Who is Lahna Turner?

Lahna Turner is a musician, actress and stand-up comedian, perhaps best known for her roles in the movies “Teacher of the Year” and “Brand New Old Love”. She additionally came into the limelight as the better half of the comedian and actor Ralphie May, who passed away in 2017. She was born under the Zodiac sign of Cancer on 15 July 1975 in Ontario, Canada, then her family moved to Houston, Texas USA, so as of 2022, Lahna is 46 years old and holds American and Canadian nationality.

Early life and Family

Not much information is available about her family, background, and early life. It’s known that she was diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit disorder (ADD) in primary school. From a young age, she developed an interest in music and literature.

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After matriculating, she enrolled at Texas State University, while simultaneously working as a freelance photographer. At the age of 19, she started her internship at the non-profit news agency Associated Press and later found full-time employment there. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a focus on photo technology.

Career

As an individual who grew up with a knack for the arts and performing, it was expected that after graduating, Lahna would explore numerous avenues of the entertainment industry, and in 2004 she released her first comedy album “Dick Jokes & Other Assorted Love Songs”.

After a couple of years of radio silence, Lahna kick-off her on-screen career in 2009, with her debut TV appearance as a commentator in an episode of the TV magazine show entitled “CMT Insider”. Honing her craft for a couple of years, she continued appearing in various shows such as “The Playboy Morning Show” and “Dog Whisperer with Ceaser Millan”.

In 2012 she recorded another stand-up comedy album entitled “If These Lips Could Talk “. Her album received airplay on various radio stations, including “National Lampoon’s Top” comedy countdown, and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

In 2013 she collaborated with her husband, Ralphie, sharing her wits and serving as a producer for his comedy special “Ralphie May: Imperfectly Yours”, prompting her to consider making her own special. During the same year, they launched the podcast together entitled “Perfect 10”.

She released her first one-hour comedy production in 2014 entitled “Lahna Turner: So I Wrote a Song About It”, which displayed her unique ability to transform her uncensored everyday normal activities into hilarious lyrics and stand-up performance.

Her special received positive reviews, and Lahna began rising to popularity as a dim-witted, sharp, and relatable comedian who does not shy away from sharing personal and uncomfortable experiences which resonate with the audience and their lives.

Regarding her latest projects, in November she performed at the “Laugh-O-Rama”, presented by the Laugh Factory, with Matty Chymbor, Jay Washington, and Trey Elliot. Lahna regularly performs at the Comedy Chateau, Flappers Comedy Club, and HAHA Comedy Club. She often guests on various TV talk shows and YouTube podcasts and series.

Acting Career

In 2014, she made her movie debut as Ursula Featherstone sharing the screen with Keegan-Michale Key and Matt Letscher in the independent comedy film “Teacher of the Year”.

In 2017 she starred as Angel in the comedy/drama movie “This I Meg”, inspired by true events, which provides an insight into the life of an actress/comedian who struggles to succeed and navigate the social media wave.

In 2018, she had a small part in the drama romance “Brand New Old Love”. Lahna is also credited as a producer of the movie about her husband entitled, “What’s Eating Ralphie May?”, which was initially intended as a weight-loss documentary, capturing Ralphie and his family’s struggle with his obesity and addiction.

The documentary won “Best of Fest” at the Nashville Film Festival, and “Documentary of the Year” at the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival. Lahna also produced the documentary film “360 Degrees Down”.

Personal Life

Nothing is known about her romantic life prior to dating and marrying Ralphie May. They met in Houston at a comedy club, and soon after started their relationship.

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They walked down the aisle on 3 July 2005, and welcomed their first child on 5 September 2007, who they named April June May. On June 24, Lahna gave birth to a boy, named August James May.

It seemed that the couple was doing well, but after 10 years of marriage, the long-standing issues between the two, including Ralphie’s obesity, began to cloud a once-promising and happy marriage.

Reportedly, in 2015, Lahna filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences, and seeking joint custody of their children. Additionally, there were some rumors about Ralphie’s abusive behavior toward Lahna, but she never disclosed any information. The divorce was never finalized due to her husband’s premature death.

Social Media

Lahna is very active on her social media platforms – her Instagram boasts nearly 6,000 followers, while her Twitter account has over 30,000 followers. She also has her own official site, on which she posts tour dates, upcoming projects, and details about her shows. In 2007 Lahna launched a self-titled YouTube channel on which she has posted over 200 sketches, excerpts from her stand-up specials, and skits; some of her videos are entitled “Lahna vs. Bagpipes”, “Waffles Sketch”, and “In All Your Nine Holes”.

Physical stats and Hobbies

Lahna is 5ft 5ins tall (165cm), while her weight is around 125lbs (57kgs). Her natural hair is brown, further adorned with blue eyes. She has a very fit body, which she maintains through regular exercise and lots of physical activity; in her free time, she likes to hike, climb, and snowboard.

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She is an animal lover, and owns a cat named Prince and a dog named Edith.

What is her net worth?

According to the latest sources, her estimated net worth is around $1 million, which she’s earned through her career as a comedian, actor, and musician. At the time of his death, her husband’s wealth was estimated at $2 million.

Briefly About Ralphie May

Tennessee native Ralphie May was a fellow comedian and actor who gained popularity for his extensive touring and comedy specials on several platforms, including Netflix. He launched his career at the age of 17 after winning a comedy competition held by Sam Kinison, who also encouraged him to relocate to Houston to improve his skills as a comedian.

Ralphie matriculated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream, where he scooped a spot in the first season of the show “Last Comic Standing”, finishing in second place.

Soon after, he began doing various comedy shows, and appearing in TV shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, and “The Wayne Brady Showy”. He also collaborated with Comedy Central in releasing several stand-up specials such as “Prime Cut” (2007), “Austin-tatious” (2008), and “Too Big to Ignore” (2012).

He then released two Netflix comedy productions, “Imperfectly Yours” (2013) and “Unruly” 2015. Ralphie was well-known for his characteristic delivery of jokes and the variety of subjects he covered, including sexuality, medicine, and politics. He was also no stranger to making fun of himself,and taking on his health problems and obesity.

Ralphie’s health issues and death

Unfortunately, he struggled with being overweight most of his life, and in 2004 to do something about I, he joined the reality series “Celebrity Fit Club” and later had gastric bypass surgery, reducing his weight to 350lbs (160kgs).

In November 2011, he contracted viral pneumonia, resulting in a pulmonary embolism after a blood clot from his leg became stuck in an artery.

In October 2017, the world was shocked to find out that the beloved comedian had gone into cardiac arrest, and died at the age of 45. The official cause of death was a hypertensive cardiovascular disease caused by high blood pressure. Additionally, he had battled pneumonia for a prolonged period, and several other health issues.

His publicist later disclosed that before his death, he was supposed to have a meet-and-greet after his performance at Harrah’s, but he was not able to do so as his deteriorating condition had worsened.

Who is Cleo Rose Elliott?

Cleo is a musician and model, but perhaps best recognized as the daughter of well-known actors Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross. She was born under the Zodiac sign Virgo on 17 September 1984, in Malibu, California, USA. As of early 2022, she is 37 years old, and holds American nationality.

Early life and Family

Cleo was born into famous affluent parents – her father, Sam, is best known for his roles in “Lifeguard”, “Conagher” and “Hulk”, while her mother, Katherine gained popularity starring in the movies such as “The Graduate”, “The Stepford Wives”, and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. Her parents met on the film set of the horror film “The Legacy” and married in 1984. She doesn‘t have any siblings.

She developed an interest in music at a young age, and later began learning the art of playing several musical instruments, including the flute and guitar.

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When it comes to her educational qualifications, she attended Malibu High, later transferring to Colin McEwan High School, matriculating in 2002. Cleo then enrolled at Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Acting Studio in Santa Monica, graduating in 2006. Having completed her education, she trained in classical music and singing under Charity Chapman, the singer and songwriter, with a great interest in Italian opera. In an interview, Cleo disclosed: ‘Classical opera is the best way to warm-up your voice for singing rock. You don’t want to lose your voice rocking out”.

Career

She launched her career as a model in 2003, while attending the acting studio appearing in the TV show “Sexyhair”, and later she featured in a variety of fashion magazines, such as “The Malibu Times”.

While working with Charity Chapman, she joined the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), where she met Bobby Harby, the music producer.

Working with Bobby in 2008, she released her first album entitled “No More Lies”, influenced by her opposing musical training and personal preferences. Talking to a media outlet, she disclosed: ‘The sound is very pop-rock, but I’m really into heavy hard rock. The song is about love, of course, and finding love and losing it but it isn’t about one specific person.’

When it comes to her musical influences, she cites Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Fiona Apple, and Sheryl Crow.

However, the album didn’t attract the hype or positive reviews expected, and since then she’s struggled to emerge as an artist and singer. According to the latest reports, she’s represented a group of young musicians from Malibu, such as “2 Cents”, Tim Horn, and Schwarze.

Personal life

She is very private about her personal matters and romantic life, however, it’s believed that she’s in a relationship with Randy Christopher Bates, an athlete, musician and singer, who performs with his band “Panic Boom”. Judging from his Instagram account, he likes spending time outdoors, cycling and surfing, often in the company of Cleo.

There were some rumors that Cleo and Randy became engaged, but given that she’s not active on social media, and generally doesn’t share personal information, it’s hard to establish whether they walked down the aisle. However, Cleo has a very close bond with her parents, and is often seen accompanying them at movie promotions and red carpet events.

Scandals

Despite leading a low profile life, in March 2011 Cleo became the main topic of various media outlets after she allegedly attacked her mother, Katherine, with a pair of scissors.

According to her mother’s statements, Cleo lost control and wanted to hurt her physically, following her around the house, kicking cupboards in the kitchen and stabbing her. Katherine reached to call the police, but Cleo cut the cord off, and threatened to poke her eyes.

Following this incident, Katherine disclosed some private information about Cleo, saying that she had been verbally and physically abusing her in her formative years. Katherine sought a protective order against Cleo, which required her to stay 100 yards away from her mother – during the same month, Cleo arrived at the house in the company of a police officer to collect her belongings

Interestingly, they never disclosed what might have caused Cleo to act in such a manner, nor ever commented again regarding this incident.

Is she active on social media?

It appears that Cleo is not a fan of social media platforms, and doesn’t use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. However, she did have an Instagram account, but it seems that she’s deleted it.

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What is her net worth?

As of 2021, her estimated net worth is in the range of $1 million, which she’s earned through her career as a model and musician. Her parent’s combined wealth is around $20 million, acquired through their careers as actors.

Physical stats and Hobbies

Cleo is 5ft 8ins tall (173cm) and weighs around 145lbs (65kgs). Her natural hair is brown, but over the years she has experimented with different hairstyles and hair dyes, such as pink, red and green. Her eyes are blue.

In her free time, she likes to attend concerts and festivals, and is a great fan of rock and metal music – her favorite bands include “Iron Maiden”, “Guns ’n’ Roses”, and “Metallica”.

Cleo likes to travel, and thanks to her parent’s prolific careers, she’s visited most states of the US, and European countries such as England and France.

Reportedly she is an avid dog lover.

As her favorite actor and actress she cites Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Angelina Jolie, while her favorite movies are “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”, “Central Intelligence”, and “San Andreas”.

Briefly about Sam Elliott

Sacramento native Samuel ‘Sam’ Elliot is an actor, producer and writer, who’s received numerous awards and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award.

He kicked off his career as a supporting actor, playing unusual, eccentric and interesting characters, and given his physical stature and appearance, he was well-suited for Western movies. Sam made his TV debut in 1969, appearing in an episode of the series “Judd for the Defense”. After bouncing around roles in TV series, he landed a recurring part in the popular series “Mission: Impossible”, followed by his role in the made-for-TV movie “I Will Fight No More Forever”.

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Sam got his breakthrough role in 1976, when cast as Rick Carlson in the drama film “Lifeguard”, alongside Ann Archer, Stephen Young, and Parker Stevenson. From that point his career skyrocketed, and he starred in several commercially successful series, such as “The Shadow Riders”(1982),  “A Death in California” and “Mask”, both in 1985. During the ‘90s, Sam landed several roles in TV shows and movies, including “Gettysburg” and “Tombstone” both in 1993, and “The Big Lebowski” (1998). He also portrayed the main character, Conn Conagher, in the TV film “Conagher” in 1991, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor.

He continued building his profile in the new millennium, portraying various characters in commercially successful movies such as “Ghost Rider”, “Draft Day”, and “The Company You Keep”.

Regarding his latest roles, since 2015 Sam has been a recurring character in the Netflix series “Ranch”, while in 2018 he shared the screen with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the critically acclaimed movie “A Star is Born”, a performance which earned him the Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Briefly about Katherine Ross

Similar to her husband, she‘s also a critically acclaimed actress with various awards under her belt, including two Golden Globes, a British Academy Film Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Katherine started her career while attending the Santa Rosa Junior College, performing in various plays. Later she dropped out, and relocated to San Francisco to perfect her craft at The Actors Workshop.

After several roles in theater productions of well-known plays, she switched to the screen, appearing in several TV shows, such as “The Lieutenant”, “The Virginian”, and “Run for Your Life”. Katherine made her debut movie appearance in the 1965 war drama film “Shenandoah”.

She landed her breakthrough role in the 1967 romantic comedy movie “The Graduate”, sharing the screen with Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft, a performance which earned her the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, and the nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1969, Katherine starred in the classic “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, and the western movie “Tell Them Willie Boy is Here”.

Katherine continued rising through the ranks, starring in films such as “Get to Know Your Rabbit” (1972) and later “The Stepford Wives” in 2004, her portrayal in the latter earning her the Saturn Award for Best Actress. Regarding her later roles, she starred in the cult classic “Donnie Darko” (2001) “Eye of The Dolphin” (2006), and “The Hero”(2017).

When it comes to her personal life, she walked down the aisle four times before finally settling down with Sam. They are still together and apparently happier than ever, proving that even though long-lasting marriages are rare in Hollywood, they are possible.