Bethany Joy Lenz

At 43 years old, Bethany Joy Lenz has this physical status:

Career

Lenz found her first professional work in a Swans Crossing commercial for dolls. Lenz continued to appear in commercials for Eggo Waffles, Dr Pepper, and others. She continued to pursue acting as an actress and, in her second year in high school, Linda Halleck appeared in Stephen King's Thinner. She appeared in various pilots, commercials, and films, as well as appearing in regional theatres before being cast as a series regular on Guiding Light.

Lenz played Reva Shayne's teenage clone on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light for nine episodes at the age of seventeen. Lenz's time as Michelle Bauer Santos after Rebecca Budig's departure received such lauding reviews from viewers, commentators, and Guiding Light executives alike. According to CBS producer Mickey Dwyer-Dobbin, this unusual step was described as "unheard of" in the industry. She graduated from Eastern Christian High School in New Jersey in 1999 while working on Guiding Light. Rose Cronin was also cast in Mary and Rhoda, a made-for-television film starring Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper as Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern. At the time Lenz juggled a heavy storyline, a television film starring Mary Tyler Moore's daughter, a one-year stint with Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Experiment, and the lead role in a contemporary film. In 1972, Lenz produced two pilots, one playing Paul Sorvino's daughter and the other as the lead.

Michelle Bauer Santos left her role as Michelle Bauer Santos and moved from New York City to Los Angeles after two years with The Guiding Light. Garry Marshall, along with Pinky Tuscadero, was directing the cast of 'Happy Days: the Musical (musical directors Carole King and Paul Williams) and Arthur Allan Seidleman in a staged reading of a musical interpretation of The Outsiders in Los Angeles. Lenz has also appeared on Off Centre, Charmed, Felicity, Maybe It's Me and The Guardian during this period. Marni Potts, the co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, appeared on Bring It On Again in 2002.

Lenz was first cast in the WB's television series One Tree Hill when she was twenty-two. Brooke Davis and Haley James were among the actresses auditioning for the roles. She landed the role of Haley James, the quintessential girl-next-door who is best friends with Lucas Scott, as well as Nathan Scott, who is played by Chad Michael Murray. Nathan Scott, his wife, and Nathan Scott, who is played by James Lafferty. Lenz appeared on One Tree Hill during her time as an actress in Beauty and the Beast when it first appeared on Broadway but decided against it due to scheduling conflicts. Lenz appeared in an episode of Life Unexpected alongside Kate Voegele as part of a crossover-event between One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected.

Lenz made her directorial debut in the sixth season. She first approached producer Greg Prange in 2007 with the intention of directing, but she wasn't allowed to do so until two years later. Lenz shadowed many directors, watched them train, and went on location scouts over the course of season six. Two more episodes were directed by Lenz.

One Tree Hill's ninth and final season was shown on television for thirteen episodes. On April 4, 2012, the program came to an end.

Lenz decided to focus on initiatives that were "strategically designed to advance her career in a direction that was not quite the same as she was doing on One Tree Hill" in 2012. It was announced in September 2012 that Lenz would be a guest star on an episode of Men at Work. Meg, a single mother whose identity Tyler has yet to reveal, portrayed her role. She said the first few days were difficult because she hadn't done comedy for the first time.

It was revealed that Lenz would appear on Dexter on a regular basis in March 2013. Cassie's character was described as "an attractive former finance executive looking for a quieter life." In four episodes of the final season, Lenz's character appeared.

Lenz was offered Lauren Byrd, a pilot on the Economist Songbyrd in late September 2013. Lauren, a nimble writer who employs a small workforce, including her sister, was the subject of the show's success. In late January 2014 in New York City, production for Songbyrd began, but it wasn't picked up by E!

Lenz appeared in the Shonda Rhimes drama The Catch for ABC, playing Zoe in the second quarter of 2015. Lenz announced that she was being fired on May 18, 2015; "Looks like they need a different version for Zoe, so I'll be replaced," she wrote. However, she still encouraged viewers to watch the program.

Lenz appeared in her first short film, Grace, early in 2016. She appeared on two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.L.D. in March 2016. She appeared in the new drama American Gothic in mid-2016 as a character named April. "We love her!" Lenz's producer Corinne Brinkerhoff said of her. She's amazing. "She plays a witty, insightful nurse in a rehabilitation facility."

Hilarie Burton and Sophia Bush, co-stars on One Tree Hill, launched Drama Queens, a podcast in 2021.

She gave a performance of original music following Lenz' departure from Guiding Light. Lenz, a Brooklyn College of Operatic, plays the guitar and piano and writes her own music. Preincarnate, her first album, was released in October 2002. She appeared on a new musical version of the series Happy Days under the direction of producer Garry Marshall and with singer Carole King. She had the opportunity to participate in a public reading of Arthur Allan Seidelman's book The Strangers.

She continued to perform new music while on One Tree Hill. The pair joined The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp), and Gavin DeGraw for a 25-city North American One Tree Hill Tour, beginning in Vancouver, in 2005. Lenz and Hilton received the No. 1 trophy in the U.S. The duet "When the Stars Go Blue" ranked at number 89 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart in February 2005. Lenz' second solo album, Come On Home, appeared on tour, and she shot her first music video for "Songs in My Pockets" at Coney Island Beach and Astroland in Brooklyn, New York.

Lenz co-wrote and recorded "Halo," which was released on the second volume of the One Tree Hill Soundtrack in 2006. Lenz signed a Sony Epic Records contract and collaborated with her producer Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Guster, Barenaked Ladies) to record original songs during this period. Lenz retained the brand name in 2006, despite internal company changes. Despite this setback, Lenz travelled to Los Angeles to write and record several songs for the Ten Inch Hero soundtrack in 2006. Lenz's break with Epic allowed her to be signed with the independent record label Hillasterion.

Lenz formed Everly with her lifelong pal, Amber Sweeney. They joined with musical act Angels & Airwaves and Kate Voegele shortly after the pair was established for a live USO concert for military service. This was shot and created the basis for a One Tree Hill episode titled "Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous."

The Everly band dissolved after four years of collaboration in 2012, the two artists decided to concentrate on their solo careers. Lenz of One Tree Hill co-star Michael Grubbs of the band Wakey!Wakey performed in November of the same year. At the BTF Concerts in New York City, she and other performers performed. Rock the Schools 2012 was a performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. "I Know" and "Irresistible" were two of her new songs and two duets with Grubbs. Then Slowly Grows CD was sold at the festival by the artist.

Lenz said she was speaking with long-time friend and music producer Jeff Cohen in May 2013 to record an album. Lenz tweeted a snapshot of the recording studio on May 22, 2013. "Recording new music in #Nashville with old pal Jeff Cohen," the caption read. #LeavingTownAlive #CrazyGirls was born on June 4, 2013. Lenz tweeted, "Sneak peek at my latest album" as a result of a WhoSay video that was linked to a new song titled "Please."

Lenz talked to Mary Ann Albright in late July 2013 to discuss her musical ambitions. On her website, she announced that she would soon debut Your Woman, her first full-length studio album, as an independent release. "The only way I can sum up this album is if Patsy Cline meets Sam Cooke," Lenz continued.

After performing it at the Rock the Schools Concert in 2012, Lenz's album "Please" was released on vibedeck and August 11 for her fans on August 10, 2013. Lenz introduced "Calamity Jane" on iTunes on July 18, 2014. The song served as a preview of her forthcoming album. "I'm reworking my album, but here's a tiny preview," Lenz said. This song will appear completely different on the latest album, but I hope you'd enjoy hearing this version." The song appeared on her WhoSay website and later on her SoundCloud page on July 21.

Lenz's latest EP was released on Kickstarter in November 2014. In early December, the EP's production began. Fans were able to support the new EP while still supporting the charity Stop the Traffik. "Get Back to Gold" was released on December 23, 2014 (iTunes, Amazon.com), providing a sneak peek at her forthcoming album.

The project was suspended due to legal issues involving her producer, David Waechter. Lenz decided to change her squad and now appears as Joy Lenz and the Firepit Band. The lineup includes WhiteRose (Danny Shyman) on guitar, Doo Crowder on vocals and guitar, Ben Zelico on drums, and Meaghan Maples and Brittany Gilmore as back up singers. They toured from May to July 2016, and they announced that an album was on display for 2017.

Lenz's first solo Christmas album, Snow, was released in December 2020. Mike Bundlie produced the album and was released under Poets Road Records. It featured six songs, with four of them being originals by Lenz. Anthony Evans of the Voice and "Listen" includes Maria, her daughter, on the song "My Christmas With You."

Lenz discovered herself singing songs around her house based on the story's characters in 2005 after seeing Nick Cassavetes' film The Notebook and later reading Nicholas Sparks' best-selling book of the same name. She decided to place them on paper after six weeks. She pitched the idea to her producer Ron Aniello, who eventually founded Galeotti & Aniello Productions. Lenz revealed on her website bethanyjoylenz.com that they were composing a musical on December 7, 2006. Lenz handed it over to a friend close to the Sparks family who gave it to the book's author after finishing the libretto. He adored it, and she bought the rights to the musical.

In early August 2009 at Thalian Hall, the auditions took place. Noah and Alli were played by Paul Teal and Kendra Goehring-Garett. In October 2009, the Notebook musical was performed in a small black box theater in front of Broadway producers and investors, as well as Nicholas Sparks, who came to the occasion. All of the feedback she and Aniello received was positive, Lenz said. The music was "amazing" and didn't need to be updated, according to the authors, and "everybody loved the dialogue, and they thought the story was well written." On the playbill, she thanks to several people from One Tree Hill, including Paul Johansson, Allison Munn, and Jana Kramer.

Lenz revealed on Facebook that she was recording songs with the other singers for the musical on February 10 and 11. Lenz announced on March 6, 2010 that she was rewriting passages containing some songs. The pair revealed on their website in July 2010: "The Colors Play," "Carolina Moon," "Troublesome Tongue," "Sunday Train," "The Nightclub Swing," "The Nightclub Swing" "The Nightclub Swing" "Think of Me (When You're Gone)" (Apsalm 148), "My Christmas With You" (Wanta) and "The Lucky Girl" are two of "Think of Me" (Psalm 148). Both Lenz and Aniello wrote them.

Lenz performed the song "Traguesome Tongue" on Facebook in November 2010, raising more than $2000 in one day for the charity Love146. Noah's father and his siblings perform Noah's transition from stutter to new love Allie, a track that was played by Lenz. "Sunday Train" from the demo score on YouTube in December 2010. Paul Teal, a singer, appeared on Noah's stage in December 2010. Lenz revealed on her website www.bethanyjoy.com that she and Nicholas Sparks were together on the 15th Anniversary of The Notebook in October 2011 and became good friends.

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