Andrea Carroll

Andrea Carroll was born Andrea Lee DeCapite in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Andrea first broke into performing at age 3 when she appeared on Cleveland's Gene Carroll show in 1949. It was the first of what became a semi regular gig for her through the 1960s, which included having Gene as her manager. She took the stage surname of Carroll (they were not related) from Gene. She made her first recordings as a pop singer on the Epic label with "Young and Lonely" in 1961, followed by "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard", which became a major hit in the Cleveland area but failed to break into the national charts. After further singles on Epic failed to become hits, she signed with Bright Tunes Productions in New York City, and recorded "It Hurts To Be Sixteen" - her real age at the time - released on the Big Top label. She attended Kent State University in the late 1960s, and made her final appearance on The Gene Carroll Show on a special tribute edition following Carroll's death. She later married television producer Lyle B. Hill, and trained as a clinical therapist. The couple own the Weist-Barron-Hill acting school in Burbank, California. Andrea Hill has published Making It In The Business, a book of guidance for people seeking to enter the entertainment industry.