- Source of Wealth: Fitness Training, Fitness Products and Reality TV
- Age: 45
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Height: 5′ 3″ (1.59 m)
- Weight: 114.6 lbs (52 kg)
- Marital Status: Single
- Full Name: Jillian Leigh McKarus
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 18 February 1974
- Ethnicity: Syrian/Lebanese, Italian and Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Fitness Trainer
- Education: California State University, Northridge
- Children: 2 (Lukensia and Phoenix)
Jillian Michaels is an American TV personality and personal trainer with an estimated net worth of $14 million. Even if she is famous for her appearance on The Biggest Loser and Losing It With Jillian, she is also a motivational speaker, personal trainer, talk show host, and TV producer. She also has a line of fitness DVDs.
Jillian helps people lose their weight through a combination of weight training, teachings, following a healthy diet, Pilates, and Yoga. Aside from her role on the two shows, she also appears as a guest star on The Doctors that guides people for weight loss. She also provides her followers with inspirational speaking sessions. Jillian became famous after her appearance in the series The Biggest Loser in 2004. She then produced diet assistance and video workouts through charitable foundations and her online sites. She also created video workouts for other national platforms for many years.
Aside from her DVDs, Michaels is also an author of several books on health and wellness topics. Some of these books are Master Your Metabolism and Unlimited. They have made the New York Times Best Seller list.
Michaels also became the host on Los Angeles’ Sunday talk show. She hosted a weekly podcast since February 2011. Last December 2011, the show was one of the podcasts that Apple honored in its App Store Rewind.