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Tori Spelling at an event for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '09 (2009)

Biography

Tori Spelling

Overview

  • Born
    May 16, 1973 · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Birth name
    Victoria Davey Spelling
  • Nicknames
    • T
    • The Queen of Television Movies
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Biography

  • Tori Spelling was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of author Candy Spelling and Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling. With her father producing many popular television shows in the 1970s, Tori had an early flair for showbusiness. She appeared on many of her father's shows, which gained her more praise for acting in comedies. Tori has a younger brother, Randy Spelling, who also appeared on his father's shows.

    Tori has five children, all with her second husband, Dean McDermott, whom he wed in Fiji on Sunday, May 7th, 2006. Parenthood, among the duo began with Liam McDermott's birth (aka Liam Aaron McDermott), on Tuesday, March 13th, 2007, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. Second was Stella McDermott (aka Stella Doreen McDermott), she was born on Monday, June 9th, 2008, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. Third was Hattie McDermott (aka Hattie Margaret McDermott), born on Monday, October 10th, 2011, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz. Fourth was Finn McDermott (aka Finn Davey McDermott), this birth was on Thursday, August 30th, 2012, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz., at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Fifth was Beau Dean Mcdermott, he was born on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017. All births were by C-section. (Liam, her firstborn, was an emergency C-section).
    - IMDb mini biography by: torifan1000

Family

  • Spouses
      Dean McDermott(May 7, 2006 - November 3, 2025) (divorced, 5 children)
      Charlie Shahnaian(July 3, 2004 - April 20, 2006) (divorced)
  • Children
      Liam McDermott
      Stella McDermott
      Hattie McDermott
      Finn McDermott
      Beau McDermott
      Jack McDermott
  • Parents
      Candy Spelling
      Aaron Spelling
  • Relatives
      Randy Spelling(Sibling)
      Dan Spelling(Aunt or Uncle)

Trademark

  • Big, bulging eyes
  • Full lips

Trivia

  • Goddaughter of Barbara Stanwyck and Dean Martin.
  • Had small plastic surgery on her nose after a parrot bit her [November 1994].
  • Best friends with Jennie Garth.
  • Reconciled with her mother, Candy Spelling, just days before her first child, Liam McDermott, was born. The two had troubles with each other after criticizing each other in public.
  • Tori has five children with her husband, Dean McDermott: Liam McDermott (aka Liam Aaron McDermott), born March 13, 2007, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz.; Stella McDermott (aka Stella Doreen McDermott), born June 9, 2008, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz.; Hattie McDermott (aka Hattie Margaret McDermott), born October 10, 2011, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz.; Finn McDermott (aka Finn Davey McDermott), born August 30, 2012, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz., and Beau Dean McDermott, born March 2, 2017 weighing 5 lbs., 12 oz at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, all by C-section (Liam was an emergency C-section).

Quotes

  • I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the boogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.
  • Clothes make me feel like a true princess!
  • I'm not afraid of a new look.
  • If I wasn't acting, I would be a stylist definitely.
  • I always come back to blonde. Blondes, really sorry, do have more fun.

Salary

  • Death of a Cheerleader (1994) - $100,000

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