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 Suzanne Somers is the third of four children born to Frank and Marion Mahoney. Her father worked loading beer onto boxcars, and her mother was a medical secretary. She grew up living in constant fear of being hurt or even killed at the hands of her verbally and physically abusive alcoholic father. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was young, and was a poor student. She excelled, however, in the arts and was active in her school's theater program. She won a music scholarship to college, but became pregnant after six months. She married the baby's father, "Bruce Somers", and her only child, Bruce Somers, was born in November 1965. She was unhappy in her marriage and began an affair with her former drama teacher. Her husband found out about it and the marriage ended after just two years, in 1967. A single mom, she turned to modeling in San Francisco to support herself and her son. She also distanced herself from her family because her older brother and sister by then were also alcoholics. In 1968, she won a job as a prize model on a game show hosted by her future husband, Alan Hamel, who was married at the time. The two began dating, and she became pregnant while Hamel was still married. They came to the conclusion that Suzanne should have an abortion, from which she suffered severe bleeding for several days. In 1971, her son Bruce was severely injured when he was hit by a car, and the therapist counseling him only charged the struggling Suzanne $1 per week. Suzanne herself also underwent therapy to overcome the problems of her dysfunctional childhood. In the early 1970s, she landed minor roles in film and TV, and finally won a role on the series Three's Company (1976), where she modeled her character after Dick Clark's wife. She married Hamel in 1977. She was fired from the series after she asked for a raise at the beginning of the fifth season. She then headed to Las Vegas, where she performed extensively in the mid-1980s. In 1986, she began writing her autobiography, "Keeping Secrets", which was later made into a TV movie. In 1991, Suzanne landed the role of "Carol Foster", opposite Patrick Duffy, on the TV series Step by Step (1991). Since the end of that show, she has begun co-hosting the series Candid Camera (1992).
Bio:
Suzanne Somers is the third of four children born to Frank and Marion Mahoney. Her father worked loading beer onto boxcars, and her mother was a medical secretary. She grew up living in constant fear of being hurt or even killed at the hands of her verbally and physically abusive alcoholic father. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was young, and was a poor student. She excelled, however, in the arts and was active in her school's theater program. She won a music scholarship to college, but became pregnant after six months. She married the baby's father, "Bruce Somers", and her only child, Bruce Somers, was born in November 1965. She was unhappy in her marriage and began an affair with her former drama teacher. Her husband found out about it and the marriage ended after just two years, in 1967. A single mom, she turned to modeling in San Francisco to support herself and her son. She also distanced herself from her family because her older brother and sister by then were also alcoholics. In 1968, she won a job as a prize model on a game show hosted by her future husband, Alan Hamel, who was married at the time. The two began dating, and she became pregnant while Hamel was still married. They came to the conclusion that Suzanne should have an abortion, from which she suffered severe bleeding for several days. In 1971, her son Bruce was severely injured when he was hit by a car, and the therapist counseling him only charged the struggling Suzanne $1 per week. Suzanne herself also underwent therapy to overcome the problems of her dysfunctional childhood. In the early 1970s, she landed minor roles in film and TV, and finally won a role on the series Three's Company (1976), where she modeled her character after Dick Clark's wife. She married Hamel in 1977. She was fired from the series after she asked for a raise at the beginning of the fifth season. She then headed to Las Vegas, where she performed extensively in the mid-1980s. In 1986, she began writing her autobiography, "Keeping Secrets", which was later made into a TV movie. In 1991, Suzanne landed the role of "Carol Foster", opposite Patrick Duffy, on the TV series Step by Step (1991). Since the end of that show, she has begun co-hosting the series Candid Camera (1992).
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When she was age 16, she hit her father over the head with a tennis racket to stop his abuse during a drunken rage. He suffered a concussion, and did not speak to Suzanne for two years.At the beginning of the fifth season of Three's Company (1976), she asked for a raise from $30,000 an episode to $150,000 an episode (equivalent to $450,000 in 2014) and 10% ownership of the sitcom. Those requests were not met, and then boycotted the second and fourth shows of the season, claiming false excuses such as a broken rib. ABC forced her to finish out the remaining season on her contract, but decreased her character's role to one minute a week in taping. She was escorted by a security guard to a sound stage behind the set, where she filmed her few scenes, because she was no longer allowed on the set with John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt. Somers was then fired after her contract expired, and she sued ABC for $2 million, claiming her credibility in the business had been damaged. The suit was settled for about $30,000.She was also the brunette walking along the beach of the opening credits of the first three seasons of Three's Company (1976). She was wearing a wig.In 1970, she auditioned for Playboy's Playmate of the Month and got as far as a test series of photos taken in the Mexican jungle. She was fully nude except for a gold chain around her waist. Playboy decided not to use her at the time, but paid her $3,000 for the test. After she became a star on Three's Company (1976), Playboy published the entire series of photos and the handwritten Data Sheet that each potential Playmate fills out (in which she gives the year of her birth as 1947). At the time of its publication, she was a popular (and for her, lucrative) spokeswoman in a series of TV commercials for Ace Hardware. Following the publication of the pictures, Ace abruptly fired her, citing the contract's morals clause.She and Joyce DeWitt did not speak for 30 years after leaving the sitcom in 1981. In February 2012, they finally reunited after Suzanne invited Joyce to be a guest on her web series "Suzanne Somers: Breaking Through".Initially, got the role of Jill Munroe on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976), which she lost to Farrah Fawcett.In January 2007, her Malibu seafront home was burned to the ground by a wind-driven wildfire in Southern California.While performing in Las Vegas, she had to paint one shoe red and the other black in order to learn the choreography of the dance numbers. She could not tell her right from her left because of her dyslexia. In 1990, founded the Suzanne Somers Institute for the Effects of Addictions on Families, in Palm Springs, California. In 1991, she won the Humanitarian Award from the National Council on Alcoholism.Studied Marilyn Monroe's poses from her movies, and then copied them for media photos during her Three's Company (1976) days.Hired Jay Bernstein to manage her and do for her what he did for Farrah Fawcett.Attended and graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California (1964). Was active in drama.Somers' former Three's Company (1976) co-star, Joyce DeWitt, reunited with Somers on her online talk show, "Breaking Trough". This was the first time, that the former friends spoke to each other since Somers' firing from Three's Company (1976) in 1981, after she demanded a hefty pay raise.She was the fourth actress to be hired for the "Chrissy" role on Three's Company (1976). Actress Susanne Zenor played "Samantha", a Chrissy type in the first pilot. After being rewritten as "Chrissy Snow", ABC hired then fired Denise Galik, replacing her with Susan Lanier. After ABC reviewed the second pilot, they dropped Lanier and hired Somers.According to Somers' second autobiography, when she signed to do Three's Company (1976) in the spring of 1977, she was to receive $2,750 per episode - it was (and is) standard practice for a beginner on a series to get "scale plus 10 percent", the 10 percent to go to her agent at the time, Jay Bernstein. Somers says she promised Bernstein *all* of the money if he would book her into every guest appearance he could find for her, which he did.Was named Las Vegas' Female Entertainer of the Year (1986).Has appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game (1965) (1973).Was arrested for passing bad checks; the charges were dropped when she paid restitution (1970).Associated with the Thighmaster exercise device.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 24, 2003.(March 28, 2001) Announced on Larry King Live (1985) that she is battling breast cancer, and that she is undergoing homeopathic treatment against the will of her doctors. She also underwent liposuction in an effort to deal with the effects of the cancer.Friends with Barry Manilow.Suzanne Sommers recently told TMZ she was pro-Trump. She said she was "happy with the work he was doing with the economy," and "happy with how things are going," one year into the presidency.Mother of Bruce Somers. Stepmother of Stephen Hamel and Leslie Hamel.Daughter of Marion Mahoney and Frank Mahoney.Mother-in-law of Caroline Somers.Younger sister of Maureen Gilmartin and Daniel Mahoney.Her favorite episode is Handcuffed (1980), in which her character Chrissy is handcuffed to Jack.Claimed in 1977 she attended Mercy High School in Burlingame, CA.Has English and Irish ancestry. |
| Name: |
Suzanne Somers |
Type: |
Actress,Composer,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actress,Composer,Producer |
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| Model rank: |
225 |
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| Height: |
5' 5?' (1.66 m) |
| Biography: |
Suzanne Somers is the third of four children born to Frank and Marion Mahoney. Her father worked loading beer onto boxcars, and her mother was a medical secretary. She grew up living in constant fear of being hurt or even killed at the hands of her v |
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When she was age 16, she hit her father over the head with a tennis racket to stop his abuse during a drunken rage. He suffered a concussion, and did not speak to Suzanne for two years.At the beginning of the fifth season of Three's Company (1976), she asked for a raise from $30,000 an episode to $150,000 an episode (equivalent to $450,000 in 2014) and 10% ownership of the sitcom. Those requests were not met, and then boycotted the second and fourth shows of the season, claiming false excuses such as a broken rib. ABC forced her to finish out the remaining season on her contract, but decreased her character's role to one minute a week in taping. She was escorted by a security guard to a sound stage behind the set, where she filmed her few scenes, because she was no longer allowed on the set with John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt. Somers was then fired after her contract expired, and she sued ABC for $2 million, claiming her credibility in the business had been damaged. The suit was settled for about $30,000.She was also the brunette walking along the beach of the opening credits of the first three seasons of Three's Company (1976). She was wearing a wig.In 1970, she auditioned for Playboy's Playmate of the Month and got as far as a test series of photos taken in the Mexican jungle. She was fully nude except for a gold chain around her waist. Playboy decided not to use her at the time, but paid her $3,000 for the test. After she became a star on Three's Company (1976), Playboy published the entire series of photos and the handwritten Data Sheet that each potential Playmate fills out (in which she gives the year of her birth as 1947). At the time of its publication, she was a popular (and for her, lucrative) spokeswoman in a series of TV commercials for Ace Hardware. Following the publication of the pictures, Ace abruptly fired her, citing the contract's morals clause.She and Joyce DeWitt did not speak for 30 years after leaving the sitcom in 1981. In February 2012, they finally reunited after Suzanne invited Joyce to be a guest on her web series "Suzanne Somers: Breaking Through".Initially, got the role of Jill Munroe on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976), which she lost to Farrah Fawcett.In January 2007, her Malibu seafront home was burned to the ground by a wind-driven wildfire in Southern California.While performing in Las Vegas, she had to paint one shoe red and the other black in order to learn the choreography of the dance numbers. She could not tell her right from her left because of her dyslexia. In 1990, founded the Suzanne Somers Institute for the Effects of Addictions on Families, in Palm Springs, California. In 1991, she won the Humanitarian Award from the National Council on Alcoholism.Studied Marilyn Monroe's poses from her movies, and then copied them for media photos during her Three's Company (1976) days.Hired Jay Bernstein to manage her and do for her what he did for Farrah Fawcett.Attended and graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California (1964). Was active in drama.Somers' former Three's Company (1976) co-star, Joyce DeWitt, reunited with Somers on her online talk show, "Breaking Trough". This was the first time, that the former friends spoke to each other since Somers' firing from Three's Company (1976) in 1981, after she demanded a hefty pay raise.She was the fourth actress to be hired for the "Chrissy" role on Three's Company (1976). Actress Susanne Zenor played "Samantha", a Chrissy type in the first pilot. After being rewritten as "Chrissy Snow", ABC hired then fired Denise Galik, replacing her with Susan Lanier. After ABC reviewed the second pilot, they dropped Lanier and hired Somers.According to Somers' second autobiography, when she signed to do Three's Company (1976) in the spring of 1977, she was to receive $2,750 per episode - it was (and is) standard practice for a beginner on a series to get "scale plus 10 percent", the 10 percent to go to her agent at the time, Jay Bernstein. Somers says she promised Bernstein *all* of the money if he would book her into every guest appearance he could find for her, which he did.Was named Las Vegas' Female Entertainer of the Year (1986).Has appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game (1965) (1973).Was arrested for passing bad checks; the charges were dropped when she paid restitution (1970).Associated with the Thighmaster exercise device.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 24, 2003.(March 28, 2001) Announced on Larry King Live (1985) that she is battling breast cancer, and that she is undergoing homeopathic treatment against the will of her doctors. She also underwent liposuction in an effort to deal with the effects of the cancer.Friends with Barry Manilow.Suzanne Sommers recently told TMZ she was pro-Trump. She said she was "happy with the work he was doing with the economy," and "happy with how things are going," one year into the presidency.Mother of Bruce Somers. Stepmother of Stephen Hamel and Leslie Hamel.Daughter of Marion Mahoney and Frank Mahoney.Mother-in-law of Caroline Somers.Younger sister of Maureen Gilmartin and Daniel Mahoney.Her favorite episode is Handcuffed (1980), in which her character Chrissy is handcuffed to Jack.Claimed in 1977 she attended Mercy High School in Burlingame, CA.Has English and Irish ancestry. |
| Trademarks: |
Her shapely legs. |
| Quotes: |
My goal in life is to become the person my dog thinks I am.
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I do good in the world - at least I try to. I speak on behalf of women, and I know I have made the lives of women happier as a result of teaching them what I have learned relative to true health, rather than disease care.
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[posing nude on Instagram] We were walking on the hillside road on our property and I think it was like June. It was hot and dry. I said, 'Oh my god, the foliage here is the same color as my hair.' Because, by that time, all the weeds and bushes had turned yellow. So I got down and said, 'Take a picture of me. The weeds will look like my hair' I took my top down because I was with my husband, and he took that great picture.
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[would she pose for Playboy again] That would be really cool. I would like to have Annie Leibovitz shoot me nude for Playboy for my 75th birthday. |
| Salaries: |
Three's Company (1977) - $30,000 per episode
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Three's Company (1977) - $2,500 per episode (first season)
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Three's Company (1977) - $25,000 per episode (fourth season)
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| Job title: |
Actress,Composer,Producer |
| Others works: |
Appeared in an Inside Edition (1988) episode about her series Three's Company (1976)
(1974) TV commercial: Folgers coffee.
(1973) Book of poetry: "Touch Me".
(1973) Was a contestant on The Dating Game (1965).
(1972) TV commercial: Rice |
| Spouse: |
Alan Hamel (November 11, 1977 - present) Bruce Somers (April 14, 1965 - 1968) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Bruce Somers |
| Parents: |
Frank Mahoney
Marion Mahoney |
| Relatives: |
Maureen Gilmartin (Sibling)
Daniel Mahoney (Sibling)
Camelia Somers (Grandchild) |
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