Sherry Alberoni

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Sherry Alberoni
Sherry Alberoni as a Mousketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club, circa 1956
Born	(1946-12-04) December 4, 1946 (age 77) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1956–1984
Spouse	Dr. Richard Van Meter ​ ​ (m. 1971)​

Sharyn Eileen "Sherry" Alberoni (born December 4, 1946) is a former American child actress. She got her start as a Mouseketeer on the weekday

Alberoni was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of three children. After her family moved to California, Alberoni started modeling at age two, and shortly after, took up dancing lessons, joining her older brother Roy. She also learned to play trumpet. Alberoni's biggest hobby was collecting dolls, and by her teenage years she had several hundred.

Alberoni displayed a generosity of spirit that would stay with her throughout her life. She volunteered for charity work, and became so successful at it that she was proclaimed a "Red Feather" girl by the Community Chest. This enabled her to attend opening day at Disneyland in 1955, where she first met Walt Disney.

Both Sherry Alberoni and her brother tried out for the Mouseketeers in the spring of 1956. Roy was up first, and after realizing his chance was slipping away, gallantly volunteered that his little sister could play the trumpet while tap-dancing. The casting judges then called for Alberoni and she performed as advertised, in the process nearly knocking her teeth out. What really got her a spot on the show though was her lisp; director Sidney Miller thought it was hilarious.

Alberoni graduated from

Career

The Mickey Mouse Club

Alberoni joined The Mickey Mouse Club as a second season replacement and was assigned to the Blue Team. She had few solo performances in her one season with the club, but was part of many audience scenes for guest stars and circus acts. She had a long show business career as an adult, including voice work for cartoons.

At age nine, Sherry Alberoni was the youngest Mouseketeer for the show's second season. She used the stage name Sherry Allen^[2] upon the advice of her first agent, who thought some casting directors might not hire an ethnic talent. Episodes from the second season are unavailable for viewing today, as the studio hasn't released production numbers from that year on video or DVD.

Though normally assigned to the Blue Team for Circus Day and Guest Star Day audiences, Alberoni was also given roles in several Anything Can Happen Day numbers. She recalled in later years that director Sidney Miller would often change her lines to include many sibilants, so fond was he of hearing her lisp.

Other activities

Alberoni played Midge Beamer in The Ed Wynn Show^[1] and Debbie Potter in The Tom Ewell Show (1960–1961).^[1]: 1092 She also provided the voices of Laurie Partridge in Partridge Family 2200 A.D.^[1]: 815 and Wendy in Super Friends.^[1]: 1037

Alberoni appeared in the film