Kimberly Friedmutter

Kimberly Friedmutter
Born	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Author, Hypnotist, and Actress
Notable work	Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You've Always Wanted
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Spouse(s)	Charles Vallow (m. 1985; div. 1987) Brad Friedmutter (m. 2010)

Kimberly Friedmutter (formerly Stevens), is the author of the book Subconscious Power, ^[1] a hypnotherapist and life-management expert, and the American actress and model best known for Evil Obsession , Time Under Fire , and the reality series Sin City Rules .

Career

• Friedmutter was born in San Antonio, Texas and began modeling at the age of 14.
• From 1997-2003 she developed and hosted the radio talk program In the Heat of the Night on KLSX Los Angeles, the home of Howard Stern. ^[2]
• From 2012-2013 she starred in the TLC reality series Sin City Rules. ^{[3] [4]}
• She is a regular contributor to OK Magazine as a certified Hypnotist and Life Management Expert.
• After developing, writing and hosting a talk radio program on KLSX 97.1 FM Los Angeles, Kimberly has entered private practice as personal advisor in politics, sports and entertainment. ^{[5] [6]}
• In 2015 Kimberly joined the prestigious Board of UCLA Health Systems.
• In 2015, Kimberly coined the term "narsie" for the posting of selfies as a primal tool for social media.
• In 2018, Simon & Schuster announced that it acquired the rights to Friedmutter's first self-help book, under the Atria imprint Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You've Always Wanted, which was published in April 2019. Library Journal called it, "An enlightening read for those willing to dismiss cynicism for insight into self-sabotaging obstacles." ^[7]
• Kimberly originated the word "spague," a portmanteau of "specific" and "vague," to describe a technique in language and writing that leaves one curious about the speaker's intention. A variation of this usage was first seen in a business article published in Forbes to describe the ability for one to be "specific yet vague, with just enough information to keep clients engaged."
• In 2019, the show How the Other Half Lives (UK), produced by Spun Gold TV, a BAFTA Award-winning production company, featured Kimberly's exceptional lifestyle and her book Subconscious Power.
• In October 2019, Kimberly accepted the honor of co-chair, with David and Jackie Siegel, of Victoria's Voice Foundation, an organization whose mission is to raise awareness about substance abuse and fight the opioid epidemic.
• In August 2022, Kimberly was honored as an esteemed Judge of the 2023 Mrs. American Pageant, preceding the Mrs. World Pageant, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Personal life

In 2009 Kimberly dated Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. ^[8] She married Las Vegas-based architect Brad Friedmutter on October 23, 2010. Their wedding was officiated by the mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman. ^{[9] [10]} In 2010 the couple made a guest appearance on a Private Chefs of Beverly Hills episode A Very Brady Birthday.

In 2016 Kimberly appeared on Art Breakers (Ovation network) guest-starring as herself. In 2016 she also appeared on The Doctors TV show (CBS). ^[11]

She is currently a Celebrity Hypnotist and Life Management Expert, and a financial supporter of the Opportunity Village of Southern Nevada. ^{[3] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

In 2016, Kimberly became a Judge of the 2017 Miss Malibu USA, 2017 Miss Beverly Hills USA, 2017 Miss Malibu Teen USA and 2017 Miss Beverly Hills Teen USA Pageant, preceding Miss California, Miss USA and Miss Universe.

The Chaine Des Rotisseurs, the world’s oldest international gastronomic society, inducted Kimberly and her husband, Brad Friedmutter, into the Las Vegas Chapter in 2017. ^[16]

Friedmutter was previously married to Charles Vallow in the 1980s, who was later killed as part of the Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders in 2019. ^[17]

Acting credits

Film

• Evil Obsession as Margo Johnson (1996)
• Time Under Fire as Jeannie Deakins (1997)
• A Match Made in Heaven as Mom (1997)
• The Russian Godfather ^[18]
• Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Just Saw Him Eating A Ding Dong (1998)

TV

• Silk Stalkings , episode Pretty in Black as Alexandra (1997)
• L.A. Heat , episode Killing on Lily Lane as Officer Bakeman (1997)
• LateLine , episode Pearce's New Buddy as Flight Attendant (1998)
• Private Chefs of Beverly Hills as herself (2010)
• Sin City Rules as herself (2012)
• Entertainment Tonight as herself (2013)
• Art Breakers as herself (2016)
• The Doctors as herself (2016)
• How the Other Half Lives as herself (2019)
• Daily Mail TV as herself (2019)
• Entertainment Tonight as herself (2019)
• CNBC Make It as herself (2019)
• The Today Show as herself (2020)
• Daily Mail TV as herself (2020)
• Las Vegas Magazine as herself (2020)
• Inside Edition as herself  (2020)
• Good Day Sacramento as herself (2020)
• The Doctors (talk show) as herself (2020)
• The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as herself (2021)
• Dateline NBC as herself (2021)
• The Doctors (talk show) as herself (2021)

Bibliography

• Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You've Always Wanted (Atria Books, 2019). ^[1]

References

1. Friedmutter, Kimberly (September 2020). Subconscious Power. ISBN   9781501187087.
2. "The Heat of the Night" (Press release). FM TALK. Archived from the original on 2001-08-15. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
3. "Press". Various Print Press. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
4. "You Saw It First In OK!" (JPG). OK! Magazine . USA. 2013-01-28. p. 25. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
5. "Kimberly Friedmutter". OK Magazine . 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
6. "Singing Sensation Ryan Beatty Volunteers With "Teens for Jeans"". Us Weekly . Wenner Media LLC. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
7. "Library Journal".
8. Heller, Corinne (2011-04-14). "David Hasselhoff seen with rumored girlfriend, Hayley Roberts". ABC 7: Eyewitness News. Los Angeles: ABC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
9. Clarke, Norm (2010-10-31). "Vegas Hosts Star-Studded Halloween Weekend". Vegas Confidential. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
10. "Kimberly Friedmutter departs OK Magazine Pre-GRAMMY Party". youtube.com.
11. "The Doctors: Lifestyle Expert Kimberly Friedmutter shares tips on how to organize your closet and keep it an anxiety-free space". youtube.com.
12. Miller, Nicola (2013-06-17). "Angelina's Courageous Debut" (JPG). InTouch Weekly . Bauer Publishing. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
13. Hacker, Caitlin; Plant, Tim (2014-02-17). "Philip Seymour Hoffman: He Knew He Would Die" (JPG). Star Magazine . American Media, Inc. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
14. McKay, Hollie (2013-03-14). "Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston to see intense media wedding wars". Fox 411. News Corp. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
15. Huffey, Dorothy (2014-11-16). "Jillettes honored at Opportunity Village gala". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved 2014-12-24.
16. http://chainederotisseurslv.com/
17. "Lori Vallow case is 'proof' she killed ex-husband, his ex-wife says". New York Post. 12 June 2020.
18. "Русский крестный отец" [The Russian Godfather] (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-12-01.

External links

• Official website
• Kimberly Friedmutter on Instagram
• Kimberly Friedmutter on Twitter
• Kimberly Friedmutter on Facebook
• Kimberly Friedmutter at IMDb
• Kimberly Friedmutter on Ditlo at the Wayback Machine (archived March 5, 2013)