Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Dawn Thornton is a retired American actress, radio personality and singer best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and the spinoff, So Random!.
Career
Thornton made her television acting debut in the pilot episode of the Fox sitcom, Quintuplets. She then went on to appear in 8 Simple Rules, American Dreams, The O.C., Desperate Housewives, That's So Raven, Jericho, Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana.In 2009, Thornton co-starred as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a Chance and then went on to play a part in the Disney Channel Original Movie Hatching Pete. After Sonny with a Chance ended in early 2011, it was replaced by So Random! in the summer of 2011 and ended in 2012, where Thornton reprised her role as Tawni Hart.
From 2015 to 2016, Thornton was a radio personality for KLAZ 105.9 based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She co-hosted the morning show "Kramer and Tiffany", as well as hosted her own mid-day show. She is also a blogger for DisneyBaby.com.
As of mid-2016, Thornton works as a recruitment advisor for Champion Christian College.
Personal life
Thornton was born in College Station, Texas. She is an alumna of Texas A&M University, where she sang the national anthem at a number of sporting events. She is a Christian.In December 2009, Thornton became engaged to her boyfriend, Christopher Carney, a probation officer and former lead singer of the band The Prom Kings. The couple were married on November 12, 2011 at Garvan Woodland Gardens, in Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
On February 13, 2012, Thornton announced that she was pregnant with their first child. She gave birth to their first son, Kenneth James, in August 2012. The child's godparents are actors Cassandra Scerbo and Wilmer Valderrama. On October 25, 2013, Thornton announced that she was pregnant with her second child. She gave birth to their second son, Bentley, in March 2014. On December 4, 2015, Carney was killed in a car accident.
In January 2017, Thornton began a relationship with family friend and worship pastor Josiah Capaci. The couple announced their engagement on April 8, 2017. They were married on October 7, 2017. The couple announced her pregnancy in April 2018, welcoming their first child together, a daughter, Juliet ‘Jules’ Joy, in November 2018.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2004 | Quintuplets | Stacy | Pilot episode |
2004 | 8 Simple Rules | Marnie | Episode: "Car Trouble? |
2005 | American Dreams | Tonya | Episodes: "Truth Be Told" & "Home Again" |
2005 | The O.C. | Ashley | Episodes: "The Shape of Things to Come", "The Disconnect" & "The Safe Harbor" |
2006 | Desperate Housewives | Barbie | Episode: "No One Is Alone" |
2006 | That's So Raven | Tyler Sparks | Episode: "Checkin' Out" |
2006 | Jericho | Stephanie Lancaster | Pilot episode |
2007–2008 | Hannah Montana | Becky | Episodes: "Get Down, Study-udy-udy" & "Yet Another Side of Me" |
2007 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Susan | Episode: "Movies" |
2009–2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Tawni Hart | Main cast, Disney Channel Original Series |
2009 | Hatching Pete | Jamie Wynn | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2009 | Lights, Camera, Take Action! Backstage with Disney's Friends for Change | Herself / Host | Television special |
2010 | Fish Hooks | Doris Flores Gorgeous | Episode: "Doris Flores Gorgeous" |
2010 | Teena Sometimes | Episode: "Frame Story/And... Action!" | |
2011–2012 | So Random! | Tawni Hart | Main cast, Disney Channel Original Series |
2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Herself | Co-host |
2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Glimmer | TV special |
2011 | PrankStars | Herself | Episode: "Stick It To Me" |
2012 | Game Change | Meghan McCain | TV film |
2012 | Doc McStuffins | Xyla | Episode: "Gulpy Gulpy Gators!/One Note Wonder" |
2014–2015 | Muertoons | Lupita | Main role |