Amanda Kloots

Amanda Kloots

Amanda Kloots (born March 19, 1982) is an American television personality, dancer, model, actress, and fitness instructor. From 2021 to 2024, she was a co-host of the daytime talk show The Talk.

Early life

Amanda Kloots

Kloots is the second youngest of five children. She attended GlenOak High School in Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio.

Career

Amanda Kloots

Kloots performed as part of the ensemble in several musicals on Broadway, including Good Vibrations, Follies, Young Frankenstein, and Bullets Over Broadway. She is a former member of the dance company the Rockettes.

In 2020, Kloots launched a digital fitness brand, which includes exercise videos taught by her. That same year, she served as a guest co-host on the CBS daytime talk show The Talk. Kloots joined The Talk as a permanent co-host in January 2021. She released a memoir, co-authored with her sister, titled Live Your Life, in June 2021. Later that year, she participated as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of the competition series Dancing with the Stars, ultimately placing fourth.

Personal life

Amanda Kloots

Kloots was married to actor David Larsen for six years. She met actor Nick Cordero while working on Bullets Over Broadway. They were married from 2017 until his death from COVID-19 in 2020. She received attention for documenting Cordero's struggle and death from COVID-related complications on Instagram. The couple had a son born 10 June 2019 via C-section. Kloots lives in Los Angeles.

Kloots endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Ted 2	Dancer	Uncredited
2019	The Irishman	Golddigger Dancer
2022	Fit for Christmas	Audrey	Television film Also executive producer

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th></th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020–2024</td><td>The Talk</td><td>Herself / co-host</td><td>Talk show</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Dancing with the Stars</td><td>Herself / Contestant</td><td>Season 30</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The Neighborhood</td><td>Herself</td><td>Episode: "Welcome to the Milestone"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>The Bold and the Beautiful</td><td>Lucy</td><td>2 episodes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Blue Bloods</td><td>Deanne</td><td>Episode “Entitlement”</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2023	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host (shared with the other hosts)	The Talk	Nominated
2024	Nominated

Theatre credits

Amanda Kloots

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Venue</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2014</td><td>Bullets Over Broadway</td><td>Ensemble (credited as Amanda Kloots-Larsen)</td><td>St. James Theatre</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Follies</td><td>Ensemble</td><td>Marquis Theatre</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Young Frankenstein</td><td>Ensemble (replacement)</td><td>Lyric Theatre</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Good Vibrations</td><td>Bikini Girl/Ensemble</td><td>Eugene O'Neill Theatre</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>