Colleen Fitzpatrick

Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969 in Old Bridge, New Jersey) is an American pop music artist, dancer and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her hits include "Smile", "Steal My Sunshine", "As Long As You're Loving Me", "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100), "The Itch" and "Vacation" (from the Pokémon The First Movie soundtrack).

"Graduation (Friends Forever)" has reached tremendous success in all kinds of graduation parties/events, notably high schools, and is still a very popular song for that occasion.

Before going solo, Fitzpatrick was the lead singer of punk pop band Eve's Plum. She is currently recording her third album.

Film Work

Fitzpatrick made her first foray into acting in John Waters' 1988 feature film Hairspray as the bratgirl Amber von Tussle. In 1991, she sang in a blues club in the comedy film The Smell of Fear. She later appeared in Dracula 2000 (2000), as Lucy Westerman, and Rock Star (2001). Also in 2001 she appeared in the film Get Over It. She made a brief comedic cameo as herself (in voiceover) in the film Scary Movie 2. As for her television appearances, she played a judge in the American Idol spoof The WB's Superstar USA. She appeared in a celebrity game show entitled Celebrity Bootcamp. Fitzpatrick made short cameos on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Brothers Garcia, The Amanda Show, and The Sausage Factory.

Future

In 2006, an indie TV sitcom show starring Colleen called THE LEK was released to the internet through YouTube, though to date that has been the only episode released. A MySpace account called vitamincmusic features an unreleased track called Smash it up. It is not known if the song is a preview from a forthcoming album.

Discography

Albums

Vitamin C (1999) #29 US, Platinum
More (2001) #122 US, Gold

Notable Singles

"Smile" #18 US, Gold (1999)
"Graduation (Friends Forever)" #38 US, Platinum (2000), #2 Australia
"The Itch''" #45 US (2000), #4 Australia
"Me, Myself & I" (1999)
"Vacation" (1999)+
"Oh What a Night" (1999)~
"Steal My Sunshine" (2000)
"Do What You Want To Do" (2000)~
"Do You C What I C?" (2000)+
"As Long As You're Loving Me" (2000)
"Graduation/The Itch" (2001)
"September" ft. Sisqó (2001)+
"Love Will Keep Us Together" (2001)+
"Master of Disguise" (2002)+
"Volare" (2003)+
"Last Nite" (2003)
"Voices Carry" (2005)+

+ = Tracks taken from soundtracks in which Vitamin C was featured on.

~ = Television promos/Downloads

Trivia

Mattel released a Vitamin C Doll in 2000.
After Eve's Plum broke up, Colleen continued to work with Eve's Plum guitarist Michael Kotch on her debut album.
Her favorite color is purple.
She studied at New York University.
She appeared topless in Dracula 2000.
She plays the bass, guitar, and piano.
She is married to former Eve's Plum guitarist, Michael Kotch
Her version of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) was used as a brand image theme by the American television network The WB in image spots, promos, and interstitials during the 1999-2000 television season.

Filmography

Hairspray (1988)
The Smell of Fear (1991)
The Mambo Kings (1992)
Crinoline Head (1995)
Higher Learning (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
High School High (1996)
St. Patrick's Day (1997)
Liar Liar (1997)
The Haven (2000)
Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Get Over It (2001)
Scary Movie 2 (2001) (voice only)
Rock Star (2001)
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (2001)
Happy Is Not Hard to Be (2005)

External links

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