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The Facts of Life to Mickey Mouse Club: Julie Piekarski on Faith, Career, & Forgive Me, April
In this special interview on The Mitchell S. Karnes Podcast, actress, dancer, and choreographer Julie Piekarski discusses her childhood career in entertainment, her experiences on The New Mickey Mouse Club and The Facts of Life, her faith and family, and her continued work in film and theater.
Julie looks back on being selected as one of just 12 children from approximately 30,000 who auditioned for the 1970s version of The New Mickey Mouse Club. Growing up in St. Louis, she was encouraged by her dance instructor to pursue the opportunity, which eventually took her to California. She recalls…
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