Kelly Brannigan
Encyclopedia
Kelly Brannigan is an American
model
. She is best known as the model holding case #24 on the hit U.S. game show Deal or No Deal from 2006 to 2009.
, after the death of her father, Mark, in 1993.
She is a 2000 graduate of Auburn High School
. She earned an associate's degree
in hotel management from Monroe Community College
in Rochester, New York
, and also studied at the Culinary Institute of America
.
. Less than a year later, she was hired by the prime-time TV game show Deal or No Deal to replace Meghan Markle
as the model holding case #24. Brannigan remained on the show, which was hosted by Howie Mandel
and aired on NBC
, until its cancellation in 2009.
Brannigan has appeared on TV shows including CSI: Miami
, Entourage
, and My Fair Brady
.
Brannigan has appeared in national TV commercials, including a 2010 AXE Hair ad featuring NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford
.
Brannigan was the "Lovely Lady of the Day" at SportsIllustrated.com on July 8, 2011.
and in an article in The New York Times
, both of which covered the growing demand for tattoo removal
in the U.S.
Brannigan currently lives in the greater Los Angeles area.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. She is best known as the model holding case #24 on the hit U.S. game show Deal or No Deal from 2006 to 2009.
Early life
Brannigan spent her early childhood in southern California. She moved to Auburn, New YorkAuburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
, after the death of her father, Mark, in 1993.
She is a 2000 graduate of Auburn High School
Auburn High School (New York)
Auburn High School is the only public high school in Auburn, New York, U.S.A., a city approximately 25 miles southwest of Syracuse in central New York.As of the 2011–12 school year, the school has an approximate enrollment of 1,500 students in grades 9–12...
. She earned an associate's degree
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
in hotel management from Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College is a two-year college of the State University of New York, located in Monroe County, New York. The college has two campuses, one in the town of Brighton and another, the Damon City Campus, in the City of Rochester...
in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, and also studied at the Culinary Institute of America
Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America is a non-profit culinary college located in Hyde Park USA, founded in 1946. The CIA also has branch campuses in St. Helena, California, and San Antonio, Texas, as well as a campus in Singapore. It is a not-for-profit academic institution of higher learning...
.
Career
Brannigan returned to her native southern California in 2006 to pursue a career in modelingModel (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. Less than a year later, she was hired by the prime-time TV game show Deal or No Deal to replace Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle is an American fashion model, spokesmodel, and actress. She is formerly the model who held case #24 on the hit US television game show Deal or No Deal...
as the model holding case #24. Brannigan remained on the show, which was hosted by Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
and aired 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...
, until its cancellation in 2009.
Brannigan has appeared on TV shows including CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
, and My Fair Brady
My Fair Brady
My Fair Brady is a celebrity reality television show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model, a year after they met and fell in love on the reality show The Surreal Life.The show...
.
Brannigan has appeared in national TV commercials, including a 2010 AXE Hair ad featuring NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford
John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia....
.
Brannigan was the "Lovely Lady of the Day" at SportsIllustrated.com on July 8, 2011.
Filmography
| Year(s) | Show | Episode(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2009 | Deal or No Deal | (series regular, 2006–2009) | Model, Case #24 |
| 2007 | Inside Edition Inside Edition Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded... |
Featured in segment about tattoo removal | |
| My Fair Brady My Fair Brady My Fair Brady is a celebrity reality television show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model, a year after they met and fell in love on the reality show The Surreal Life.The show... |
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Personal life
In 2007, Brannigan was featured in a segment on the TV show Inside EditionInside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
and in an article in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, both of which covered the growing demand for tattoo removal
Tattoo removal
Tattoo removal has been performed with various tools during the history of tattooing. While tattoos were once considered permanent, it is now possible to remove them with treatments, fully or partially...
in the U.S.
Brannigan currently lives in the greater Los Angeles area.