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Tara Lipinski

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Biography

Recent Role:
Herself on TMZ on TV
Gender:
Female
Born:
6-10-1982
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name:
Tara Kristen Lipinski
Mother - Patricia Brozyniak Lipinski
Father - Jack Lipinski
no brothers or sisters
Named for the plantation in her mother's favorite movie, "Gone With the Wind".

Though she was born in Philadelphia, her family's residence was in Sewell, New Jersey until Tara was 9 (1991). Then her father's job relocated the family to Sugarland, Texas. This move was detrimental to Tara's skating career, as the area lacked the training facilities she needed to continue to progress. In 1993, Tara and her mother made the decision to split the family and return to Delaware,




… More where Tara had previously commuted to take skating lessons while the Lipinskis were living in New Jersey. In 1995, Tara switched skating clubs again, and she and her mother moved to Michigan.

Tara's first encounter with roller-skating came in 1985, at age 3. She also took dance and participated in her roller skating club's roller hockey team as the only girl on the squad! Tara finished second at the 1990 Primary National Roller Skating Championships, and 1991 won both the Regional and National Championships. Her roller skating efforts earned her over 50 trophies, plaques, and medals until she quit to focus solely on figure skating.

Tara began figure skating at age six. Her first competition was the 1990 regionals, and she finished second. In 1994, Tara competed in the Novice National Championships and finished second. At the Olympic Festival that year, Tara won the gold medal and became the youngest Olympic Festival champion in any sport, at 12 years and 3 weeks old. She also finished first at the Jr. Blue Swords Cup (Germany) and fourth at the Jr. World Championships (Hungary).

In 1995, Tara finished second at the Jr. U.S. Championships. Her first senior competition, the Obersdorf (Germany) Grand Prix, resulted in a fourth-place finish. She finished second at the Junior World Selection Competition, and fifth at the Jr. World Championships (Australia).

In 1996, Tara finished third at U.S. Senior Championships and 15th at the Sr. World Championships (Alberta, Canada). Other international medal wins in 1996 include Skate Canada, Trophee Lalique (France), and Nations Cup (Germany).

In 1997, Tara Lipinski became the youngest women to win the U.S. and World Championships (Switzerland). She also finished second at Skate America and first at the Champion Series Final ( the latter title was another "youngest-ever" win).

1998 was Tara's crowning year. She beat heavily favored teammate Michelle Kwan to win the gold medal at the Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Winning at age 15, she replaced Sonia Henie as the youngest women's figure skating Olympic champion.

Following the Olympics, an illness and her personal prompted her to retire from amateur skating and become a professional. Tara toured with Stars on Ice as a permanent cast member from 1999 through 2002, with occasional appearances in following years after aggravating an injured hip.

Tara's celebrity status as a figure skating champion has opened the door to an acting career. Her credits include guest spots on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Early Edition, Still Standing, and Are You Afraid of the Dark; recurring roles on Young and the Restless and Seventh Heaven; and lead or supporting roles as a speaking voice on the cartoon Generation Jets and the TV movie Ice Angel.

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    5.5 Mediocre
    Great Skater. Not as good an actor. hide show

    I love Tara Lipinski as a figure skater. I have rad her biography ( or autobiography. I can't remember). I think she is a role model. She was a great skater and I'm glad she won gold at the 1998 Olympics. But, I don't think she is that great of an actress. Her appearance on 7th Heaven was not very good. I think she should keep to doing what she is good at. Figure skating. It's weird. After the 1998 Olympics, she toured with Stars On Ice for like 2 or 3 years and then just stopped skating. All of a sudden acting was her passion. After years of skating training, it was no longer something she wanted to do. I just find that a little strange. Basically I think that she is a great skater but not really a great actor.

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    raiders5 Added Jun 7, 2006 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    Tara is the best.
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    I became a fan of Tara's during the 1998 Olympics I tape where she won the Gold. I have 2 Auntograph pictures of her one is a big autograph poster of her on my bedroom wall right next to my bed the other is a small autograph picture of her above my bed. I would love if Tara and I went out on the ice together so she could teach me all her skating moves.I also have a T-Shirt with her picture on it taken with her dogs.Hello Tara if you are reading this I am your number 1 fan.Happy birthday Tara hope you are having a good day enjoy the rest of your big day I wearing my t shirt with you picture on it.

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    tcwjra Added Jun 4, 2006 All my reviews
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    9.5 Superb
    Tara is a very talented skater and actress who had an effect on my life. hide show

    I first heard of Tara Lipinski when I saw her on "Touched By An Angel". All I knew at that time was that she was an actress, a talented and beautiful one. I checked the credits, then did some research, and found out she was a figure skater.

    I started watching figure skating to see her skate, and even got the chance to see her live in Ottawa. I also found out what shows she was on and have seen most of them.

    Her acting is just as incredible as her skating.

    If you want to know how she had an effect on my life, check my website at TaraFanSite.com. The front page has a link to my story.

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    bc-webmaster Added Aug 1, 2005 All my reviews
 

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