Nikki Blonsky Biography

Fast Facts

• Started singing at age 3 and began voice lessons when she was 8
• In high school she performed in Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd and Kiss Me, Kate
• Best known for her debut film role starring as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 movie remake of Hairspray
• She was informed that she had landed the role while working at her job at Cold Stone Creamery
• Her reaction to the news was recorded and broadcast on Entertainment Tonight
• Received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Hairspray
• She has also starred in Valemont on MTV, Queen Sized on Lifetime and guest-starred on Ugly Betty
• Authored and published a poem in honor of Jonathan Lee Ielpi, a New York City firefighter who died on 9/11
• Was arrested along with her father for assault over a conflict about airline seats with Bianca Golden, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model