| Ali Stroker Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 5 in |
| Weight | 63 kg |
| Date of Birth | June 16, 1987 |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | David Perlow |
Ali Stroker is an American actress and singer who had come into the spotlight in 2012 when she was a finalist on the 2nd season of the reality TV series The Glee Project. The show serves as an audition for the musical comedy-drama TV series Glee where she was invited to play the guest role of Betty Pillsbury in a 2013 episode titled I Do. She has gone on to feature in several regional theatre and Broadway plays portraying characters such as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2011), Anna in Spring Awakening (2015-2016), Star-to-Be in Annie (2018), and Ado Annie Carnes in Oklahoma! (2018-2019). For the last of those performances, she had won a Drama Desk Award in the category of ‘Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical’ and a prestigious Tony Award in the category of ‘Best Featured Actress in a Musical’.
Born Name
Alyson Mackenzie Stroker
Nick Name
Ali, Wild Child
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Residence
New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Ali had attended Ridgewood High School, a comprehensive public school in her hometown of Ridgewood. She was the senior class president there and had starred in several school musicals.
After her high school graduation in 2005, she had joined the Tisch School Of The Arts, the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. She had graduated from there in 2009 with a degree in Fine Arts, becoming the first wheelchair-bound person to earn a degree from the Tisch School Of The Arts.
Occupation
Actress, Singer
Family
- Father – James D. ‘Jim’ Stroker
- Mother – JoAnne ‘Jody’ Schleicher
- Siblings – Jake Stroker (Older Brother), Tory Stroker (Younger Sister)
- Others – Jack Eldridge Stroker (Paternal Grandfather), Virginia M. ‘Ginny’ Barry (Paternal Grandmother), Scott Rae Schleicher (Maternal Grandfather)
Manager
She is represented by –
- KMR Talent Agency, New York City, New York, United States
- Schachter Entertainment, Los Angeles, California, United States
Net Worth
Ali Stroker’s net worth had been $1 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
63 kg or 139 lbs
Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Spouse
Ali has dated –
- Dani Shay (2012)
- David Perlow (2015-Present) – Ali had started dating theater director and actor David Perlow in 2015. They are the founding directors of ATTENTIONTheatre and had attended the 2019 Tony Awards together. The couple got married in July 2021. In July 2022, it was revealed that Ali and David were expecting their first child together. On November 8, 2022, they welcomed a baby boy named Jesse Kenneth Perlow.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, and Scottish descent.
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Bisexual
Distinctive Features
- Neck-length, wavy hair
- Cheerful smile
- Radiant face
Ali Stroker Facts
- She was involved in a serious car accident at the age of 2 where she had suffered a spinal cord injury that had left her paralyzed from the chest down.
- She holds the record of being the first actress who uses a wheelchair for mobility to appear on a Broadway stage play and to be nominated for and win a Tony Award.
- An accomplished singer, Ali is a Mezzo-Soprano but she creates her own unorthodox singing techniques because her paralysis does not allow her to make normal use of the diaphragm and stomach.
- She is a competent swimmer as well and also holds a national record in wheelchair racing.
Featured Image by Ali Stroker / Instagram
