Amber Barretto
Encyclopedia
Amber Barretto is an American
actress.
Barretto was born in Miami Beach, Florida
. Her father is from Peru and met her mother while in California. She grew up in Michigan
and New York
. She was discovered while competing in the "Little Miss Michigan" pageant
where one of the judges owned an agency, and her family later moved to New York City
.
She auditioned for Hang Time
on tape in New York, when Peter Engel, the executive producer of the show, saw the tape and flew her out to Los Angeles. She found out that day that she got the part of "Kristy Ford". After being hired for the show Hang Time, she had four days to go back to New York, get all her stuff and go back to L.A. and find a place to live.
She is best known for her role in the 1989 film Little Monsters
, in which she played Kiersten. She also had minor roles in American Dreams
and The O.C.
.
On June 28, 2007 it was announced that Barretto was engaged to marry Gregory Laks of Beachwood (Cleveland), Ohio. Laks is now president of Abode Mortgage Services in Beverly Hills, California.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Barretto was born in Miami Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Her father is from Peru and met her mother while in California. She grew up in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She was discovered while competing in the "Little Miss Michigan" pageant
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
where one of the judges owned an agency, and her family later moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
She auditioned for Hang Time
Hang Time (TV series)
Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired from 1995–2000. The teen-oriented program aired on Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the network's TNBC morning block. It was created by Troy Searer, Robert Tarlow, and Mark Fink. Producer Peter Engel took over Fink's duties at the start of Season 2...
on tape in New York, when Peter Engel, the executive producer of the show, saw the tape and flew her out to Los Angeles. She found out that day that she got the part of "Kristy Ford". After being hired for the show Hang Time, she had four days to go back to New York, get all her stuff and go back to L.A. and find a place to live.
She is best known for her role in the 1989 film Little Monsters
Little Monsters
Little Monsters is a 1989 comedy-drama film starring Fred Savage as Brian Stevenson, a sixth-grader who has recently moved to a new town, and Howie Mandel as Maurice, the monster under the bed....
, in which she played Kiersten. She also had minor roles in American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...
and The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
.
On June 28, 2007 it was announced that Barretto was engaged to marry Gregory Laks of Beachwood (Cleveland), Ohio. Laks is now president of Abode Mortgage Services in Beverly Hills, California.