Amy Paffrath

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Amy Paffrath
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Paffrath in 2015
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Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • actress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children1

Amy Paffrath is an American television presenter and actress.

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Early life

Paffrath is the middle child of seven. [1] Her grandfather, Herman Paffrath, was also an actor. [2]

Paffrath earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2005, and moved to Los Angeles in early 2006. [3] [4] [5]

Career

Hosting

From 2006 to 2007, Paffrath performed on-air reporting for Created by U and In the Mix, both on DirecTV.[ citation needed ] In early 2007, she hosted her own pop culture news show, Broadcaster News on broadcaster.com.[ citation needed ] Paffrath served as the longtime host of E! News Now; a red carpet correspondent for TV Guide's Hollywood 411; was a series regular on MSN's The Big Debate, and guest hosted on G4's Attack of the Show! and Fuel TV's The Daily Habit . [6] [7] [8]

Paffrath hosted MTV’s Jersey Shore: After Hours and seasons 4-6 of Jersey Shore: Reunion. [6] [7] She appeared on The Girl Spot on BiteSize TV. Paffrath was a red carpet correspondent for Yahoo! Movies. She hosted Top Story! Weekly on Improv Olympics; and seasons one and two of the reality series, Dating Naked , on VH1. [4] [9] [10] In 2015, Paffrath hosted the Mid-America Emmy Awards. [11]

Acting

Paffrath appeared in the films Moonlight on Ivy (2006), Fly Kidz (2006), and Dinner at Eight (2007), and played the lead in Huntsville (2007). She starred in Paramore's music video, "Misery Business", [12] and Whitestarr's "Sunshine Girl". [13]

Paffrath has acted in the American sitcoms Hot in Cleveland , Sullivan & Son , and 2 Broke Girls . [14] In 2014, she appeared in the American film The Purge: Anarchy . [15]

Spokesmodel

Paffrath is the spokesmodel for Sibu Beauty Products. [16] She plays "Mayday Amy" in the Amazon Kindle "Fire" commercial campaign. [17] [18]

Personal life

In April 2013, Paffrath married actor and singer Drew Seeley. [19] [20] They have a daughter, born in July 2019. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes [2] [22]
2007Dinner at EightMolly-SueShort film
HauntsvilleTammy
2008Shadow on the WallShort film
2009 Fired Up! 3rd Row BrunetteUncredited
Fun with War CrimesNurseShort film
The Pit and the PendulumGemma
Deep in the Valley Sorority GirlUncredited
2012StockholmQaraShort film
2014DumbbellsFemale Cop
The Purge: Anarchy TV Newscaster
2015 Freshwater Kim Whitley
2016Do OverAngela Weiss
The Thinning Wendy Banks
2018 The Thinning: New World Order Wendy Banks

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel [23] [24] [25]
2009 Attack of the Show! Herself G4
Evil Bong II: King BongVelicity
I Kissed a VampireLuna Dark
2010The DefendersField Reporter CBS
The Daily 10 Correspondent E! News
2011Hollywood 411CorrespondentTV Guide
The Daily Habit Guest Host Fuel TV
Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of BongVelicity
2011–2012 Jersey Shore Host MTV
2012Oh Fuck, It's YouMia CBS
War BrideNicole
Husband & WifeThe Wife
Hot in Cleveland LA Actress TV Land
2013BK Comedy SeriesWriter, director, producer
Sullivan & Son Kathy TBS
Hollywood MinuteBiteSize TV
2 Broke Girls York CBS
2014The BreaksVanessa
2014–2015 Dating Naked Host VH1

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