Jill Latiano Howerton (born September 17, 1980) is an American actress, model, dancer, documentary film producer and television personality.

Jill Latiano
Born (1980-09-17) September 17, 1980 (age 44)
Occupations
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children2

Career

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Latiano began her career in 1999 as a dancer for the New York Knicks.[1] From 2003 to 2005, she was the host of the NYC Media series Fashion in Focus. She made her acting debut in an episode of Sex and the City in 2004. She has guest starred in Rescue Me, CSI: NY, Ugly Betty, Drake & Josh, Moonlight, and Community. She appeared in the films Epic Movie (2007), Lower Learning (2008), Fired Up (2009), and the psychological thriller Kalamity (2010).

She also has produced multiple documentary films of varying impact, including GMO OMG, which spread the assertion that the use of genetically modified organisms in food production is harmful to children, as well as The Devil We Know, investigating DuPont's cover-ups of the harmful effects of PFAS it was releasing into West Virginia communities' groundwater.[2]

Personal life

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Latiano married Glenn Howerton on September 5, 2009. She also guest starred in Howerton's series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing a love interest to his character in the episode "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System". They have two children.[3][4]

Her father Bob Latiano died in 2016 at the age of 71 and the eighth episode of the twelfth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was dedicated in his memory.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Epic Movie Singing Pirate Girl
2008 Lower Learning Nurse Gretchen
2009 Fired Up! Haley
2010 Kalamity Simge
2022 The Thief Collector Producer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Fashion in Focus Host Television documentary
2004 Sex and the City Party Girl #2 Episode: "Let There Be Light"
2004 Rescue Me Geneva 2 episodes
2005 Out of Practice Wendy Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. And Do. And..."
2006 Heist Tiffany Episode: "Bury the Lead"
2006 CSI: NY Mandy Foster Episode: "Open and Shut"
2006–2007 Ugly Betty Assistant #1 /

Blonde / Model

3 episodes
2007 Drake & Josh Diana Vosh Episode: "Megan's Revenge"
2007 Dirty Sexy Money Bridget Episode: "The Bridge"
2007 The Virgin of Akron, Ohio Raleigh Television film; unsold pilot
2008 Moonlight The Cleaner Episode: "The Mortal Cure"
2009 Roommates Jackie 2 episodes
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Caylee Episode: "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System"
2010 Community Courtney Episode: "Physical Education"
2011 The Chicago Code Natalie Episode: "O'Leary's Cow"
2011 The Cleveland Show Anna Episode: "A Nightmare on Grace Street"
2012 The Glades Vanessa Russo Episode: "Food Fight"
2014 Legit Katie Knox 4 episodes
2015 Casual Amy Episode: "Pilot"

References

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  1. ^ "Jill Latiano…UH YUMP!!!". Straitpinkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "Jill Latiano iMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ Leon, Anya (September 16, 2011). "Glenn Howerton Welcomes Son Miles Robert". People magazine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Glenn Howerton of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Welcomes Second Son With Wife Jill Latiano". US Weekly magazine. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
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