Alisan Leigh Porter (born June , ) is an American singer, actress and
dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in Parenthood,
Stella and I Love You to Death. Her breakout role came in , when she
played the lead in the film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.As an
adult, Porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run in The
Ten Commandments: The Musical & as an original cast member of the
Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. A solo album followed in . In , she
auditioned for NBC's The Voice, earning a spot on Team Christina
Aguilera. In May of that same year, Porter was announced the winner of
season .Born to Jewish parents in Worcester, Massachusetts, Porter is
the great-granddaughter of prominent Worcester rabbi Joseph Klein. Her
grandmother ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. Porter's father, Ric
Porter, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the
Worcester-based band Zonkaraz. Her mother, Laura Klein, also taught
dance, coaching Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, who appeared on Star
Search in in the junior dance category before they became known as
the Coors Light Twins. While in Los Angeles for the twins' appearance
on Star Search, the show's producer heard Porter singing in the hotel
lobby and booked her to appear on the next episode. Porter has been
singing and performing since age three; at age five, she became the
youngest Star Search participant ever to win the competition. That
same year, she also appeared on Pee Wee's Playhouse as one of the
playhouse gang in Season .
dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in Parenthood,
Stella and I Love You to Death. Her breakout role came in , when she
played the lead in the film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.As an
adult, Porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run in The
Ten Commandments: The Musical & as an original cast member of the
Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. A solo album followed in . In , she
auditioned for NBC's The Voice, earning a spot on Team Christina
Aguilera. In May of that same year, Porter was announced the winner of
season .Born to Jewish parents in Worcester, Massachusetts, Porter is
the great-granddaughter of prominent Worcester rabbi Joseph Klein. Her
grandmother ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. Porter's father, Ric
Porter, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the
Worcester-based band Zonkaraz. Her mother, Laura Klein, also taught
dance, coaching Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, who appeared on Star
Search in in the junior dance category before they became known as
the Coors Light Twins. While in Los Angeles for the twins' appearance
on Star Search, the show's producer heard Porter singing in the hotel
lobby and booked her to appear on the next episode. Porter has been
singing and performing since age three; at age five, she became the
youngest Star Search participant ever to win the competition. That
same year, she also appeared on Pee Wee's Playhouse as one of the
playhouse gang in Season .
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