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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Born	Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski May 28, 1977 (1977-05-28) (age 32) Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	since 2001
Known for	Co-Hosting on The View
Spouse(s)	Tim Hasselbeck (since 2002)
Children	Grace, Taylor

Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is an American television host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001) and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View (since 2003).

Contents 1 Early life 2 Television career 2.1 Survivor and early career 2.2 The View 2.2.1 Notable debates on The View 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links

Early life

Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski¹ was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Catholic-school teacher and lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre and architect Kenneth Filarski.²³ She has one brother, Kenneth Jr, a lawyer and aspiring musician. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.

Hasselbeck was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary School in Cranston, followed by St. Mary Academy - Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island where she graduated in 1995. She then attended Boston College, where she captained the women's softball team for two seasons. With a concentration on large paintings and industrial design, Hasselbeck graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 1999.⁴

Hasselbeck started working for Puma in 1998, while attending Boston College. After graduation, she worked for Puma shoes as a member of its design team before her television career.⁴

Television career

Survivor contestant
Elisabeth Filarski
Date of birth	May 28, 1977 (1977-05-28) (age 32)
Resides	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Season(s)	The Australian Outback
Finish	4th Place (The Australian Outback)
Tribe(s)	Kucha      Barramundi

Survivor and early career

In 2001, Hasselbeck was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe. She was the last remaining member of that tribe in the game before being voted off on Day 39 and finishing fourth overall. As her luxury item, she brought a self-made immunity headdress.

In 2001, Hasselbeck was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant.⁴ From 2002 to 2003 she hosted the Style Network's The Look for Less where she helped find stylish clothes for bargain prices.

The View

In the past, Hasselbeck has been open about owing much of her career to the influence of her husband's family, particularly her father-in-law, Don Hasselbeck. Although Hasselbeck previously saw herself as a "behind the scenes" kind of person and not interested in career television, or playing pundit, her agent was eager to showcase her competitive client and she auditioned for The View.⁵ In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002.

Hasselbeck typically represents the conservative position on The View.⁶ However, Hasselbeck has said that she calls herself neither a conservative nor a liberal. Her parents had an independent political stance, never telling their children for whom they voted. She has stated that the term "conservative" does not define her as a person.⁷

On October 26, 2008, Hasselbeck appeared at Republican rallies in Florida, introducing Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.⁸

Notable debates on The View

Hasselbeck has been involved in a number of heated debates on The View, including but not limited to:

On August 2, 2006, Hasselbeck got into a heated debate in which she strongly opposed the Food and Drug Administration's plan to sell the "morning after pill" as an over-the-counter drug. Hasselbeck stated, "I believe that life begins at the moment of conception." She said the over-the-counter distribution of the pill should be banned even in cases of rape and incest, because "life still has value." Hasselbeck argued that advocates of the drug use the "rape or incest" exception as a "bait-and-switch" distraction from the goal of making it universally accessible. She argued if the "rape or incest" exception was all advocates cared about, they would not support its over-the-counter status.⁹

On May 23, 2007, Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with co-host Rosie O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supports and O'Donnell opposes. When O'Donnell rhetorically asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians dead. Who are the terrorists?"¹⁰ O'Donnell was criticized by conservative commentators for her question and she (O'Donnell) complained about Hasselbeck's unwillingness to defend O'Donnell's statements in the controversy that followed. Hasselbeck responded, "Defend your own insinuations" and responded that she shouldn't have to defend anyone else's words for them, especially when that person has a forum with which to present a defense.¹¹

On October 3, 2007, Hasselbeck and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg got into a discussion about Senator Hillary Clinton's proposal that the US Government provide a $5,000 savings bond for each child at birth. The conversation became heated when Hasselbeck stated it would lead to fewer abortions due to women wanting to keep the money.¹²¹³

Personal life

On July 6, 2002, Filarski married her college boyfriend, former professional football quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. The couple has a daughter Grace Elisabeth born in 2005, and son Taylor Thomas born in 2007.¹⁴ The couple is expecting their third child in August 2009.¹⁵

Hasselbeck is a supporter of breast cancer awareness initiatives in the form of an internet-only PSA on breast cancer diagnosis.¹⁶

Hasselbeck is living with celiac disease.¹⁷ She has written a book on the subject, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, which has appeared on several best-seller lists. On June 23, 2009, a lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Massachusetts alleging that her book was plagiarized from a self-published book by Susan Hasset, a Cape Cod author. Hasselbeck released a statement calling the allegations baseless.¹⁸

References

External links

• The View bio
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck at the Internet Movie Database
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck at TV.com

Media offices
Preceded by Lisa Ling	The View fourth co-host 2003-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Hosts of The View Current Whoopi Goldberg · Joy Behar · Elisabeth Hasselbeck · Sherri Shepherd · Barbara Walters Former Debbie Matenopoulos · Lisa Ling · Meredith Vieira · Star Jones · Rosie O'Donnell

v • d • e Survivor contestants
Text in green indicates that castaway was also a contestant in Survivor: All Stars Text in orange indicates that castaway was also a contestant in Survivor: Micronesia
Borneo	Australian Outback	Africa	Marquesas
Rudy • Colleen • Richard • Sue • Sean • Gervase • Jenna L. • Stacey • Kelly	Amber • Alicia • Colby • Keith • Elisabeth • Jerri • Jeff • Tina	Clarence • Ethan	Rob M. • Neleh • Hunter • Tammy • Vecepia
Thailand	Amazon	Pearl Islands	Vanuatu
Helen • Brian	Rob C. • Jenna M. • Christy • Heidi	Rupert • Jon • Sandra	Ami • Chris
Palau	Guatemala	Panama	Cook Islands
Bobby Jon • Katie • Stephenie • Kim • Janu • Tom W.	Danni • Bobby Jon • Gary • Rafe • Stephenie	Dan • Aras • Terry • Cirie • Misty • Shane	J.P. • Yul • Ozzy • Jonathan • Parvati
Fiji	China	Gabon	Tocantins
Yau-Man • Earl • Dreamz • Rita	Jean-Robert • Todd • Amanda • Ashley	Crystal • Bob • Ken • Sugar	Taj • Candace • J.T.

Persondata
NAME	Hasselbeck, Elisabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Filarski, Elisabeth DelPadre
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Television host
DATE OF BIRTH	28 May 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cranston, Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH