Christi Berlane

Christi Berlane was born in Paterson, New Jersey and is the youngest of three. She is the daughter of Robby Berlane a custom motorcycle mechanic and her mother was Jessie Berlane an electronics technician. Her family moved to Pennsylvania in 1990. She began acting at the age of 7 and by the time she was 12 her mother began homeschooling her and her siblings, Joshua and Angel, so that they might pursue an acting career. Christi performed in Manhattan with known groups such as, City Lights Youth Theatre, City Kids Repertory Company and TADA! . In 2001 she appeared in her first feature film "Wet, Hot American Summer". She graduated in 2004 at the age of 16 and began college at East Stroudsburg University at the age of 17 where she studied Theatre. During her time at ESU she studied myth and ritual in theatre at Oxford University (St. Edmunds College). In 2009 she graduated with a B.A. in Acting/Directing and a second concentration in Technical Theatre/Design. She went on to work in theaters in Manhattan as well as New Jersey. She taught acting to children and young adults for a company called Broadway Bound. In 2012 she made her way down to Florida and began studying at The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre. Her current acting coach is the legendary Mr. Burt Reynolds. Since being in Florida she continues to work in the film industry as an actor as well as working behind the camera as an Assistant Director, Script Supervisor and Production Assistant.