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| According to ''The Playlist''<!-- caveat needed unless multiples sources are added --> sources confirmed ] wrote the screenplay for the film ]. She choose to use the pseudonym Rebecca Blunt because she didn't want the 'story' surrounding the film to be that "Soderbergh was directing his wife's script." |
According to ''The Playlist''<!-- caveat needed unless multiples sources are added --> sources confirmed ] wrote the screenplay for the film ]. She choose to use the pseudonym Rebecca Blunt because she didn't want the 'story' surrounding the film to be that "Soderbergh was directing his wife's script." | ||
| Asner previously did uncredited rewrite work on ] and several other Soderbergh films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan Lucky Screenwriter Revealed |url=http://www.theplaylist.net/logan-lucky-writer-revealed-20170727/ |first=Rodrigo |last=Perez |publisher='']'' |date=July 27, 2017 |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}</ref> | Asner previously did uncredited rewrite work on ] and several other Soderbergh films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan Lucky Screenwriter Revealed |url=http://www.theplaylist.net/logan-lucky-writer-revealed-20170727/ |first=Rodrigo |last=Perez |publisher='']'' |date=July 27, 2017 |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| Prior to joining E! Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television '']'', ''The Entertainment Show'' on Sky Television, and '']''. She hosted '']'' on A&E and was a segment director and producer on now defunct tabloid show, '']''. | Prior to joining E! Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television '']'', ''The Entertainment Show'' on Sky Television, and '']''. She hosted '']'' on A&E and was a segment director and producer on now defunct tabloid show, '']''. | ||
| Miramax Books purchased the publishing rights to her first novel, ''Whacked''. The book was released June 3, 2008.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Jules Asner|title=Whacked|isbn=978-1-60286-017-9|publisher=Weinstein Books|location=New York|date=June 3, 2008|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> ''Whacked'' was a top ten fiction bestseller on Amazon, and was in its third printing within its first month of release. | |||
| Asner has sometimes been included in magazine rankings of "sexy" women: | Asner has sometimes been included in magazine rankings of "sexy" women: | ||
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| Jules Asner | |
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_3.jpg) Asner (right) and husband Steven Soderbergh at the 66th Venice International Film Festival in 2009 | |
| Born | Julie Ann White (1968-02-14) February 14, 1968 (age 56) Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, writer, former fashion model |
| Television | Revealed with Jules Asner |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Asner (1992–1996) Steven Soderbergh (2003–present) |
Jules Asner (born February 14, 1968) is a U.S. television personality, writer, and former fashion model. Since 2003 she has been married to director Steven Soderbergh.
Personal life
Asner was born Julie Ann White in Tempe, Arizona. Aged 16, she was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began her career as an Elite model. She shared a bunkroom with Cindy Crawford during the early years of her modeling career. In 1986, she graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe. She attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with a degree in Political Science.
Marriages
In her early 20s she was briefly married to Matthew Asner, son of actor Edward Asner. On May 10, 2003, she married movie director Steven Soderbergh. Soderbergh often credits his wife with influencing his female characters.
Career
According to The Playlist sources confirmed Jules Asner wrote the screenplay for the film Logan Lucky. She choose to use the pseudonym Rebecca Blunt because she didn't want the 'story' surrounding the film to be that "Soderbergh was directing his wife's script." Asner previously did uncredited rewrite work on Magic Mike and several other Soderbergh films.
Jules Asner is best known as a long-time E! personality. During her peak with the network she hosted six hours of programming daily. Among the series she hosted were Revealed with Jules Asner, E! News Live and Wild On! as well as many live specials for the network. She received a Prism Award as well as a Gracie Award for her interview show Revealed with Jules Asner.
Prior to joining E! Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television Good Morning England, The Entertainment Show on Sky Television, and Extra. She hosted Live by Request on A&E and was a segment director and producer on now defunct tabloid show, Hard Copy.
Miramax Books purchased the publishing rights to her first novel, Whacked. The book was released June 3, 2008. Whacked was a top ten fiction bestseller on Amazon, and was in its third printing within its first month of release.
Asner has sometimes been included in magazine rankings of "sexy" women:
- Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery
- FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2001 Ranked number 91
- FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2002 Ranked number 51
- FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2003 Ranked number 82
References
- Jules Asner profile at Film Reference.com
- "Biography for Jules Asner". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- Gary Susman (May 13, 2003). "Out of Sight". Entertainment Weekly.
- Perez, Rodrigo (July 27, 2017). "Logan Lucky Screenwriter Revealed". The Playlist. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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