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PROFILE
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| FULL NAME: |
Lane Brody |
| DATE OF BIRTH: |
October 19 |
| ZODIAC SIGN: |
Libra |
| BIRTH PLACE: |
Oakpark IL
USA |
| CURRENT RESIDENCE: |
Nashville TN
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| HAIR/EYE COLOR: |
Blonde
/ Brown |
| HEIGHT: |
5' 4" |
| MARITAL STATUS: |
Married |
| SPOUSE: |
Edward H. Bayers, Jr. |
| PARENTS: |
Jane Voorlas and Gust Voorlas (deceased) |
| CHILDREN: |
My pets Shiloh (Bichon Frise dog), Molly Mopkins (Bichon
Frise dog), Miss Lottie (Lab mix - was a stray), Co Co Puff (Miss
Lotties pup born under my porch). |
| SIBLINGS: |
Peter Voorlas (Viet Nam Vet, Marine Corp. Silver Star) |
| RECORD LABEL & YEAR SIGNED: |
North / Polygram |
| BEST KNOWN RECORDINGS: |
"Yellow Rose" -- Sang and co-wrote duet with Johnny Lee,
from the NBC TV show "The Yellow Rose", "Over You" Oscar nominated
song from the film "Tender Mercies" |
| INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: |
Guitar |
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BACKGROUND
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| EDUCATION: |
High school. Acting Coaches: Jeff Cory, Los Angeles;
Mary Strong, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| PREVIOUS JOBS: |
Top Jingle singer in Chicago with numerous national commercials
for companies such as: McDonalds, KFC, Wrigleys Gum, Dial, Clairol,
Shlitz, 7up etc. Also modeling print work, on-camera commercials. |
| AWARDS: |
Country Music Hall of Fame - Star on Walk of Fame, BMI
most performed song award, plus many special certificates and awards
of achievement from US military, public and charitable organizations. |
| HOBBIES: |
Reading, health and nutrition, gardening, cooking, bird-feeding/watching,
walking and working out. |
| MUSIC PERFORMERS/GREATEST
INFLUENCES: |
Pavarotti, Annie Lennox, Patti Labelle, Tina Turner,
Judy Garland |
| NON-MUSIC INFLUENCES: |
Jesus Christ, and all The Orthodox Saints |
| GREATEST CAREER THRILL: |
Working with Danny DeVito in Taxi. |
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FAVORITES
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| FOOD: |
Vegetarian, breads of all kinds, raspberrys, dark chocolate,
whip cream, artichokes. |
| BOOKS: |
The Holy Bible and all volumes of "The Philokalia" |
| TV SHOWS: |
"All My Children", Discovery, Learning, Animal Channel
programs, "Oprah" |
| MOVIE: |
"The Miracle" Starring Roger Moore and Carol Baker. "Two
Women" starring Sophia Loren. Contemporary: "Delores Claiborne", "Nutty
Professor" and Foreign Films. |
| MOVIE ACTRESS(ES): |
Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Meryl Streep |
| SPORTS TEAM: |
Football Team: Packers - I was raised in Wisconsin! |
| VACATION SPOT: |
Key West, France, Home |
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AND MORE...
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT
TO BE... |
Being a practicing Orthodox Christian and saving
stray animals.
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
TO BE... |
Yet to come.
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| THE PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO CUT A DUET
WITH... |
They're not alive anymore.
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| MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT WAS... |
Laughing jag in the middle of a serious song
in concert.
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| THE FUNNIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED
TO ME ON STAGE IS... |
Promoter put plastic doggie doo doo on the
stage in front of me and I cracked up.
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| THE MOST TOUCHING THING A FAN HAS EVER
DONE WAS... |
Everything they do is touching.
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| MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE IS... |
Unkindness, short tempers, lack of manners.
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| MY BIGGEST CHARACTER FLAW IS... |
I tell the truth.
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| SECRETLY, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO... |
Be an ascetic.
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| A HABIT I'D MOST LIKE TO BREAK... |
Tapping my foot.
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| THE QUESTION I LEAST WANT TO HEAR IN AN
INTERVIEW... |
"Have your looks helped or hurt your career?"
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