Who is Kristin Elizabeth Cutler?[1] 2] The entertainment and reality world knows her as Krisitin Cavallaritelevision personality, fashion designer, and actress. Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Laguna Beach, California, she attended Laguna Beach High School as a teenager. In 2004, Cavallari came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which documented the lives of her and her friends., she is an American
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in 2006, Cavallari appeared in several television series as minor characters. In 2009, she replaced former Laguna Beach cast member Lauren Conrad in her spin-off series The Hills, which was revamped to chronicle the personal and professional lives of Cavallari, Heidi Montag, and Audrina Patridge.
In 2011, Cavallari became engaged to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. She gave birth to son Camden Jack, the first child for both, the following year. Cavallari and Cutler married in 2013.
Life and career
1987–2005: Early life and Laguna Beach
Cavallari was born January 5, 1987 in Denver, Colorado, the second of two children of Judith Spies (née Eifrig) and Dennis Cavallari.[3][4] She is of Italian and German descent.[5]When her mother divorced her father, her older brother, Mike, moved with their father to Laguna Beach, California, while she moved with her mother to the village of Barrington, Illinois, a suburb an hour northwest of Chicago. She attended Barrington Station Middle School, and graduated on to Barrington High School. After difficulties adjusting to a new life with a stepfather and stepbrother, Cavallari moved to California to live with her father. There, Cavallari was enrolled at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for her freshman year. After she attended a Driver's Education course through Laguna Beach High School, her father enrolled her in Laguna Beach High School.
Cavallari was in her junior year of high school when the first season of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County began production. At the time, she was involved in an on-and-off relationship with senior Stephen Colletti. Cavallari's romance with Colletti caused a rivalry with another cast member, Lauren Conrad. The love triangle became one of the series' central plot lines.[2]
2006–10: Acting and The Hills
In May 2009, Cavallari confirmed that she would be joining the cast of Laguna Beach's spin-off series, The Hills.[6] She made her first appearance on the series during the fifth season's mid-season finale on May 31, 2009, at Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's
wedding, where she caught the bouquet. The second half of the Lauren Conrad. Despite originally signing a deal with MTV to appear in two additional seasons following the fifth, the sixth and final season concluded on July 13, 2010.[7] season
premiered on September 29, 2009, with Cavallari assuming the position of
former main cast member and narratorCavallari was on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars and partnered with two-time champion, Mark Ballas.
Despite having high scores, Cavallari was the third to be eliminated,
shocking the audience, judges, and fellow dancers alike. One of the
judges, Len Goodman, commented that he expected to see Cavallari dancing
in the final. The cumulative average of Cavallari's dances were higher
than of contestants who had lasted twice as long as she did.
In 2008, she had a supporting role as Summer in Spring Breakdown alongside Amy Poehler. The film was released straight-to-DVD on June 2, 2009, and received mixed reviews. She also starred in the independent film Green Flash alongside Torrey DeVitto. In 2009 she starred in the independent American high school comedy film, Wild Cherry, as Trish, which also starred Rumer Willis. She also starred in the straight-to-DVD film, National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year, as Kaitlyn. The film was released July 14, 2009, to mixed to negative reviews.
Cavallari has been involved in the "Until There's a Cure", public service advertising campaign, to raise awareness and funds for AIDS and HIV research and vaccine development.[8] In 2006 Cavallari appeared in ads for PETA,[9] and has also appeared as a celebrity spokesperson for "We Are Ellis Island", a campaign for the restoration of Ellis Island.[10] In February 2009, she posed for the NOH8 Campaign in support of gay marriage.[11]
In January 2010, she traveled to El Salvador to do charity work. She told US Magazine, "It really put everything into perspective and made me appreciate everything I have, seeing how happy and excited the kids were was the best feeling in the world".[12] In March 2011, Cavallari traveled to Kenya to do charity work with the non-profit organization One Kid One World.[13]
2011–present: Motherhood and marriage
Cavallari previously dated her Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County co-star Stephen Colletti and her The Hills co-stars, Brody Jenner and Justin Brescia.[14]
During the winter of 2004-05, when Cavallari was a senior at Laguna Beach High School, she dated Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, who was then the star quarterback for the USC Trojans. She can be seen speaking of dating Leinart in early episodes of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County's second season.[15]
Cavallari began dating Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in the fall of 2010[16] and became engaged to him in April 2011. They called off the engagement in July 2011,[17] but reconciled in November 2011.[18] In January 2012, the couple announced Cavallari's pregnancy.[19] She gave birth to their first child, son Camden Jack, on August 8, 2012.[20] Cavallari and Cutler wed on June 8, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee.[21] In October 2013, it was announced that Cavallari is pregnant with their second child.[22]Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 - 2005 | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | Herself | 28 episodes |
| 2007 | Get This Party Started | Host | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Kylie Marker | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Fingerprints | Crystal | Main Role |
| 2007 | Cheerleader Camp | Julie | Television movie |
| 2007 | Cane | Casey | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 2008 | Green Flash aka Beach Kings | Lana | Direct-to-DVD release |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Isabelle Vaughn | Episode: "Forbidden Fruit" |
| 2008 | Spring Breakdown | Lizzie - Seven #3 | |
| 2009 | Wild Cherry | Trish van Doren | |
| 2009 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year | Kaitlin Hayes | Direct-to-DVD release |
| 2009–10 | The Hills | Herself | 23 episodes |
| 2011 | The Middle | Ms. Devereaux | Episode: "Friends, Lies, and Videotape" |
| 2011 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Season 3 |
| 2011 | America's Next Top Model | Guest Judge | Season 17, Episode 3 |
| 2011 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Season 13, Eliminated week 3 |
| 2012 | Cupcake Wars | Guest Judge | Season 6, Episode 9: "Kristin Cavallari's Baby Shower" |
| 2012 | The League | Herself | Season 4, Episode 4: "The Breastalyzer" |
| 2013 | The League | Herself | Season 5, Episode 3: "Chalupa vs the Cutlet" |
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