{{short description|American commercial, print, television, and film actress}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Cheryl Arutt | image = DrCheryl TEDx Talk.jpg | caption = Arutt giving a TEDx talk in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|05|13}} | occupation = {{hlist |Actress (retired)|clinical and forensic psychologist}} | years_active = Actress (1969–1991) <br> Psychologist (1999–present) | website = {{URL|http://drcherylarutt.com}} }}
'''Cheryl Arutt''' (born May 13, 1966) is an American commercial, print, television, and film actress<ref>Zezima, Jerry (March 13, 1988), "Westport actress stars in TV special", ''Advocate and Greenwich Times'', page D4.</ref><ref>March 9, 1988; "Staples grad in TV Afterschool Special", "Westport News", p. 3.</ref> and a clinical and forensic psychologist and media consultant.<ref>Barbera, Elizabeth (March 11, 1988), "Film industry gives Westport actress the chance to grow up" "The Telegram", Bridgeport, CT.</ref> She co-hosts and is a regular member of the Behavior Bureau on HLN's panel show ''Dr. Drew On Call''{{thin space}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ddhln/date/2013-11-27/segment/01 |work=CNN |title=CNN.com}}</ref> and appears as a psychological expert on ABC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/251105625|title=Cheryl Arutt - ABC-TV News 10-12-2017 NightLine|website=Vimeo|date=January 15, 2018}}</ref> the Fox News Channel, HLN<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/01/ijvm.01.html |work=CNN |title=CNN.com |access-date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622090212/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/01/ijvm.01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="archives.cnn.com">{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/08/ijvm.01.html |work=CNN |title=CNN.com |access-date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622090242/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/08/ijvm.01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1010/01/ijvm.01.html |work=CNN |title=CNN.com |access-date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622090157/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1010/01/ijvm.01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and In Session.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ijvm/date/2010-08-16/segment/01 |work=CNN |title=CNN.com}}</ref>
==Actress== Arutt started her film and video acting career at age four.<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IxIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1320,411941&dq=cheryl-arutt&hl=en 25 Years Ago]", ''The Hour'' (Norwalk, Connecticut), November 4, 2004.</ref> As a teen she was dubbed "queen of the After School Specials" by her peers{{Who|date=August 2012}} for her numerous roles in TV movies of that genre.<ref>Loudis, Stephanie (March 11, 1988), "Afterschool Special star enjoying time in S. Florida", ''The Miami Herald'' (TV/Radio, 6D).</ref> She was discovered at age two when the casting director at Ted Bates Advertising Agency in New York City noticed her and convinced her mother to send her photo to an agent.<ref>McDermott, Ruth (March 10, 1988) "Actress from the word go: Cheryl Arutt didn't need a stage mother", ''Norwalk Hour'' (Home/Town, 37).</ref> She was signed on the spot by Rosemary Brian at the Mary Ellen White Agency and first appeared on TV in a Sara Lee cake commercial at the age of three. Hundreds of commercials followed, as well as an appearance in A. R. Gurney's teleplay adaptation of John Cheever's short story, ''O Youth and Beauty'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180880/ IMDB fullcredits 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979) (TV)].</ref> Arutt appeared in the soap operas: ''Secret Storm'', ''Guiding Light'', ''All My Children'' and ''As the World Turns''. Modeling jobs included the cover of ''Seventeen'' magazine.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
Arutt was nominated for a Youth in Film Award for her title role as an Amish girl in ''Bobby and Sarah''<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VPkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IwMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3598,4022729&dq=cheryl-arutt&hl=en Baltimore Afro-American] - November 5, 1983.</ref> in the Best Young Actress in a Family Film Made for TV category.<ref>[http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms6.htm 6th Annual Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref>
After moving to Los Angeles, Arutt appeared on ''Murder, She Wrote'',<ref>McDermott, Ruth (November 11, 1988), "Cheryl Arutt Sunday in 'Murder She Wrote'", "The Hour", Norwalk, CT.</ref> ''Kay O'Brien'', and ''Charles in Charge''.<ref>[http://www.findinternettv.com/tv-shows/charles-in-charge/season-2/episode-24/ Watch Charles in Charge Season 2 Episode 24 (Lillian Putts a Round) | Find Internet TV<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref> She appeared as young Ory Palmer in the NBC/Disney two-hour Movie of the Week pilot ''Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder'' as Davy's love interest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-19-ca-630-story.html |title=TV REVIEW : Disney Revives Davy Crockett With Dunigan as Frontiersman - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=November 19, 1988 |access-date=May 28, 2010 |first=Don |last=Shirley}}</ref>
==Psychologist== After more than 20 years as an actress in New York and Hollywood, Arutt retired to become a doctor for creative artists. Arutt attended University of California, Los Angeles with scholarships from both Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, where she graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} Following a Doctor of Psychology degree from California School of Professional Psychology, where she developed a program called "Healing Together" for couples recovering from posttraumatic stress disorder, she became a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in working with creative artists, including actors, writers, directors, cinematographers, studio executives and other entertainment professionals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Cheryl Arutt, 1997 CSPP Graduate |publisher=California School of Professional Psychology |url=https://www.alliant.edu/cspp/spotlight-content/cheryl_arutt/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161013024037/https://www.alliant.edu/cspp/spotlight-content/cheryl_arutt/ |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{unreliable source?|date=October 2016|certain=y|reason=Source is a self-published blurb used as recruitment material by the subject's alma mater. In addition to the conflict of interest, the piece shows no indicia of reliability: no history of respected publishing, no evidence of editorial control, poor proofreading (notice the ungrammatical 'she' in the source's lead sentence), and lacks a by-line or date.}}</ref> Arutt has appeared as an expert on television in local, national and international programs. Her thoughts about psychological issues have been featured on live television, in documentaries and as an expert commentator on truTV, Fox News,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4492625/inside-the-mind-of-jared-loughner/ |publisher=Fox News |title=Inside the Mind of Jared Loughner - Fox News Video}} January 11, 2011</ref> and HLN,<ref name="archives.cnn.com"/> and as a consultant on psychological issues to ''60 Minutes (Australia)''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038053/resume?ref_=nm_ov_res |title=IMDb Resume for Cheryl Arutt |publisher=IMDb |date= |accessdate=February 6, 2013}}</ref> As a psychotherapist, Arutt has helped many creative artists learn to thrive and clear obstacles to their professional and personal success. She is currently in private practice in Beverly Hills and also works as an expert witness and media consultant.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://drcherylarutt.com}} * {{IMDb name|0038053}}
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