Amanda Kloots (born March 19, 1982) is an American television personality, dancer, model, actress, and fitness instructor. From 2021 to 2024, she was a co-host of the daytime talk show The Talk.
Early life Kloots is the second youngest of five children. She attended GlenOak High School in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio.
Career Kloots performed as part of the ensemble in several musicals on Broadway, including Good Vibrations, Follies, Young Frankenstein, and Bullets Over Broadway. She is a former member of the dance company the Rockettes.
In 2020, Kloots launched a digital fitness brand, which includes exercise videos taught by her. That same year, she served as a guest co-host on the CBS daytime talk show The Talk. Kloots joined The Talk as a permanent co-host in January 2021. She released a memoir, co-authored with her sister, titled Live Your Life, in June 2021. Later that year, she participated as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of the competition series Dancing with the Stars, ultimately placing fourth.
Personal life Kloots was married to actor David Larsen for six years. She met actor Nick Cordero while working on Bullets Over Broadway. They were married from 2017 until his death from COVID-19 in 2020. She received attention for documenting Cordero's struggle and death from COVID-related complications on Instagram. The couple had a son born 10 June 2019 via C-section. Kloots lives in Los Angeles.
Kloots endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2015Ted 2DancerUncredited2019The IrishmanGolddigger Dancer2022Fit for ChristmasAudreyTelevision filmAlso executive producer
Television Year Title Role Notes 2020–2024 The Talk Herself / co-host Talk show 2021 Dancing with the Stars Herself / Contestant Season 30 2023The NeighborhoodHerselfEpisode: "Welcome to the Milestone" 2024 The Bold and the Beautiful Lucy 2 episodes 2024Blue BloodsDeanneEpisode “Entitlement”2026Let's Marry HarryHerself
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2023Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Daytime Talk Series Host The Talk2024
Theatre credits Year Title Role Venue 2014 Bullets Over Broadway Ensemble (credited as Amanda Kloots-Larsen) St. James Theatre 2011 Follies Ensemble Marquis Theatre 2008 Young Frankenstein Ensemble (replacement) Lyric Theatre 2005 Good Vibrations Bikini Girl/Ensemble Eugene O'Neill Theatre
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