Jerry Abbott, a personal fitness trainer for 20+ years, has begun testing his first-ever infomercial for the Torsoball. He has been developing the product for the last two years. RW Advertising, the ...
Susan Powter has experienced a lot of change in her life after she rose to fame with her fitness infomercials. After her first husband, Nic Villarreal, left her for another woman in 1986, Powter went ...
Thirty years ago Powter's company made millions with her fitness infomercial, program and books. But Hollywood tried to change and control her Susan Powter in 1993 (left) and in July 2024 for a PEOPLE ...
Susan Powter was the face of ’90s fitness, a high-energy presence in a platinum blond buzzcut urging America to abandon the fad diets and “stop the insanity!” Her infomercials were ubiquitous as she ...
Before “influencer” was a job title reserved for the likes of social media personalities marketing different products to folks scrolling aimlessly at home, infomercials existed to turn us into suckers ...
Washboard abs, stain-free carpets, and the ability to dice a tomato with a playing card: Do these promises sound familiar? These are just a few of the claims made by some of the world’s most ...