Lio Tipton
{{short description|American actor and model (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox model
| name = Lio Tipton
| image = LioTiptonTIFFSept2011.jpg
| caption = Tipton at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|11|9}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.{{cite news |url=http://popcrush.com/antm-analeigh-tipton-engaged/ |title=Former 'America's Next Top Model' Contestant Analeigh Tipton Is Engaged |newspaper=Popcrush |publisher=Popcrush.com |date=2013-12-29 |access-date=2014-02-02 |archive-date=2014-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101005230/http://popcrush.com/antm-analeigh-tipton-engaged/ |url-status=live }}}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- model}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| alma_mater = Marymount College
| haircolor = Brown
| eyecolor = Blue
| agency = Ford Models
|birth_name=Analeigh Tipton}}
Lio Tipton (formerly Analeigh Tipton; born November 9, 1988) is an American actor and fashion model.{{cite web |url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-celebbday1109/7/ |title=Actress Analeigh Tipton Is 25 | Celebrity Birthdays: Nov. 9 | Comcast.net |publisher=Xfinity.comcast.net |access-date=2014-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218211447/http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-celebbday1109/7/ |archive-date=2014-02-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-next-top-model/favorite-americas-next-top-mod-25940.aspx|publisher=BuddyTV|title=Favorite 'America's Next Top Model' Moments Revealed|author=Tipton|date=27 January 2009|quote=Now I'm acting and signed with an agency in L.A.|access-date=4 February 2009|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020065846/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-next-top-model/favorite-americas-next-top-mod-25940.aspx|url-status=live}} Tipton is known for being the last eliminated on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for their{{Efn|Tipton is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.}} roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Warm Bodies (2013), and Two Night Stand (2014).
Tipton came out as non-binary in 2021.
Early life
Tipton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{cite news|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080911&content_id=51681&vkey=ice_news|title=Former skater strikes a pose on runway|last=Elfman|first=Lois|date=September 11, 2008|publisher=Ice Network|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-date=October 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002547/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080911&content_id=51681&vkey=ice_news|url-status=dead}} They began ice skating at two and a half years old. When Tipton was eight, their family relocated to Sacramento, California and they went to school in Placerville, California.
Tipton competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. They and their pair partner, Phillip Cooke, twice became regional champions, and competed twice at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships on the Juvenile level.{{cite web|url=http://www.usfsa.org/content/events/200102/jrnats/juvpairs-free.htm|title=U.S. Figure Skating: Final Results: 2001–2002 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships: Juvenile Pairs|access-date=2008-11-30|archive-date=2015-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028123721/http://www.usfsa.org/content/events/200102/jrnats/juvpairs-free.htm|url-status=live}} Tipton retired from competitive skating at 16 but continued to skate in charity ice shows for AIDS foundations and to rebuild a rink damaged in a fire.{{cite news|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110811&content_id=23069520&vkey=ice_news|title=Crazy, Stupid Love's Tipton has skating roots|last=Elfman|first=Lois|date=August 11, 2008|publisher=Ice Network|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811162055/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110811&content_id=23069520&vkey=ice_news|url-status=dead}}
They attended Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[http://alumni.marymountpv.edu/s/1191/start.aspx "Marymount Alumna Stars in New Film"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612075114/http://alumni.marymountpv.edu/s/1191/start.aspx |date=June 12, 2011 }}, Marymount College alumni webpage
Career
=Modeling=
Prior to America's Next Top Model, Tipton was signed to I Model & Talent in Los Angeles and walked in Los Angeles Fashion Week for designer Kelly Nishimoto's Fall 2008 collection, Imasu.{{cite web| url = http://www.modelwire.com/webCS/portfolios/PortfolioView.aspx?pflID=de4c17a1-ee28-4ed1-b3ad-e4c5567b9714| title = I Model & Talent| access-date = 2008-11-24| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150319184956/http://www.modelwire.com/webCS/portfolios/PortfolioView.aspx?pflID=de4c17a1-ee28-4ed1-b3ad-e4c5567b9714| archive-date = 2015-03-19| url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Detail.aspx?axd=DetailPaging.Generic%7C1&axs=0%7C0&id=81796993|title=Kelly Nishimoto Fall 2008|access-date=2009-05-26|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726210319/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/model-wears-kelly-nishimoto-at-the-kelly-nishimoto-debuts-news-photo/81796993|url-status=live}}
Tipton became the last eliminated contestant on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model in 2008.[http://www.wetpaint.com/americas-next-top-model/articles/antm-alum-analeigh-tipton-stars-in-upcoming-indie-comedy "ANTM Alum Analeigh Tipton Stars In Upcoming Indie Comedy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318115823/http://www.wetpaint.com/americas-next-top-model/articles/antm-alum-analeigh-tipton-stars-in-upcoming-indie-comedy |date=2012-03-18 }} Wetpaint.com; accessed December 9, 2013. They were recruited through MySpace and asked to audition in Los Angeles. At the beginning of the show, Tipton revealed that they once encountered sex traffickers posing as modeling agents. They were then sold to a Saudi Arabian prince, but managed to get out of the situation before the deal was finalized.[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/27/analeigh-tipton-former-model-s-dicey-path-to-hollywood-actress.html Analeigh Tipton: Former Model's Dicey Path to Hollywood Actress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103213656/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/27/analeigh-tipton-former-model-s-dicey-path-to-hollywood-actress.html |date=2014-11-03 }} The Daily Beast Tipton was called first twice, one for the first CoverGirl commercial, which Tyra Banks deemed "the best CoverGirl commercial in the history of America's Next Top Model."[http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/analeigh-tipton-dishes-about-her-third-place-top-model-finish-8066.php "Analeigh Tipton dishes about her third-place 'Top Model' finish"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905015745/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/analeigh-tipton-dishes-about-her-third-place-top-model-finish-8066.php |date=2011-09-05 }} November 25, 2008, Reality TV World They also won the go-sees challenge by booking all three of their go-sees and getting back on time.[http://pophangover.com/2008/11/05/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-model-11-episode-10-recap-go-sees/ "America’s Next Top Model 11: Episode 10 Recap (Go-See’s)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504081047/http://pophangover.com/2008/11/05/america%E2%80%99s-next-top-model-11-episode-10-recap-go-sees/ |date=May 4, 2011 }} November 5, 2008, Pop Hangover They were subsequently eliminated in the finale after forgetting their lines in the second CoverGirl commercial, which left Samantha Potter and McKey Sullivan to walk in the finale runway show.
Tipton signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles and Abrams Artists Agency, in both the commercial and theatrical divisions.{{cite web|url=http://www.fordmodels.com/main.cfm?ref=M_1_0_26989 |title=Analeigh Tipton profile at |publisher=FordModels.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717084646/http://www.fordmodels.com/main.cfm?ref=M_1_0_26989 |archive-date=2009-07-17 }} They appeared in Spain's Marie Claire, Seventeen magazine's December 2008–January 2009 edition, a several-page spread in Maxim,[http://www.maxim.com/amg/VIDEO/Movies/My+First+Time:+Analeigh+Tipton "My First Time: Analeigh Tipton" Video] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517043151/http://www.maxim.com/amg/VIDEO/Movies/My%2BFirst%2BTime%3A%2BAnaleigh%2BTipton |date=May 17, 2011 }} Maxim and in Vogue. They were also featured in ads for Forever 21 and Guess.
In 2010, they modeled Geren Ford's pre-fall 2010 collection. For Los Angeles Fashion Week, they walked for Skingraft and David Alexander for the S/S 2010 season.[http://poponthepop.com/2014/07/25/analeigh-tipton-bio-net-worth/ "Analeigh Tipton Bio, Net Worth"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110237/http://poponthepop.com/2014/07/25/analeigh-tipton-bio-net-worth/ |date=2015-06-10 }} Retrieved 10 June 2015
=Acting=
Image:Lio Tipton TIFF 2011.jpg
Tipton appeared with Samantha Potter as guest stars on an episode of the television series The Big Bang Theory in 2008{{cite web|url=http://the-big-bang-theory.com/episodeguide/episode/207|title=The Big Bang Theory|access-date=2008-11-24|archive-date=2023-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726210319/https://the-big-bang-theory.com/episodeguide/episode/207/The-Panty-Pinata-Polarization/|url-status=live}} and by themself in a different role in 2015. Tipton played a babysitter who has a crush on Steve Carell's character in Crazy, Stupid, Love,[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64900 "Analeigh Tipton Joins Carell/Gosling Comedy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404153000/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64900 |date=2012-04-04 }} April 8, 2010, Coming Soon.net prompting The New York Times to call them a "face to watch".{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/movies/breakthrough-performances.html | title = Faces to Watch – Analeigh Tipton, 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' | date = May 1, 2011 | work = The New York Times | first = Karen | last = Durbin | page = MT4 | access-date = February 26, 2017 | archive-date = August 6, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170806101603/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/movies/breakthrough-performances.html | url-status = live }}
Tipton was cast in the third season of HBO's TV comedy Hung, portraying Sandee, a young gigolo's scheming fiancée.[http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/2011/06/analeigh-tipton-interview "Analeigh Tipton: Project Hollywood"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715024117/http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/2011/06/analeigh-tipton-interview |date=July 15, 2011 }} Interview at Teen Vogue, June 2011 They played a supporting role in the zombie-apocalyptic horror-romance Warm Bodies, directed by Jonathan Levine.{{cite web | url= http://collider.com/dave-franco-warm-bodies-analeigh-tipton/114024 | title= Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and Cory Hardrict to Join Zombie Film 'Warm Bodies' | publisher= Collider.com | date= 2011 | first= Adam | last= Chitwood | access-date= 2011-09-24 | archive-date= 2011-10-21 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111021144341/http://collider.com/dave-franco-warm-bodies-analeigh-tipton/114024 | url-status= live }} They had a small role opposite Scarlett Johansson in the 2014 science fiction action film Lucy. They had their first lead role in Two Night Stand, directed by Max Nichols, which was released on September 26, 2014.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140619/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4 Two Night Stand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417145413/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140619/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4 |date=2015-04-17 }} from IMDb, retrieved 18 July 2015
In 2014, Tipton was the co-lead in ABC's short-lived comedy series Manhattan Love Story.
In 2018, Tipton played Avery's date, Lauren, on the new season of Murphy Brown (S1:E7, "A Lifetime of Achievement").{{cite web |title=Murphy Brown {{!}} TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/murphy-brown/cast/1173598/ |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122044448/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/murphy-brown/cast/1173598/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Tipton announced in June 2021 that they are queer and non-binary, and use they/them pronouns.{{cite magazine|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|date=June 3, 2021|url=https://ew.com/tv/americas-next-top-model-lio-tipton-comes-out-non-binary/|title=America's Next Top Model star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 4, 2021}} Tipton married entertainment executive Chaz Salembier in October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Lio Tipton Marries Chaz Salembier — See the Sweet Photos |url=https://people.com/tv/lio-tipton-marries-chaz-salembier-in-wisconsin-photos-exclusive/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010190659/https://people.com/tv/lio-tipton-marries-chaz-salembier-in-wisconsin-photos-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Green Hornet|dab=2011 film}} | Ana Lee | |
| 2011
| Jessica Riley | |
| 2011
| Lily | |
| 2013
| Nora | |
| 2013
| {{sortname|The|Power Inside}} | Ashley | |
| 2014
| Rose | |
| 2014
| Lisa Rickard | |
| 2014
| Lucy | Caroline | |
| 2014
| Megan Pagano |Main role |
| 2015
| Vanessa | |
| 2016
| Veronica | |
| 2016
| Viral | Stacey Drakeford | |
| 2016
| Vera | |
| 2016
| Sadie Glass | |
| 2017
| Jess | |
| 2017
| Ginnie | |
| 2018
| Stephanie | |
| 2018
| Markey | |
| 2019
| Mel | Last film credited as Analeigh Tipton |
| 2022
| Abilene Shaw | |
| 2023
| Anna-Freya Hollyhock | |
| 2025
| Ashley | |
| {{TBA}}
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Continue {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Bria | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2008
| Themself | Last eliminated in cycle 11 |
| 2008
| {{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}} | Themself | Episode: "The Panty Piñata Polarization" |
| 2011
| Hung | Sandee | 8 episodes |
| 2014
| Dana Hopkins | Main role |
| 2015
| Shauna | Episode: "The Legend of Marcos Ramos" |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}} | Vanessa Bennett | Episode: "The Mystery Date Observation" |
| 2018
| Lauren | Episode: "Lifetime of Achievement" |
| 2019
| Mary Vlasin | 3 episodes; last television credit as Analeigh Tipton |
| 2022
| Gail Berchtold |
| 2024
| Katie Dowd |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Artist |
| 2012 |
=Web=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2022
| In Space with Markiplier | Lady |
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081203135548/http://cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model11/cast/analeigh America's Next Top Model portfolio]
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