Bobby Trendy

Infobox Person
name = Bobby Trendy


image_size = 200px
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birth_name = Raymond John Muro
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|5|22|mf=y
birth_place = Valenica, California, United States
nationality = Vietnamese American
known_for = Links with Anna Nicole Smith, television appearances
occupation = interior decorator, designer, and television personality
website = http://www.bobbytrendydesigns.com

Bobby Trendy (born May 22, 1981) is a Vietnamese American interior decorator, designer, and television personality. He first achieved notoriety as a series regular on "The Anna Nicole Show".

Biography

Early life and career

Born Raymond John Muro in Valenica, California, he claims he was dubbed "Bobby Trendy" in the seventh grade when people noted the trendy clothing he always wore. Before becoming a designer and interior decorator, Trendy worked as a cashier at Kmart. [cite web|url=http://wweek.com/story.php?story=3147|title=Interview with Bobby Trendy|last=Beck|first=Byron|date=2002-09-11|publisher=wweek.com|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Trendy opened his business, Designs by Bobby, in 1998. Specializing in custom furniture and interior design, the business grew quickly and gained several famous clients including Dennis Rodman, Janet Jackson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Cypress Hill. [cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/65146316.html|title=Trendy interiors|date=2000-09-04|publisher="Los Angeles Business Journal"|accessdate=2008-10-06]

"The Anna Nicole Show"

After being hired by former "Playboy" model and actress Anna Nicole Smith to decorate her new home, Trendy made many appearances on Smith's reality series "The Anna Nicole Show" (2002-2004). Their ongoing feud served as a primary plot line during the show's first season, with Trendy serving as an antagonist. Seen by many as flamboyant, he frequently used the memorable descriptor "luxurious" in reference to furniture, himself or activities in which he participated. Trendy's apparent inability to meet deadlines and honor commitments was a running theme in the show. [cite web |url=http://www.realitytvhallofshame.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article1020.art&page=1 |title=The Anna Nicole Show’s Bobby Trendy: The Style of Ineptitude |first=Dale |last=Sherman |date=2002-11-12 |accessdate=2007-05-24]

Following the death of Anna Nicole Smith, Trendy gave numerous press interviews, including appearances on CNN,cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/08/ng.01.html |title=Cover Girl Anna Nicole Smith Dead of Unknown Causes |date=2007-02-08 |work=CNN |accessdate=2007-05-24] Fox News and "The Howard Stern Show".cite web |url=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?j=p&d=1171515600 |title=WHO’S HER DADDY? |date=2007-02-14 |accessdate=2007-05-24] In an interview with Michael Musto of the "Village Voice", Trendy said:

"Anna Nicole Smith made me famous. I'm the most famous designer in the world and I'm forever grateful to her. I just made the call to ask about buying her a star on the Walk of Fame! She was the breadwinner of the family. Howard K. Stern led her in the wrong direction by isolating her from other people." [cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-02-13/columns/ny-mirror/2 |title=La Dolce Musto |first=Michael |last=Musto |date=2007-02-16 |work=The Village Voice |accessdate=2007-05-24]

References

External links

* [http://www.bobbytrendydesigns.com/welcome.html Official site]
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Persondata
NAME= Trendy, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Muro, Raymond John
SHORT DESCRIPTION= interior decorator, designer, and television personality
DATE OF BIRTH= May 22, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH= Valenica, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=