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| Karen, very
nearly named Dixie Lee by her New Orleans born mother, grew up in the suburbs of the Windy City, Chicago, where, being genetically predisposed (her father was a well-known voice of the Chicago airwaves) she cut her teeth on the entertainment industry. Her first radio interview came at age three, on The Virginia Gale Show, followed by her first commercial at age five. |
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Her playwriting career began
with skits created for the neighborhood kids. She also directed and starred in her productions, which launched a love affair for the theatre and the need to plant herself center stage. Adding a fondness of music to the mix, she teamed up with two friends to co-write the songs, Men, They’re The Corniest Kind Of Sex and Boom-dee-ada, Boom-dee-ada. The latter, she was told, was submitted to a songwriting contest where it won honorable mention. Karen was eight. |
In those formative years she fretted
for the
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| The latter years found Karen majoring
in theatre with a minor in music at |
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Today, Karen is also
a certified mediator, which helps |
