Jules Asner (born Julie Ann White; February 14, 1968) is an American screenwriter, author, former

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, television personality, and model.

Early life

Asner was born Julie Ann White in

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. At the age of 16, she was discovered at a modeling convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began her career as an Elite model. She shared a bunk-room with

Cindy Crawford Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers, runways, as well as fash ...

during the early years of her modeling career. In 1986, she graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe. She attended

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Career

Asner was a long-time E! personality. During her peak with the network, she hosted six hours of programming daily. Among the series she hosted were '' Revealed with Jules Asner'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as many live specials for the network. She received a Prism Award as well as a Gracie Award for her interview show '' Revealed with Jules Asner''. Before joining E! Asner was an entertainment reporter for Reuters Television ''

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'', ''The Entertainment Show'' on Sky Television, and ''

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''. She hosted '' Live by Request'' on A&E and was a segment director and producer on ''

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''. Miramax Books purchased the publishing rights to her first novel, ''Whacked''. The book was released June 3, 2008. ''Whacked'' was a top ten fiction bestseller on Amazon and was in its third printing within its first month of release. Asner wrote the screenplay for husband Steven Soderbergh's film ''

Logan Lucky ''Logan Lucky'' is a 2017 American Heist film, heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on a screenplay credited to Rebecca Blunt. Soderbergh came out of retirement to direct the film and distributed it independently through his own ...

''. She chose to use the pseudonym Rebecca Blunt because she did not want the "story" surrounding the film to be that "Soderbergh was directing his wife's script." In 2018, a Twitter account belonging to TheRebeccaBlunt posted photos of Asner and Soderbergh behind the scenes working on ''Logan Lucky''. Asner previously did uncredited rewrite work on ''

Magic Mike ''Magic Mike'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey. The plot revolves around Adam, a 19-year-old who enters the wor ...

'' and several of Soderbergh's other films.

Personal life

From 1992 to 1996, she was married to Matthew Asner and took his surname, making her the daughter-in-law of actor

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. She married film director

Steven Soderbergh Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker. Soderbergh's direct ...

in their New York apartment on May 10, 2003. Soderbergh often credits his wife with influencing his female characters.

References

External links

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Jules Asner 2003 Interview
on ''

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