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CAROLE ITA WHITE and Animal
What do you get when you cross an Animal Lover, TV Icon, and one of Hollywood’s famous redheads? You get Carole Ita White .
I decided to interview Carole after seeing the love she has for Charlie and her answers were beyond amazing. DD: How did you and Charlie meet? Was it love at first sight? CIW: Charlie and I met at the perfect time. I had just lost another dog to a hungry coyote, and my fiance was in the hospital dying of cancer. I needed another dog to love. I looked through the websites for a rescue and saw Charlie...he was 3 months old, and was living with a family with little children who were too rough with him. It was love at first sight! I saw his little face and that closed the deal. DD: How did the name Charlie come about? CIW: His name was Charlie when I got him. My grandfather’s name was Charlie and I love that name...so why change it, eh? And he looks like a Charlie and acts like a Charlie... He’s got a big personality! DD: Are you a dog or a cat person, or both? CIW: I have always been a dog person. I guess because my mom was allergic to cats we always had dogs. As an adult, I have had three pomeranians through the years. My first, Topper, survived being attacked by a mountain lion, and lived to nineteen. Charlie is a Yorkie-Poo. After losing my fiance, then my uncle, then my best girlfriend to cancer all within three months, Charlie became my lifeline.
You may best remember Carole as the legendary character Big Rosie Greenbaum from the hit TV Series Laverne and Shirley, I know I do! That character and show were such a part of pop culture history and unforgettable to many. Carole, whose father was legendary Character Actor Jesse White, was obviously destined to be in front of the camera. Carole is a TV & Movie Actress, Dog Owner, and just all- around adorable woman, Carole has made many guest starring appearances on such TV Programs as; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Odd Couple, Starsky and Hutch, The Love Boat, Beverly Hills 90210, The Wayans Bros, and Profiler, along with several Game Shows, including The $20,000 Pyramid. She has also appeared in small roles on the big screen in movies such as; Falling Down, The Witches of Eastwick, Grand Canyon, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. These days, Carole is acting in Web Series and award winning Independent Films. I had the pleasure of meeting Carole at a red carpet event for the Season 4 Premiere of the Web Series Child of the ‘70s, that she appears on, held at Lisa Vanderpump’s PUMP Restaurant in West Hollywood. Carole’s date for this evening you ask? Her dog Charlie, of course! Carol and her adorable pooch are inseparable, and I have seen this first hand. Charlie is such a sweetie and accompanies her to almost everyplace she goes! Talk about Love! I, myself, am a firm believer that if you can help just one animal...just one...YOU are helping to make a difference in the animal world.
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