Bethany Joy Galeotti American singer, lyricist, musician, director and actress. Date of Birth: 02.04.1981 Country: USA

Biography of Bethany Joy Galeotti

Bethany Joy Galeotti, born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2, 1981, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, director, and actress. She began honing her singing skills as a teenager under the guidance of the Brooklyn College Opera director. In addition to singing, Bethany played the guitar and piano and even tried her hand at songwriting. Throughout her career as a singer, she released two independent albums, "Preincarnate" and "Come on home." She is best known for her hit duet "When Stars Go Blue" and the video "Songs in My Pockets."

As a versatile artist, Galeotti has gained experience both on stage, including working with Harry Marshall and Carol King in a new musical, and collaborating with director Arthur Alan Seidelman on "The Outsiders." As an actress, she is most recognized for her roles as Michelle Bauer Santos in "Guiding Light" and Haley James Scott in "One Tree Hill."

Galeotti was born as Joy Lenz in Hollywood, Florida. She was the only child of a history teacher and therapist, Robert Lenz, and a personnel manager, Katie Lenz. Her first solo performance took place at the age of three in front of a crowd of three hundred people at Carpenter's Church in Lakeland, Florida. At the age of four, Galeotti's family moved to Arlington, Texas, where she developed a serious interest in performing. It all began with a twenty-minute play called "High Hopes" and "Heavy Sweatshirts" performed for a small audience at the Dallas Museum. Bethany's first major role came at the age of seven when she played Zeke in a local production of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Three years later, Lenz portrayed Scout in a production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Irving Theater.

After a class trip to Los Angeles, Bethany landed her first real job in a commercial for the teen series "Swan Crossing." She went on to perform in plays such as "Annie," "Cinderella," and "Gypsy: A Musical Fable." When she was thirteen, her family relocated once again, this time to New Jersey. Bethany began attending auditions and soon accumulated a collection of commercial roles, including ones for "Eggo" waffles and "Dr. Pepper" soda. It was at this point that she caught the attention of more serious agencies, marking the beginning of Bethany Joy Galeotti's professional success.