Jennifer Runyon Bio (Age) and Family with Husband Todd Corman

Jennifer Runyon (born April 1, 1960) is a 64-year-old American actress married to Todd Corman since 1991. The couple has two children: a son named Wyatt Corman and his sister, Bayley Jane Corman. Jennifer is seldom active as an actress but is yet to retire; she took up teaching acting lessons to kids at some point and also co-host a cooking podcast.

Every true fan of the original Ghostbusters movie should know Peter Venkman (played by Bill Murray), and his hot, hilarious love interest with blond hair and supposed psychic abilities. The blond-haired student was played by none other than the beautiful Jennifer Runyon. She is an American actress with many accomplishments to her name but was a newbie at the time.

Profile Summary of Jennifer Runyon

Full Name: Jennifer Victoria Runyon
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date of Birth: April 1, 1960
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Nationality: American
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Jennifer Runyon’s Age: 64 Years Old
Occupation: Actress and Teacher
Jennifer Runyon’s Parents: Jim Runyon (Father) and Jane Roberts (Mother)
Sibling: Scott (Half-brother)
Marital Status: Married
Jennifer Runyon’s Husband: Todd Corman (1991 – Present)
Jennifer Runyon’s Children: Two (Wyatt and Bayley Corman)
Jennifer Runyon’s Height: 5 Feet 3 Inches (160 cm/1.6 m)
Jennifer Runyon’s Net Worth: $5 Million
Famous for: Career as an Actress

Age of Todd Corman’s Wife—How Old Is Jennifer Runyon?

As stated earlier, the actress was born in Chicago, Illinois on the 1st of April 1960. This means she is 64 years old right now. It also means her husband Todd Corman is almost three years older than her. He is 67 years old as he was born in 1957, precisely on the 2nd of July.

Jennifer Victoria Runyon was raised in numerous cities around the United States as her father moved the family around a lot. He was a disc jockey and got booked regularly for gigs and had to take his family with him. Jennifer is the only child from her parents’ marriage.

However, she was brought up alongside her step-brother, Scott. He was an offspring from her dad’s first marriage. In 1974, about a year after her father’s death, her mother had the family settle in Los Angeles. Jennifer had her high school education at the North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles.

She Made Her Acting Debut at 20 and Was 24 When She Was Cast In Ghostbusters

Jennifer’s acting career started when she played the role of Nancy, a major character in the 1980 David Hess-directed American movie, To All A Goodnight. In 1981, she appeared as a major cast (Sally Frame) in the television series, Another World. She stayed on the series for two seasons, 1981 to 1982. It would go on to air on NBC till 1999, with changing casts and storylines.

In 1983, Jennifer appeared in an episode, each of The Fall Guy and Boone.

Jennifer revealed in an interview that she got a call to come audition for a Bill Murray movie and was so excited about the opportunity. However, she didn’t get any response for a long while and assumed there would be no callback for her. Interestingly, she got the call that led to one of the most enjoyable days she ever experienced on set.

Her role in Ghostbusters as ‘a female student’ was small but it opened up her career even further. To date, the actress still has tons of fans from that role. She also acted as Heather Merriweather in the 1984 teen comedy movie, Up The Creek. She went on to act in several movies and television series. Some of her prominent works are 18 Again! (1988) and A Very Brady Christmas (1988).

Jennifer Runyon Got Married at Age 31 to Todd William Corman Whom She Met on the Set of Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

The 1986 American drama film, Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story is known as a chronicle of the adventures of Mel Fisher, the treasure hunter. What many people don’t know is that it is responsible for the coming together of Jennifer Runyon and her husband, Todd Corman, whom she met on the production set.

Jennifer was on set as Angel Fisher while Todd was serving as a first assistant director. They became friends and dated for a while before deciding to do forever together. About five years after their first meeting, on March 9, 1991, Jennifer signed the dotted lines with her heartthrob.

The couples have managed to beat all the challenges that come with married life, especially as actors, and have stayed together for the past thirty years. They have two children together: Wyatt and Bayley Corman.

Meet Her Husband, Todd Corman—He Hails From a Family of Prominent Filmmakers

Full Name: Todd William Corman
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California
Date of Birth: July 2, 1957
Age: 67 Years Old
Occupation: Basketball Coach and Film Director
Father: Eugene Harold “Gene” Corman
Mother: Nan Morris

Todd Corman was born in Santa Monica, California, on July 2, 1957, to a large family of actors. He was raised in Beverly Hills alongside his brother, Craig Corman, who is now an attorney and the Planning Commissioner of Beverly Hills. He attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated in 1975, at age 18. He went on to study cinema communication at the University of Southern California.

His father was Eugene Harold “Gene” Corman (born September 24, 1927), a renowned movie agent and producer. Before his death on September 28, 2020, he had worked on a number of movies and even served as the vice president of both MCM and 20th Century Fox Television. Jennifer Runyon acted in A Man Called Sarge, a 1990 parody film he produced.

Actress Nan Morris is Todd Corman’s mother. She grew up in Beverly Hills and was a member of the Class of 1949 of Beverly Hills High School. Nan and Todd became an item some months after her graduation from the University of California, Los Angeles. They had a somewhat whirlwind romance and were engaged eight months later. As an actress, Nan is known for her role as Stephana in the 1964 movie, The Secret Invasion, directed by Roger Corman.

Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926), is also a popular movie figure and brother to Gene Corman, Todd’s father. He is known as an American film director, producer, and actor; and as a strong figure in the rise and reign of independent movies. The 2011 documentary, Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, chronicles the life and career of The Pope of Pop Cinema, as Roger is commonly known. Jennifer Runyon acted in Carnosaur, a 1993 American Sci-Fi horror film he produced.

Roger’s wife, Julie Ann Corman (born June 22, 1942) is also an American film producer credited for over 30 movies since her career debut in 1971. Todd’s cousin from his uncle Roger, Catherine Corman is an American photographer and filmmaker. She is the author of the photo book Daylight Noir: Raymond Chandler’s Imagined City. He also has a cousin named Mary Corman, an actress known for her work in the 2010 movie Sharktopus.

What Does Todd Corman Do for a Living?

Todd William was a basketball coach. He began coaching as a final year college student and his first experience was with the San Fernando Valley Christian High School from 1978 to 1980. For the next four years, he worked as the head coach of El Segundo High School’s varsity boys. In 1984, he worked with Oak Park High School located in Agoura Hills, California. He spent only one year with the team but that year wound down in the school’s history as the first non-losing and best year yet.

Todd moved on from high school basketball to college games. He worked for the Loyola- Marymount University for ten years, from 1985 to 1995 as the Head Coach of the female basketball team. He moved the team from being winless to winning many, if not most, of their games. At the end of his tenth season with the Loyola team, the Lions, he had become the coach with the most number of wins and had high records.

In 1995, Corman accepted an offer to work as the head coach of the female basketball team of Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho. This prompted the family to move to Idaho from Southern California. He brought the team out of a fourteen-year break to winning the Cascade Collegiate Conference in just their second year. This victory earned him Cascade Conference Coach of the Year. Till his exit in 2001, he led the team to achieve many more feats. Within a five-year period, 1995 to 2000, he also served as the chairperson of the West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball.

In May 2001, Todd became the Assistant Coach of Oregon State University. He left the Oregon State Beavers in 2004 to serve as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Concordia University till the year 2008. In 2008, he returned to the Oregon State University.

His Works In The Movie Industry

Todd Corman spent his off-season as a crew member on several production sets. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America. In 1976, he worked as a production assistant for the 1976 George Armitage movie, Vigilante Force. He is credited by IMDb as either a first or second assistant director for fifty movies and TV series, from 1980 to 2016. He has also held the important role of location manager for two movies, Hollywood Blue (1980) and Boxoffice (1982).

In 2005, Todd employed his editing skills in a short film titled Phantasm: Genesis. He is also credited with managing the stage on the production of Incredible Crew, a comedy show created by Nick Cannon, which ran from 2012 till 2013. Although Todd may not be regarded as an actor, he truly carried on the family’s movie legacy. The apple never falls far from the tree, right?

Jennifer Runyon Had Her First Child With Todd at Age 33 and Took a Break from Acting

In July 1993, about two years after their wedding, Jennifer and Todd welcomed their first child to the family. The actress revealed that having been raised by nannies and housekeepers due to her parents’ busy radio schedule, she didn’t want the same for her son and any other children she may have. So she decided to take some time off the busy schedule that came with being an actress.

Her husband was in support of this decision so they both left Hollywood for a quiet family life. They moved to Boise, Idaho, where they had their second child in 1995; and subsequently relocated to Oregon. About ten years after their initial move, the couple moved to California. They did so to be closer to their parents and spend more time caring for them.

The Ghostbusters Actress Took Up Teaching In Her 40s…

In California, Jennifer rendered her time teaching acting lessons in her kids’, school. At the time, her son was 12 while her daughter was 10. The classes were aimed at helping the kids improve their public speaking and it went on for some years.

When Wyatt went away to college, Bayley was in Junior High and this left Jennifer with much more time to kill. She joined Tilly’s Life Center, a group geared towards equipping kids and teenagers with valuable life tools needed to lead productive lives.

And Returned to Acting In 2014, at Age 54: Where Is She Now?

About 21 years after her exit from the movie industry, Jennifer took up a role as Carol Brick in Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival; the sequel of the 1972 horror movie Silent Night, Bloody Night. She also acted in Terror Tales (2016) and Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death (2017), and once again went MIA.

There was no new work from the actress until 2020 when she played Dr. Laura Barkley in Gunfight at Silver Creek, a western-action film directed by Tony London. As of the last time this article was updated (October 2022), no new work from the actress has been recorded.

If she has decided to fully retire this time around, no official statement was issued regarding that. Nothing has probably changed with her stand on the issue as disclosed in a 2014 interview. The actress stated that she had semiretired from acting, disclosing that she works as a teacher and co-hosts a cooking podcast.

Jennifer Runyon Has Two Children: Wyatt and Bayley Jane Corman

Jennifer has two children with Todd Corman: Wyatt Corman and Bayley Jane Corman. Her daughter has easily followed in her steps as an actress.

Wyatt Corman

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 29, 1993
Age: 31 Years Old
Occupation: Production Set Assistant

Wyatt Corman is the first child and son of Jennifer Runyon and her husband, Todd Corman. The 31 years old man was born in Los Angeles County, California. He is the big brother to actress Bayley Corman.

Not much is known about this Corman, but IMDb credits him as a production set assistant for the 2012 triple-decked, horror/action/Sci-Fi movie, Piranhaconda.

Bayley Jane Corman

Place of Birth: Boise, Idaho
Date of Birth: December 28, 1995
Age: 28 Years Old
Occupation: Actress

Bayley Jane Corman was born in Boise, Idaho in the US. Coming from such a family as hers, it’s no wonder Bayley got enthralled with acting at a very young age. It’s probably okay to even assume their family gatherings could be misinterpreted as a film school class to outsiders.

The young actress began chasing her passion by acting in her school theatre and also participating in local performances. At age 9, her parents upped and moved the family to Orange County in California, and little Bayley finally had the opportunity to pave her own way in the movie world, on TV, and in films. Five years later, in 2009, she had her on-screen debut in Zeke and Luther, a Disney channel production. Not long after, she made a move higher than her previous local commercials when she scored a commercial with the American giant, AT&T.

For a while, Bayley combined her high school education and her budding career. She put her career on a temporary hold in order to complete high school. Upon graduation, Bayley decided to make a move to Los Angeles, where she studied Theatre Arts at the Loyola Marymount University. Bayley Corman is credited for the following shows: 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family, Jane the Virgin, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

The actress reportedly also has a flair for fashion and make-up, horse riding, photography, and traveling. One thing we are almost certain of is that Bayley Jane Corman has a bright and successful future in the film industry and hopefully, the fashion industry. As expected of a young individual, she is active on various social media platforms.

Jennifer Runyon’s Parents Were Both Actors

Jennifer Runyon was born into the Runyon family. Her dad, Jim Runyon (born January 8, 1931), was a disc jockey and radio announcer but sometimes worked as an actor. Jim’s father had a furniture store in Williamson but his own passion lay in radio, so he took up a job as a janitor in a radio station in Welch, West Virginia. Luck shined on him the day the regular announcer for the station didn’t turn up for work. He smartly offered to run the shift and did well at it that he was taken on as a regular. However, he was just thirteen years of age and a high school student so he was taken off the job when the state’s Child Welfare Department got wind of it.

This was merely the beginning of his career in radio. Jim would go on to work at many West Virginia stations and as a marine recruiter at Miami, Florida, where he did public service announcements on radio and television. His most prominent job was with WWE where he worked for many years till his retirement on March 15 1973 due to health challenges. About a month later, Runyon died of leukemia on April 13, 1973, at age 42.

Jennifer’s mother, Jane Roberts, was a theatre actress in Chicago and a traffic reporter at WCFL. In 1966, she came on board the Dick Orkin radio show, Chickenman, as a voice actor. Orkin loved the way she conducted her job at WCFL and decided that she was the best for the job. She played all the female characters for the radio series which she did with her husband, Jim Runyon, playing as the host.