ACTOR
Heather Locklear
- Known for
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Firestarter (1984), Melrose Place (1992), Spin City (1996)
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Heather Locklear is an actor best known for Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Firestarter and Melrose Place.
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After being rejected from her high school cheerleading squad, Heather Locklear joined the drama club and discovered that acting was her true passion.
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Heather Locklear is one of the few actors to have worked on two series at the same time: Dynasty (1981) and T. J. Hooker (1982).
- #003
On September 25, 2017, her 56th birthday, Heather Locklear was arrested at her home in Thousand Oaks, CA, on charges of domestic violence and battery on a police officer. Her brother called the police after arriving at her house and finding her arguing with her boyfriend. When officers arrived, she allegedly became combative with them and was arrested for assaulting an officer. She faced a felony domestic violence charge as well as three counts of battery on emergency personnel as a misdemeanor.
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Heather Locklear serves on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund and supports the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
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On June 24, 2008, Heather Locklear entered a medical facility in Arizona for diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and depression.
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Heather Locklear is best known to the public for her role as Stacy Sheridan on T. J. Hooker (1982), Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty (1981) and Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place (1992).
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Heather Locklear was named to People magazine's Most Beautiful list three times.
- #008
On September 14, 2017, Heather Locklear was involved in a collision and was taken to Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, CA. At around 17:40 she went off the road and landed in a ditch. A spokesperson for the Thousand Oaks Police Department said she was taken to the hospital with minor, non-threatening injuries. Police did not say what caused the incident but said no drugs or alcohol were involved.
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Heather Locklear briefly attended UCLA. Rather than completing her undergraduate degree, she chose to continue her acting career. Her father, William Locklear, held various senior administrative positions at UCLA (Registrar, Director of the Office of Residential Life, etc.).
- #010
Following her September arrest for driving under the influence of prescription medication, Heather Locklear was charged with misdemeanor DUI in Santa Barbara County [November 17, 2008].
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Heather Locklear became engaged to Jack Wagner [August 14, 2011]. They called off their engagement (November 15, 2011).
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Heather Locklear's ex-husband, Richie Sambora, is a member of the rock band Bon Jovi.
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Heather Locklear starred in three highly successful original films for Lifetime Channel: Angels Fall (2007), Flirting with Forty (2008) and He Loves Me (2011). Flirting with Forty (2008) ranked among the network's top three films. The premiere of Angels Fall (2007), adapted from Nora Roberts's bestselling novel, placed in the channel's top 10 most-watched broadcasts.
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Heather Locklear's DUI case was dismissed on January 2, 2009, after she pleaded no contest to reckless driving in a Santa Barbara (CA) court. She was not present in court.
- #015
Heather Locklear appeared as a guest star in the episode No Sniffing, No Wowing (2004) of the TV series Two and a Half Men (2003), which starred her former Spin City (1996) co-star Charlie Sheen.
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Heather Locklear is a fan of William Shatner's series Boston Legal (2004).
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On October 4, 1997, Heather Locklear gave birth to her daughter Ava Locklear (also known as Ava Elizabeth Sambora) with her then-husband Richie Sambora.
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Heather Locklear graduated from Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, CA.
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Heather Locklear turned down a regular role on the 2002 series Good Morning, Miami. It was a role similar to the one she played on Spin City (1996). The role later went to Ashley Williams.
- #020
Heather Locklear's college roommate was Susan Levitan, who produced the film Family Sins (2004) in which Locklear starred alongside Kirstie Alley.
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Heather Locklear's acting coach was Tom Todoroff.
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On December 1, 2010, Heather Locklear was hospitalized in Los Angeles for treatment of a bacterial infection.
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Heather Locklear is one of Jillian Barberie's best friends.
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Heather Locklear is represented by APA and Edelstein Laird.
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