Courtney Hansen
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Courtney Hansen | |
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| Born | Courtney Jane Hansen 2 October 1974 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Website | http://www.courtneyhansen.com |
Courtney Hansen[1][2] is an American television host/personality, syndicated columnist, published author, and former fashion model.
Biography[edit]
Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Gerald John "Jerry" and Constance (Walker) Hansen. Her father is a winner of 27 SCCA national racing championships. From 1973 to 2006 her family owned Brainerd International Raceway and she grew up in Orono, Minnesota, and spent much time around the pits and garages at racing tracks. As a result, she is an automobile enthusiast, and much of her work to date has revolved around automobiles.[3] Courtney Hansen married Jay Hartington, her longtime boyfriend and father of her child, on July 21, 2018, in Taormina, Italy.
Career[edit]
After graduating with a degree in marketing from Florida State University, she undertook a corporate job in marketing. After leaving the corporate world, Hansen hosted the Jack Nicklaus pilot Killer Golf and segments on the Travel Channel, worked as a fashion and fitness model, and was on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine, Muscle & Fitness[4] and other major magazines.
Hansen's first major TV role was co-host of the hit car makeover series Overhaulin'. She went on to host Spike TV's Powerblock, which was composed of four half-hour automotive shows, for eight seasons. She hosted a special for Spike TV called Great Builds.,[citation needed] was host of the travel adventure series "Destination Wild" for Fox Sports Net, which won a Telly Award.[5] In the past she hosted for TLC's automotive-themed shows Rides, and Million Dollar Motors.[6] Hansen has been a spokes-model for Matco Tools,[citation needed] Dodge,[citation needed] and Rolls-Royce.[6] Her participation in Overhaulin' was far from superficial; she helped with the disassembling and assembly of cars for the show.[citation needed]
Additionally, Hansen wrote a column for FHM,[citation needed] and has written a nationally syndicated automotive newspaper column titled "Courtney Hansen: Full Throttle" since 2005.[7] She is the published author of The Garage Girl's Guide To Everything You Need To Know About Your Car (ISBN 1581825196), a book offering women and first time car buyers advice on how to care for their cars.
Hansen hosted Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage for Discovery Channel's Velocity network.[citation needed] The show was named after Vinsetta Garage, a century-old Detroit landmark that Autoweek Magazine saved from demolition. The garage serviced everything from carriages to Ford Model Ts to Chevrolet Corvettes.[3]
In January 2014 Hansen started duties as host of the new NBC Sports, Spike TV and CBS Sports TV series PowerNation, and was the spokesperson for Endurance Warranty Services, LLC Endurance Warranty until 2017.[citation needed]
On 5 July 2014 she had her first child, Holland Marysia Walker Hartington, a daughter with 35-year-old entrepreneur, Jay Hartington (owner of Rumbatime and MarissaCollections.com, among other ventures).[citation needed]
Hansen dated "Idiotest" host Ben Gleib in 2006–2007.[citation needed]
Courtney announced she is leaving Powernation at the end of 2015 to pursue other endeavors.[citation needed]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2004.
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ a b "Bio Official Courtney Hansen Website". Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "Courtney Hansen" Retrieved 26 June 2015
- ^ "Gears and Girls - Courtney Hansen - Host of the Power Nation". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Patrick Talent Agency". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ Courtney Hansen Career, archived from the original on February 13, 2013, retrieved March 3, 2013
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Minneapolis
- Television personalities from Los Angeles
- American women television personalities
- Florida State University alumni
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Writers from Minneapolis
- Writers from Los Angeles
- Female models from Minnesota
- People from Orono, Minnesota
- 21st-century American women