Rachel Specter
Encyclopedia
Rachel Sarah Specter is an American
actress and is best known as the model for the RGX
body spray
commercials. In addition to her work in commercials, Specter has guest-starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother
, Gilmore Girls
, What I Like About You
, and Entourage
, as well as co-hosted the April 4, 2007 episode of Attack of The Show!
and a segment of The Feed on May 23. In September 2008, Specter began co-starring in the web series Long Distance Relationship on Crackle
.
. Her mother, Randie, teaches at a Hillel Jewish day school
, and her father, Steven C. Specter, is the associate dean
for student affairs at the University of South Florida College of Medicine
. She graduated from the University of Florida
with honors.
Specter appeared as one of the models for the Sunsilk
Color Showdown ad campaign. She has shot six commercials for RGX, four of which have aired. She has also appeared in one of Jack Links' "Messin' with Sasquatch" commercials.
Her eyes are one and a half different colors
; one is brown and the other is half brown and half gray.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and is best known as the model for the RGX
RGX
RGX was a body spray owned by Dial Corporation and launched in January 2007. The product was an attempt by Dial to break in to the body spray market, currently dominated by AXE and Tag, through a marketing strategy directed at older men...
body spray
Body spray
Body spray is a perfume product, similar to aerosol deodorant, which is intended to be used elsewhere on the body besides the armpits. Body sprays are lighter in strength than cologne, generally less expensive, and doubles as a deodorant....
commercials. In addition to her work in commercials, Specter has guest-starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
, What I Like About You
What I Like About You (TV series)
What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City, following the lives of two sisters, Valerie Tyler and Holly Tyler . The series ran on The WB Television Network from September 20, 2002, to March 24, 2006, with a total of 86 episodes produced...
, and 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...
, as well as co-hosted the April 4, 2007 episode of Attack of The Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
and a segment of The Feed on May 23. In September 2008, Specter began co-starring in the web series Long Distance Relationship on Crackle
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
.
Life and career
Specter was born in Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. Her mother, Randie, teaches at a Hillel Jewish day school
Jewish day school
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of "day school" meaning a school that the students attend for an entire day and not on a part time...
, and her father, Steven C. Specter, is the associate dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
for student affairs at the University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of University of South Florida's USF Health conglomerate.It is located in north Tampa, Florida and serves the greater Tampa Bay Area...
. She graduated from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
with honors.
Specter appeared as one of the models for the Sunsilk
Sunsilk
Sunsilk is a hair care brand, primarily aimed at women, produced by the Unilever group, which is now considered the world's leading company in hair conditioning and the second largest in shampoo. Sunsilk is Unilever’s leading hair care brand, and ranks as one of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate's...
Color Showdown ad campaign. She has shot six commercials for RGX, four of which have aired. She has also appeared in one of Jack Links' "Messin' with Sasquatch" commercials.
Her eyes are one and a half different colors
Heterochromia
In anatomy, heterochromia refers to a difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin. Heterochromia is a result of the relative excess or lack of melanin...
; one is brown and the other is half brown and half gray.
Filmography
- American Family (2007), Amy Foster - television series
- Deep in the ValleyDeep in the ValleyDeep in the Valley is a 2009 film written and directed by Christian Forte, son of 1950s and 1960s teen icon Fabian.-Plot:Lester Watts works at a liquor store, happily selling alcohol to minors while spending his spare money on his porno collection...
(2008), Bambi - Prom NightProm Night (2008 film)Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
(2008), Taylor - The House BunnyThe House BunnyThe House Bunny is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Fred Wolf, written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz, and starring Anna Faris as a former Playboy bunny who signs up to be the "house mother" of an unpopular university sorority after being conned by a rival into believing she's now...
(2008), Courtney - Alone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark II also known as Alone in the Dark: Fate Of Existence is a 2008 horror film, starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen, directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. It is a sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark.Alone in the Dark II was filmed in New York...
(2009), Natalie