| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | April 3, 1972 (52 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Actor, Film Director, Television Producer |
| Nationality: | American |
Jennie was born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois. Her career had fast beginning thanks to Beverly Hills, 90210 series. She also appeared later in remake of the show, named now simply 90210. In 2007, Garth competed on Dancing with the Stars, paired with professional dancer Derek Hough. In 2012, she released her own reality TV series Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country. Jennie was married to Daniel Clark for couple of years in nineties. Her second husband was Peter Facinelli but they also eventually divorced in 2013. Garth has three kids.
Career
Career: In 1989, Garth guest-starred on “Growing Pains” and “Teen Angel Returns” and appeared in all six episodes of NBC’s “Brand New Life,” which starred Barbara Eden and Don Murray. The following year, she was cast as Kelly Taylor in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” which aired 292 episodes over 10 seasons; Jennie appeared in every episode (as well as directing two of them) and gained fans all over the world. While starring on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” Garth guest-starred as herself on “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose” (1992) and “The Larry Sanders Show” (1995), played Kelly Taylor on three episodes of “Melrose Place” (1992), and starred in several made-for-TV movies, including “Danielle Steel’s Star” (1993), “Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg” (1994), and “An Unfinished Affair” (1996). Jennie made her film debut in 1996’s “Power 98,” then co-starred with James Brolin in 1997’s “My Brother’s War.”
Personal Life
Personal Life: Jennie married musician Daniel B. Clark in 1994, and the couple divorced in 1996. She met actor Peter Facinelli on the set of “An Unfinished Affair,” and the two were married on January 20, 2001. The ceremony was a Roman Catholic wedding mass, and they welcomed daughters Luca (born in June 1997), Lola (born in December 2002), and Fiona (born in September 2006) before divorcing in 2013. Garth converted to Catholicism before marrying Facinelli, but she reportedly no longer considers herself Catholic. In 2014, Jennie met actor David Abrams on a blind date, and they were married on July 11, 2015; though David filed for divorce in 2018, the pair later reconciled, and he petitioned the court to dismiss the divorce case in February 2019. Garth suffers from a leaky heart valve, a condition she was diagnosed with in 2002.
Quotes
“I think with any sort of rejection, you’re angry that you weren’t enough for that person.”
— Jennie Garth
“The craziest thing I did to get a guy to notice me was going out with his best friend. It worked – he did notice me – but I don’t recommend it.”
— Jennie Garth
“I don’t think there’s a hobby that I haven’t tried on.”
— Jennie Garth
“I have to pick myself up every day and say, ‘The show must go on,’ meaning life as I know it must go on, whatever the obstacle is, I know I can handle it, and I can get through it.”
— Jennie Garth
“In high school, I was kind of a loner because I had moved to a new school.”
— Jennie Garth