Jules Asner (born Julie Ann White; February 14, 1968) is an American screenwriter, author, former entertainment journalist, television personality, and model.

Early life

Asner was born Julie Ann White in

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. At the age of 16, she was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began her career as an Elite model. She shared a bunk-room with

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during the early years of her modeling career. In 1986, she graduated from

McClintock High School McClintock High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately two miles southeast of the campus of Arizona State University. McClintock High School was established in 1964. The school was named after James H. McClintock. McCl ...

in Tempe. She attended

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

Career

Asner was a long-time E! personality. During her peak with the network, she hosted six hours of programming daily. Among the series she hosted were ''

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'', '' E! News Live'' and ''

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'' as well as many live specials for the network. She received a Prism Award as well as a Gracie Award for her interview show ''

''. Before joining E! Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television '' Good Morning England'', ''The Entertainment Show'' on Sky Television, and ''

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''. She hosted ''

Live by Request ''Live by Request'' is a television show on the A&E Network from 1996 to 2004. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett. Bennett star ...

'' on A&E and was a segment director and producer on ''

Hard Copy ''Hard Copy'' is an American tabloid television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. ''Hard Copy'' was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence. The original hosts of ''Hard Copy' ...

''. Miramax Books purchased the publishing rights to her first novel, ''Whacked''. The book was released June 3, 2008. ''Whacked'' was a top ten fiction bestseller on Amazon and was in its third printing within its first month of release. Asner wrote the screenplay for husband Steven Soderbergh's film '' Logan Lucky''. She chose to use the pseudonym Rebecca Blunt because she did not want the "story" surrounding the film to be that "Soderbergh was directing his wife's script." In 2018, a Twitter account belonging to TheRebeccaBlunt posted photos of Asner and Soderbergh behind the scenes working on ''Logan Lucky''. Asner previously did uncredited rewrite work on ''

Magic Mike ''Magic Mike'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey. The plot revolves around Adam, a 19-year-old who enters the wor ...

'' and several of Soderbergh's other films.

Personal life

From 1992 to 1996, she was married to Matthew Asner and took his surname, making her the daughter-in-law of actor

Ed Asner Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' a ...

. She married film director Steven Soderbergh in their New York apartment on May 10, 2003. Soderbergh often credits his wife with influencing his female characters.

References

External links

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Jules Asner 2003 Interview
on ''

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