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Rhonda is the baby of her family...Two older brothers and one older
sister...
Rhonda held three "Miss Louisiana" titles, including "Miss Louisiana-World,"
"Miss Louisiana-International," and "Miss Louisiana-USA."...
Rhonda was the youngest woman to ever run for public office in New
Orleans...Register of Conveyances...she lost a citywide election by 135
votes and was then excepted to Loyola Law School...
Rhonda was a Communications
major from Loyola University of the South, graduating with a Bachelor of
Arts.
Rhonda's first television
appearance was on "The John Pela Show" in New Orleans. She was a
regular solo dancer and fell in love with the medium of live television.
The very first show Rhonda worked on in Hollywood was a Bob Hope
Special...she was selected from 1,000 girls to play one of five "Perfect
11's" on the show...this launched Rhonda's career in Hollywood and ended her
political aspirations in New Orleans...
Rhonda did tons of local modeling and acting in New Orleans, and was knows
as the "let's get in shape!" gal...she squealed that with the same zest that
became her signature on "Up All Night."
At the insistence of Chuck Barris, Rhonda appeared on three "Dating Games,"
"The Gong Show," and won the "1.98 Beauty Pageant." She also went on to
work on two other pilots for Chuck called "Comedy Courtroom," a forerunner
to all the court shows that are so popular today...
Rhonda did more that 375 episodes of "Up All Night" for USA, yet USA network
does not have a copy of one of them.
"Up All Night" was equally watched by men and women and won it's rating slot
week after week.
Rhonda fell in love with comedy in Harvey Lembeck's class. A famous
comedic actor himself, Harvey trained the likes of Robin Williams and many
others in improvisational comedy.
She went on to do solo stand-up in 1987, four years before getting "Up All
Night."
Rhonda also guest starred on hundreds of talk shows and television shows,
but is best known for her "character" of Rhonda from "Up All Night."
Rhonda has been a headlining comedienne in Las Vegas and comedy clubs all
over this country since 1991.
Rhonda loves all the great sex symbols of the 50's and 60's and loves to
spoof all of them including, Marilyn, Jane, Barbara Eden and Racquel!
Rhonda collects Bob Mackie Barbies and Sissy dolls by Madame
Alexander.
Rhonda owns one hundred pairs of boots, and two hundred pairs of pumps and
sandals.
Rhonda has appeared in Playboy many times...the first was in 1978 as a mere
pup in "Girls of the New South." She was totally clothed and was still
dethroned from one of her 48 titles, because of the connotation of
appearing in Playboy Magazine at that time.
Since then she appeared in her own layout "Women of Comedy" in 1991 and
"Rhonda is Up All Night," in 1993...it was a six page layout that Hef
loved...He said it combined sexuality and humor...a very hard thing to do!
Rhonda loves to cook and eat...she will never be Calista Flockhart...
Rhonda loves gumbo, oyster dressing, all vegetables and seafood are Rhonda's
favorites...
Rhonda is very old fashioned in spite of her over the top look...
Rhonda loves ultra feminine with pink everywhere...
Rhonda loves baths, hates showers...
Rhonda is a bit of a hypochondriac and a nerd (loves to surf the web on her
high speed DSL connection.)
Rhonda hates to watch television, loves to rent the top films...
Rhonda loves to dance, was a dance instructor in New Orleans at the Ann
Maucele School of Dance...
Rhonda loves very small dogs...doesn't own one presently...looking for a
teacup Chihuahua or poodle...
Rhonda loves neat, hates messy...hates an unknown hair in a hotel
tub...ychhhh...
Diet Coke rules...Diet Rite even better...
Rhonda loves Merlot wine and an occasional dirty, dry Vodka Martini, shaken
not stirred...she is not James Bond...
Favorite movie is still "Gone With The Wind."
Rhonda's idol is her mother...Jennie
Rhonda loves high pumps and sexy lingerie...but adores Victoria Secrets
night shirts...
Rhonda loves sushi and can eat it every night of the year...especially
sashimi...raw fish...
Rhonda loves raw oysters in New Orleans and eats two and a half dozen at a
time...slurp...
Rhonda's favorite song is Spooky by the Classics IV...
Rhonda drives a red hot Mercedes SLK320 Sport...
Rhonda re-united with her
childhood sweetheart and got married January 11 of 2001. She met Van
Fagan when she was twelve and he was thirteen. Van was married once
and Rhonda never when he contacted her through classmates.com. They
got together December 27th, 2001 and eloped 15 days later.
Rhonda put together a new
show..."Rhonda's Comedy Pajama Party'" and is touring with it all over the
country and Las Vegas. Much like Up All Night, Rhonda has four funny
and sexy comediennes join her in their lingerie for an evening of fun and
frivolity!
Rhonda believes, "Too much of a good thing...is good."
Rhonda says, "Behind every great woman is a great behind!"
Rhonda created her own line of undergarments called "Rhonda's Shear
Shapewear"
...real lingerie for real women...seen on Home Shopping Network.
Rhonda is a celebrity spokesperson for the Los Angeles
Chapter of the United Scleroderma Foundation
She was one of the first people that Hugh Hefner
allowed into the legendary Playboy Mansion for taping her USA show. She also
continues to host events from their cyber-club Playboy.com.
She won Miss Golden Globe in 1983.
Was hired by actor Wally George to play one of his
guest loonies on his TV talk show, before she became hostess of the USA Up
All Night series.
Rhonda coined the phrase "your
bedtime buddy," and that she is...an insomniac herself...she always
scheduled her college classes late morning when she could.
Rhonda believes," A winner is never a quitter, and a quitter is never a
winner."
Rhonda is here to stay!
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