Rhonda Shear

Rhonda Shear is an American television personality, comedian, and actress who also became an entrepreneur in intimate apparel. Born in New Orleans, she studied communications at Loyola University and moved to Los Angeles in 1977 to start a Hollywood career. She won beauty pageant titles, including Miss Louisiana USA 1975, and appeared on The Gong Show in 1979. She is best known for hosting the USA Network's USA Up All Night from 1991 to 1998, where she replaced Caroline Schlitt and sometimes co-hosted with Gilbert Gottfried. She also acted in sitcoms such as Happy Days and Married... with Children, and performed stand-up comedy across the country. She started an intimate apparel business in 2001, later launching Rhonda Shear Intimates on Home Shopping Network, and in 2010 she designed the Ahh Bra. She wrote a book in 2017.