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Jillian Michaels Biography

The American personal trainer and television personality Jillian Michaels was born in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. Today, Michaels is best known for her work on television shows such as The Biggest Loser, but long before she rose to prominence in the fitness industry, Jillian grew up in Santa Monica in what she describes as a somewhat traumatic childhood, marked by her parents’ divorce and bullying at the hands of her classmates, largely due to her weight.

By the time she was in her twenties, Jillian had shed her extra pounds and launched a career as a personal trainer. In 2002, Michaels opened Sky Sport & Spa, a sports medicine facility in Beverly Hills. In 2004, Jillian rose to national prominence when she joined the training team on the reality competition series The Biggest Loser. Michaels remained with the series through 2014, although there were some seasons in which she didn’t appear.

Since The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels has gone on to host a radio talk show on KFIAM in Los Angeles (which ran from 2006 to 2009), and a weekly podcast, The Jillian Michaels Show. She has also launched a series of fitness-oriented video games, Jillian Michael’s Fitness Ultimatum. Between 2010 and 2012, Michaels also appeared on the NBC show Losing It With Jillian, and in 2016, the E! network premiered her reality series, Just Jillian.

In addition to her work on television, Jillian Michaels has authored multiple books on weight-loss, metabolism, and exercise. Her most recent book, Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast, and Lasting Weight Loss, was published in 2013.