- Born
- Birth nameJillian Leigh McKarus
- Nickname
- TV's Toughest Trainer
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Jillian Michaels was born on February 18, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Kickin' It (2011), Graves (2016) and Ninjago (2011). She has been married to DeShanna Marie Minuto since July 2022.
- SpouseDeShanna Marie Minuto(July 2022 - present)
- ChildrenPhoenix MichaelsLukensia Michaels
- RelativesLauren Michaels(Sibling)
- Her aggressive approach to the training of her clients
- Has a fear of running in marathons.
- Was in a relationship with Heidi Rhoades from 2009 to 2018; they got engaged in 2016. They announced their break up in June 2018 and then Rhoades filed to end their domestic partnership on February 4, 2019. They have two children together, a daughter Lukensia (b. 2010, adopted in May 2012) and a son Phoenix (b. May 3, 2012 by Rhoades).
- Ambassador for the American Cancer Society.
- She worked as a motion picture literary agent at ICM before becoming a fitness trainer
- Her paternal grandparents were both of Syrian/Lebanese origin. Her maternal grandfather was the son of Italian immigrants, and her maternal grandmother was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, to a Russian Jewish father and an Austrian Jewish mother.
- We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make. You've got to listen to the universe, to life, to God, whatever you want to call it. Because its going to speak to you.
- People who become successful usually have a person who really loved and believed in them. For me, that was my mom.
- Why choose failure when success is an option?
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