Katharine McPhee Biography

Katharine McPhee is an American singer-songwriter and actress who gained wide recognition after appearing as a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. McPhee then released several albums and singles from which she earned a good net worth and she also gained huge popularity. Along with music, she also pursued her acting career. McPhee is famous for her role as Karen Cartwright in Smash and has worked in the movie Scorpion as Paige Dineen. As for her personal life, she is engaged to a 68-year-old record producer, David Foster after multiple failed relationships.

Early life and education of Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee was born as Katherine Hope McPhee on March 25, 1984 in California, USA. She is an American national and is of White American ethnicity. Her sun sign is Aries.

McPhee was born to Daniel McPhee and Peisha McPhee . Her father, Daniel, was a television producer and her mother, Peisha, has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2011. Her parents raised her with her older sister, Adriana McPhee who has also been a vocal coach . from American Idol.

When he was twelve years old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Her mother was the one who recognized her talent and decided to train her.

McPhee oined Notre Dame High School where he used to perform in school plays and musicals. She completed her graduation in 2002 and then attended the Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. Before completing his college graduation, he dropped out of college and returned to Los Angeles to try to be a television pilot.

After McPhee was cast in a TV pilot, he dropped out of college. He then auditioned in a pilot for the MTV soap opera in a mall, Estás aquí . Additionally, she played Annie Oakley in the musical, Annie Get Your Gun which was produced by Cabrillo Musical Theater .

Katharine McPhee’s career

Music

Katherine McPhee began her career in music in 2005 after participating in a reality show, American Idol season 5.

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McPhee auditioned for a reality show, American Idol Season 5 in San Francisco, where she sang God Bless the Child . She was selected as a contestant after her amazing audition. After the first round of Hollywood week, the artsy singer sang I’ll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick .

She came in second place for just two times all season. She lost the title to Taylor Hicks 

After American Idol

After American Idol, McPhee signed a recording contract with Sony BMG’s 19 Recordings Limited and RCA Records on June 6, 2006. He then performed in various concerts and stage shows.

On June 27, 2006, McPhee released his debut single, Somewhere Over the Rainbow / My Destiny which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also became the second best-selling single of 2016 after What Do you make yourself proud? by Taylor Hicks .

On January 30, 2007, he released his self-titled debut album which sold over 116,000 copies in its first week. It also reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album’s two singles, On Top of That, were certified gold on the RIAA Chart. In 2010, she released two albums Intact and Christman It’s Time to Say I Love You . Both albums had impressive sales.

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His other albums include Histeria (2015) and I fall in love very easily (2017).

Films

McPhee made her feature film debut with a cameo appearance, Paramount Girl in the musical film, Loco, which was based on the life of Hank Garland . Ali Larter , Waylon Payne and Steve Vai feature film debut .

The following year, she played the character of Harmony in the comedy film, The House Bunny starring Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, and Emma Stone.

Katherine McPhee Awards and Nominations

Katherine McPhee’s contribution in the field of music and acting helped her get nominated for several awards. She also won some of the nominated awards which include

• 2006 = Fox Reality Awards .
• 2006 = VH1 Big in ’06 Awards for Big ”It’ Girl .
• 2007 = Young Hollywood Awards.
• 2012 = Women’s Image Network Awards for Crush .

Some of her nominated awards include Ovation Awards and Teen Choice Awards .

Katherine McPhee Net Worth and Salary

Katherin McPhee lives a luxurious life with an estimated net worth of $6 million according to The Richest while her net worth is estimated at $8 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. She earns a salary of $40 thousand per episode.

McPhee also earns an impressive amount from his albums and singles. Here is the list of his albums and singles with the amount of their sales:

• 2006 = Somewhere Over the Rainbow (single) = 131,000 copies sold.
• 2006 = My destiny (single) = 98k copies sold.
• 2006 = Think (single) = 21,000 copies sold.
• 2007 = Katherine McPhee (album) = 381k copies sold.
• 2010 = Intact (album) = 45,000 copies sold.
• 2010 = Christmas is the time to say I love you (album) = 23k copies sold.
• 2012 = The music of Smash (single) = 112k copies sold.
• 2013 = Bomba (single) = sales of 26k copies.

With such earnings, Forbes ranked McPhee in the top 10 American Idol performers with earnings of $1 million for acting and music career for the period of May 2010 to May 2011 in July 2011.

Two years later, Forbes re-listed her on its list of the Top 10 American Idol Performers with earnings of $1.1 million. Once again, Forbes reported that McPhee made their list of the top 10 earners who earned $1 million in 2013.

McPhee also earns a fair amount from his endorsement deal. In 2006, he signed a two-year endorsement deal with Sexy Hair Concepts. Additionally, she also became the first celebrity spokesperson for her hair care product line.

McPhee signed a two-year endorsement deal with Neutrogena. He filmed the first commercial for him in 2008, which aired on television in May 2008 and on Neutrogena’s website skinid.com .

Estate

Houses

McPhee owns several houses in different locations including:

• Toluca Lake Bungalow = $1.549 million
• Studio City, California house = $2,050,000.

He also has a GLK that runs between $29500 and $37k.

Charity

Katherine McPhee is involved in various charities. McPhee founded a charity, McPhee Outreach in 2006, which was established to join various organizations to help those in need.

In the past, his foundation collaborates with the Lollipop Theater Network to provide music outreach to help sick children in hospitals in Southern California.

She also joined many actresses. Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Emily Deschanel in a video in October 2009 to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the Stand Up To Cancer organization. In 2012, she traveled to Africa to help people in need there.

The personal life and affair of Katherine McPhee

Katharine McPhee has battled eating disorders. At the age of thirteen she began to starve herself, and when she was only seventeen she became bulimic. Due to her binge eating, she gained a lot of weight and was sick. After seven years of illness and auditioning for American Idol, she entered a three-month rehabilitation program.

During his American Idol season, he lost 14 kg. In an interview with Teen Vogue, she said:

I am very careful with portions.

Katharine McPhee married Nick Cokas on February 2, 2008 at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church. But the relationship did not last long and McPhee filed for divorce in 2014 and separated in 2016. The reason for the failure of their marriage was McPhee’s extramarital affair with the director. Michael Morris .

McPhee cheated on her husband of 19 years, Coaks, with ”Smash” director Morris, who is a married man she is married to. Mary McCormac and has two children with the actress. Speaking about the scandal, McPhee said:

” I do not regret anything. All the decisions I made I learned in a very deep way.

Previously, she dated her Scorpion costar, Elyes Fork for nearly two years.

As of 2018, she is engaged to a 68-year-old record producer, David Foster . Initially, the couple was seen kissing at a dinner party but neither said a word about their affair. The couple is now ready to get married and start life as husband and wife.

Body measurements and age of Katherine McPhee

• Height = Katharine McPhee is 5 feet 8 inches tall
• Weight = McPhee weighs approximately 123 pounds.
• Age = As of 2018, he is 34 years old.

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