Christine Lakin (; born January 25, 1979) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/ CBS

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'' Step by Step''. She also played

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on Showtime's ''

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'', was the

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's 2010 Fox talk show '' The Kilborn File'', and provides the voice of Joyce Kinney in ''

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''.

Career

Lakin got her start acting in commercials, before landing her first major role as Young Rose in the

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drama ''The Rose and the Jackal''. That movie aired in 1990, one year before she was cast as Alicia Lambert, the tomboyish daughter, on '' Step by Step''. After ''Step by Step'' was cancelled in 1998, she also was in one episode of '' 7th Heaven'', and continued to appear in

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s, such as Showtime's ''

'' and 2005's '' Who's Your Daddy?''. In 2006, she also appeared in a commercial called "But He Has Bud Light" that aired during

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, in which her male companion wants to pick up a hitchhiker who has

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beer in one hand and an axe in the other. In 2008, she starred alongside

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in the movie '' The Hottie and the Nottie'', requiring extensive makeup to make her appear ugly. The film met dismal reviews in the United States. In 2010, she became

's sidekick (his "Huckleberry Friend" – a reference to his "favorite movie", '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'') on ''The Kilborn File''. Beginning in 2013, she has narrated several

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adaptations. She also voiced the character Jane from '' The Walking Dead: Season Two'' video game and its sequel '' The Walking Dead: A New Frontier''. She is also the voice of news anchor Joyce Kinney in the animated sitcom ''

'', debuting in the episode "Excellence in Broadcasting". She also featured as Lois's college friend Naomi, in a live table read of " Partial Terms of Endearment"; though not in the eventual episode. She later starred in the Pop series '' Hollywood Darlings'' with fellow 1990s child stars Jodie Sweetin and Beverley Mitchell. Lakin also has numerous television directing credits, including ten episodes (as of 2022) of ABC sitcom '' The Goldbergs'', three episodes of 2019 ''Goldbergs'' spinoff sitcom '' Schooled'', and three episodes of the 2021

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original series ''Puppy Place''.

Radio and podcast appearances

Lakin appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on March 11, 2016. Lakin appeared on '' With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus'' on May 12, 2017. Lakin appeared on ''Drinkin' Bros Podcast'' on April 8, 2018. Lakin appeared on " Pod Meets World" episode titled "Christine Lakin Meets World on October 3, 2022, discussing coming up in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Rider Strong, Will Friedle, and Danielle Fishel. Lakin appeared on "Pop Culture Phenomen: The Podcast" on March 29, 2023.

Awards and nominations

She was nominated in 1993 for a

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for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series and in 1994 for another Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series shared with Josh Byrne, Christopher Castile, Brandon Call,

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and Angela Watson – both for '' Step by Step'' (

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). She also won a

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for Worst Screen Couple with

in '' The Hottie and the Nottie''. LA Weekly Theater Awards * 2009: Won the award for Female Comedy Performance for the Havok Theatre Company production of '' Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead''

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: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for the role of Julia in the Troubadour Theater Company production of ''Two Gentlemen of Chicago''

Personal life

Lakin married actor Brandon Breault in October 2014. In November 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Their daughter was born on March 6, 2016. She gave birth to their son on September 10, 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director

Video games

Theatre

Audiobook narrations

References

External links

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