Deborah Gibson

Deborah Gibson: Biography in Details

Who is Deborah Gibson?

Deborah Gibson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, best known as Debbie.

Her debut album Out of the Blue has received international hits and was also certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

What is the birth name of Deborah Gibson?

Deborah Gibson was born on August 31, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Her birth name is Deborah Ann Gibson.

She grew up in Merrick along with her three sisters Denise Gibson, Michele Gibson, and Karen Gibson.

Her father’s name is Joseph Gibson. Likely, her mother’s name is Diane Gibson.

Her dad’s last name was actually Schultz but her mom remarried a guy whose last name was Gibson before leaving him in the orphanage. She met her real father at the age of 50.

Talking about her nationality, it is, American and is of Mixed (German, Russian, Italian, and Sicilian) ethnicity.

Education, University

Deborah Gibson graduated from Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick, New York, the United States in 1988.

Deborah Gibson: Early Days and Career

Early Days

Deborah Gibson took piano lessons from Morton Estrin when she was just five years old. She wrote her first song, Make Sure You Know Your Classroom, at age six.

Likewise, in fifth grade, she composed an opera, Alice in Operaland.

In addition to composing, Deborah Gibson also started performing at a very young age. She began acting in community theater productions at the age of five.

At the age of 8, she joined the children’s chorus at New York City’s famed Metropolitan Opera House.

Deborah Gibson built a makeshift studio in her family’s garage while pursuing her music career. She used to write and record music there.

Moreover, at the age of 12, she also won $1,000 in a songwriting contest for writing her song I Come From America.

Music Career

Deborah Gibson’s musical theater career in the 1990s and 2000s proved every bit as successful as her remarkable run as a 1980s pop sensation.

She even has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest person to have written a Billboard No. 1 song.

Her debut studio album, Out of the Blue was released in 1987. It received a huge success and was later certified triple “Platinum” by the RIAA.

Deborah Gibson’s single Only in My Dreams from that album was a spot in fourth on the Billboard. Her other three singles also reached the Top 5 in the year 1988.

Moreover, the single from the album, Foolish Beat, was an international hit earning her the title of the youngest female artist who wrote, performed, and produced a single that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In 1996, Deborah Gibson released Deborah under a self-label with EMI Records. Likely, she released M.Y.O.B. in 2001 after a five-year hiatus.

Theatres & Movies

Deborah Gibson established herself as a musical theater star in pop music. As a stage actress, she prefers the name, Deborah rather than Debbie Gibson.

She made her Broadway debut as Eponine in the 1992 production of Les Miserables and as Sandy in a West End production of Grease.

Furthermore, she portrays Rizzo in the Grease U.S. national tour before returning to Broadway for turns as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (1997) and Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy (1998).

Also, she appeared on-stage in Funny Girl, Joseph, The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Chicago.

Deborah Gibson played lead roles in some popular Broadway musicals of the time.

Her notable performances include the narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2000); the title role in Cinderella (2001); Velma Kelly in Chicago (2002); and Sally Bowles in Cabaret (2003).

In 2009, she made her debut in film with the independent movie Coffee Date starring Jonathan Silverman and Wilson Cruz.

Deborah Gibson also shares the screen with Lorenzo Lamas on Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus 2009. Later, she starred in Mega Python vs. Gatoroid in the year 2011 and later appeared as a cameo actor in Rock of Ages in 2012.

Others

In 2005, Deborah Gibson made a comeback in the media with a nude feature in the Playboy magazine promoting her new single. Also, she appeared as the cover girl for Lavender Magazine in 2008.

In recent years, Gibson has been engaged in educating and mentoring young girls hoping to make it in the entertainment industry.

With this objective, she founded Deborah Gibson’s Electric Youth in 2008. It is a youth camp for arts education.

Likely a year later she founded the Gibson Girl Foundation to provide scholarships for underprivileged youngsters to study the arts.

Deborah Gibson: Salary, Net Worth

The actress must have amassed a good amount from her music and acting career. Also, Deborah owns two of her foundations.

Deborah Gibson’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million as of 2023. Other information regarding her salary is not available.

Deborah Gibson: Rumor, Controversy

In 2003, it was rumored that Deborah Gibson had called off her wedding with her then-boyfriend, Jonathan Kanterman after she met Ryan Seacrest, a well-known TV host.

They also teamed up to judge American Juniors in 2003.

What are the body measurements of Deborah Gibson?

Deborah Gibson has a slim body with measurements of 34-24-35 inches. Likely, she stands at a height of 5 ft 6 inches (167.5 cm) and her weight is 56 kg (123.5 lbs).

She has blonde colored hair and hazel colored eyes. Her bra size, dress size, and shoe size are 34B, 4 (US), and 8 (US) respectively.

Social Media

Deborah Gibson is active on Instagram with over 184K followers and around 121.5K followers on Twitter. Likely, her Facebook page also holds around 537K followers.

Furthermore, She has her own YouTube channel with over 40K subscribers.

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