Alison Sweeney

Alison Sweeney

Infobox actor
name = Alison Sweeney



imagesize =
caption = Sweeney at the 500 Festival Parade 2008
birthdate = Birth date and age|1976|9|19
birthname = Alison Ann Sweeney
location = Los Angeles, California
notable role =Sami Brady on
"Days of our Lives"
academyawards =
spouse = David Sanov

Alison Ann Sweeney (born September 19, 1976) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady on the American soap opera "Days of Our Lives". In this role, she has earned four "Soap Opera Digest Awards" and a Fan Voted Daytime Emmy Award. She has been on "Days" since January 6, 1993.cite news | title=Any Questions? | date=2007-02-27 | publisher= "Soap Opera Weekly"| page = 22 ]

Her television debut was at age 5 in a Kodak advertisement.

In the 1990s, Sweeney struggled with her weight. She eventually was a dress size 12, not obese by medical standards, but still quite larger than her television peers. She documented all the tabloid talk and personal anguish in her 2004 memoir, All The Days of My Life (So Far).

In 2002, she appeared on a celebrity episode of the NBC reality game show "Fear Factor". Her appearance was notable for her panic at being in a "coffin" with large flatworms, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and snakes.

In 2007, she joined the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon as a co-host for the live television broadcast. She returning to her co-hosting duties for the 2008 Telethon, which is broadcast live from Las Vegas.

She now hosts the seventh season of "The Biggest Loser". Sweeney replaced Caroline Rhea in the fourth season. She has appeared in other NBC shows such as "Friends" and "Las Vegas".

Personal Life

She married David Sanov, a California Highway Patrolman (who once appeared on "Days of Our Lives" in the role of a police officer) on July 8, 2000. On February 25, 2005, Sweeney gave birth to a son Benjamin Edward Sanov at 10:30 a.m. Sweeney currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. In June 2008, she announced that she is expecting the couple's second child (a girl) in January 2009.

Soaps

* "Days of Our Lives" as Samantha Brady (January 22, 1993 to present)
* "Days of Our Lives" as Colleen Brady (July 9, 2007 to September 28, 2007; February 2008)

References

External links

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* [http://www.alisonsweeney.com/ Official site]


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