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20 Facts About Rhonda Shear

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Rhonda Honey Shear was born on November 12,1954 and is an American television personality, comedienne, actress, and entrepreneur.

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Rhonda Shear is known for her role as a host in the 1990s USA Network's weekend B movie show, USA Up All Night.

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Rhonda Shear is a regular participant in Tampa Bay's annual Fashion Week events.

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Rhonda Shear attended Loyola University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.

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Rhonda Shear appeared as a contestant in The Gong Show in 1979.

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Rhonda Shear appeared as grown up Kimmy Gibbler in the 1987 sitcom, Full House.

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Rhonda Shear is best known for her role as a host of the USA Network's 1980s and '90s weekend B-movie show, USA Up All Night.

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Rhonda Shear occasionally hosted the show with her Saturday counterpart, Gilbert Gottfried, in addition to making cameos on his edition.

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Rhonda Shear briefly hosted a comedy program called Spotlight Cafe on WWOR-TV in Secaucus, New Jersey, hosted previously by comic Judy Tenuta.

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Rhonda Shear then made her way into stand-up comedy, headlining as a successful comedian in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York, and eventually touring across the country with Comedy PJ Party, an on-stage slumber party featuring a number of comedians.

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Rhonda Shear began designing from her home office in 2003 with three employees, and launched the Rhonda Shear Intimates line at Home Shopping Network.

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Rhonda Shear's products were picked up on shopping networks around the world, including The Shopping Channel and Ideal World Shopping.

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Rhonda Shear Intimates has continued to grow and is represented in over 40 countries with over 25 employees in her St Petersburg, Florida offices.

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In 2010, Rhonda Shear designed the Ahh Bra, and the product was an overnight success.

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Rhonda Shear has written a book titled Up All Night: From Hollywood Bombshell to Lingerie Mogul, Life Lessons from an Accidental Feminist, released in October 2017.

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In 2011, Rhonda Shear was the event chair and a sponsor for American Cancer Society's Making Strides: Put on Your Pink Bra Event.

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Between speaking engagements, creating a giant flying bra for the RedBull Flugtag, and helping with fundraising events, Rhonda Shear got the chance to meet with women struggling in treatment or following surgery who needed bras that were affordable, feminine, and comfortable.

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Rhonda Shear was struck by their stories, strength, and sense of community.

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Rhonda Shear stays connected by donating product every month to women's shelters around the country and continuing her work nationwide with various charitable organizations that fund research and empower women.

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Rhonda Shear married her childhood sweetheart Van Fagen, who works as her business partner in Rhonda Shear Enterprises.