Amy Paffrath
{{short description|American television presenter and actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amy Paffrath
| image = Amy Paffrath RumorFix.jpg
| caption = Paffrath in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| years active = 2006–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Television presenter|actress}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Drew Seeley|2013}}
| children = 1
}}
Amy Paffrath is an American television presenter and actress. Most famous for her role as “Velicity.” in “Evil Bong 2 King Bong.”
Early life
Paffrath is the middle child of seven.{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath – Host of the Hit Reality Series, VH1's Dating Naked| url=http://www.talentmonthly.com/amy-paffrath-host-of-the-hit-reality-series-mtvs-dating-naked/|website=talentmonthly| accessdate=15 July 2015}} Her grandfather, Herman Paffrath, was also an actor.{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath Description| url=http://www.amc.com/lm/person/en/amy_paffrath| website=amc| accessdate=24 December 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Paffrath earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2005, and moved to Los Angeles in early 2006.{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath |url=http://www.listal.com/amy-paffrath |website=listal |accessdate=24 December 2015}}{{cite web |title=Amy Paffrath on Dating Naked |url=http://www.vh1.com/celebrities/amy-paffrath/#cast=dating-naked |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708015432/http://www.vh1.com/celebrities/amy-paffrath#cast=dating-naked |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |website=vh2 |accessdate=24 December 2015}}{{cite web |title=Amy Paffrath - How to be a Host |url=http://www.active.com/los-angeles-ca/performing-arts/camp/amy-paffrath-how-to-be-a-host-2015 |website=active |accessdate=4 December 2015}}
Career
= Hosting =
From 2006 to 2007, Paffrath performed on-air reporting for Created by U and In the Mix, both on DirecTV.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} In early 2007, she hosted her own pop culture news show, Broadcaster News on broadcaster.com.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} Paffrath served as the longtime host of E! News Now; a red carpet correspondent for TV Guide's Hollywood 411; was a series regular on MSN's The Big Debate, and guest hosted on G4's Attack of the Show! and Fuel TV's The Daily Habit.{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath| url=http://ioimprov.com/west/team/amy-paffrath/| website=ioimprov| accessdate=24 December 2015}}{{cite web | title=HOT 10: AMY PAFFRATH| url=http://www.maxim.com/women/hot-10-amy-paffrath| website=maxim| date=25 August 2015| accessdate=25 August 2015}}
Paffrath hosted MTV’s Jersey Shore: After Hours and seasons 4-6 of Jersey Shore: Reunion.{{cite web|title=Funny Women Festival|url=http://ioimprov.com/west/festivals/funny-women-festival/fwf-workshops/|website=ioimprov|accessdate=24 December 2015}} She appeared on The Girl Spot on BiteSize TV. Paffrath was a red carpet correspondent for Yahoo! Movies. She hosted Top Story! Weekly on Improv Olympics; and seasons one and two of the reality series, Dating Naked, on VH1.{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath To Host VH1's 'Dating Naked'| url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/amy-paffrath-tapped-as-host-of-vh1s-dating-naked-726230/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825191549/http://deadline.com/2014/05/amy-paffrath-tapped-as-host-of-vh1s-dating-naked-726230/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 25, 2014|website=deadline| accessdate=7 May 2014}}{{cite web | title='Dating Naked' Host Amy Paffrath Teases Drama Filled Final Episodes of Season 2 At 2015 MTV VMAs| url=http://www.ibtimes.com/dating-naked-host-amy-paffrath-teases-drama-filled-final-episodes-season-2-2015-mtv-2074500| website=ibtimes| date=30 August 2015| accessdate=30 August 2015}} In 2015, Paffrath hosted the Mid-America Emmy Awards.{{cite web | title=Chatting with Amy Paffrath, host of Mid-America Emmy Awards| url=http://fox2now.com/2015/10/02/dating-naked-host-in-town-for-mid-america-emmy-awards/|website=fox2now| date=2 October 2015| accessdate=2 October 2015}}
= Acting =
Paffrath appeared in the films Moonlight on Ivy (2006), Fly Kidz (2006), and Dinner at Eight (2007), and played the lead in Huntsville (2007). She starred in Paramore's music video, "Misery Business",{{cite web|url=http://paramorefans.com/paramorefans-interviews-amy-paffrath/|title=ParamoreFans Interviews: Amy Paffrath|author=ParamoreFans|date=May 2, 2020|publisher=Paramore Fans|access-date=October 25, 2021}} and Whitestarr's "Sunshine Girl".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k64ocfGy7pQ|title=Amy Paffrath stars in Whitestarr's "Sunshine Girl"|via=www.youtube.com}}
Paffrath has acted in the American sitcoms Hot in Cleveland, Sullivan & Son, and 2 Broke Girls.{{cite web | title=Amazon Mayday Gal Amy Paffrath on "2 Broke Girls" | url=http://coed.com/2013/11/11/amazon-mayday-gal-amy-paffrath-on-2-broke-girls-see-her-tonight/| website=coed| accessdate=November 11, 2013}} In 2014, she appeared in the American film The Purge: Anarchy.{{cite web | title=Television Personality and Host of E! "News Now" and "Dating Naked"| url=http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/amy-paffrath| website=speakerpedia| accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
= Spokesmodel =
Paffrath is the spokesmodel for Sibu Beauty Products.{{cite web | title=Sibu Beauty's Amy Paffrath Gives Beauty, Lifestyle Advice for College Women| url=http://www.uchic.com.php56-1.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/articlesibu-beautys-amy-paffrath-gives-beauty-lifestyle-advice-college-women/| website=uchic| accessdate=24 December 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073703/http://www.uchic.com.php56-1.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/articlesibu-beautys-amy-paffrath-gives-beauty-lifestyle-advice-college-women/| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}} She plays "Mayday Amy" in the Amazon Kindle "Fire" commercial campaign.{{cite web | title=Here's What Amazon's 'Mayday' Amy Looks Like When She's Not On A Tablet Screen| url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-What-Amazons-Mayday-Amy-Looks-Like-When-Shes-Not-On-A-Tablet-Screen/articleshow/24831944.cms| website=businessinsider| accessdate=28 October 2013}}{{cite web | title=Amy Paffrath, Amazon's Mayday: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know| url=http://heavy.com/tech/2013/10/amy-paffrath-is-amazon-mayday/| website=heavy| date=28 October 2013| accessdate=30 November 2015}}
Personal life
In April 2013, Paffrath married actor and singer Drew Seeley.{{cite web | title=Watch: Honeymoon Exclusive with TV Stars Amy Paffrath & Drew Seeley| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hooplaha/watch-honeymoon-exclusive_b_3719565.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in| website=huffingtonpost|date = 7 August 2013| accessdate=7 October 2013}}{{cite web | title=Photos of Drew Seeley and Amy Paffrath's Wedding| url=http://btscelebs.com/2013/05/03/photos-of-drew-seeley-and-amy-paffraths-wedding/| website=btscelebs| date=3 May 2013| accessdate=3 May 2013}} They have a daughter, born in July 2019.{{Cite web|title=ParamoreFans Interviews: Amy Paffrath – Paramore Fans|url=http://paramorefans.com/paramorefans-interviews-amy-paffrath/|access-date=2020-08-10|language=en-US}}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes{{cite web|title=Amy Paffrath Filmography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2625932/|website=imdb|accessdate=24 December 2015}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|2007 | Dinner at Eight | Molly-Sue | Short film |
| Hauntsville | Tammy | ||
| 2008 | Shadow on the Wall | Short film | |
| rowspan=4|2009 | Fired Up! | 3rd Row Brunette | Uncredited |
| Fun with War Crimes | Nurse | Short film | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | Gemma | ||
| Deep in the Valley | Sorority Girl | Uncredited | |
| 2012 | Stockholm | Qara | Short film |
| rowspan=2|2014 | Dumbbells | Female Cop | |
| The Purge: Anarchy | TV Newscaster | ||
| 2015 | Freshwater | Kim Whitley | |
| rowspan=2|2016 | Do Over | Angela Weiss | |
| The Thinning | Wendy Banks | ||
| 2018 | The Thinning: New World Order | Wendy Banks |
= Television =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2625932}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from St. Louis
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American television hosts