Suzanne Whang is an actor, television host, stand-up comedian, author, public speaker, dessert topping, and floor wax.  She has been paying all of her bills in the entertainment industry for the past two decades.  Obviously, she started when she was 3 years old.

As an actor, Suzanne has appeared in numerous television series, including a hilarious recurring role as Polly the oversexed spa manager on Las Vegas, a memorable guest starring role as the young Mrs. Lee on Cold Case, and co-starring roles on Two & a Half Men, Boston Legal, Still Standing, Criminal Minds, Nip/Tuck, The Practice, Strong Medicine, Robbery Homicide Division, Norm, and NYPD Blue.  She appears in the Keanu Reeves feature film Constantine as a screaming mother whose daughter is possessed by soldier demons.  Don't you hate when that happens?  Suzanne did another feature film called Traci Townsend which debuted at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles -- her scene-stealing role at a wise manicurist got audience applause!  She also did a cameo appearance in the Hilary Duff feature, Material Girls.  And Suzanne starred in the short film Seoul Mates, which won Best Acting Award and Audience Award at the Los Angeles 48 Hour Film Festival.  If you're feeling nostalgic, rent the film Housesitter with Steve Martin and see Suzanne as Mr. Moseby's secretary.  She wrote and starred in a sold-out one-woman show called I Make You Laughing and got standing ovations every night.  Suzanne is a graduate of the acting program at the William Esper Studio in New York City, and also studied with Milton Katselas, Richard Lawson, Gary Imhoff and Jeffrey Tambor at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.

As a host, she has been the host of House Hunters, the #1 rated show on HGTV (Home & Garden Television Network) for almost ten years, and you can also see her as the host of the hit spinoff show, House Hunters International.   She is currently guest hosting on GSN Live on the Game Show Network.  You might have also seen Suzanne host Homes of Our Heritage: Great American Women, Homes of Pasadena, Blitz Build 2000, Holiday Windows, and The Making of Rose Parade 2005 and 2006 on the same network. She had a great time as Dick Clark's co-host on TV's Censored Bloopers for NBC, while concurrently co-hosting New Attitudes on Lifetime Television. Prior to that, she was a field host/fill-in co-host for FOX After Breakfast, and a field host for Breakfast Time, Personal FX, and The Pet Department on the FX cable network. Suzanne received a NAMIC Award nomination for her work on Breakfast Time.  Also an accomplished emcee, she has also been a red carpet host for An Evening at the Academy Awards on ABC, and she hosted the 20th Anniversary Gala Concert of the Korean Concert Society at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Suzanne was featured as one of "Ten Women to Watch" in "A" Magazine. She was a celebrity presenter at the 2003 Vision Awards, which celebrates diversity in cable television. Suzanne co-hosted the America's Promise children's charity awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, and she also co-hosted the Miss Chinatown pageant in Seattle.  She also emcees many charity events, including a Lupus Gala Charity Benefit and a Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Benefit.  And Suzanne does humorous and inspirational public speaking gigs across the country, at high schools, universities, conventions, and whatever else floats her boat.

As a stand-up comedian, Suzanne won the First Annual ANDY KAUFMAN AWARD at the New York Comedy Festival!   She was recognized for her  Courage, Creativity, Originality and Humor by the festival judges.  This award guaranteed her appearance on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.  She also won Best Up & Coming Comedian at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, playing her controversial, shocking, and politically incorrect alter-ego, SUNG HEE PARK.  The act is a satire of racism in America, reminiscent of Archie Bunker's character in the phenomenal sitcom, All In The Family.  Suzanne regularly performs one-week stints at the Improv in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe.  She has performed in Los Angeles at the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, the Improv, the Ice House, the Friars Club, the HaHa Cafe, the House of Blues Foundation Room, and the Comedy Union.  She has also performed at clubs in New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco.  Suzanne's slogan for her comedy act is:  "Don't judge a gook by her cover."

She has just written her first book, entitled Suzanne Whang's Guide to Happy Home Buying, which is currently in bookstores across the country and also available on amazon.com!  The book uses Suzanne's lighthearted style and irreverent sense of humor to deliver great information about the home buying process.  She also incorporates the law of attraction from quantum physics into the process of manifesting the home of your dreams!

Suzanne is pitching original television series ideas to networks, with her partner Robert Cain (www.hdcinemapro.com).

She is a graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in Psychology, and holds a Master's Degree in Cognitive Psychology from Brown University.

For the secret to Suzanne's success, go to www.thesecret.tv!

Suzanne signed with a wonderful manager, Ken Kragen (www.kenkragen.com), who saw a videotape of her stand-up comedy act from the Las Vegas Comedy Festival.  Ken has become an icon in the entertainment industry as a personal manager for 40 years, with previous clients like the Smothers Brothers, Kenny Rogers, and a long list of other artists that he helped to soar.  He was also the creator and producer of "We Are The World" and "Hands Across America."  Suzanne is thrilled to be working with him!  You can contact her through Ken Kragen at 310-854-4400.

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BREAKING NEWS, 2/5/07!

 

I've got an amazing story to tell you, but the first thing you should know is to tape or Tivo "Oprah" this Thursday, February 8th!

 

Here's the cliff notes version of my story:

 

1)  I watched an amazing film called "The Secret," which is a documentary about the Law of Attraction in quantum physics.  I loved it so much, that I spent $3,000 on 100 copies of the DVD to distribute to my family and friends.  On October 19th, I also sent the DVD to Oprah Winfrey along with a passionate letter about the film.  (If you haven't seen it or have no idea what I'm talking about, go to www.thesecret.tv to learn more.)

 

2)  On December 4th, Libby Moore, Oprah's chief executive, called me to tell me that she got my package.  She had just seen the film over the weekend and loved it so much, she had to call me.  She said she never ever calls people who send mail to Oprah because of the sheer volume of mail that Oprah receives every day.  She also said that I'm the first person to send Oprah "The Secret," and that Oprah hadn't seen the film yet.  She said they were leaving for South Africa for 6 weeks, and she would bring the DVD along and make sure that Oprah watched it.

 

3)  Just over six weeks later, I found out that Oprah was going to be taping a show all about "The Secret" on January 31st.  Wow!  I called Libby Moore and left messages for her, asking to come and be in the audience for that show.  As of January 29th I hadn't heard back from her, so I booked a flight and a hotel in Chicago for the next day, with total faith that there would be a seat in the audience with my name on it.  (I found out later that Oprah gets 6,000 requests per day for audience tickets.)

 

4)  Not only did I get a 2nd row center seat in the audience, I also ended up having dinner with all the panelists from "The Secret" the night before the taping!  The show was amazing, and then there was a taping of "Oprah After The Show" for the Oxygen network.  During the after-show taping, I got to tell Oprah my whole story, and she confirmed that I was the first person to send her "The Secret"!  I also got to have my photo taken with Oprah on stage after the taping was over!

 

5)  Several months ago I scotch taped a photo of myself next to a photo of Oprah and put it in my magical creation box (one of the techniques of consciously using the Law of Attraction), and now I'm going to have an actual photo to replace it!

 

6)  To me, this story is evidence of the power of the Law of Attraction.  I'm so glad that I sent this film to Oprah!  Television is the most powerful medium in the world, Oprah is the most powerful person on television, and The Secret is the most powerful DVD I've seen.  It's so exciting to me that the consciousness of this entire planet is going to raise exponentially on February 8th!!!

   

7)  I have never in my life booked a flight and a hotel across the country with absolutely no invitation in place.  But I was absolutely sure that there would be a seat in the audience with my name on it.  I had unshakeable faith in that.   My intention was pure and clear.  I knew what a momentous occasion it was going to be, and I had to be there for it!

 

8)  One of the quotes from "The Secret" is, “When you have inspired thought, you have to trust it and act on it.”  That’s what my whole story with Oprah has been!

 

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