KAREN'S KIDS HALL OF FAME
Karen's Kids Cast member:
Stacy Ferguson
As a child actress, she appeared on the television program "Kids Incorporated" (1984) along with fellow Karen's Kids cast members Devyn Puitt and Connie Lew. In 2003, she was invited for a part in The Black Eyed Peas' song "Hey Mama". The members of the group were so impressed by Stacy's performance that she became the fourth member of the band. Since then, she's mostly known as "Fergie". In September 2004, Fergie met an American actor Josh Duhamel to whom she is now married.
As a child actress, she appeared on the television program "Kids Incorporated" (1984) along with fellow Karen's Kids cast members Devyn Puitt and Connie Lew. In 2003, she was invited for a part in The Black Eyed Peas' song "Hey Mama". The members of the group were so impressed by Stacy's performance that she became the fourth member of the band. Since then, she's mostly known as "Fergie". In September 2004, Fergie met an American actor Josh Duhamel to whom she is now married.
Karen's Kids Cast Member 1999 - 2010
Jamie Beeman
Jamie Beeman is a multi-talented artist:
singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and musician. At the age of 17, she has already performed at several music venues and events throughout North America, including all three of the famous House of Blues Hollywood, San Diego and Disney Walk Anaheim. She has been a regular at the L.A. County Fair and Dodger Stadium. Last year Jamie opened for Sean Kingston in Canada during the Canadian music festival. Jamie’s upbeat personality and charismatic stage presence delights fans while attracting new ones everyday as well. Jamie has several projects in the works that will be promising for her career. Watch her progress as she shares her dream with the world.
Jamie has co-written numerous songs on her self-titled debut album Grammy Award-winning ™ producer Tommy Marolda, . The song, “Just Give Me My Life” has been featured in several films and television. Currently Jamie is working on a new set of songs for her next album.
While busy and eager to take her career to the next level she has become very comfortable in the studio and enjoys making commercial songs for clothing and merchandise that are often seen on the east coast.
When Jamie isn’t on stage she volunteers her time towards community outreach programs and various local charities. Although kids love her pop/dance music with quality lyrics she also is attracting another set of fans with her ability vocally to touch hearts with Ballads. Her dedication to helping others hopes to inspire a young generation to be more aware and proactive about making change a reality; she is working hard to follow her dreams.
Currently just filmed her first Music Video and new Hot Hot single “California Sun” written by Jamie to be released as her summer single. We will be launching kick-starter to help with the making of her 2nd Album and a US tour in late spring. A beautiful unsigned artist climbing to the top one step at a time.
Jamie Beeman is a multi-talented artist:
singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and musician. At the age of 17, she has already performed at several music venues and events throughout North America, including all three of the famous House of Blues Hollywood, San Diego and Disney Walk Anaheim. She has been a regular at the L.A. County Fair and Dodger Stadium. Last year Jamie opened for Sean Kingston in Canada during the Canadian music festival. Jamie’s upbeat personality and charismatic stage presence delights fans while attracting new ones everyday as well. Jamie has several projects in the works that will be promising for her career. Watch her progress as she shares her dream with the world.
Jamie has co-written numerous songs on her self-titled debut album Grammy Award-winning ™ producer Tommy Marolda, . The song, “Just Give Me My Life” has been featured in several films and television. Currently Jamie is working on a new set of songs for her next album.
While busy and eager to take her career to the next level she has become very comfortable in the studio and enjoys making commercial songs for clothing and merchandise that are often seen on the east coast.
When Jamie isn’t on stage she volunteers her time towards community outreach programs and various local charities. Although kids love her pop/dance music with quality lyrics she also is attracting another set of fans with her ability vocally to touch hearts with Ballads. Her dedication to helping others hopes to inspire a young generation to be more aware and proactive about making change a reality; she is working hard to follow her dreams.
Currently just filmed her first Music Video and new Hot Hot single “California Sun” written by Jamie to be released as her summer single. We will be launching kick-starter to help with the making of her 2nd Album and a US tour in late spring. A beautiful unsigned artist climbing to the top one step at a time.
Karen's Kids Cast Member 1995 -1997
Reggie DeLeon
Reggie is a very successful working actor! After appearances on many television shows like "House", "Modern Family", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", and "iCarly", to name just a few, Reggie is now recurring character on the new show "Melissa and Joey" starring Melissa Joan Hart, and Joey Lawrence. He is also going to be in two upcoming independent feature films! I'm playing the conflicted Kenny Tran in the gritty drama "Innocent Blood" opposite C.S. Lee from "Dexter" (check out the awesome trailer by CLICKING HERE!), and the jokester Pat in "Pretty Rosebud" written and starring Chuti Tiu! Visit Reggie on his website!!!!
.http://www.reggiedeleon.com
Reggie is a very successful working actor! After appearances on many television shows like "House", "Modern Family", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", and "iCarly", to name just a few, Reggie is now recurring character on the new show "Melissa and Joey" starring Melissa Joan Hart, and Joey Lawrence. He is also going to be in two upcoming independent feature films! I'm playing the conflicted Kenny Tran in the gritty drama "Innocent Blood" opposite C.S. Lee from "Dexter" (check out the awesome trailer by CLICKING HERE!), and the jokester Pat in "Pretty Rosebud" written and starring Chuti Tiu! Visit Reggie on his website!!!!
.http://www.reggiedeleon.com
Karen's Kids Cast Member 1987 -1994
Amanda Avila
Amanda is best known for being a Top 24 Finalist, and one of the Top 8 girls on Season 4 of Fox’s hit show American Idol. From these appearances on American Idol, Amanda was sought out to work as an Entertainment Correspondent and Host for E! News, as well as Fox’s Reality Remix.
Other highlights include: singing back up for Motown Legend Smokey Robinson , whom she had the amazing opportunity of performing with for two years. The role of Harmonia in the original cast of the Sirens of Treasure Island. She has just come off a 5 year tour with Royal Carribean Cruise lines where she has the dubias distinction of having official sang around the world. Amanda currently resides in Las Vegas.
Amanda is best known for being a Top 24 Finalist, and one of the Top 8 girls on Season 4 of Fox’s hit show American Idol. From these appearances on American Idol, Amanda was sought out to work as an Entertainment Correspondent and Host for E! News, as well as Fox’s Reality Remix.
Other highlights include: singing back up for Motown Legend Smokey Robinson , whom she had the amazing opportunity of performing with for two years. The role of Harmonia in the original cast of the Sirens of Treasure Island. She has just come off a 5 year tour with Royal Carribean Cruise lines where she has the dubias distinction of having official sang around the world. Amanda currently resides in Las Vegas.
Karens Kids casy member
Amy Rutberg
Amy is a film, television, and theatre actress currently based in New York City. She graduated from UCLA where she received the prestigious Carol Burnett musical theatre scholarship and graduated with a degree in Sociology.
Amy is a film, television, and theatre actress currently based in New York City. She graduated from UCLA where she received the prestigious Carol Burnett musical theatre scholarship and graduated with a degree in Sociology.
Minai Noji
Minae Noji is an only child. Her father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant; her grandfather was a painter and she has various aunts who paint and make jewelry. Minae attended Glen A. Wilson High School and Mesa Robles Middle school in Hacienda Heights, CA. She graduated from UC Irvine with a BA degree in Sociology. Minae is currently on the soap opera General Hospital playing the role of Dr. Kelly Lee.
Minae Noji is an only child. Her father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant; her grandfather was a painter and she has various aunts who paint and make jewelry. Minae attended Glen A. Wilson High School and Mesa Robles Middle school in Hacienda Heights, CA. She graduated from UC Irvine with a BA degree in Sociology. Minae is currently on the soap opera General Hospital playing the role of Dr. Kelly Lee.
Connie Lew
Connie Kwan Lew was born in Los Angeles' Kaiser Hospital to parents Robert and Shirley Lew. She has a brother Wesley, one year younger, and a sister, Tiffany, eleven years younger. Connie got her start acting when a friend's mom (who was an agent) was looking for an outgoing Chinese girl. Her first job was a commercial for Seagram's Tonic Water. When Connie was 8 years old, she landed a part a singing and dancing show called "Kids Incorporated" A school project where Connie pretended to be Johnny Carson in a mock version of the Tonight Show led to her appearance on the real thing. She became one of Hollywood's most prolific young actresses, with over a dozen guest appearances before she was a teenager! Her most recent acting job was a trio of commercials for Charles Schwabb.
Connie Kwan Lew was born in Los Angeles' Kaiser Hospital to parents Robert and Shirley Lew. She has a brother Wesley, one year younger, and a sister, Tiffany, eleven years younger. Connie got her start acting when a friend's mom (who was an agent) was looking for an outgoing Chinese girl. Her first job was a commercial for Seagram's Tonic Water. When Connie was 8 years old, she landed a part a singing and dancing show called "Kids Incorporated" A school project where Connie pretended to be Johnny Carson in a mock version of the Tonight Show led to her appearance on the real thing. She became one of Hollywood's most prolific young actresses, with over a dozen guest appearances before she was a teenager! Her most recent acting job was a trio of commercials for Charles Schwabb.
Erin Green
After Erin's successful time in "Karen's Kids", when she also became a two time champion on the CBS television show "Star Search", Erin went on to perform in her high school's award winning show choir. She then won a small music scholarship to college. In college at U.S.C. she studied broadcast journalism, and after graduation became a morning anchor and reporter in Wausau, WI and Paducah, KY. She did this for four years, and then in 2001 decided to leave "the biz". She went home to L.A. is now a marketing manager for a digital advertising start up, and she loves it. As for music, it is still a part of her life. She started taking song writing lessons a while back at the Los Angeles School of Music in Burbank. She has written a lot over the past few years, and she is hoping to sharpen her skills and meet other writers with whom she can collaborate.
After Erin's successful time in "Karen's Kids", when she also became a two time champion on the CBS television show "Star Search", Erin went on to perform in her high school's award winning show choir. She then won a small music scholarship to college. In college at U.S.C. she studied broadcast journalism, and after graduation became a morning anchor and reporter in Wausau, WI and Paducah, KY. She did this for four years, and then in 2001 decided to leave "the biz". She went home to L.A. is now a marketing manager for a digital advertising start up, and she loves it. As for music, it is still a part of her life. She started taking song writing lessons a while back at the Los Angeles School of Music in Burbank. She has written a lot over the past few years, and she is hoping to sharpen her skills and meet other writers with whom she can collaborate.
Tracy Terstriep
Tracy has enjoyed a rewarding career as an actress and dancer in New York City, on international and national tours. She was an original cast member of Mel Brooks/Susan Stroman’s The Producers, and understudy to the lead “Ulla.” Tracy was in the original cast of Fosse, which work-shopped with Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking and Chet Walker for a year before opening on Broadway. She danced the famous Trumpet Solo, Lead Frug, and Cool Hand Luke. She was an original in Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol and was proud to represent the Broadway cast of Chicago in London’s West End with Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuworth. Tracy spent a year in the life as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall. Her professional debut was with Tommy Tune’s Will Rogers Follies. And also toured the country as “Mimsy” in Funny Girl. Television highlights include sketches on the Rosie O’Donnell show, Today Show and Late Night with David Letterman; and a pregnant appearance as a nun in Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Choreographic credits include the Emmy nominated PBS special Winter Dreams: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Story and the film True Bromance. Tracy now resides in Kansas City with her husband and two children, teaching for UMKC's graduate acting program and on the faculty of the Kansas City Ballet School
Tracy has enjoyed a rewarding career as an actress and dancer in New York City, on international and national tours. She was an original cast member of Mel Brooks/Susan Stroman’s The Producers, and understudy to the lead “Ulla.” Tracy was in the original cast of Fosse, which work-shopped with Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking and Chet Walker for a year before opening on Broadway. She danced the famous Trumpet Solo, Lead Frug, and Cool Hand Luke. She was an original in Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol and was proud to represent the Broadway cast of Chicago in London’s West End with Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuworth. Tracy spent a year in the life as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall. Her professional debut was with Tommy Tune’s Will Rogers Follies. And also toured the country as “Mimsy” in Funny Girl. Television highlights include sketches on the Rosie O’Donnell show, Today Show and Late Night with David Letterman; and a pregnant appearance as a nun in Curb Your Enthusiasm!
Choreographic credits include the Emmy nominated PBS special Winter Dreams: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Story and the film True Bromance. Tracy now resides in Kansas City with her husband and two children, teaching for UMKC's graduate acting program and on the faculty of the Kansas City Ballet School
Former Karen's Kids Melissa Garcia is the new choreographer and movement coach on this season of American Idol! Picture to the left shows Melissa with Celine Dion when she was on tour with Celine's world tour for 2 years. Below is a picture of Melissa and Randy Jackson working with one of this years finalists. You can see Melissa on American Idol every Tuesday and Wednesday on FOX. I am so proud of all that she has accomplished!!!!!!!
Melissa Garcia