Jean Thompson

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Jean Thompson Wiki Biography

Born as Jean Thompson on the 21st May 1954, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA, Jean is an actress, best known to the world as Loretta Tortelli in the TV series “The Tortellis” (1987), and as Madge in the film “Rock Hudson” (1990), among other differing appearances.

Have you ever wondered how rich Jean Kasem is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Kasem’s net worth is as high as $20 million, an amount earned through her career as an actress, which started in the early ‘80s. Aside from her career, Jean is also known to the world as the widow of radio personality Casey Kasem.

Jean is a daughter of Celia and her husband Herbert Owens Thompson Sr., and has four siblings; Jean is part Norwegian from her mother’s side. Although born in Portsmouth, she grew up in Guam, as her father was stationed there as a civil-servant. Jean enrolled at the University of Guam when she was 16 years old, however, she dropped out of studies the following year as she married a US Navy lieutenant. Soon she found a job as a waitress, and also worked as a saleswoman on the military bases across the Pacific Ocean, following her husband. However, the two divorced after six years of marriage, and she moved to California to try herself in broadcast journalism.

Unfortunately, success eluded her and she decided to change her career and joined an acting workshop. Little by little she was becoming better in acting, and in 1982 made her debut in the TV series “Strike Force”. In the next few years, she featured in minor roles in such TV series as “Matt Houston” (1983), “Alice” (1983), and “Fantasy Island” (1984), while she made her film debut in a minor role in “Ghostbusters” (1984), but the same year she was chosen for the role of Loretta Tortelli in the TV comedy series “Cheers” (1984-1993), and then from 1987 she portrayed the same character in the spin-off series “The Tortellis” – the role of Loretta celebrated her as an actress and increased her wealth to a large degree.

Thanks to the success she was enjoying while appearing in “Cheers”, she landed several notable roles, including as Madge in the biopic about actor Rock Hudson, “Rock Hudson” (1990), starring Thomas Ian Griffith and Daphne Ashbrook, then as Sensuous Witch in the Golden Globe Award- nominated family drama “The Story Lady” (1991), starring Jessica Tandy and Stephanie Zimbalist, which also added a significant amount to her net worth.

She stayed active as an actress until the late ‘90s, however, she didn’t have any major success. Instead, she devoted time to her family and started a crib designing and building firm, Little Miss Liberty Round Crib Company. Her business became successful, which also contributed to her net worth, and she holds 12 patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the crib and canopy design.

Regarding her personal life, Jean married Casey Kasem in 1980, and the two were married until his death in 2014. The couple has a daughter together, Liberty Jean Kasem. Casey bought a house in 1989 as a birthday present to his wife. In Casey’s last years of life, he was suffering from Lewy body dementia, which caused several physical and psychological problems, and his children from previous marriage wanted custody over him, but Jean opposed. As a result, Casey’s children filed a conservator ship petition, which was firstly denied, but after the second try, Kerri, one of Casey’s children were given custody over him. However, that didn’t last long, as Casey died just a month later.

IMDB Wikipedia $20 million 1954 1954-0-0 1954-05-21 1955-01-01 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Actress American Casey Kasem Casey Kasemhis death Daphne Ashbrook Ghostbusters (1984) Herbert Owens Thompson Sr. Irene Celia Thompson Jean Kasem Net Worth Jean Thompson Jessica Tandy Julie Kerri Liberty Irene Kasem Liberty Kasem May 21 Mike New Hampshire Portsmouth Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (1990) Soundtrack Stephanie Zimbalist The Story Lady (1991) The Tortellis (1987) Thomas Ian Griffith University of Guam USA

Jean Thompson Quick Info

Full Name Jean Kasem
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth May 21, 1954
Place Of Birth Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Education University of Guam
Nationality American
Spouse Casey Kasem (m. 1980–2014)
Children Liberty Irene Kasem
Parents Herbert Owens Thompson Sr.,Irene Celia Thompson
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440488/
Movies Ghostbusters, The Tortellis, Elliot Fauman, Ph.D.
TV Shows The Tortellis

Jean Thompson Trademarks

  1. Breathy, little girl voice
  2. Lisp, breathless voice
  3. Curvaceous, buxom figure
  4. Platinum blonde hair

Jean Thompson Important Facts

  • She was known to adopt an eccentric fashion sense that earned her repeat mentions on various worst-dressed lists.
  • She worked as a waitress and saleswoman on United States military bases throughout the Pacific Ocean where her first husband was assigned.
  • Attended the University of Guam in Mangilao, Guam at age 16, but dropped out after marrying a United States Navy lieutenant.
  • Attended and graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam High School in Hagatna (Agana), Guam.
  • In the early 1990s, she was a television spokesperson for the DES disease.
  • Has one daughter, Liberty Irene Kasem (born May 31, 1990), and currently designs her own line of cute, original round and heart-shaped baby cribs and crib bedding.
  • Stepmother of Kerri Kasem, Mike Kasem and Julie Kasem.
  • Is one of five children of Herbert Owens Sr. and Irene Ceila Thompson.

Jean Thompson Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Good vs Evil 1999 TV Series Sitcom Wife Actress
Malcolm & Eddie 1997 TV Series Nurse L. Reed Actress
Johnny Bravo 1997 TV Series Tabitha / Suzy’s Mom Actress
Hope & Gloria 1995 TV Series Candy Actress
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans 1994 TV Series Frances ‘Tink’ Larson Actress
A Million to Juan 1994 Party Guest Actress
Nurses 1994 TV Series Jean, the Loni Anderson look-alike receptionist Actress
Cheers 1984-1993 TV Series Loretta Tortelli Actress
The Story Lady 1991 TV Movie Sensuous Witch Actress
Darkwing Duck 1991 TV Series Actress
Perfect Crimes 1991 TV Movie Sheila Actress
Hunter 1991 TV Series Wanda Crebbs Actress
Dragnet 1991 TV Series Miss Lamorock Actress
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda 1990 TV Series Additional Voices Actress
Fall from Grace 1990 TV Movie Palm Springs Realtor Actress
Elliot Fauman, Ph.D. 1990 Meredith Dashley Actress
Rock Hudson 1990 TV Movie Madge Actress
My Two Dads 1989 TV Series Actress
Growing Pains 1989 TV Series DeDe DeWitt Actress
The Tortellis 1987 TV Series Loretta Tortelli Actress
Star Fairies 1985 TV Movie True Love (voice) Actress
Ghostbusters 1984 Tall Woman at Party Actress
Fantasy Island 1984 TV Series Actress Actress
Alice 1983 TV Series Babette Actress
We Got It Made 1983 TV Series Clarisse Actress
Matt Houston 1983 TV Series Andrea Actress
Strike Force 1982 TV Series Marlene Actress
Cheers 1993 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Tortellis 1987 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Entertainment Tonight 2014 TV Series Herself Self
Hollywood Squares 2003 TV Series Herself Self
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion 2002 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2000 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1999 TV Special Herself – Audience Member Self
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1998 TV Special Herself – Audience Member Self
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon 1998 TV Series Herself Self
Mr. Wrong 1996 Herself Self
The Martin Short Show 1994 TV Series Herself Self
Hollywood Women 1993 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself Self
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1993 TV Special Herself – Audience Member Self
Changing Minds, Changing Times 1991 Documentary short Herself Self
The Pat Sajak Show 1989 TV Series Herself Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 1989 TV Series Herself Self
Family Feud 1989 TV Series Herself Self
American Film Institute Comedy Special 1987 TV Special April (segment “The Rec Room”) Self
A.M. Los Angeles 1987 TV Series Herself Self
The New Hollywood Squares 1987 TV Series Herself Self
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2014 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
On the Edge 2001 TV Movie Nurse (segment “Happy Birthday”) Archive Footage