Jan Smithers Bio, Husband, Children, Family, Accident, Net Worth, Age

Jan Smithers is a delectable television personality and actress. The sultry actress grew up being a very shy person and an art lover. She first gained recognition as a teenager after appearing on the cover of Newsweek magazine in 1966, sitting on a motorcycle. Smithers’ use on the magazine’s cover was primarily to investigate the importance of politics and pop culture to teens. A few years later, she landed her first screen role in Love Story

Bio, Age

Jan Smithers was born on July 3, 1949 in North.Hollywood, California, United States of America. She studied at William Howard Taft Charter High School and later attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, California.

When she was in high school, she once went to the beach with a young man who asked the two of them to go surfing. As she sat on the beach watching the young surf, she was approached by two skinny men, asking her if she would like to participate in their article and she said yes. They approached her because they needed a girl from California, that was just the start of more.

Professional career

In 1974, Jan Smithers featured in Where the Lillies Bloom and When the North Wind Blows. Four years later, she landed a role that ultimately defined her career. She started playing the role of Bailey Quarters the WKRP in Cincinnati alongside Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Gary Sandy and Richard Sanders. By the end of the program, she was featured on Finder of Lost Love, Mike Hammer, The Fall Guy , Legmen, The Love Boat, Cover, and Murder

As a writer, Jan Smithers wrote Hotel and Comedy Factory. One of his biggest acting recognitions came in 1987 for Mr Nice Guy. Despite her stardom, she has been able to stay out of the limelight. People are surprised when she tells them she is an actress. It’s because she’s a super private person.

Family, husband, children

Smithers and her sisters were raised in a middle-class home by their parents. Her father was a lawyer, while her mother was a babysitter. At the age of 21, his older brother lost his life in a car accident.

In 1971 Jan Smithers married Kipp Whitman. The marriage only lasted about a year. She met Whitman on the set of A Hotel. Smithers also tied the nuptial knot with actor James Brolin in 1986, they both had a daughter named Molly before they divorced. The reason the duo got divorced was because they never had time for each other; they wandered and traveled a lot for their work.

When Smithers discovered she was pregnant, she decided to take six months off before returning to work. She is very passionate about her acting but when she gave birth to Molly, Smithers knew that Molly was all she needed. Her daughter has truly changed her life. She had been waiting for a long time to be a mother and she finally succeeded with Molly.

Jan Smithers Crash

While Jan Smithers was a student at Taft High School, she was involved in an accident. She spun around to avoid hitting another driver and hit a telephone pole. She has a scar on her chin from this accident.

Height and width

Jan Smithers is 5ft 7in and the adorable actress weighs 55kg.

Net worth, philanthropy

Smithers net worth is estimated to be around $6million. She has already undertaken a trip to India with a group of charitable people. She marveled at the poverty rate she saw in India. Smithers felt worried for the people he met in India.

For the very first time, she realized that she could make a positive change in people’s lives. After her trip to India, she devoted herself to the country for sixteen years in order to help people who wallowed in penury. She felt fulfilled and touched the lives of her people with her magnanimity. It’s because she believes helping the less privileged can help heal the world.

Smithers Facts

• Her appearance on the cover of Newsweek on March 21, 1966 propelled her into her career as a model and actress.
• In 2001, she appeared on Entertainment Tonight, where she refuted rumors that James Brolin would leave her to Barbara Streisand.