Rachel Perry | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976-01-20)January 20, 1976 (age 49) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Audiobook Narrator, TV Host, Actress, Mother |
Rachel Perry (born January 20, 1976) is aCanadian TV personality working in theUnited States. The formerMuchMusicVJ is the host ofAll Access onVH1, and is the narrator forWeb Junk 20, and the host of "The Stash" on Playboy TV.
Born inBrockville,Ontario, Perry has done numerous narrations and voiceovers for VH1 shows, specials and Viacom channels specials, includingViacom ownedgay andlesbian stationLogo. She was also the co-host of VH1's reality showStrip Search which lasted for one season. She was co-host ofPepsi Smash. Perry began working at VH1 in January 2001 where she hostedVH1 News,All Access and the morning video show. In June 2001, she hosted Not Much On Day, a MuchMusic marathon of music videos which featured pop stars wearing little or no clothing. Perry appeared naked throughout the marathon with various objects covering her body. Until March 2006, she was also the host of VH1'sTop 20 Countdown. She sometimes co-hosted with fellow CanadiansAamer Haleem andBradford How. She narrated the behind the scenes program forBrokeback Mountain, which is featured on the DVD for it.
In the meantime, Perry is also the host of VH1 Radio Network'sWeekly Rewind radio program, heard on top stations around the country and distributed byWestwood One. She had also done "content wrap" spots forThe CW's "c-what's happening" commercial segments, but they have seemed to be discontinued after a number of weeks.
Perry appeared as a guest star in an episode ofCSI: NY called "Heart of Glass". The episode was aired on February 14, 2007.
Perry used to be neighbors withEd Begley, Jr. andBill Nye, and has appeared on at least one episode of Ed Begley, Jr.'s showLiving With Ed, which airs onPlanet Green.
Perry is the host and a co-writer of the Playboy Channel's "The Stash"—a "Soup-esque" (seeThe Soup) style format in which she comments on video clips and photos from adult media.
Perry appeared inDiscovery Channel'sDirty Jobs on the 100th Job special, as a possible "replacement" forMike Rowe. The segment featured her and other female guest stars attempting to clean out septic tanks, with Perry's reaction the most extreme.
On December 29, 2005, it was announced that Perry would be joiningAdam Carolla's new radio show in January 2006.
On March 20–21, 2006, the show announced that Perry was absent to rehearse for atelevision pilot. (The pilot was a show calledBeyond, a drama based onNASA'sJet Propulsion Laboratory.)
She was absent again beginning on March 27 when the pilot was filmed. What was initially announced as a short absence grew into several weeks, during which the show featured several guests filling her role on the show.
On May 1, Carolla announced that Perry had been let go from the show and was replaced, permanently, byTeresa Strasser on May 8, 2006.
