Amy Paffrath (born July 22, 1983) is an American television presenter and actress.

Early life

Paffrath was born in

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on July 22, 1983 to Mark and Mary Paffrath. She is the middle child of seven. Her grandfather, Herman Paffrath, was also an actor. While growing up, her family would put on plays and newscasts at family parties. Her mom enrolled her in ballet, tap and jazz class when she was just 3-years-old. Paffrath attended the

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. While there, she completed an internship at ''

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'' in

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. Paffrath earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2005, and moved to

in early 2006.

Career

Hosting

From 2006 to 2007, Paffrath performed on-air reporting for ''Created by U'' and ''In the Mix'', both on

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. In early 2007, she hosted her own pop culture news show, ''Broadcaster News'' on broadcaster.com. 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 ''

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'' and Fuel TV's ''

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''. Paffrath hosted

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’s '' Jersey Shore: After Hours'' and seasons 4-6 of ''Jersey Shore: Reunion''. She appeared on ''The Girl Spot'' on BiteSize TV. Paffrath was a red carpet correspondent for

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. She hosted ''Top Story! Weekly'' on Improv Olympics; and seasons one and two of the reality series, ''

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'', on VH1. In 2015, Paffrath hosted the

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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

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's music video, "

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", and

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's "Sunshine Girl". Paffrath has acted in the American sitcoms ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' 2 Broke Girls''. In 2014, she appeared in the American film '' The Purge: Anarchy''.

Spokesmodel

Paffrath is the spokesmodel for Sibu Beauty Products. She plays "Mayday Amy" in the

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"Fire" commercial campaign.

Personal life

In April 2013, Paffrath married actor

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. They have a daughter, born in July 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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