Debbe Dunning

Name: Debbe Dunning
Birth Name: Debbe Dunning
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches (1.73 m)
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Birth Date: July 11, 1966
Birth Place: Burbank, California, USA
Occupation: Actress
Education: John Burroughs High school
Spouse: Steve Timmons (Olympic Gold Medalist) (May 11, 1997 – present)
Children: Sons, Spencer Schae (born 1996) and Stony (2000)
Claim to fame: Debbe Dunning is the "Tool Time" girl in “Home Improvenemnt.” She performed flying trapeze stunt in “Circus of the Stars” and stayed in the “American Gladiators” show for two years.
Facts: When she's not working, Debbe takes an interest in skating, horseback riding, golf, hiking, swimming, tennis and skiing.
Awards:

Filmography

• Now You Know (2002)
• The Spiral Staircase (2000) (TV)
• Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
• The Misery Brothers (1995)
• Spring Break Blast (1995) (TV)
• Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland (1994) (TV)
• "Home Improvement" (1991) TV Series
• Dangerous Curves (1988)


Biography

Born Debbe Dunning, she was a native Californian who was raised by her parents in Burbank, California, USA. It was interesting to know that the school where she graduated high school was the same as her parents’ in John Burroughs High 20 years ago. It was a memorable senior year she had in John Burroughs besides being a cheerleader, when she became a homecoming queen and won the title of Miss Burbank of 1984.

In 1984, a heartrending situation happened when the vacation money intended for the family was stolen. It was during this time that Miller Beer is hosting a bikini contest at Hermosa Beach and without second thought, Debbe joined. Luckily, she won the $500 first prize and quickly donated it to the vacation fund. In addition to that, this is where her career started off relatively unexpected. It was followed by topping a series of bikini contests across Southern California. She also maintained her title at Miller for three years and her image appeared in posters and began showcasing her in personal appearances. This is the point of realization where Debbe have to decide if she will enter the world of show business or not.

Debbe was given more exposure when she appeared in her first commercial “Foot Locker” and made way to a plethora of modeling and product endorsement jobs. The most notable commercial she did was this 3 year stint with Taco Bell where she played a character Louise, the “Run for the Border Girl” and caught America’s attention. Debbe was credited for her almost 60 commercials including the Ford Spot with “Pretty Woman” tune. This stunning beauty has graced the covers of several sports magazines, such as "Triathlete," "Shape," and "Muscle & Fitness”. It was no doubt that Debbe will soon hit the screens and made a transition in acting.

Debbe made her acting debut on the HBO series "Dream On" which was directed by John Landis. It was followed by a cameo role in 1988’s “Dangerous Curves” by David Lewis. This comedy TV program was about comparing women to fast cars and here, she performed a role of a beauty pageant as Debra Dunning. In 1991, she was cast in the family-comedy “Home Improvement” and had appeared in 80 episodes from 1991-1993. Her role as Heide Keppert started out as guest appearances (“Tool Time girl”) until the show installed her as a regular later. It is interesting to know that “Home Improvement” was taped in her hometown Burbank that’s why she found it easy to go back and forth during tapings.

What about her flying trapeze act in CBS’ Circus of the Stars?” Quite astounding as she stunned not only circus audiences but TV viewers as well in 1994’s “Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland. Also performing with her are celebrities like Harry Anderson, Scott Baio, Leslie Nielsen and Phyllis Diller.

In 1995, Debbe appeared in TV’s (Disney’s) Spring Break Blast with Katie Wagner. Also in this year, she played the role as a public defender (Ima Barrister) in Lorenzo Doumani’s comedy film “The Misery Brothers”. The following year, Debbe was cast in a low budget sci-fi horror flick “Leprechaun 4: In Space”. Here, she played the role of Private Delores Costello who battled in space to destroy a space monster.

Debbe had done a lot of guest appearances like in "Silk Stalkings (USA),” on HBO's "Tales from the Crypt," "Herman's Head," "Knots Landing," "Who's The Boss?," and “Married ... with Children." She also hosted ESPN's "Extreme Bloopers." She also appeared as the reigning champion of American Gladiator (Celebrity Match) which ran for two years.

In 2000, Debbe played a role as Danielle in a TV family-thriller “The Spiral Staircase.” From the director of TV series “Dead Zone” and “Twilight Zone”, the story evolves inside a house where people are trapped with a killer. In 2002, she was cast as the Sun Goddess in actor-director Jeff Anderson’s comedy-romance film “Now You Know”. The story evolves around these two couple calling off their wedding on the eve of the guy’s bachelor party.

In 2003, Debbe made a retrospective for Home Improvement together with Tim Allen and Richard Karn which featured a mixed of reflections, question and answers, and most exciting episodes from the show. It was then compiled in the DVD format.

Not only in TV shows and film appearances did Debbe earned recognition, although much of an adult theme, she was dubbed as the “Queen of Cyberspace” biggest of high demands of her internet photos, an amazing 650,000 plus downloads. It cannot be denied that she is among the popular stars on the World Wide Web.

On May 11, 1997, Debbe was married to Olympic gold-medalist (Men’s Volleyball) Steve Timmons who also had a couple of film flicks such as the drama film “Spiker,” and comedy-romance “Side Out”. Steve is also the owner of a popular line of casual clothing in Encinitas, California…Red Sand. Although she gave birth first to a daughter named Spencer Schae Timmons before getting married, they were both respected by the public eye. In the year 200, they marriage resulted to another child, a baby boy which they named Stony.

Currently, she is spending her time with her kids and doing an endorsement for a breasts enlargement drink.