Katherine Saltzberg

American actress, singer, and comic (born 1962)
Katherine Saltzberg
Born
Katherine Maisnik

(1962-08-12) August 12, 1962 (age 62)
Burbank, California, U.S.
OccupationActor

Katherine Saltzberg (née Maisnik) is an American actress, singer, and comic. She is best known for starring as the showbiz-talented 16-year-old daughter of Brian Dennehy's character in the ABC sitcom, Star of the Family.

Theater

In 2009, Saltzberg wrote and performed the one woman show, Los Angelyne, an autobiographical theater performance where the "personal" becomes very, very public, as she recounted how her life and home were invaded by Los Angeles icon Angelyne, the attention-hungry queen of billboard self-promotion. Los Angelyne premiered at REDCAT.[1]

Television

Saltzberg starred in the ABC sitcom, Star of the Family, playing Jennie Lee Krebs, a 16-year-old singer who begins getting show business offers because of her talents in the country/pop genre. This scares her father, played by Brian Dennehy. Saltzberg sang the opening theme song and was nominated for Best Young Actress in a new TV series.[2]

Hugo's Amazing Tape

Saltzberg and her sister, Lauri Fraser, presented their father's, Hugo Maisnik's, adhesive-free-tape on Shark Tank, and sold to Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner.[3]

Personal life

Saltzberg is the granddaughter of the British and American publicist, Jack Oliphant, who represented such individuals as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, and Sophie Tucker.[4][page needed]

References

  1. ^ "Sunday, March 22, 2009 to Monday, March 23, 2009". Studio: Winter 2009. REDCAT.
  2. ^ "Fourth Annual Youth in Film Awards - 1981-1982". Young Artist Academy. Archived from the original on 2000-06-13.
  3. ^
    • "Hugo's Amazing Tape". Mark Cuban Companies. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Hugo's Amazing Tape". Lori Greiner: Inventor & Entrepreneur. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Hugo's Amazing Tape - Free shipping for Prime members". Tools.Woot. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Appeared on Shark Tank". Shark Tank. ABC. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Hugo's Amazing Tape
    • Madeira USA. "Hugo's Amazing Tape and the Amazing Ways to Use It". YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Hugo's Amazing Tape". Shark Tank Blog. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022. The women (the daughters of Hugo Maisnik) buy a roll of tape for $1.27 and sell it for $12.99.
    • "Season 9 Episode 23". All Your Favorite Shark Tank products. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Hugos Amazing Tape". Shark Tank Tales. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022. BUSINESS PITCH non-adhesive, self-clinging tape ENTREPRENEUR/FOUNDER Katherine Saltzberg and Lauri Fraser ASKED FOR $50,000 for 50% DEAL $100,000 for 100% SHARK Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner
  4. ^ The Dramatic List: Who's Who in The Theatre (Tenth ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. [page needed]
  • Katherine Saltzberg at IMDb