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| Birth name | Bette Davis Midler |
| Also known as | The Divine Miss M |
| Born | December 1, 1945 (1945-12-01) (age 63) |
| Origin | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States |
| Genre(s) | Vocal, Pop, Rock, Comedy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano |
| Years active | 1965 " present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic (1972 "1997) Warner Bros. (1998 "2001) Columbia (2003 "present) |
| Associated acts | Barry Manilow |
| Website | Bette Midler |
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Early Life
Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the daughter of Ruth (née Schindel), a seamstress and housewife, and Fred Midler, a house painter who worked at a Navy base in Hawaii. Her parents were from Paterson, New Jersey and moved to Honolulu shortly before Midler was born. Midler's family was one of the few Jewish families in a mostly Asian neighborhood. She was raised in nearby Aiea and attended Read more...
Career
In 1965, she relocated to New York City after using the money she got for playing an extra, and landed her first professional onstage role in Tom Eyen's Off-Off-Broadway plays in 1965, Miss Nefertiti Regrets and Cinderella Revisited, a children's play by day and an adult show by night. From 1966 to 1969 she played the role of Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway; during this period her sister Read more...
Personal Life
Midler's manager and boyfriend for a significant period was Aaron Russo.
Midler married Martin von Haselberg (Harry Kipper of her opening act the Kipper Kids) on December 16, 1984 in a chapel in Las Vegas. They had a daughter, Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg, on November 14, 1986. Sophie is currently a student at Yale University.
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