Jill Zarin born 30 November 1963 in Woodmere, New York is married to Bobby Zarin, who owns Zarin Fabric Warehouse and Home Furnishings, a home furnishing and fabric store on Manhattan's Lower East Side started by his father. Zarin, who attended Simmons College, does marketing for her husband's store and holds a real estate license.
Jill Zarin is one of the most popular and requested reality television stars in the entertainment business. Her combined fan base on Twitter, Facebook, her newsletter, and www.jillzarin.com number upwards of half a million followers. Jill is one of the busiest wives in Manhattan whose effervescent persona guides her philanthropic efforts, business endeavors, and desire to reach out to diverse communities around the globe.
Jill appears regularly on national talk shows including The Today Show, The Early Show, Rachael Ray, Nate Berkus, Joy Behar, Huckabee, Chelsea Lately, The Doctors, Wendy Williams, Good Day New York, Good Day LA, and she is also a frequent guest or co-host on NBC's LXTV New York, Showbiz Tonight, and Extra. Her print appearances are equally abundant - Jill is often on the"Top 10 Most Stylish" in publications such as People, Life and Style, IN Touch Weekly, and OK magazine. She was voted as one of the 25 most stylish New Yorkers by US Weekly magazine and was featured on the cover. Discerning home decor writers have produced an extensive amount of articles about Jill's decorating style including being on the cover of Traditional Home. Jill was featured on HGTV's new show My Favorite Place, was a guest star on USA's hit series White Collar, and is a member of the AFTRA.
In addition to her on-screen endeavors, Jill is an engaging public speaker who frequently addresses a wide range of audiences, from business and international groups to cultural/social non-profit organizations. Jill was a featured speaker at both the HSBC Bank Women's Forum Speaker Series, and the 2009 Bone and Joint Decade Global Network Conference in Washington, D.C. She was the keynote speaker at the Kodak 2010 conference for over 2,000 employees, the"Weight Watchers Remarkable Women" charity luncheon in Detroit, the WIE Symposium - held as part of the Clinton Global Initiative hosted by Melinda Gates and Sara Brown, and Jones New York "Empowering Your Confidence"; she was also an invited guest speaker at the University of South Florida, and Honorary Host and MC of the GLAAD OutAuction. Jill is the only celebrity guest speaker at Brown University for their pioneering Reality Television Symposium for students and professors from around the country, including UPenn and NYU. She is invited to host an upcoming event at the Simmons College"Passion & Profession" Leadership Conference for over 1,500 executive women. Jill has also served as spokesperson for Kodak and Pantene.