Michele Lepe
Encyclopedia
Michele Lepe is a Hispanic actress who spent her early childhood in England
and grew up in San Antonio, Texas
. She became the new permanent host of PBS KIDS Sprout
's The Good Night Show
playing the role of "Nina" the Goodnight Guide.
Lepe appeared as "Christina" in the 2007 romantic comedy Retirement, portrayed "Miriam" in the 2006 short film Jamaica Motel
, and "Natalia" in Telemundo
's telenovela
, Los Teens.
, was fired because of the dialogue in an independent short film in which she had starred before taking the part. Lepe herself had appeared in the short film Jamaica Motel
, which featured sexual language, in the role of an undercover
detective
posing as a prostitute. This led Michael Getler
, the PBS
Ombudsman
, to criticise Sprout for what he perceived as inconsistency.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and grew up in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. She became the new permanent host of PBS KIDS Sprout
PBS KIDS Sprout
PBS Kids Sprout is a U.S. digital cable television channel, video-on-demand service, and website providing PBS Kids shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families...
's The Good Night Show
Good Night Show
The Good Night Show is a television programming block on PBS KIDS Sprout which premiered on September 26, 2005. Programming starts at 6:00pm ET each evening...
playing the role of "Nina" the Goodnight Guide.
Lepe appeared as "Christina" in the 2007 romantic comedy Retirement, portrayed "Miriam" in the 2006 short film Jamaica Motel
Jamaica Motel
In 2006, Enlight Films produced a short film entitled, Jamaica Motel. The film was written, directed, and produced by the Enlight Films team which consists of director Aaron J. Salgado and producer Jaydee Freixas.-Synopsis:...
, and "Natalia" in Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
, Los Teens.
Recruitment
Lepe's predecessor on The Good Night Show, Melanie MartinezMelanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez is a television and stage actress. She is most famous for playing Melanie, host of the Good Night Show, on PBS KIDS Sprout from 2005 to 2006.In 1994, she graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts....
, was fired because of the dialogue in an independent short film in which she had starred before taking the part. Lepe herself had appeared in the short film Jamaica Motel
Jamaica Motel
In 2006, Enlight Films produced a short film entitled, Jamaica Motel. The film was written, directed, and produced by the Enlight Films team which consists of director Aaron J. Salgado and producer Jaydee Freixas.-Synopsis:...
, which featured sexual language, in the role of an undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
posing as a prostitute. This led Michael Getler
Michael Getler
Michael Getler is an American journalist and ombudsman for the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. He is the first holder of this post, and the first ombudsman to be appointed at any of the major American television networks...
, the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
, to criticise Sprout for what he perceived as inconsistency.