Martha Quinn

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Martha Quinn Wiki Biography

Martha Quinn was born on 11 May 1959, in Albany, New York USA, to retirement counselor Nina Pattison, and attorney David Quinn. She is a television and radio personality, and an actress, but probably best known as working for MTV as one of the first video jockeys.

So just how rich is Martha Quinn now? Sources state that Quinn has established a net worth of over $750,000, as of early 2017, acquired through her involvement in the entertainment industry which began in the early 1980s.

Quinn attended Ossining High School in New York, and upon matriculating in 1977, she enrolled in New York University, graduating in 1981. While attending university, Quinn performed in various television commercials, such as for McDonald’s, Country Time Lemonade, Clearasil and Campbell’s Soup. She also worked at the college station WNYU, and later became an intern at New York’s major radio station, WNBC Music Radio, where she learned about a new venture of former WNBC’s program director Bob Pittman – a cable channel called MTV. After being encouraged to audition for a role at the new network as a VJ, she went for it and became an MTV VJ, the position she would hold for a decade, becoming one of the iconic five original MTV VJs, along with Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and JJ Jackson. Her popularity and net worth were certainly boosted.

Being one of the original faces and voices of MTV, Quinn was able to host the nation’s first music television, and gain great experience and knowledge about the most popular music and artists of the time. She hosted programs such as “MTV Prime with Martha Quinn”, “Martha’s Greatest Hits” and “Rockline”, establishing a large fan base and accumulating a significant net worth. Quinn’s ten-year tenure on MTV was noted by Rolling Stone magazine, whose readers voted her “MTV’s Best-Ever VJ”. Also, Allure Magazine referred to the ‘80s decade as “the Martha Quinn years”. Quinn’s popularity reached such a level that musicians Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper recorded a song called “Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin”.

After her career on MTV came to an end in 1991, she went on to make a number of television appearances. Then in 1994 she hosted the television show “Star Search”, and served as a bi-weekly correspondent on “The Early Show” in 1999. Around this time, she was also a featured spokesperson for Neutrogena. All added to her wealth.

Quinn has also been involved in the TV film, and film industry. Back in the ’80s, she made a cameo appearance in an episode of the short-lived television sitcom “E/R”, and appeared in the films “Dangerous Curves”, “Tapeheads” and “Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!”. The year 1990 saw her making an appearance in the short-lived sitcom “The Bradys”, a continuation of the popular “Brady Bunch”, after which she appeared in the 1992 film “Bad Channels”. Quinn’s acting career additionally improved her popularity and her net worth.

In 2005 she became a host at Sirius Satellite Radio network, hosting a weekly show for the Big ’80s channel titled “Martha Quinn Presents”. Then in 2007, she lent her name, face and voice to the PC trivia game called “The ’80s Game with Martha Quinn”. Aside from “Martha Quinn Presents”, Quinn also hosts the morning show on iHeartMedia’s KOSF station in San Francisco.

When it comes to her private life, Quinn has been married to musician Jordan Tarlow since 1992. The couple has two children together, and they reside in Malibu, California.

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Martha Quinn Quick Info

Full Name Martha Quinn
Net Worth $750,000
Date Of Birth May 11, 1959
Place Of Birth Albany, New York, United States
Height 5 ft (1.54 m)
Profession Video jockeys (VJ)on MTV, Radio personality, TV Personality
Education Ossining High School, New York University (NYU)
Nationality American
Spouse Jordan Tarlow (m. 1993)
Children Annabelle Tarlow
Parents Nina Pattison, David Quinn
Siblings David P. Quinn, Justin Quinn, Christopher Quinn
Nicknames Martha C. Quinn , Martha Conrad Tarlow , Martha Conrad Quinn
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarthaQuinnPresents
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/marthaquinn
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0703925
Awards CableACE Awards – Music Host (1985)
Movies Tapeheads (1988), Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), Dangerous Curves (1988), E/R (1984), Brady Bunch: The Bradys (1990), Bad Channels (1992), Full House
TV Shows Martha’s Greatest Hits, MTV Prime with Martha Quinn, The MTV Basement Tapes (1983), MTV Music Television (1981), Rockline, Knebworth 1990, Martha Quinn Presents, World Wrestling Federation WWE Slammy Awards, Star Search (1994), The Early Show (1999), Morning show for KOSF, San Francisco

Martha Quinn Quotes

  • Before I was a mom I used to think that parents who worried about their kids watching MTV were just clueless. Now that I’m a mom, I see what the fuss was all about! I don’t want (my kids) exposed to drug use, violence or inappropriate sexual behavior. Am I Tipper Gore or what?

Martha Quinn Important Facts

  • Subject of the song “Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin” by Mojo Nixon.
  • Married, living in Los Angeles, and pregnant with her second child. [July 2001]
  • Co-hostess, with Huey Lewis, of an infomercial for Freddy De Mann’s “Music Video Revolution” DVD collection. [2009]
  • Performing on The Bradys (1990) was literally a dream come true for her. When she was in elementary school, she told her friends that one day, she would marry Bobby Brady. On the show, she played Tracy, Bobby’s wife!
  • Stepmother is famed “Newsweek” columnist and noted economist, Jane Bryant Quinn.
  • Hosted the radio show “Martha Quinn’s Rewind.”
  • Graduated from Ossining High School in 1977 and NYU in 1981.
  • Full name (since marriage to Jordan Tarlow in 1993): Martha Conrad Tarlow.
  • Daughter Annabelle born 1997.
  • One of the original MTV video jockeys, along with Mark J. Goodman, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood and J.J. Jackson.

Martha Quinn Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Wicked City 2015 TV Series Anchor Actress
The Weird Al Show 1997 TV Series Woman in Commercial Actress
Full House 1992-1993 TV Series Alison Actress
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out 1992 TV Movie Host Actress
Bad Channels 1992 Video Lisa Cummings Actress
Motorama 1991 Bank Teller Actress
Problem Child 2 1991 Emily Actress
MTV Prime with Martha Quinn 1990 TV Series Actress
The Bradys 1990 TV Series Tracy Brady Actress
Sprite: Audition 1990 Video short Actress
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown 1989 Mae Clutter Actress
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! 1989 Music Video Hostess Actress
Dangerous Curves 1988 Tympani Charles Actress
Dead Heat 1988 Newscaster Actress
Tapeheads 1988 RVTV-VJ (as Martha C. Quinn) Actress
Fame 1987 TV Series Linda Hayden Actress
An Affair of the Heart 2012 Documentary thanks Thanks
The Eighties 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself – Original MTV VJ / Herself – Fmr MTV VJ Self
IHeart80s Party 2016 TV Movie Herself – Host Self
Man in the Camo Jacket 2016 Documentary Herself Self
Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back 2014 Documentary Herself Self
Home & Family 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Rachael Ray 2013 TV Series Herself Self
The View 2013 TV Series Herself Self
Today 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2013 TV Series Herself Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade 2005 TV Series Herself Self
Weakest Link 2001 TV Series Herself Self
MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal 2001 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Behind the Music 2000 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The Early Show 1999 TV Series Herself – Correspondent (1999-2000) Self
MTV Uncensored 1999 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
I Was an MTV VJ 1998 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
HBO First Look 1996 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
Full House 1992 TV Series Herself Self
Parker Lewis Can’t Lose 1992 TV Series Herself Self
The Howard Stern Show 1992 TV Series Herself Self
Blossom 1991 TV Series Herself Self
MTV, Give Me Back My Life: A Harvard Lampoon Parody 1991 TV Movie Herself Self
Rockline on MTV 1991 TV Series Host Self
The 12th Annual CableACE Awards 1991 TV Special Herself – Winner Self
MTV Video Music Awards 1990 1990 TV Special Herself Self
CBS This Morning 1990 TV Series Herself Self
An Evening at the Improv 1988 TV Series Herself – Host Self
America’s Top 10 1988 TV Series Herself – Host Self
The Rich Hall Show 1987 TV Movie Herself Self
MTV Video Music Awards 1986 1986 TV Special Herself – Host Self
The Slammy Awards 1986 TV Special Herself – Backstage Interviewer Self
E/R 1984 TV Series Herself Self
MTV 1st Annual Video Music Awards 1984 TV Special Herself Self
Liner Notes 1984 TV Series Herself – Host Self
The 5th Annual Cable Ace Awards 1983 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
Star Search 1983 TV Series Co-Host (1994-1995) Self
The MTV Basement Tapes 1983 TV Series Herself – Host Self
MTV Music Television 1981 TV Series Herself – Video Jockey (1981-1984) Self
The Compleat Al 1985 Video Herself (uncredited) Archive Footage

Martha Quinn Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1985 ACE CableACE Awards Music Host The MTV Basement Tapes (1983) Won
1985 ACE CableACE Awards Music Host The MTV Basement Tapes (1983) Nominated