Alisan Porter

 Porter was the daughter of Worcester's Jewish parents. Her mother ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. The father of Porter, Ric Porter, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of Worcester-based group Zonkaraz. Laura Klein, her mother Laura Klein, also taught dance, as well as coaching Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, who appeared on Star Search in 1987 in the category for junior dancers before they were dubbed the Coors Light Twins. While in Los Angeles for the twins appearing on Star Search, the show's producer spotted Porter singing in the hotel lobby , and scheduled her appearance on the next episode. Porter began singing and performing at the age of three. At five years old, she became the youngest Star Search participant to win the competition. In the was the same year that she also was in Pee Wee's Playhouse in Season 2 as one of the playhouse gang in Season 2. Porter acted in several films as a child before becoming famous for her role as the title character in the 1991 film Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi. She was the youngest child of Lynn Redgrave in the 1989 ABC sitcom Chicken Soup. In the following year, she was scheduled to be a brand new regular cast member of Perfect Strangers, but her character was dropped after only one episode.