Jill Latiano Howerton (born September 17, 1980) is an American actress, model, dancer, documentary film producer and television personality.

Career

Latiano began her career in 1999 as a dancer for the New York Knicks. From 2003 to 2005, she was the host of the

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series ''Fashion in Focus''. She made her acting debut in an episode of ''

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'' in 2004. She has guest starred in '' Rescue Me'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Drake & Josh'', '' Moonlight'', and ''

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''. She appeared in the films ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008), '' Fired Up'' (2009), and the psychological thriller ''Kalamity'' (2010). She also has produced multiple documentary films of varying impact, including the pseudoscientific '' GMO OMG'', which spread the unfounded assertion that the use of

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in food production is harmful to children, as well as the acclaimed ''

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'', investigating DuPont's cover-ups of the harmful effects of

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it was releasing into

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communities' groundwater.

Personal life

Latiano married

Glenn Howerton Glenn Franklin Howerton III (born April 13, 1976) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for the long-running dark satirical comedy ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present) on FX/FXX, a show he co-created ...

on September 5, 2009. She also guest starred in Howerton's series ''

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'', playing a love interest to his character in the episode " The D.E.N.N.I.S. System". Their first child, Miles Robert, was born on September 12, 2011. The couple had a second son in August 2014 whom they named Isley Ray. Her father Bob Latiano died in 2016 at the age of 71 and the eighth episode of the twelfth season of ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' was dedicated in his memory.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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