Downtown Julie Brown
Downtown Julie Brown | |
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VJ (1987–1992) | |
Spouse |
Martin Schuemann (m. 2001) |
Children | 1 |
Julie Dorne Brown, better known as Downtown Julie Brown, is an English-born actress, television personality,
Life and career
Brown's father was Jamaican and her mother British. Brown has six siblings.[1] Her father was in the Royal Air Force, and she grew up on air force bases around the world, including Singapore and Cyprus, before returning to the United Kingdom, where they settled in Bridgend, Wales.[citation needed]
After winning the UK Disco Dancing Championships, she went on to win the World Disco Dancing Championship in 1979.
Brown became a presenter on the pan-European music channel
MTV capitalized on the confusion between Downtown Julie Brown and comic actress Julie Brown by sending the pair together as correspondents for MTV News as well as by their "facing" each other on both their shows (Club MTV and Just Say Julie).
Later career
After leaving MTV, Brown went on to work for
Brown has appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, including .
Most recently, she appeared in television's
Personal life
Brown married film producer and former CEO of Intermedia Martin Schuermann in 2001.[9] They live in Marina del Rey, California, with their daughter.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Schwartz, Harry (December 1996). "Julie Brown: at home for the holidays". Life & Health Library. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Downtown Julie Brown | Actress, Producer, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "25 Intriguing Facts About Downtown Julie Brown". Facts.net. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Emily (17 January 2020). "Downtown Julie Brown – Age, Bio, Personal Life, Family & Stats". CelebsAges. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Which MTV Host Was a World Champion Disco Dancer?". Oprah.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Crackerjack (1955–84) Credits". Screenonline. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ISBN 0743426827.
- ^ "The 90s on 9 on Twitter". 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lyons, Joel (22 August 2012). "Catching Up with Downtown Julie Brown". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
External links
- Downtown Julie Brown at IMDb
- “Totally Radical Teenage Videos,” The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, KET – Kentucky Educational Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting