Valerie Bertinelli Biography

Valerie Bertinelli (born on April 23, 1960 in Claymont, Delaware) is an actress best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's younger daughter, Barbara Cooper, on the long-running television show One Day at a Time.

Biography

In later years, Valerie Bertinelli had two short-lived television series: Sydney in which a young Matthew Perry played her brother, and Cafe Américain. Valerie Bertinelli has also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies and, in 2001, joined the cast of Touched by an Angel.

Valerie Bertinelli married Eddie Van Halen in April 1981; they had a son, Wolfgang "Wolfie" William Van Halen, ten years later. On July 9, 2002, they announced that they had been separated since October 2001. She filed for divorce on December 5, 2005.

Valerie Bertinelli was the host of Saturday Night Live (with then-husband Eddie Van Halen sitting in with G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band) when Dana Carvey intruduced his "Choppin' Broccoli" sketch.