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Kelly Preston: Hawaii
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Born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, HI on Oct. 13, 1962, Preston lost her biological father at an early age. His widow, Kelly’s mother, Linda Carlson, remarried a short time later to Peter Palzis, who formally adopted Kelly as his daughter. While living in Australia as a teenager, Preston caught the eye of a fashion photographer who helped her get into modeling, which – as was often the case – led to work in commercials and other small parts. Returning to the U.S., Preston finished out high school in Hawaii, during which time she interned at an advertising agency as part of career exploration program. After graduating in 1980, Preston decided to attend USC in Los Angeles, CA, but later transferred to nearby UCLA. Unfortunately, due to her budding acting career, Preston failed to receive her diploma.
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On October 13, 1962, the world said aloha to Kelly Preston (nee Palzis) who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Preston's biological father drowned when she was only three years old and her mother, a mental health administrator, married Peter Palzis (and eventually divorced in 1976). The future model/actress majored in drama at the University of Southern California when she was growing up.
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Kelly was born and raised in Hawaii. As a result of her father’s position with an agricultural firm, the family moved first to Iraq for one year and then to Australia for two years. It was while she was a teenager in Hawaii that Kelly appeared in television commercials and began to develop an interest in an acting career.
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Kelly Preston, born and raised in Hawaii, except for 15 months when she was 5, she lived in Iraq. Her father was working with the minister of agriculture to improve Iraq's farming conditions. She went on to graduate from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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