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Cindy Margolis
Margolis in 2005
Born
Cynthia Dawn Margolis

(1965-10-01)October 1, 1965(age 58)[1]
Los Angeles,California,U.S.
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge
Known for
  • Spokesmodel
  • actress
Height5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Spouse
Guy Starkman
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(m.1998;div.2009)​
Children3
Websitewww.cindymargolisEdit this at Wikidata

Cynthia Dawn Margolis(born October 1, 1965)[1]is an Americanglamourspokesmodeland actress.

Personal life

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Margolis was born inLos Angeles,California,the daughter of Karyn O. (née Cleere) and William C. Margolis. According to an interview inPlayboy,her career began with a business class project ongreeting cardsat theCalifornia State University at Northridge,where she produced cards with a photograph of herself wearinglingerieand including her phone number.[2]

Margolis was raisedJewish.[3][4]She was married to restaurateur Guy Starkman. Followingin-vitrofertility treatment, she gave birth to son Nicholas Isaac in 2002. Twin daughters Sabrina and Sierra were born in 2005 with the incubation of asurrogate mother.Margolis and her husband separated in 2008.[5]

Career

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Cindy Margolis in 2003

Margolis’ modeling career took off when agents started asking about the woman on the cards. She has modeled in advertising for companies such asReebok,Vidal Sassoon,Coors,Frederick's of Hollywood,Hanes,andSunkist.She was MissMakitaPower Tools 1986 and did appearances at woodworking trade shows.

Among late night television viewers, she is best known as aninfomercialco-presenter including work withTony RobbinsandDon Lapre.Margolis also appeared briefly as one ofBarker's Beautiesin 1995 on thegame showThe Price Is Right.She also appeared as afembotin the movieAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery.On September 16, 1999, she appeared on an episode ofWWE Smackdownin a segment where she received afigure-four leglockfromJeff Jarrett.She had a late night Saturdaytalk showin 2000 calledThe Cindy Margolis Show,which was filmed inMiami Beach, Florida.[6]

Margolis emerged as a star in the early days of theinternet.She was namedYahoo! Internet Lifemagazine's "Queen of the Internet" from 1996 to 1999. She also found her way into the 2000Guinness Book of World Recordsas a result of being the "most downloaded" person in 1999. At the peak of her popularity, images of Margolis were downloaded 70,000 times in a span of 24 hours.[citation needed]

In November 2005, Margolis teamed up with theWorld Poker Tourto become the new hostess for Chipleaders. In an April 2006 interview withThe Washington Post,Margolis discussed her nude photo session for the December 2006 issue ofPlayboy,saying that she had posed forPlayboymany times in the past, but nevercompletely nude.She cited her good looks at age 40 and wanting to be an inspiration to mothers and women her age as the reason she chose to finally pose nude. "It will be fun to go up against the 20-year-olds and show them that they don't have anything on me!" she told theAssociated Press.In an interview withEXTRA!magazine she said that the television showDesperate Housewiveshad been an inspiration for her as it showed that mothers her age could also be fit and sexy. A portion of the proceeds from the issues sold were pledged go to a charity for which Margolis is a spokeswoman, "Resolve". This charity aims to get fertility treatment better covered by insurance companies.[2]

Cindy Margolis promoting her showSeducing Cindyin 2010

Margolis posed for a secondPlayboypictorial for the July 2008 issue. A portion of the sales of her issue went to her charity, the Cindy Margolis Get a Download of This Fertility Fund.[2]She was very proud to have posed, stating:

Me, of all people, the ultimate girl next door, the one who made it by not taking off her clothes. And now my crowning achievement is doingPlayboyand being comfortable in my own skin.[2]

In 2006, she was the winner ofNBC'sCelebrity Cooking Showdown.She teamed up with celebrity chefWolfgang Puckto win both the first and final rounds. In 2008, she was to perform as a magician onCBS'sSecret Talents of the Stars,but didn't get the chance when the show was cancelled after only one episode was made. Later that year, production began on a newFox Reality Channeloriginal series,Seducing Cindy,a dating reality show in which male contestants, aged 18–49, battled to win the affection of Margolis.[7]The show premiered on January 30, 2010.[8][9]

Poker

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Margolis played as an amateur in the Pro Am Equalizer poker tournament against fellow amateurJeremy Sistoand professionalsHoward Lederer,Jennifer Harman,Phil LaakandChris Ferguson.[10]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ab"Download queen Cindy Margolis bares all".Associated Press. October 31, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2015.RetrievedNovember 18,2019.her California birth record says she was born on Oct. 1, 1965
  2. ^abcd"Desperately Seeking Cindy".Playboy.December 2006.
  3. ^Dretzka, Gary (March 5, 2000)."Success Savvy And New Stars Are Born in Cyberspace".Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^Bloom, Nate."Celebrity Jews",j.: the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California,May 5, 2006. Accessed May 8, 2007.
  5. ^Model Cindy Margolis splits from husbandArchivedJune 18, 2009, at theWayback Machine.
  6. ^The Celebrity of WebDecember 19, 2001, retrieved June 3, 2017
  7. ^"Sex and the Cindy"ArchivedJanuary 17, 2009, at theWayback Machine,November 18, 2008.
  8. ^Seducing Cindy' Margolis Starts Jan. 30 (2009-07-28)ArchivedJuly 8, 2012, atarchive.today
  9. ^How to Seduce Playboy Centerfold Cindy Margolis (2010-01-3-30)ArchivedJanuary 25, 2013, atarchive.today
  10. ^"Pro-Am Poker Equalizer Professionals vs. Celebrities S01E07 1/5".YouTube.2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2016.RetrievedMay 30,2015.
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