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| birth_name = Samantha Jane Zinn | | birth_name = Samantha Jane Zinn | ||
| − | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1993|8|15}} | + | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|15}} |
| − | | birth_place = [[wikipedia:Van Buren | + | | birth_place = [[wikipedia:Van Buren|Van Buren]], [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]], United States |
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| occupation = | | occupation = | ||
| − | | years_active = | + | | years_active = 2008–present |
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| partner = Todd Chandler (1998-2011) | | partner = Todd Chandler (1998-2011) | ||
| − | | children = | + | | children = 2 (none living) |
| parents = {{unbulleted list|[[Ava Zinn]]|[[Amanda Davidson]]}} | | parents = {{unbulleted list|[[Ava Zinn]]|[[Amanda Davidson]]}} | ||
| − | | relatives = {{unbulleted list|[[Margaret Zinn]] (paternal grandmother, deceased)|[[Marshall Davidson]] (maternal grandfather, deceased)|[[Tiffani Zinn]] (half-sister)|Ashli Zinn (half-sister)|[[Tabitha Zinn]] (half-sister)| | + | | relatives = {{unbulleted list|[[Margaret Zinn]] (paternal grandmother, deceased)|[[Marshall Davidson]] (maternal grandfather, deceased)|[[Tiffani Zinn]] (half-sister)|Ashli Zinn (half-sister)|[[Tabitha Zinn]] (half-sister)|Kylee Zinn (half-sister)|Kenneth Alvaraz (half-brother)}} |
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| − | '''Samantha Jane Zinn''' (August 15, 1993 | + | '''Samantha Jane Zinn''' (born August 15, 1993) is an American actress. She is the daughter of [[Vote for the Girls]] franchise creator [[Ava Zinn]] and socialite [[Amanda Davidson|Amanda "Mandy" Davidson]]. Zinn has worked with presenters. |
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| − | Zinn was born in Van Buren, Indiana. Her mother was American socialite | + | Zinn was born in Van Buren, Indiana. Her mother was American socialite Amanda "Mandy" Davidson (b. 1981 d. 2014), and her father is American entrepreneur [[Ava Zinn]], who is known for her launches of the popular web sites INNewsCenter and Vote for the Girls. They broke up when she was four, <ref>??</ref> reconciled when she was 18 and split up again when she was 20. Zinn has three half-sisters, Tiffani (formerly Timothy b. 1999), Ashli (b. 1998), and Tabitha (b. 2003). Samantha Zinn is also the paternal granddaughter of Margaret Zinn (b. 1943 d. 2002), maternal granddaughter of [[Marshall Davidson|Marshall]] (b. 1947 d. 2002) and Janet Davidson (b. 1945 d. 1997), and the stepdaughter of Angie Willis (b. 1978 d. 2010) and [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] (b. 1967). |
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| − | ===2013- | + | ===2013-present: ''Vote for the Girls'' U.S. and the controversy=== |
In early 2013, Zinn became producer of her father's hit web site ''Vote for the Girls.'' As Zinn explained to South Bend host Melanie Wright, "My dad's hit site is called Vote for the Girls, a site that's similar to Vote for the Worst except that Vote for the Girls is about changing the minds of young women and teenage girls to stop voting for male contestants after my father had the boobs to audition in front of ''Idol'' producers, confront them about the boy bias and from what I've seen as a producer and as I've been in my 20's that we all think we're living on a straight path, but most of us aren't really doing that. And everything you thought you knew, the older you get, you realize, 'Damn, I don't know nothing about this. I better pay attention, I better listen and keep learning.' So I think that, that's what I've been realizing these past few years." | In early 2013, Zinn became producer of her father's hit web site ''Vote for the Girls.'' As Zinn explained to South Bend host Melanie Wright, "My dad's hit site is called Vote for the Girls, a site that's similar to Vote for the Worst except that Vote for the Girls is about changing the minds of young women and teenage girls to stop voting for male contestants after my father had the boobs to audition in front of ''Idol'' producers, confront them about the boy bias and from what I've seen as a producer and as I've been in my 20's that we all think we're living on a straight path, but most of us aren't really doing that. And everything you thought you knew, the older you get, you realize, 'Damn, I don't know nothing about this. I better pay attention, I better listen and keep learning.' So I think that, that's what I've been realizing these past few years." | ||
| − | The web site and related videos clips often receive criticism, most often at her father for being misandrist and promoting [[wikipedia:feminism|feminism]], with some critics going so far as to call her father as "The Gordon Ramsay of American Idol," "The Judge Judy of The X Factor," and even "[[wikipedia:Morton Downey, Jr.|Morton Downey Jr.]] after a sex change." In an interview for ______ Zinn joked about the site saying, "What a pleasure it is to degrade a man. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected men." | + | The web site and related videos clips often receive criticism, most often at her father for being misandrist and promoting [[wikipedia:feminism|feminism]], with some critics going so far as to call her father as "The Gordon Ramsay of American Idol," "The Judge Judy of The X Factor," and even "[[wikipedia:Morton Downey, Jr.|Morton Downey Jr.]] after a sex change." In an interview for ______ Zinn joked about the site saying, "What a pleasure it is to degrade a man. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected men." |
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| − | At the age of 5, Samantha Zinn first met Todd Chandler in 1996 when the two were in preschool, when he asked her to dance. According to Zinn, she began dating Chandler at the age of 5. They had two children Alexis (b. 1999 d. 2012) and Allison (b. 2008 d. 2012.) Zinn and Chandler broke up in 2011, after almost 13 years | + | At the age of 5, Samantha Zinn first met Todd Chandler in 1996 when the two were in preschool, when he asked her to dance. According to Zinn, she began dating Chandler at the age of 5. They had two children Alexis (b. 1999 d. 2012) and Allison (b. 2008 d. 2012.) Zinn and Chandler broke up in 2011, after almost 13 years. |
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When Zinn was 11, Laura Bakula had been babysitting her while her father began her gender transition. Ava Zinn reportedly didn't find out that her daughter was home alone until she called home the next morning and found out that Bakula had to leave because she had been battling cancer.<ref>??</ref> In 2006, after Bakula died of ovarian cancer, former WMRI-FTV anchorwoman Patricia Edwards confirmed that it was Samantha (then going by Sammi) who answered the telephone call from Sammi confirming the news Bakula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer: "(She) wasn't sure she should admit that Bakula was there, but Edwards insisted that she bring her to the phone."<ref>??</ref> | When Zinn was 11, Laura Bakula had been babysitting her while her father began her gender transition. Ava Zinn reportedly didn't find out that her daughter was home alone until she called home the next morning and found out that Bakula had to leave because she had been battling cancer.<ref>??</ref> In 2006, after Bakula died of ovarian cancer, former WMRI-FTV anchorwoman Patricia Edwards confirmed that it was Samantha (then going by Sammi) who answered the telephone call from Sammi confirming the news Bakula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer: "(She) wasn't sure she should admit that Bakula was there, but Edwards insisted that she bring her to the phone."<ref>??</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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|DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1993 | |DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1993 | ||
|PLACE OF BIRTH = Van Buren, Indiana | |PLACE OF BIRTH = Van Buren, Indiana | ||
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[[Category:1993 births]] | [[Category:1993 births]] | ||
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