Adrienne Janic (), sometimes credited simply as AJ, is an American actress and

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Career and life

She has primarily worked as a television host including as a co-host of

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's ''

Overhaulin' ''Overhaulin'' is an American automotive reality television series. The show originally ran for five seasons between 2004 and 2008 on TLC. After a four-year hiatus, sixth season premiered on October 2, 2012 on Velocity and Discovery (Cablevision) ...

'', an automotive,

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. She was also a host of ''

Hot Import Nights Hot Import Nights (HIN) is an auto show featuring domestic, compact and tuner import cars. The show originated in California and has been hosted in various major cities throughout the United States. The Company The Hot Import Nights Company is ...

'' (2008), an automotive show on the

Speed Channel Speed was an American sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that was owned by the Fox Sports Media Group division of 21st Century Fox. The network was dedicated to motorsports programming, including auto racing, as well as aut ...

. On 12 September 2015, it was announced that she and Mike Phillips of Autogeek will host a new

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TV show ''Competition Ready''. She has appeared in several films including appearing as an Supporting role (actor) in the film '' National Lampoon's Cattle Call'' (2006). From 2004 to 2006, Janic was one of the

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, a group of

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s that was created to promote

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brand of

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s in the U.S. In 2009 she was a Co-hostess, with

Tinker Keck Tinker "Ty" Keck (born August 10, 1976 in Colby, Kansas) is a Hollywood fitness trainer, former NFL defensive back for the New York Giants and XFL's Los Angeles Xtreme and former actor. High school years Keck attended Colby High School in Col ...

(as Ty 'Tinker' Keck), of an infomercial for the "AbRocket" Fat Blasting System. Janic is of Serbian and Mexican descent. She is married to

Bud Brutsman Bud W. Brutsman (born May 6, 1970) is a television show creator, executive producer, and the President of Brentwood Communications International. His best known productions include ''Overhaulin and ''Rides'' for the Learning Channel (TLC), and ...

, a

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Appearances as self

References

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American film actresses American television actresses Television personalities from California American women television personalities American people of Serbian descent American actresses of Mexican descent Living people Actors from Whittier, California 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub