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Kristy McNichol
Actress
Female
Born
Sep 11, 1962
Age
50
Hometown
Los Angeles
Net Worth
$7 Million
Religion
Christian
Height
5' 3" (160 cm)
Nationality
American
Eye Color
Brown - Light
Christina Ann "Kristy" McNichol is an American actress. McNichol is known for her roles as Leticia “Buddy” Lawrence on the television drama series Family and as Barbara Weston on the sitcom Empty Nest. She is also the sister of former child actor Jimmy… Read More
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Kristy McNichol
Age 50
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Carolyn McNichol LucasMother
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Kristy Mc Nichol Comes Out, Stands Against BulliesLGBT Weekly- San Diego - Jan 19, 2012 -
Emmy Winning Child Star Kristy Mc Nichol Out Of The Closet After 20 YearsGreen Celebrity Network - Jan 12, 2012
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Ex Child Star Kristy Mc Nichol Comes Out As LesbianReuters.com - Jan 10, 2012
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Kristy Mc Nichol Has Come Out. Who?S Kristy Mc Nichol?Chicago Pride - Jan 09, 2012
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CHILDHOOD
1962
Birth
Born on September 11, 1962.
TEENAGE
1976
13 Years Old
In 1976, McNichol was cast as Buddy in the television drama series Family (1976–80), for which she earned two Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series (1977 and 1979).
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1977
14 Years Old
In December 1977, McNichol appeared on The Carpenters at Christmas TV special, performing several musical numbers with the duo.
In 1978, McNichol and her brother Jimmy made their own foray into music, recording an album, Kristy & Jimmy McNichol, for RCA Records.
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1980
17 Years Old
She later co-starred with Tatum O'Neal, Matt Dillon, and Cynthia Nixon in the hit coming of age movie, Little Darlings, in 1980.
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TWENTIES
After one more unsuccessful starring vehicle, 1986's Dream Lover, McNichol was subsequently offered only B-film titles and television movies.
1988
25 Years Old
In 1988, McNichol played Barbara Weston on the NBC sitcom Empty Nest, a spin-off of The Golden Girls, along with Richard Mulligan and Dinah Manoff.
1992
29 Years Old
But McNichol's attendance once again became a problem, and she left the series in 1992 when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
THIRTIES
1995
32 Years Old
She returned to the series for its final episode in 1995, her last screen appearance as an actress to date, though she went on to voice characters in the animated TV series Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) and Invasion America (1998).
1997
34 Years Old
The death of her long-time friend Elisabeth Brooks from cancer in 1997 was a great blow to McNichol, who had a near-death experience herself while scuba-diving in Hawaii in 1992.
2001
38 Years Old
In June 2001 she stated: "A lot of people have wondered what I've been up to.
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FORTIES
2012
49 Years Old
On January 6, 2012, McNichol came out as a lesbian, and announced she was living with her partner Martie Allen and had been for 20 years.
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