Guess Who This 80’s/90’s TV Actress Is!

Posted On : April 14, 2015

holly robinson peete nowIt’s Holly Robinson-Peete! Most of us first became familiar with her as “Officer Judy Hoffs” on the 80’s show, 21 Jumpstreet.

Holly Robinson Peete on "21 Jumpstreet"
Holly Robinson Peete on “21 Jumpstreet”

Then she starred in Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper and the TV movie, The Jacksons: An American Dream as Diana Ross. In recent years, Holly was on the 2010 season of Celebrity Apprentice where she set an “Apprentice” record by raising the most money in a single task. She finished the show as a runner up to the show’s winner, Brett Michaels. She also hosted the 2010-2011 season of the CBS daytime talk show, The Talk and fans were angry when the show didn’t bring her back for a second season without any explanation.

The original hosts of The Talk daytime show: Leah Remini, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson-Peete
The original hosts of The Talk daytime show: Leah Remini, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson-Peete

Her co-host Sharon Osbourne alluded to the reason behind the show not renewing with Holly: “Some people don’t really know who they are. And you have to know who you are when you’re in something like this. You can’t pretend to be something you’re not. You have to know your brand. You can’t be all things to everyone,” said Sharon.

Here are a few little known Old School fun facts about Holly Robinson-Peete:
1. Her best friend of several decades is a member of the R&B group En Vogue, Terry Ellis.

terry and holly
Terry Ellis of En Vogue and her best friend, Holly Robinson-Peete

en vogue

2. Holly is also a singer. She, along with actress Dawnn Lewis and En Vogue sang the theme song for Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper
hangin with mr cooper

3. Former 90210 TV star, Jason Priestly, recently released a memoir where he revealed that he and Holly Robinson Peete discreetly dated and that she was his first love. This was long before she was married to her husband, Robert Peete.

"90210" actor, Jason Priestly
“90210” actor, Jason Priestly

4. Guess what? Holly’s Dad, Matt Robinson, was a former Sesame Street actor and he worked on Sanford and Son as…

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