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Annette Funicello

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Annette Funicello Biography

  • Birth Name: Annette Joanne Funicello
  • Birth Place: Utica, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/22/1942, Libra
  • Profession: Actor, singer
Annette Funicello Fast Facts:
  • Was given music and dance lesson as a way to overcome her shyness.
  • Won a beauty contest at the age of nine and began modeling.
  • Was cast as one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club after Walt Disney saw her dance in a local peformance of Swan Lake in 1955.
  • Received more fan mail than any other Mouseketeer.
  • Was a spokesperson for Skippy peanut butter.
  • Went public in 1992 with the news that she had MS and founded the Annette Funicello Collectible Bear Company to raise money for research.
  • Made a cameo appearance at the end of the 1995 TV adaptation of her autobiography A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.
    Annette Funicello Relationships:
  • Gina - Daughter
  • Glen Holt - Husband
  • Jack Gilardi - Ex-husband
  • Jack Jr. - Son
  • Jason - Son
  • Joey - Brother
  • Joseph Funicello - Father
  • Michael - Brother
  • Virginia Funicello - Mother

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