Jillian Barberie (Reynolds) (born Jillian Warry on September 26, 1966, in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and television hostess. She is often considered a sex symbol.
She can currently be seen on the reality television show EX-treme Dating on the Fox Reality channel, and the Los Angeles based show Good Day L.A. She also presented the weather on FOX NFL Sunday during football seasons in the U.S. from 2000-2005.
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- 1 Career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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Career
Jillian is a graduate of Mohawk College (Hamilton) with a degree in broadcast journalism. After completing her degree, she worked for a variety of television stations, including WSVN in Miami and KTTV in Los Angeles, both Fox affiliates. Her screen presence has also earned her roles on several television dramas including V.I.P. and Melrose Place.
In 2000, she was hired to present the national weather segment of Fox Sports hugely successful FOX NFL Sunday pregame show. Working opposite James Brown, Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw. Barberie became a national figure and earned significant fan interest.
In addition to her work on Good Day L.A., she worked on the national version of the show Good Day Live. However, she was ultimately fired from that show, ending her tenure there on June 4, 2004. Jillian claims that she does not know why she was let go from the national program.
In 2005, she was Regis Philbin's co-host for his New Year's Eve special on Fox.
In 2006, Jillian participated as a contestant on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities, partnered with professional skater John Zimmerman and lost. She was an ice skater in her childhood.
On April 21, 2006 Jillian was a celebrity judge for Miss USA 2006 and on May 19 of the same year she was a judge for The Tyra Banks Show's male model search.
In 2006, Jillian held red carpet duties for VH1's Rock Honors concert.
Personal life
Jillian Warry was once married (1996 - 2002) to former Major League Baseball player Bret Barberie, whose surname she kept. She works tirelessly for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and has nine adopted pets of her own - all of whom she has adopted from shelters. She has often said that she believes her "adoptive" nature is due to the fact that she was put up for adoption herself.
Jillian has mentioned on Good Day L.A. that while living in Canada, she suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
On October 14, 2003 broadcast of the Howard Stern Show, Barberie came out of the closet as bisexual [1].
Jillian married Grant Reynolds in a private ceremony on July 8, 2006.
According to Canada.com Jillian is legally changing her name to Jillian Reynolds, but she is keeping Barberie as her professional surname.
References
- "Jillian Barberie ties the knot", Canada.com, July 11, 2006.
External links
- Jillian Barberie at the Internet Movie Database
- KTTV Fox 11 Profile
- The Ultimate Jillian Barberie Fan Club
- The Lover's Society of Jillian Barberie LiveJournal Community
- Fox NFL Sunday Home
Categories: 1966 births | Living people | Bisexual actors | Canadian television actors | Figure skating reality television participants | FOX NFL Sunday | LGBT people from Canada | Los Angeles television anchors | People from Burlington, Ontario | Irish Canadians | Melrose Place
