Cathy Silvers (born May 27, 1961) played the role of Jenny Piccalo, Joanie Cunningham's boy-crazy best friend in Seasons 8-10 of the ABC-TV series Happy Days. A former actress, Cathy is the daughter of legendary TV, film and stage actor / comedian and entertainer Phil Silvers and actress Evelyn Patrick.
About Cathy[]
Cathy grew up as the daughter of television comedy star Phil Silvers (of “Sgt. Bilko” TV series' fame) then became a star in her own right as Jenny Piccalo on “Happy Days.” As the best friend of Joanie Cunningham (Erin Moran), Jenny provided crack comedic timing during the show's final three seasons.
“It’s the most fun I ever had in my life, absolutely, bar none,” Silvers said in a recent interview.
Cathy also reminisces:
“Driving to Paramount Studios every day for three years, sitting on a set with Henry Winkler and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross and Erin Moran and Ted McGinley and Crystal Bernard – it was just like, you gotta be kidding me. And Anson (Williams) and Donny (Most). “It was too good to be true.”
Cathy continued acting after the show left the air, doing guest spots on such comedies as “Wings,” “Punky Brewster” and “1st and Ten.” She also had a role in the 1996 movie version of “Bilko” starring Steve Martin. Silvers has since then parlyed her television stardom into a business career.[1]
About her TV acting career, Cathy reflects: “I think (TV fame) was a leg-up. But I went to college. I actually did take four years off and went to American University and got a degree in marketing. I have a pretty big company now,; it’s a successful company, and we have a lot of businesses.”.[1]
Cathy operates a delivery service that provides order organic produce from farmers’ markets to customers throughout Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles resident is also a vegan chef with a private practice, teaching people how to transition from unhealthy to healthy eating habits.
In 2007, Cathy wrote a book called “Happy Days Healthy Living,”[2] which was publish Random House. She also hosts “The Healthy Living Show” on the Web-based Healthy Living Network (TheHealthy LivingShow.com).[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wondering whatever happened to Jenny Piccalo?", NYDailyNews.com, March 5, 2008. Retrieved on August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Happy Days Healthy Living. Retrieved on 5 May 2017.
External links[]
Cathy Silvers at the Internet Movie Database- Cathy Silvers article at Wikipedia
