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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Born	(1977-05-28) May 28, 1977 Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
Occupation	Co-host on The View
Spouse	Tim Hasselbeck (6 April 2002 - present)
Children	Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck (born April 6, 2005)

Elisabeth Hasselbeck (born May 28, 1977) is a former reality show contestant and current American talk show personality, one of the co-hosts on the daytime talk show The View.

Early life

Hasselbeck was born Elisabeth Grace Filarski in Cranston, Rhode Island, the daughter of Elisabeth DelPadre, a teacher at Catholic schools and lawyer, and Kenneth Filarski, an architect. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.

As a child, Hasselbeck went to St. Mary School in Cranston. She graduated from St. Mary Academy - Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island in 1995. At Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, she was a 1997 and 1998 Orientation Leader. She played softball at BC, and was captain of the team for two seasons. She graduated from BC with a degree in Fine Arts, focus on large paintings and industrial design, in 1999.

Career

Hasselbeck started working for PUMA AG in 1998, while attending Boston College. After graduation, she worked for Puma shoes as a member of its design team before her television career.

In 2001, she was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe. She was the last remaining member of that tribe in the game before being voted off on Day 39 and finishing fourth overall. As her luxury item, she brought a self-made immunity headdress. At the end of the game, she was the most popular Survivor of the season among the fans, rating a 9.3 out of 10 in the online approval poll. Producers wanted her to return for the Survivor: All-Stars edition, but she was unable to attend because she was starting her tenure at The View at the time.

Following her stint on Survivor, Hasselbeck began a television career. In 2001, she was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant. and became host of the Style Network's The Look for Less from 2002 to 2003 where she helped find stylish clothes for bargain prices.

In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002. Hasselbeck made it to the last few contenders, and was finally chosen by the other panelists (in a Survivor-style "Tribal Council") as the new co-host. Hasselbeck represents the conservative position on The View, defending creationism, the war on terror, and opposing euthanasia and abortion.

On the April 11, 2007 episode of The View, Hasselbeck announced that she would be guest co-hosting Fox's Fox and Friends the week of April 16. On April 25, 2007 co-host Barbara Walters announced that Hasselbeck would return the following season along with Joy Behar.

Controversies

On an episode which aired on August 2 2006, Hasselbeck got into a heated debate in which she strongly opposed the Food and Drug Administration's plan to sell the "morning after pill" as an over-the-counter drug. Hasselbeck stated, "I believe that life begins at the moment of conception..." She said the pill should be banned in cases of rape and incest, because "that life still has value." Hasselbeck argued that advocates of the drug use the "rape or incest" exception as a "bait-and-switch" distraction from the goal of making it universally accessible. She argued if the "rape or incest" exception was all advocates cared about, they would not support its over-the-counter status.

In May 2007, Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supports and O'Donnell opposes.

In September 2007, Barry Manilow cancelled a scheduled appearance on The View due to his dislike of Hasselbeck. In a statement, Manilow said, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her... I cannot compromise my beliefs."

Personal life

In July 2002, Hasselbeck married her college sweetheart, former NFL Quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. In the past, Hasselbeck has been open about owing much of her career to the influence of her husband's family, particularly her father-in-law, former NFL tight end, Don Hasselbeck. Her brother-in-law is Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

On April 6, 2005, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck. On April 30, 2007, she announced on The View that she is pregnant with her second child, due in November.

She is a supporter of cervical health and encourages women to have regular exams. In recent years she has worked with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Making Memories Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, The Wireless Amber Alert Program Initiative and The World Scholar Athlete Games.

She was a supporter of President George W. Bush's re-election campaign and delivered a primetime speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Hasselbeck has said that she calls herself neither a conservative nor a liberal. Her parents had an independent political stance, never telling their children for whom they voted. She has stated that the term "conservative" does not define her as a person. She opposes gay marriage but has said that she supports civil unions. (She would often clash with former View co-host Rosie O'Donnell on this issue.)

External links

• The View bio
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com person