Brian, Cynthia 1951-

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BRIAN, Cynthia 1951-

PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1951, in St. Helena, CA; daughter of Alfred (a farmer/rancher) and Alice (a homemaker; maiden name, Defilippis) Abruzzini; married Brian Sheaff (a dentist), September 6, 1975; children: Justin David, Heather Brittany. Education: Attended University of Bourdeaux, 1972-73, and University of California, Los Angeles, 1970-72; University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (history), 1974. Politics: Republican. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, animals, reading, acting.

ADDRESSES: Office—Starstyle Productions, LLC, P.O. Box 422, Moraga, CA 94556. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Entrepreneur, television and radio host, producer, actress, and author. Formerly worked as a journalist; actress and model. Be the Star You Are! (nonprofit media library), founder and president; host and producer of weekly radio program; cohost of Animal Cuts for television and radio. Motivational speaker.

MEMBER: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, National Association of Television Program Executives, Film Arts Foundation, American Society of Interior Designers, Interior Design Society, National Council for Interio Design Qualification, Allied Board of Trade, Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Garde Writers Association of America, California Council for Interior Design Certification, Theatre Bay Area.

AWARDS, HONORS: Named Outstanding Teenager of California, 1969.

WRITINGS:

Miracle Moments, Media West, 1997.

(Editor with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen) Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul: 101 Stories to Sow Seeds of Love, Hope, and Laughter, Health Communications (Deerfield Beach, FL), 2001.

Be the Star You Are!: Ninety-nine Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 2001.

The Businesss of Show Business: A Comprehensive Career Guide for Actors and Models, Starstyle (Moraga, CA), 2002.

Contributor of syndicated column "Business Bytes" to newspapers. Author of scripts for television shows Starstyle: Live Your Dreams and Starstyle: The Business of Showbusiness.

SIDELIGHTS: Cynthia Brian is a television and radio host, interior designer, actress, entrepreneur, and success coach who has authored several books, among them Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul and Be the Star You Are! Her book The Business of Show Business: A Comprehensive Career Guide for Actors and Models was inspired by the television show of the same name which Brian hosts, produces, and scripts.