Marilu Henner Biography

Fast Facts

• Henner, who began dance lessons in her family's dance school at age two, was teaching dance and choreographing local shows in Chicago by the age of 14
• Quote: "(On being prepared) "The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused․""
• Quote: "(Sharing an antecdote about wearing painful boots the night before taping an episode to keep from laughing at Danny Devito's character) "Believe me, I had to go to great pains not to crack up on 'Taxi․'""
• Because of her passion for living a healthy, positive life, she has authored several books including "The 30-Day Total Health Makeover" and "I Refuse to Raise a Brat: Straitforward Advice on Parenting in an Age of Overindulgence․"
• Has a "superior autobriographical memory" and is one of only a handful of people in the world who can make that claim
• Has made several impassioned presentations before Congress on subjects that included women's cardiovascular disease and deadbeat parents
• Was chosen to contribute to the creation of the US government's food pyramid, one of only two private citizens selected to do so