Gigi Vorgan

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Gigi Vorgan
Born (1958-08-03) August 3, 1958 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Writer, producer and actress
SpouseDr. Gary Small

Gigi Vorgan (born August 3, 1958) is an American writer and producer who appeared in numerous feature films and television projects before joining her husband Dr. Gary Small to cowrite iBrain, The Memory Prescription, The Longevity Bible, and The Memory Bible. [1] [2] She worked as a child actress, then she went on hiatus, and when she was 18 years old she got a call from her agent to go down to Universal and meet the producer and director of Jaws 2 . [3] She also worked in Rain Man (1988) and Red Dawn (1984). [4]

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