Tina Caspary

Tina Caspary

Born | December 28, 1970 |
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Other names | Tina Maria Caspary, Katrina Caspary, Tina Cyphert |
Occupation | Actress; dance teacher |
Years active | 1982–1989; 1992–present |
Ryan Cyphert (????–present); two children |
Tina Caspary (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer and dance instructor. She gained moderate attention in the late 1980s with a supporting role in Can't Buy Me Love
Born | December 28, 1970 |
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Other names | Tina Maria Caspary, Katrina Caspary, Tina Cyphert |
Occupation | Actress; dance teacher |
Years active | 1982–1989; 1992–present |
Ryan Cyphert (????–present); two children |
Personal life
Caspary was raised in Southern California. She developed an interest in dance at a young age, along with her younger brother, Dewitt "Dee" Caspary, a choreographer/dancer. Caspary is married to Ryan Cyphert. [undefined]
Teen actor
As a child then a teen actor in the mid to late 1980s, Caspary had minor roles on television and movies.
Her first role was as a dancer in the 1982 movie Annie , then appeared three years later on an episode of the TV series Silver Spoons
In December 1986, the 15-year-old Caspary played the role of Kelly Bundy in the un-aired pilot episode of the TV series Married... with Children . She was replaced by Christina Applegate when the show's producers felt Caspary's acting didn't fit the role.
Caspary's performance in the 1986 TV movie News at Eleven earned her a nomination for a Young Artist Award in the Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week category. Her 1987 supporting role in Can't Buy Me Love earned a second Young Artist nomination, for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy. Caspary's starring role in 1988's Mac and Me
Dance
Caspary quit acting after two teen roles in 1989's My Mom's a Werewolf and Teen Witch
She has appeared in music videos by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Reba McEntire, and was a principal dancer on the Academy Awards show for five years, working with Debbie Allen. [undefined]
In 1996, Caspary launched a line of dance clothing called Katrina Activewear.
Caspary and her husband, Ryan Cyphert, are on the faculty of SHOCK the Intensive, a company that provides intense one-day dance training programs across the United States. [undefined]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
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1982 | Annie | Dancer | as Tina Maria Caspary |
1985 | Silver Spoons | Amanda | Season 4, Episode 9 "A Magnificent Obsession" |
1986 | News at Eleven | Gretchen Kent | TV movie |
Combat Academy | Mary Beth | TV movie | |
The Thanksgiving Promise | 1st Girl | TV special | |
1987 | Growing Pains | Jamie | "Choices" (Season 2, Episode 11) |
Married... with Children | Kelly Bundy | 1 episode (unaired pilot)[undefined] | |
Can't Buy Me Love | Barbara | Alternative title: Boy Rents Girl | |
1988 | Totally Minnie | Dancer | TV special |
Mac and Me | Courtney | as Katrina Caspary | |
1989 | Day by Day | Linda | 1 episode, as Katrina Caspary |
Teen Witch | Shawn | as Tina Marie Casapary | |
My Mom's a Werewolf | Jennifer Shaber | as Katrina Caspary |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
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1987 | Young Artist Awards | Nominated | Exceptional Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week | News at Eleven |
1988 | Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy | Can't Buy Me Love | ||
1989 | Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Fantasy | Mac and Me |