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Julie Halston (born December 7, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. ==Life and career== Halston was born Julie Abatelli in Suffolk County, New York, and was raised in Commack, Long Island. She is the daughter of Julia Madeline "Dolly" (née Gardner), a teacher's assistant, and Rudolph "Rudy" Abatelli, who worked in tobacco sales.〔("Julie Halston Biography" ) filmreference.com〕 Her father is Italian American and her mother of Irish and German descent.〔Klein, Alvin. () nytimes.com "A Comic From 'Uncool Commack'"]nytimes.com (abstract), February 2, 1992〕〔Buckley, Michael.("STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with "Class" Actors Halston, Ferguson, Goldenhersh and Harris" ) playbill.com, September 16, 2006〕 Halston's television credits include roles in ''Sex and the City'' (Bitsy von Muffling), ''Law & Order'', ''My So-Called Life'', and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent.'' She played Tina Carmello on the CBS sitcom ''The Class'' between September 2006 and March 2007. She appeared in ''A Very Serious Person'', ''The Juror'', ''Addams Family Values'', ''Joe Gould's Secret'', ''Drunks'', ''Small Time Crooks'', and ''Celebrity''. Halston first achieved fame through her performances in the comedies of writer-performer Charles Busch, including ''Vampire Lesbians of Sodom'' (1985)〔("'Vampire Lesbians of Sodom' Listing, 1984 and 1985" ) charlesbusch.com, accessed May 31, 2012〕 and ''The Lady in Question'' (1989).〔("'The Lady in Question' Listing, 1989" ) charlesbusch.com, accessed May 31, 2012〕 She performed in a series of one-woman comedy shows in the 1990s. Other theater credits include Broadway productions of ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (2000), ''The Women'' (2001), ''Hairspray'' (2002) (replacement Female Authority Figure), ''Gypsy'' (2003), ''Twentieth Century'' (2004) and ''Anything Goes'' (replacement "Evangeline Harcourt", January 2012).〔Jones, Kenneth.("Gangway! Julie Halston Joins Broadway's 'Anything Goes' Jan. 17" ) playbill.com, January 17, 2012〕 Her performances in the Off-Broadway play ''White Chocolate'' (2004)〔Hernandez, Ernio.("Black and/or White Comedy 'White Chocolate' Opens Off-Broadway, Oct. 6" ) playbill.com, October 6, 2004〕 and Busch's ''Red Scare on Sunset'' (1991)〔("Review.'Red Scare on Sunset'" ) charlesbusch.com, reprint, New York ''Newsday'', April 22, 1991, accessed May 31, 2012〕 both earned her Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. In 2013, Halston appeared as Rita in the Primary Stages production of ''The Tribute Artist''. She has won four MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) for her solo comedy performances and Characterization/Monologue (1996).〔("1997 MAC Award Winners" ) macnyc.com, accessed May 31, 2012〕〔("The 1996 MAC Award Winners" ) svhamstra.com, accessed May 31, 2012〕 She performs her comedy act "Classical Julie" at Birdland in July 2012.〔Rickwald, Bethany.(Julie Halston to Present Classical Julie as Part of Broadway at Birdland" ) theatermania.com, May 29, 2012〕 She later married Ralph Howard in 1992. Ralph Howard worked for Howard Stern radio from 2005 to 2013. She has 5 step children and 10 step grandchildren.They include the Herzig family and the Howard family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julie Halston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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