Susan Powter Wiki Biography
Susan Powter is an Australian-born motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer and author, who rose to fame in the 1990s with her catchphrase “Stop the Insanity!”, which was the centerpiece of her weight loss infomercial. Photos of an overweight female served as a b…
| Full Name | Susan Powter |
| Net Worth | $6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 22, 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Sydney, Australia |
| Profession | Author, Motivational speaker, Dietitian, Personal trainer, Writer, Nutritionist |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Spouse | Lincoln Apeland (m. ?–1995) |
| Parents | Jan Powter, Colin Powter |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694693 |
| TV Shows | The Susan Powter Show |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short dyed blonde hair |
| 2 | Her diet catch phrase, “Stop the insanity!” |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Release of her book, “Sober– and Staying That Way: The Missing Link in the Cure for Alcoholism”. [1997] |
| 2 | Release of her book, “Stop the Insanity!”. [1993] |
| 3 | Release of her book, “The Politics of Stupid: The Cure for Obesity”. [2009] |
| 4 | Release of her book, “Food”. [1995] |
| 5 | Her partner for the last ten years is Jennifer Kirk [2009]. |
| 6 | Mother of three sons: 25, 24 and 10 [2009]. |
| 7 | Twice married, Powter described herself to Curve magazine in 2004 as a “radical feminist lesbian woman.”. |
| 8 | Educated by Dominican nuns. |
| 9 | Came from a dysfunctional family as she constantly told everyone. |
| 10 | Celebrity dietitian, fitness guru, motivational speaker and infomercial entrepreneur. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis Murder | 1996 | TV Series | Janet Block |
| Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series | Representative Kirby Seizmore |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| RuPaul’s Drag Race | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Judge |
| The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Simple Life | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| 101 Incredible Celebrity Slimdowns | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | |
| I Love the ’90s | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Susan Powter Show | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – fitness authority |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Shopping with Susan | 1993 | Video documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything Is Terrible: The Movie | 2009 | Video | Herself |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |