Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20th 1981) is an American pop, rock and country actress, singer and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in Parenthood, Stella and I Love You to Death. Her breakthrough role came in 1991, when she portrayed the lead in the film Curly Sue opposite Jim BelushiAs an adult, Porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run in The Ten Commandments: The Musical and as a founding cast member of the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. A solo album followed in 2009. In 2016, she auditioned for The Voice on NBC. The Voice and was selected to be part of Team Christina. In May of that year, Porter was named the winner of season 10.Born to Jewish parents in Worcester, Massachusetts, Porter is the great-granddaughter of famous Worcester Rabbi Joseph Klein.Her grandmother was the director of the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. The father of Porter, Ric Porter was the co-founder, of the lead singer and songwriter group Zonkaraz which was a Worcester-based group. Laura Klein was her mother. Laura Klein also taught dance and coached Diane as well as Elaine Klimaszewski. They first were on Star Search in 1987, in the junior section, before they were dubbed the Coors Light Twins.
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