One of All That’s original cast members, Denberg didn’t really take her initial audition for the show, which she landed when she placed in first in a high school drama competition, seriously.
“I just went on it like a total lark, not like it was some big deal. Just kind of a goof,” Denberg, who was the show’s oldest cast member at 18, said. “And that was my first audition for All That. I wasn’t nervous ’cause I wasn’t really taking it seriously.”
But her experience on the show ended up being a defining life experience for Denberg, who told The Huffington Post, “I know how much television meant to me as a kid—I was watching everything and studying it. So to know that I was on a show that brought something positive to other kids really means a lot. I get and give a lot of hugs.”
Denberg ended upbecoming a featured player on Nickelodeon, fronting the Vital Information segment (All That‘s version of Weekend Update) and becoming a panelist on the popular game show Figure It Out. In 1998, she left the network, going on to star on The Steve Harvey Show for four seasons.
Looking back on her experience, Denberg said she was “glad” she was slightly older than the average All That star. “Not all kid actors fare that well, and I could kind of see why,” she explained. “I saw all different kinds of kids and parents and situations.”
Since the end of Steve Harvey in 2002, Denberg has made brief but memorable appearances in projects such as Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,Malcolm in the Middle,Hollywood Darlings, and an episode of Workaholics, in which she played herself.
Denberg is also an ordained minister and has presided over 12 weddings.