Forbes Riley
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Forbes Riley is an American
film
and television
actress. She was born in Long Island
, attended Oceanside High School. Forbes skipped a grade and graduated High School a year early, Class of 1977. She named Miss Teenage New York. Her TV debut was with Bob Hope
on NBC
in the Miss Teenage America pageant.
Ms. Riley has appeared in various American television shows such as 24
, The Pretender
, and The Practice
. Riley is probably better known, however, for numerous appearances in infomercial
s and other television advertisement, including those for Jack Lalanne
's Power Juicer, Aerobed, Microgrill, MaxiGlide hair straightener, the Mor furniture
stores, and for her own product, the SpinGym. She can also be seen live on HSN and QVC in London.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress. She was born in Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, attended Oceanside High School. Forbes skipped a grade and graduated High School a year early, Class of 1977. She named Miss Teenage New York. Her TV debut was with Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
in the Miss Teenage America pageant.
Ms. Riley has appeared in various American television shows such as 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
, The Pretender
The Pretender (TV series)
The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work...
, and The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
. Riley is probably better known, however, for numerous appearances in infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s and other television advertisement, including those for Jack Lalanne
Jack LaLanne
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero." He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was 15...
's Power Juicer, Aerobed, Microgrill, MaxiGlide hair straightener, the Mor furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
stores, and for her own product, the SpinGym. She can also be seen live on HSN and QVC in London.