Christine Lakin

American actress (born 1979)

Christine Lakin

Lakin at Camp Speicher in January 2009

Born|  (1979-01-25) January 25, 1979 (age 44)
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1990–present
Spouse|

Brandon Breault

(m. 2014)​

Children| 2
Website| Official website

Christine Lakin (/ˈleɪkɪn/; born January 25, 1979)[1] is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step. She also played Joan of Arc on Showtime's Reefer Madness, was the sidekick on Craig Kilborn's 2010 Fox talk show The Kilborn File, and provides the voice of Joyce Kinney in Family Guy.

## Career[edit]

Lakin got her start acting in commercials, before landing her first major role as Young Rose in the American Civil War 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 television movies, such as Showtime's Reefer Madness and 2005's Who's Your Daddy?.

In 2006, she also appeared in a commercial called "But He Has Bud Light" that aired during Super Bowl XLI, in which her male companion wants to pick up a hitchhiker who has Bud Light beer in one hand and an axe in the other.[2]

In 2008, she starred alongside Paris Hilton 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.[3][4]

In 2010, she became Craig Kilborn's sidekick (his "Huckleberry Friend" – a reference to his "favorite movie", Breakfast at Tiffany's) on The Kilborn File.[5]

Beginning in 2013, she has narrated several audiobook adaptations.[6] She also voiced the character Jane from The Walking Dead: Season Two video game and its sequel The Walking Dead: A New Frontier.[7]

She is also the voice of news anchor Joyce Kinney in the animated sitcom Family Guy, 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.[citation needed]

She later starred in the Pop series Hollywood Darlings with fellow 1990s child stars Jodie Sweetin and Beverley Mitchell.[8]

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 Apple TV+ original series Puppy Place.

## Radio and podcast appearances[edit]

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 Ryder Strong, Will Friedle, and Danielle Fishel.[9]

Lakin appeared on "Pop Culture Phenomen: The Podcast" on March 29, 2023.

## Awards and nominations[edit]

She was nominated in 1993 for a Young Artist Award 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, Staci Keanan and Angela Watson – both for Step by Step (1991). She also won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple with Paris Hilton 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[10]

Ovation Awards

* 2012: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for the role of Julia in the Troubadour Theater Company production of Two Gentlemen of Chicago[11]

## Personal life[edit]

Lakin married actor Brandon Breault in October 2014.[12] In November 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[12] Their daughter was born on March 6, 2016.[13] She gave birth to their son on September 10, 2018.[14]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
|
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2000  | Finding Kelly | Kelly Harrington  |
Boltneck | Macy  |
Whatever It Takes | Sloane  |
2001  | Buck Naked Arson | Becca  |
2002  | Getting Out | Natasha  | Short film
Who's Your Daddy? | Katie  |
2003  | Going Down | Jamie  |
2004  | Blue Demon | Katie  | Video
2005  | In Memory of My Father | Christine  |
Suits on the Loose | Danielle  |
2006  | The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold | Luanne King  | Video
2007  | Georgia Rule | Grace Cunningham  |
Dark Mirror | Tammy  |
The Game Plan | Nichole  |
2008  | The Hottie and the Nottie | June Phigg  |
Chronic Town | Kelly  |
Patsy | Patsy  |
Red Canyon | Regina  |
2009  | Race to Witch Mountain | Sunday  |
Super Capers | Red  |
Buttf**keer | Skyler  | Short film
2010  | Valentine's Day | Heather  |
Elektra Luxx | Venus Azucar  |
Caught in the Crossfire | Tracy  |
Life's a Beach | Rebecca  |
Alpha and Omega | Reba (voice)  |
You Again | Taylor  |
Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Kiki Hamilton  |
Just Married | Claire  | Short film
Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Wilimina Stansbury  |
2011  | Dead Space: Aftermath | Leslie Pallas  |
New Year's Eve | Waitress Alyssa  |
2012  | Jewtopia | Helen O'Connell  |
Parental Guidance | Helen  |
2013  | The Frankenstein Theory | Annie  |
2014  | Veronica Mars | Susan Knight  |
Small Town Santa | Lucy  |
Somebody's Mother | Maggie  | Short film
2015  | Bethlehem | Connie Talbot  |
The Leisure Class | Carla  | HBO's Project Greenlight season 4 film
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Zelda  |
2016  | Mother's Day | Railroad Crossing Hostess  |
2016  | Batman: Bad Blood | Reporter  | Direct-to-video
2017  | Jimmy The Saint | Petra  |
2019  | I Am That Man | Nicole Beckett  |
#3 Normandy Lane | Trisha  | Short
2020  | The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding | Queen Uberta  | as Catherine Lavitan
2022  | Youtopia | Jade  |
2023  | Sisters | Dr. Thomas  |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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|
|

1990  | The Rose and the Jackal | Little Rose  | TV film
1991–1998  | Step by Step | Alicia "Al" Lambert  | Main role (160 episodes)
1998  | 7th Heaven | Cassandra  | Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
1999  | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Michelle  | Episode: "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons"
Promised Land | Dawn Sterling  | Episode: "In the Money"
2000  | Odd Man Out | Gwen  | Episode: "My Life as a Dog"
Seven Days | Karen  | Episode: "Witch Way to Prom"
Opposite Sex | Lisa  | 2 episodes
Lost in Oz | Jade  | Unsold TV pilot
2001  | Ruling Class | Sara Olszewski  | TV film
2002  | Boston Public | Cindy  | Episode: "Chapter 42"
Touched by an Angel | Ashlee  | Episode: "Two Sides to Every Angel"
2004  | Combustion | Carmen  | TV film
Rodney | Ms. Preston  | Episode: "Teacher"
2005  | Reefer Madness | Joan of Arc | TV film
Dirty Famous | Tanya Bremer
Veronica Mars | Susan Knight  | Episode: "Mars vs. Mars"
Wild 'N Out | Herself  |
2006  | Mystery Woman: At First Sight | Francie McPhillips  | TV film
Sons & Daughters | Sydney  | 2 episodes
One on One | Erin  | Episode: "I Love L.A.: Part 1"
2007  | The Loop | Leeza  | Episode: "Stride"
2008  | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Margo Delphi  | Episode: "The Theory of Everything"
Wainy Days | Nan  | Episode: "Nan and Lucy"
Valentine | Kate Providence  | Main role (8 episodes)
2009  | Bones | Vanessa Newcomb  | Episode: "The Bones That Foam"
Rita Rocks | Stephanie  | Recurring role (4 episodes)
2010–present  | Family Guy | Joyce Kinney (voice), Various Voices  | 32 episodes
2010  | The Iceman Chronicles | Barbie Pedderson  | TV series
NCIS | Rachel Wells  | Episode: "Double Identity"
2011  | Hellcats | Kelly  | 2 episodes
Melissa & Joey | Jackie  | 4 episodes
2012  | Stevie TV | Taylor Armstrong / Mackenzie's Mom  | Episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
Lovin' Lakin | Christine Lakin  | TV miniseries
CSI: NY | Courtney Jensen  | Episode: "The Real McCoy"
2013  | Police Guys | Christine Lakin  | TV film
2014  | Female Moments | Maude  | Episode: "Stuck"
TripTank | Claire / Christine (voice)  | Episodes: "Roy & Ben's Day Off", "Candy Van Finger Bang", "XXX Overload"
Clarence | Various  | 7 episodes
Acting Dead | Snotty Casting Director  | 2 episodes
2016  | Modern Family | Lisa Delaney  | Episode: "Playdates"
2017–2018  | Hollywood Darlings | Herself  | Main role (16 episodes)
2018  | The 5th Quarter | Dr. Maria Van Nostrand  | Episode: "Procussion"
2019  | Station 19 | Emmanuelle  | Episode: "When It Rains, It Pours!"
American Housewife | Margaret  | Episode: "The Dance"
2021  | The Goldbergs | Beautiful Stranger  | Episode: "Cocoon"
2023  | The Rookie | Camille Baudelaire  | Episode: "Double Trouble"

### Director[edit]

Year  | Title  | Note(s)

|
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2012 | Lovin' Lakin | 9 episodes; miniseries
2015 | Image Doctors | Episode: "Elaine Stritch (Halloween Special)"
2017 | Dancer By Trade |
2018–2023 | The Goldbergs | 12 episodes
2019–2020 | Schooled | 3 episodes
2021 | Puppy Place | 3 episodes
2022  | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Episode: "Color War"

### Video games[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role

|
|

2010  | Medal of Honor | Gunfighter 1-1
2011  | Might & Magic Heroes VI | Irina
Uncharted: Golden Abyss | Marisa Chase
2012  | Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Joyce Kinney
2013  | The Walking Dead: Season Two | Jane
2014  | WildStar | Mordesh Female, Lowborn Female
2016  | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Valkyrie
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | Jane
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne | Additional Voices
2017  | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Pelessaria 'Peebee' B'Sayle

## Theatre[edit]

Title  | Role

|

Oedipus the King, Mama! | Antigone
Heathers: The Musical | Heather Duke
Big: The Musical | Choreographer
As U2 Like It
Alice 2: Through the Looking Glass
Zanna Don't!
Dog Sees God | Tricia
Happy Days: A Family Musical | Joanie Cunningham
Alice in One-Hit Wonderland | Alice
The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical | Casey / Sheila
Ann E. Wrecksick | Olivia Whorebucks
Wrong Turn at Lungfish | Anita / Nurse
Sneaux | Darla / Sissy
Silence! The Musical | Clarice Starling

## Audiobook narrations[edit]

Book  | Author

|

The Royal We | Heather Cox and Jessica Morgan
The Heir Affair
After the Red Rain | Barry Lyga and Robert Defranco
Unmarked | Kami Garcia
The New Order | Chris Weitz
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | A.S. King
Mercy Snow | Tiffany Baker
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown | Holly Black
Imaginary Friend | Stephen Chbosky
Parasite | Mira Grant
Symbiont
Chimera
Into the Drowning Deep
Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker. | Jenny Rosen
Dark Sacred Night | Michael Connelly
The Night Fire
The Dark Hours
Desert Star
The Lion's Den | Katherine St. John

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 25, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 25, 2023 includes celebrity Alicia Keys". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
2. ^ Adweek's "Best Spots", March 12, 2007
3. ^ X17Online.com, April 25, 2007
4. ^ "The Hottie & the Nottie Reviews – Metacritic". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
5. ^ "Seven Questions with Actress Christine Lakin; TCA Summer 2011 Press Tour: The CW; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 8, 2011) – SitcomsOnline.com News Blog". sitcomsonline.com.
6. ^ "Christine Lakin Audiobooks". Audible. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
7. ^ "In-Game Vs. Reality: What Telltale's Walking Dead Characters Look Like In Real Life". TheGamer. November 10, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
8. ^ Lesley Goldberg (March 15, 2016). "Jodie Sweetin, Christine Lakin, Beverley Mitchell to Star in Pop Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
9. ^ "Pod Meets World on Apple Podcasts".
10. ^ Steven Leigh Morris (April 1, 2009). "The 30th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards".
11. ^ "2012 Ovation Award Nominees Announced". September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
12. ^ a b Park, Andrea (November 17, 2015). "Baby Girl on the Way for Christine Lakin". People. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
13. ^ Schnurr, Samantha (March 10, 2016). "Step by Step's Christine Lakin Gives Birth to Daughter Georgia James". E! Online. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
14. ^ Juneau, Jen (September 12, 2018). "A New Little Darling! Christine Lakin Welcomes Son Baylor B. — and His Name Has a Sweet Meaning". People.

## External links[edit]

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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo

1990s|

* Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt – Interview with the Vampire / Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone – The Specialist (1994)
* Any combination of two people (or two body parts) – Showgirls (1995)
* Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds – Striptease (1996)
* Dennis Rodman and Jean-Claude Van Damme – Double Team (1997)
* Leonardo DiCaprio and Leonardo DiCaprio (as twins) – The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
* Kevin Kline and Will Smith – Wild Wild West (1999)

2000s|

* John Travolta and anyone sharing the screen with him – Battlefield Earth (2000)
* Tom Green and any animal he abuses – Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
* Adriano Giannini and Madonna – Swept Away (2002)
* Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez – Gigli (2003)
* George W. Bush and either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat – Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
* Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman – Bewitched (2005)
* Shawn Wayans and either Kerry Washington or Marlon Wayans – Little Man (2006)
* Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan (as twins) – I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
* Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore – The Hottie and the Nottie (2008)
* Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper – All About Steve (2009)

2010s|

* The entire cast of Sex and the City 2 (2010)
* Adam Sandler and either Katie Holmes, Al Pacino or Adam Sandler – Jack and Jill / The entire cast of Jack and Jill (2011)
* Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 / The entire cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
* Jaden Smith and Will Smith on planet nepotism – After Earth (2013)
* Kirk Cameron and his ego – Saving Christmas (2014)
* Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
* Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
* Any two obnoxious Emojis – The Emoji Movie (2017)
* Donald Trump and "His Self Perpetuating Pettiness" – Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
* Any two half-feline/half-human hairballs – Cats (2019)

2020s|

* Rudy Giuliani and his pants zipper – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
* LeBron James and any Warner cartoon character (or Time-Warner product) he dribbles on – Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
* Tom Hanks and his latex-laden face (and ludicrous accent) – Elvis (2022)

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