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The Learning Annex: Graveyard for Infomercial Stars
We know that many has-been celebrities end up hosting infomercials. But where do has-been infomercial stars go? Well, if the current catalog of The Learning Annex San Francisco is any indication, many of them can be found teaching classes there....
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Infomercial Madness: Tony Little, Matthew Lesko, and Anthony Sullivan Shill for MSN
Apparently, Microsoft decided that a great way to get people to stop using Google and to start using their MSN search engine was to hire three annoying guys who hawk products on late-night infomercials: Matthew Lesko (Free Money to Change...
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Infomercial Hostess Forbes Riley and Fashion House
Have you seen the TV show Fashion House? It’s that godawful nighttime soap opera starring Bo Derek. Fashion House, along with Desire, constitutes the programming for the recently launched MyNetworkTV. Apparently, the geniuses at MyNetworkTV (which is owned by Fox)...
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Grudge Match: The Juiceman versus Jack LaLanne
Fitness celebrity Jack LaLanne was one of the first people to have his own exercise show on television. This was during the 1950s when it was considered eccentric for a man in his 30s and 40s to be concerned with...
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What Do Gary Coleman, MC Hammer, the Pets.com Sock Puppet, Mortgages, Insurance, and Loans Have in Common?
Where do once-famous but now almost-forgotten former celebrities turn? Some of course host infomercials. Others attempt to revive their sagging careers by debasing themselves on some “celebrity” reality show such as The Surreal Life. But what if that star’s fame...
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