Forbes Riley

Forbes Riley
Occupation	Television Host and Actress

Forbes Riley is an american television host, entrepreneur, author, spokesperson, motivational keynote speaker, and life coach. She has appeared as a TV host on such networks as ESPN, Fit TV, TLC, Animal Planet, ABC Family and FOX, and for the past 18 years has been a regular guest on live home shopping networks like HSN, QVC, QVC London, and The Shopping Channel. As a fitness professional she's co-hosted alongside Jack LaLanne, Bruce Jenner, Cory Everson, Tony Horton, Joe Theismann and Jake "Body by Jake" Seinfeld.

Early life

Forbes grew up in Long Island, NY, with her parents and younger sister, making her TV debut at the age 16 with Bob Hope on NBC in the Miss Teenage America Pageant. She went on to the University of Rochester, where she graduated in three years with two degrees, the first in Political Science with a minor in History, and the second in Film Studies with a minor in Communication.

Career

Shortly after graduation, she played the lead in Splatter University (1984). After that, she worked on Broadway as a dancer with the American Dream Machine and combined that with a career in hosting.

Riley has appeared in various American television shows such as 24, The Pretender, Picket Fences, and The Practice, she is also a host on several television series such as The X-Games on ESPN, Essentials on TLC, and the Zig & Zag Dog Game Show on Animal Planet. She spent five years as the original Fitness Host on Fit TV and the Cable Health Club, as well as hosting multiple series on ABC Family, Pax-TV and MyNetwork TV.

Forbes is relentless in her passion to bring affordable, high-quality fitness, health and beauty products to consumers worldwide. In an industry that is seeing more and more celebrities on live home shopping networks - like Mary J. Blige, Tori Spelling, Martha Stewart, Kelly Ripa, Wolfgang Puck, Susan Lucci, and even Liza Minnelli; Forbes has built a solid following of “Jane Main Street” consumers that know and trust the products she represents. Her ebullient personality, charm and sincerity led Bill Geist of CBS Sunday Morning to dub her "the Julia Roberts of Infomercials". In 2007, she was recognized by the Electronic Retailers Association (ERA) as the Best Female Presenter of the Year. In 2010, she was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame and received two more top honors at the ERA Moxie Awards Gala - “Best Female Presenter of the Year” and “Best Live Shopping On-Air Guest" for her work on HSN”.

Forbes is the co-founder and CEO of Midvale Direct, LLC which offers consultation to inventors and companies looking to develop their products and bring them to market by focusing on television advertising campaigns. The Forbes Riley brand of products includes health and fitness, beauty, lifestyle, and clothing. In 2012 she opened the Forbes Riley Studio in St. Petersburg, FL; an international hub for inventors, infomercial projects, and executive coaching to individuals and corporations.

SpinGym

Forbes launched her branded, hand-held fitness product SpinGym on May 27, 2009 on Discovery's Pitchmen. SpinGym has been endorsed by various celebrities such as Tori Spelling, Gilles Marini, Tony Dovolani and Charlotte Ross.

Personal life

Forbes, along with her husband and their twins, divide their time between Los Angeles and Tampa Bay.

Works

TV Series and Mini Series Series/ Show Role Year ESPN's X-Games[10][2] Co-Host 1991-1993 The Learning Channel's Essentials[2][10][11] Host 1996 Fitness Plus on Fit TV[2][11] Host Animal Planet's Zig & Zag: Alpha Dog Challenge[2][10] Host 1999 Great Outdoor Games[10][12] Host 1999-2000 The X-Games, ABC[11] Host 2005

References 1. ^ [1] 2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Forbes Riley's Website 3. ^ Splatter University on IMDB 4. ^ a b c d Celebrity Forbes Riley has a moxie 5. ^ a b International Fitness celebrity Forbes Riley has Moxie 6. ^ a b Forbes Riley launches Spin Gym 7. ^ Fitness with Forbes 8. ^ [2] 9. ^ Celebrity Spinners 10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t IMDB 11. ^ a b c FilmReference 12. ^ Inaugural Great Outdoor Games 13. ^ Beau Rials' Video Library