Suzanne Somers Net Worth

Suzanne Somers's Quotes

• My goal in life is to become the person my dog thinks I am.
• I do good in the world - at least I try to. I speak on behalf of women, and I know I have made the lives of women happier as a result of teaching them what I have learned relative to true health, rather than disease care.

Interesting Facts about Suzanne Somers

1. When she was age 16, she hit her father over the head with a tennis racket to stop his abuse during a drunken rage. He suffered a concussion, and did not speak to Suzanne for two years.
2. While performing in Las Vegas, she had to paint one shoe red and the other black in order to learn the choreography of the dance numbers. She could not tell her right from her left because of her dyslexia. In 1990, founded the Suzanne Somers Institute for the Effects of Addictions on Families, in Palm Springs, California. In 1991, she won the Humanitarian Award from the National Council on Alcoholism.
3. Associated with the Thighmaster exercise device.
4. At the beginning of the fifth season of Three's Company (1976), she asked for a raise from $30,000 an episode to $150,000 an episode (equivalent to $450,000 in 2014) and 10% ownership of the sitcom. Those requests were not met, and then boycotted the second and fourth shows of the season, claiming false excuses such as a broken rib. ABC forced her to finish out the remaining season on her contract, but decreased her character's role to one minute a week in taping. She was escorted by a security guard to a sound stage behind the set, where she filmed her few scenes, because she was no longer allowed on the set with John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt. Somers was then fired after her contract expired, and she sued ABC for $2 million, claiming her credibility in the business had been damaged. The suit was settled for about $30,000.
5. Attended and graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California (1964). Was active in drama.
6. Initially, got the role of Jill Munroe on the television series Charlie's Angels (1976), which she lost to Farrah Fawcett.
7. (March 28, 2001) Announced on Larry King Live (1985) that she is battling breast cancer, and that she is undergoing homeopathic treatment against the will of her doctors. She also underwent liposuction in an effort to deal with the effects of the cancer.
8. She was also the brunette walking along the beach of the opening credits of the first three seasons of Three's Company (1976). She was wearing a wig.
9. Has appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game (1965) (1973).
10. Was named Las Vegas' Female Entertainer of the Year (1986).
11. Was arrested for passing bad checks; the charges were dropped when she paid restitution (1970).
12. Studied Marilyn Monroe's poses from her movies, and then copied them for media photos during her Three's Company (1976) days.
13. She and Joyce DeWitt did not speak for 30 years after leaving the sitcom in 1981. In February 2012, they finally reunited after Suzanne invited Joyce to be a guest on her web series "Suzanne Somers: Breaking Through".
14. Hired Jay Bernstein to manage her and do for her what he did for Farrah Fawcett.
15. Mother of Bruce Somers. Stepmother of Stephen Hamel and Leslie Hamel.
16. Daughter of Marion Mahoney and Frank Mahoney.
17. Younger sister of Maureen Gilmartin and Daniel Mahoney.
18. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in January 24, 2003.
19. She was the fourth actress to be hired for the "Chrissy" role on Three's Company (1976). Actress Susanne Zenor played "Samantha", a Chrissy type in the first pilot. After being rewritten as "Chrissy Snow", ABC hired then fired Denise Galik, replacing her with Susan Lanier. After ABC reviewed the second pilot, they dropped Lanier and hired Somers.
20. Mother-in-law of Caroline Somers.