.
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In 2008, Becki wrote and sang "Gene Simmons is My Daddy" as part of the episode soundtrack of "A Thousand Words By Friday" on Ugly Betty.
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Becki was nominated, along with her Ugly Betty castmates, for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2007 and 2008.
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Becki's height is 5'2" (1.57m).
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Becki appeared in the following TV commercials: Truth (2002), Winterfresh Gum (2002), Nike (2003), Olive Garden Restaurant (2006), and Old Spice Red Zone Body Spray with Richard Keith.
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She says she went more the musical route than did her older brother, Matt Newton, who became established in acting just before she did.
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The southern Connecticut town of Guilford of 20,000 has produced two actresses featured in new ABC shows this year. She and Jennifer Westfeldt.
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As of September 2006, she's temporarily living in Los Angeles with her husband.
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Depending on the success of the show Ugly Betty, she wasn't sure if she'll be able to attend her 10-year high school reunion in Guilford in the fall 2006.
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While she was studying at Guilford High School, she was working in dramatic productions.
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Becki and Jennifer Westfeldt, named "The Guilford Girls", are both graduates of Guilford High School.
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She wrote and produced a series of one-woman shows.
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She travels between New York and Los Angeles, working in film and television.
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Amanda Loncar replaced her as Piper for the series The Loop.
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Becki's parents own an art gallery. Her mother is Jennifer Newton.
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In 2000, after moving to New York, she started auditioning with the help of her brother and began her television career doing television commercials.
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She has been married to Chris Diamantopoulos since May 12, 2005. They met on a subway platform in Times Square.
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She speaks English, Spanish, German, and Greek.
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Becki Newton: My character (on Ugly Betty) would never be caught dead wearing an outfit twice. That's where we differ. I think the idea of not getting photographed in the same outfit twice is archaic.
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(on playing Amanda in "Ugly Betty") Becki Newton: This is my dream role - I've always loved comedy. I'm not afraid to go completely over the top. A lot of people are scared to seem silly or to embarrass themselves and I really don't have that at all – I don't mind making a fool of myself. I like to just have fun and really go for it.
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(on the worst fashion crime one can commit) Becki Newton: Cutting your own hair. I know because I've done it. In high school I cut 10 inches off. It was a bowl cut.
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(describing herself as a kid) Becki Newton: Kinda brainy, a little artsy, had a bowl haircut that I did myself. Had some green Doc Martens boots that I wore with everything. I wasn't the coolest kid on the block, but I did my own thing.
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(on preferring comedy over drama) Becki Newton: I find that I tend to not have a lot of dignity. I kind of don't mind falling flat on my face, I don't get embarrassed easily - I think that lends itself to comedy. I make myself laugh all day long and I think when an actor's having fun, people will have fun watching that person.
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(on playing Amanda in "Ugly Betty") Becki Newton: When I got the script for Ugly Betty, I just thought of every person I'd ever met in the New York fashion world and went into each audition imitating them. There very over-the-top characters really do exist. I've met them.
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(on the "Ugly Betty" fans treating her badly) Becki Newton: All the abuse just means I'm doing my job properly.
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Becki Newton: (on how she met her husband) We walked by each other and I started laughing because he was cute and he busted me checking him out. Then I felt a little tap on my shoulder (and he said), 'Excuse me, I think I might be lost. This area's very confusing, maybe we should just figure this out together.
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(about "Ugly Betty") Becki Newton: What started as a superficial nasty girl is now the nightmare insecure girl at the office - we get to see why Amanda is the way she is, I was happy sitting at a desk snarling at everyone. The fact I get to do more is icing on the cake.
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(about how different "Ugly Betty" is from what she had played) Becki Newton: It was a real character part, I was always playing nice girls. This was so much more fun. I'm never going back to playing nice girls again.
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(about when she and Jennifer Westfeldt met) Becki Newton: I tried not to act too geeky in front of her.
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