Background
Lerman was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Lerman was born in Chicago, Illinois.
She also was a regular cast member on the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), where she played the character of Lila Pembroke. She began acting as a young child, appearing in the first National Tour of Annie where she played Tessie, and making her first professional screen performance in the 1982 film of the show, where she played a different character named Kate. April was then cast as Lila in the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), but the show underwent a major revamp in 1986 after being canceled in 1985 and most of the cast, including Lerman, were replaced by other actors.
She spent the next few years working as an actress, appearing as a guest star in television shows, such as Kate & Allie, Growing Pains, and Parker Lewis Can"t Lose.