Jo Frost
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Jo Frost | |
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Born | Jo Frost June 27 1970 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Nanny, television personality |
Years active | 1989–present (nanny) 2004–present (TV personality) |
Known for | Supernanny |
Website | Official website |
Jo Frost is an English nanny and television personality. She was the central figure of the reality television program Supernanny. She has written six books on childcare and began her work experience in 1989.
Biography
Jo Frost is a global parenting and family expert who is best known as “Supernanny.”
Frost was born on June 27-1970 and has over 20 years of experience in childcare. In 2004, Frost rose to international fame by producing and appearing as the parental expert in the international TV show “Supernanny” originally released in the UK and then released in the US. Supernanny ran for 6 years.
In addition to “Supernanny”, Jo Frost also created, developed, executive produced and starred in 4 international formats: “Extreme Parental Guidance”, “Jo Frost: Family Matters,” “Family SOS with Jo Frost,” and “Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour.” In addition to her TV success she is a New York Times best seller and the author of 6 parenting books¬¬-- Jo Frost’s Toddler Rules, Jo Frost’s Toddler SOS, Jo Frost’s Confident Baby Care, Jo Frost’s Confident Toddler Care, Supernanny, and Ask Supernanny.
Jo Frost is a global advocate for the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life movement, which aims to decrease vaccine-preventable childhood diseases and deaths, giving every child a shot at a healthy and joyful life. Alongside her work with the United Nations, she is also a global key note speaker for parental and familial issues, an active supporter for those who live with anaphylaxis and life threatening allergies as well as the 2014 ambassador for FARE (Food, Allergy, Research and Education) and an activist for children of neglect and poverty. Jo Frost is currently living between California and the UK with fiancé Darrin Jackson.
In 2011 she worked on a second series of Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance for Channel 4 in the UK. The first episode of the second series was aired on Channel 4 at 8 pm on 6 July 2011.[1]
Family S.O.S. With Jo Frost premiered 28 May 2013, on TLC with a one hour episode and six episodes scheduled for the first season.[2]
Since 18 April 2014, she has hosted Family Matters,[3] a new family talk show for ITV.
Programmes
- Supernanny (UK)(US) (2004–2011)
- Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance (UK) (2010–2012)
- Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost (US) (2013–)
- Family Matters (UK) (2014)
- Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour (US) (2014)
References
- ^ Raeside, Julia; Robinson, John; O'Neill, Phelim; Hodgkinson, Will (5 July 2011). "The Guardian's TV Highlights — Jul 6th". London. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "America's Favorite Nanny Returns in All-New TLC Series "Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost"". The Futon Critic. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-daytime-commissions-jo-frost-family-matters#.UvkYWfldVlo
External links
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- Official website
- Biography of Jo Frost at ABC's website
- Jo Frost at IMDb
- Supernanny: The official website of the TV show on ABC
- Supernanny: The official website of the TV show on Style Network
- Use dmy dates from February 2011
- Living people
- British people of Gibraltarian descent
- British television personalities
- Participants in American reality television series
- Participants in British reality television series
- People from London
- Nannies
- British domestic workers
- English expatriates in the United States
- British people of Spanish descent