Vikki Lizzi
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Vikki Lizzi was born Victoria Elizabeth Spinoza in San Francisco
California. She is a TV personality, actress and recording artist,
songwriter and screenwriter. At the age of 6 she joined the San
Francisco Children's Opera Theatre Company. She recorded an album with
the opera and recorded her first record with Merv Griffin on Cavalier
Records, a San Francisco based record label her father Tom owned and he
produced such legends as Merv, Harry Belafonte, The Lettermen, Bob
Ingram, Nick Lucas and over 250 other artists. Her song was "My Tender
Years", his was "Love Is On A Holiday." She studied at the American
Conservatory Theatre for acting, with the Tony Wing Dance Troupe, Alice
Faye Dancers, Mason Kahn Dancers, Betty May Dance Studio and studied
voice with the San Francisco Girls Chorus, private coach Giovanna
Ditano, voice and music theory at the School of the Arts and studied
piano. At age 12, Vikki wrote and recorded the Official Cable Car Song
of San Francisco endorsed by then Mayor Dianne Feinstein and the Board
of Supervisors to help raise the funds needed to fix the beloved cable
cars. She grew up in political circles, as her father Tom was a San
Franciscan Politician, having been the U.S. Republican Nominee for
Congress and Senate and worked with good friends President Ronald
Reagan, President Gerald Ford and President Richard Nixon. Vikki grew
up performing for political campaigns, events and fund raisers for
Senator Milton Marks, Governor George Deukmejian, Mayor George Moscone,
Mayor Willie Brown, Mayor Ed Koch and many others. At age 16 she helped
raise the money needed for her School Of the Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble
to be able to travel to LA and compete for the "Young Americans" song
and dance troupe. Vikki won a spot in the Young Americans, singing
Whitney Houston's The Greatest Love of All and fell in love with LA and
she and her family, mother Shirley, brother Jay, and father Tom moved
to LA at age 16. At 19, she had a top 10 most discovered hit in
Hitmakers magazine called "Come On" which she wrote, on Classified
Records and toured all over the world. She then fell in love with
Manila, and co-starred in several blockbuster action films, one named
"Kassanga Mo Ako Hangang Sa Huling Laban" (tranlates to) "I'm With You
Til The End, co starring then Governor Lito Lapid. LA called Vikki back
and Vikki started recording again with DJ Juanito, a single called "U
Got Me" on Groove Nation Records (Universal). She also had a single
with Big Ed Moore and DJ EFX called "So In Love" on Warlord Records and
"Im So High". Vikki worked with Ricky Timas (New Edition) and they
produced her 2002 album Vikki Lizzi. Vikki then wrote and recorded her
last album with Jeff Conaway, "Saints and Sinners" as Vikki & Kenickie
on ITunes, an album including their pop music coupled with Jeff's
inspirational rock music. She has also appeared in a number of films
from drama to horror and TV shows on VH1 & most recently TLC. Vikki has
hosted many music awards shows and events and growing up won numerous
title championship awards in the California State Talent Competition in
the genre of tap, singing and jazz.