Kaley Cuoco’s face is starting to look familiar to the millions who watch ABC TV. As Bridget, the super-pretty daughter whose super-tight wardrobe gives protective dad John Ritter the jitters on the new sitcom “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,” Kaley has gone from 16-year-old high schooler to small-screen star.
While dining out with a friend recently, several people in the restaurant asked for her autograph. “I'm like, 'You want my autograph?' ” she recalls. “I'm telling you, its the weirdest feeling!”
That recognition is something that Kaley has dreamed about since she could remember. Having first stepped in front of the camera at a tender eight months old, Kaley has endured audition after audition through the years in the hopes of landing a steady television gig.
After tons of rejections, Kaley heard some magic words last spring when her cell phone rang shortly after meeting with the producers of “8 Simple Rules.” “The phone rang and my manager was like, ‘You're Bridget!’” Kaley recalls, excitement still in her voice. “I was so excited! I waited so long for this to happen.”
But being Bridget has meant sacrifice for Kaley. A serious tennis player who has won championships, Kaley used to “train up to six hours a day, but, obviously, I cant do that anymore.” The blonde actress also broke up with her boyfriend of 2 1/2 years just before the series began shooting. “I have to give acting my 100 percent focus right now,” she explains.
If Kaley's show ever does get canceled, at least she can turn to fellow actress Hayden Panettiere, 13, for support. Hayden knows all too well what its like to have a hit series yanked out from under her
Name: Kaley Cuoco (Coo-oh-ko)
Age: 18
D.O.B: November, 30th 1985
Sign: Sagittarius
Weight: 125 lbs
Height: 5'8
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Parents: Gary and Layne Cuoco
Siblings: 15 year old Briana Cuoco
Hometown: Camarillo, California. She now lives San Fernando Vally
Sport: Tennis
Idol: Her grandfather
Celebirty Crush: Michael Vartan
Pet Peeve: People smacking there gum
CatchPhrase: Gi-normous!
Favorite Designer: Gucci
Favorite Book: The lovely bones
Favorite TV Show: Who's Line Is It Anyways
Favorite Old TV Show: Three's Company
Pets: 2 dogs and 1 horse, Petey, Lucy and the horse Bojangels, Bo for short
Britney or Chritina: Britney
Number of Juicy Couture outfits: 10
Favortie Lip Gloss: Rosebud Salve.
Ongoing Project: ABC's 8 Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter
First Job: modeling
