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Biography
BLP sources|date=July 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Kathie Sullivan| image =| caption = Singer Kathie Sullivan| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = Birth date and age|1953|05|31 Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh , Wisconsin United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = voice and cello| genre = Gospel music|Gospel , standard (music)|standards | occupation =| years_active = Start date|1976 - present| label =| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Kathie Sullivan (born May 31, 1953) is an United States|American -born singer who appeared on television's The Lawrence Welk Show from 1976 to 1982 .
Biography
Early years
Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh , Wisconsin , she began singing in church (building)|church and later at George Nelson Tremper High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin where she sang in the choir and also played cello in the orchestra.
Musical career
She was discovered by Lawrence Welk while attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison , where she was the local Miss Champagne Lady in a show that went on the road. She was hired in 1976 after completing her studies. She sang numerous solos, and often was paired with Dick Dale (singer)|Dick Dale in various numbers.
As a Christian music artist, she released several Gospel music albums and has performed for charitable originations as World Vision . Kathie also performed in a one-woman show as Jane Long around her home in Dallas, Texas .
Today, she continues to perform, mostly at retirement communities for old age|seniors and has hosted wraparounds for Welk repeats aired on PBS .
Personal life
Once believed to be romantically involved with Andy Kaufman , with whom she appeared on a 1981 episode of Fridays cite news|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=l8gsAAAAIBAJ& sjid=XxMEAAAAIBAJ& pg=4622,3804817& dq=andy-kaufman+kathie-sullivan& hl=en|title=Comedian to wed|date=18 September 1981|work= Wilmington Morning Star |page=2A|accessdate=22 July 2010Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot (the incident was a hoax),cite web|url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60822022.html|title=Kaufman Was My Hoax Fiance; The Taxi star pulled some of the funniest stunts on US TV, but his fake engagement fooled the world|last=Burton|first=Alex|date=25 February 2000|work= Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record |accessdate=22 July 2010 she married in 1986 to high school boyfriend Hugh Tollack and is the mother of two daughters.
References
Reflist Persondata | NAME = Sullivan, Kathie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1953-05-31 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Kathie Category:1953 births Category:American gospel singers Category:Living people Category:People from Kenosha, Wisconsin Category:People from Oshkosh, Wisconsin Category:Musicians from Wisconsin
