Sarah Spiegel is an American singer and actress who specializes in the Great American Songbook style. She toured for years with the Louis Prima Jr. band, Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses, and now performs as a solo artist in concerts and recordings. She has appeared as an actress in television shows such as NCIS, King of Queens, and Boston Public.
Sarah Spiegel | |
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 Sarah Spiegel | |
| Born | Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
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Early life
editSpiegel was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, to Mel and Fran Spiegel. Growing up in Belmar, New Jersey,[1] she studied tap and jazz dancing. She studied acting at the Spring Lake (New Jersey) Theatre Company, where she performed in such plays as Godspell, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Scrooge.[2] At 14, Spiegel moved with her parents to Jupiter, Florida, where she attended Dreyfoos School of the Arts. As a senior in high school, she was nominated for a foreign language scholarship from the Pathfinder High School Scholarship Awards.[3] Spiegel won a full scholarship to college and awards of excellence in performance competitions in the areas of solo and duet singing and acting.[4] She studied music and began singing locally and appearing in plays, commercials, TV shows, and films produced in Florida.[5] Spiegel had previously made her screen debut at age 9 in a deleted bit part in Woody Allen's New York Stories.[6]
Career
editSpiegel acted on television and appeared solo in various nightclubs in Florida and around the country.[7][8] From 2008, she hosted industrial shows as a General Motors spokesperson with Kyle Gass.[9] In 2009, she joined the Louis Prima Jr. band, Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses, and toured America for four years as soloist with the band, appearing in Las Vegas, Manhattan, and Los Angeles stops on the tour, as well as in Italy, including an appearance in Louis Prima's family home town of Palermo, Italy. She left the band in 2013 to pursue a successful solo career.[10][11][12] Since then, she has opened for Frank Sinatra Jr. and Nancy Sinatra and appeared in concert with Jeff Goldblum and Donny Most.[13][14][15]
In November, 2020, Spiegel released a new album of songs from World War II, As Time Goes By, composed of songs from her stage production Through the Perilous Fight (We Never Stopped Singing).[16][17]
Personal life
editIn 2012, Spiegel's mother Frances died as a result of medical malpractice. Subsequently, Spiegel formed the Fran Spiegel Right to Know organization to promote awareness of medical malpractice.[18]
Spiegel began a relationship in 2016 with actor Jim Beaver. They were married June 20, 2019,[19] and divorced January 23, 2024.[20]
References
edit- ^ Staff. "Two Days: Louis Prima Jr., oysters and festivals", The Star-Ledger, September 8, 2012. Accessed December 16, 2017. "Alongside him: the Witnesses, featuring singer Sarah Spiegel, an actress who grew up in Belmar and has appeared on The King of Queens."
- ^ Golden Opportunity, by Gretchen C. Van Benthuysen. Asbury Park Press, January 7, 2011
- ^ Palm Beach Post, May 15, 1994, p. 290
- ^ Palm Beach Post, May 26, 1994, p. 3D.
- ^ Palm Beach Post, May 26, 1994, p. 3D
- ^ Golden Opportunity, by Gretchen C. Van Benthuysen. Asbury Park Press, January 7, 2011
- ^ Palm Beach Post, November 25, 1999, p. 19D
- ^ Palm Beach Post, December 17, 1999, p. 27
- ^ Golden Opportunity, by Gretchen C. Van Benthuysen. Asbury Park Press, January 7, 2011
- ^ Courier-Post, October 14, 2010, p. 49.
- ^ Courier News, July 14, 2013, p. A4.
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2015, p. F10
- ^ "Live Jazz Near World - Jazz Near Me".
- ^ "SARAH SPIEGEL, FRANK SINATRA JR. & NANCY SINATRA will be performing at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA on March 19th! | Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^ "Donny Most's Catalina Jazz Club Performance Ushers March 2015 in Like a Lion! (…and out too Most Likely if it Would Only Just Take a Cue off Him)". 18 March 2015.
- ^ Los Angeles Life and Style, October 29, 2016 https://losangeleslifeandstyle.com/?cat=836
- ^ Hear Now, November 18, 2020. https://sarahspiegel.hearnow.com/
- ^ "Home". thefranspiegelrighttoknowact.org.
- ^ "'The Ranch' Actor Jim Beaver Marries Sarah Spiegel".
- ^ "'Supernatural' Star Jim Beaver Files For Divorce From Sarah Spiegel". TMZ. August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2023.