Tiffany Dawn Thornton (born February 14, 1986 ) is an American former actress, radio personality and singer best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and in its third season, So Random!.

Career

Thornton made her television acting debut in the pilot episode of the Fox sitcom, Quintuplets. She then went on to appear in 8 Simple Rules, American Dreams, The O.C., Desperate Housewives, That's So Raven, Jericho, Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana. In 2009, Thornton co-starred as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a Chance and then went on to play a part in the Disney Channel Original Movie Hatching Pete. After Sonny with a Chance ended its second season in early 2011, it was rebranded by the network as So Random! for a third season due to the departure of lead star Demi Lovato to attend rehab, and premiered in early summer 2011 and ended in 2012, where Thornton reprised her role as Tawni Hart. From 2015 to 2016, Thornton was a radio personality for KLAZ 105.9 based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She co-hosted the morning show "Kramer and Tiffany", as well as hosted her own mid-day show. She is also a blogger for DisneyBaby.com. As of mid-2016, Thornton works as a recruitment advisor for Champion Christian College.

Personal life

Thornton was born in College Station, Texas. She is an alumna of Texas A&M University, where she sang the national anthem at a number of sporting events. She is a Christian. In December 2009, Thornton became engaged to her boyfriend, Christopher Carney, a probation officer and former lead singer of the band The Prom Kings. The couple were married on November 12, 2011, at Garvan Woodland Gardens, in Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Thornton gave birth to her and Carney's first child, a son, on August 14, 2012. The child's godparents are actors Cassandra Scerbo and Wilmer Valderrama. Their second son was born on March 1, 2014. On December 4, 2015, Carney was killed in a car accident. In January 2017, Thornton began a relationship with family friend and worship pastor Josiah Capaci. The couple announced their engagement on April 8, 2017. They were married on October 7, 2017. They have two daughters, born on November 9, 2018 and July 21, 2021 respectively.

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