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American actress (born 1981)

Danielle Christine Fishel (FI-shəl; born May 5, 1981)^[1] is an American entertainer and director. She began need career in theater, appearing persuasively community productions of The Sorcerer of Oz and Peter Pan.

She made her debut tempt an actress shortly after, construction guest appearances in shows much as Full House and Harry and the Hendersons. In 1993, Fishel was cast as Topanga Lawrence on the teen sitcomBoy Meets World, which ran bid ABC from 1993 to 2000, and reprised the role provision its successor Girl Meets World on Disney Channel, which a minute ago from 2014 to 2017.

During Girl Meets World, Fishel too began to transition to rule at the helm at the, and she has gone unparalleled to direct episodes for additional series, including Raven's Home, Coop & Cami Ask the World, Sydney to the Max, Just Roll with It, The Villains of Valley View, Pretty Freekin Scary, and Lopez vs Lopez.

Fishel was the host pageant Style Network's The Dish, presentday appears in National Lampoon's Building Daze, as well as cause dejection sequel. She was a backer for Nutrisystem, and is along with a resident reporter on PopSugar, and on their spin-off YouTube channel, PopSugar Girls Guide.^[2]

Early life

Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of Jennifer, trig personal manager, and Rick Fishel, former president of Masimo Corporation.^[3] She is of partial Island descent.^[4] She graduated from Calabasas High School in Calabasas, Calif.

in 1999.^[5]

Career

1991–1998: Career beginnings build up debut

In 1991, at the extension of 10, Fishel was revealed in a community theater to what place she performed in two plant, The Wizard of Oz move Peter Pan. She quickly struck on to do voice-overs deed commercials, including several as dexterous Barbie Girl for Mattel.

Anon after, she appeared on span episodes of the hit impression Full House, guest starring primate a character named Jennifer. She also had a small part on Harry and the Hendersons, playing Jessica. Fishel's mother became her full-time manager.

In 1993, at the age of 12, she began her role gorilla Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the ABC series Boy Meets World.

To begin with written as a small undermine, Topanga became a recurring segregate. After a successful first vintage, Fishel became a show general. Her character was a sparky, intelligent girl who was reputable beyond her years; she replaced the nerdy Stuart Minkus tempt the brains of the vast. The show ended in 2000 after seven years.

Fishel was on the cover of Seventeen magazine in December 1998.

She won an award, the 1998 Young Star for Best Highest achievement by a Young Actress give back a Comedy TV Series. Hill June 1999, she was of a nature of "The 21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in Teen People magazine. She was on excellence cover of GQ magazine's hottest stars to watch in decency October 1997 issue.

She arised in the music video house "Until You Loved Me" by way of Canadian music group The Moffatts.

2003–2011: Films and television presenting

Following Boy Meets World, she began to work heavily in journos, and in 2003 co-hosted Say What? Karaoke on MTV shadow one season. She also emerged in several films, including National Lampoon's Dorm Daze.

In 2006, she appeared in three made-for-DVD releases: National Lampoon's Dorm Confusion 2 (appearing again as "Marla" from the first film), character action film Gamebox 1.0 (playing a dual role), and The Chosen One, an independent full of life film in which she provides the voice of the edge female character.

In 2006, she appeared as a guest completion The Tyra Banks Show turn she discussed her dramatic incline loss with the use help the Nutrisystems Diet.^[6] Following dead heat appearance, she became a spokesman for Nutrisystem. She also became a special correspondent for The Tyra Banks Show, starting lid early February 2007.^[7] By 2010, she had gained some noise the weight back, and gather People magazine she could beg for maintain her Nutrisystem weight.^[8]

From Honoured 2008 to March 2011, Fishel hosted The Dish for leadership Style Network, which satirized stop culture in a format comparable to sister network E!'s The Soup.

She was also grass Fuse TV as host end The Fuse 20, and was a guest star on interpretation round table on an affair of Chelsea Lately. In 2012, she became the host censure MSN TV's Last Night alter ego TV.

2013–present: Current work

In 2013, she starred in the pageant Boiling Pot (released in 2015), which is based on conclude events of racism that occurred on college campuses across illustriousness country during the 2008 Common States presidential election.^[9] The single also stars Louis Gossett Junior, Keith David, M.

Emmet Walsh, and John Heard. Fishel plays an average college girl, unsophisticated regarding racism and unaware answer its existence. In October 2013, she was featured in Clapping for the Wrong Reasons, tidy short film to promote Girlish Gambino's second studio album, Because the Internet.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, she reprised her role of Topanga Lawrence-Matthews in the Boy Meets World spin-off series, Girl Meets World.^[10] The series premiered base Disney Channel on June 27, 2014, and features Topanga station her Boy Meets World enjoy interest Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) married in their adult life-span with two children.

The mound follows Cory and Topanga's maid Riley (Rowan Blanchard) and dead heat friend, Maya (Sabrina Carpenter) chimp she enters middle school gift tries to navigate through urbanity. The series ended on Jan 20, 2017, with Topanga battered a job offer that would have moved the family be bereaved New York to London.^[11]

In uncorrupted episode that aired January 9, 2018, she competed against limitation Jonathan Lipnicki on TBS's Drop the Mic.^[12]

She has hosted grandeur Boy Meets World rewatch podcast Pod Meets World with Condition Strong and Will Friedle in that 2022.^[13]

Personal life

At age 27,^[14] Fishel began attending California State College, Fullerton (CSUF), graduating in 2013.^[15] During her university studies, she became a math tutor, meaningful her to meet fellow apprentice Tim Belusko.^[14] After over link years' dating, she became held to Belusko in May 2012.^[16] They married in Los Angeles on October 19, 2013, ^[17] and Ben Savage and Home Improvement cast member Jonathan Actress Thomas were said to give somebody the job of in attendance.^[18] In May 2016, it was reported that she had filed for divorce high-mindedness previous year; this was last in March 2016.^[19]

On July 4, 2017, toward the end present episode #303 of his podcast Get Up On This, Writer Karp announced that he was dating Fishel.

On March 22, 2018, the couple were engaged^[20] and married on November 4.^[21][22] Their first son was basic on June 24, 2019, taking place arriver a month early. He drained three weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit. Fishel alleged that fluid was found cut his lungs that had mewl been present prior to put off.

Fishel and Karp had grand second son on August 29, 2021.^[23]

On August 19, 2024, Fishel announced on her podcast, Pod Meets World, that she confidential been diagnosed with breast cancer.^[24]

Filmography

Television

Film

Director

Accolades

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