Samantha Daniels
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Samantha Daniels is an American professional matchmaker
, television personality, television producer, author
, and entrepreneur
. Daniels also owns and operates Samantha’s Table, a matchmaking service based in New York and Los Angeles.
In 1999, she began a new career as a professional matchmaker and founded Samantha's Table, a matchmaking service in New York City. According to Daniels’ website, her clients are people who have no problem dating but want to find that one person with whom they can spend their lives, and Daniels strives to help them get into “meaningful long-lasting relationships.”
starring Alicia Silverstone
and produced by Darren Star
. In 2003, Daniels sold her life rights to Darren Star Productions, Inc. Daniels produced the dramedy with Star in conjunction with Imagine Entertainment
and Twentieth Century Fox and it aired on NBC in 2004. Miss Match followed the story of a matrimonial attorney, Kate Fox, who "moonlighted as a high-end matchmaker and had visions of one day retiring from the law to focus her full-time efforts on matchmaking." The role of Kate Fox, based on Daniels, was played by Alicia Silverstone
. Miss Match also starred Ryan O’Neal, Jo Beth Williams, Lake Bell
, David Conrad
, James Roday
, and Nathan Fillion
. The show was nominated for a Golden Globe by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
and airs via syndication
. It tells the story of a single divorce attorney turned matchmaker, her clients, and her search for “Mr. Right.” Matchbook was sold in 30 countries and was translated into three different languages.
Matchmaking
Matchmaking is any process of matching two people for the purpose of marriage or a sporting contest.-Practice:In some cultures, the role of the matchmaker was and is quite professionalized...
, television personality, television producer, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. Daniels also owns and operates Samantha’s Table, a matchmaking service based in New York and Los Angeles.
Early career
Daniels is a former matrimonial attorney with an Ivy League education. As a lawyer, she dealt with divorce and the aftermath of those breakups, but at the same time, according to Forbes, she also hosted social and networking events for singlesIn 1999, she began a new career as a professional matchmaker and founded Samantha's Table, a matchmaking service in New York City. According to Daniels’ website, her clients are people who have no problem dating but want to find that one person with whom they can spend their lives, and Daniels strives to help them get into “meaningful long-lasting relationships.”
Matchmaking
In 1999, Daniels founded Samantha’s Table, a matchmaking service in New York City Forbes states that Daniels’ is known for her privacy and discretion; her clientele consists of people mostly in the fields of "finance, the professions, or entertainment." In 2004, Daniels expanded her business to the Los Angeles market to meet the rising Hollywood and celebrity demand. Although based in New York City and Los Angeles, Daniels clients are from cities across the US and abroad. Rothman’s Magazine feature on Daniels reports that she is "responsible for over 100 marriages and thousands of substantial relationships."Miss Match
Daniels career as a matchmaker and a former matrimonial attorney was the basis for NBC’s show Miss MatchMiss Match
Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently...
starring Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone is an American actress, author, and former fashion model. She first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith, and is perhaps best known for her roles in Hollywood films such as Clueless and her portrayal of Batgirl in Batman & Robin .-Early life:Silverstone...
and produced by Darren Star
Darren Star
Darren Bennett Star is an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the hit TV shows Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City.-Career:...
. In 2003, Daniels sold her life rights to Darren Star Productions, Inc. Daniels produced the dramedy with Star in conjunction with Imagine Entertainment
Imagine Entertainment
Imagine Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.Its productions include the television series 24 and Arrested Development and the films Apollo 13 , A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code .-Organization:Karen...
and Twentieth Century Fox and it aired on NBC in 2004. Miss Match followed the story of a matrimonial attorney, Kate Fox, who "moonlighted as a high-end matchmaker and had visions of one day retiring from the law to focus her full-time efforts on matchmaking." The role of Kate Fox, based on Daniels, was played by Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone is an American actress, author, and former fashion model. She first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith, and is perhaps best known for her roles in Hollywood films such as Clueless and her portrayal of Batgirl in Batman & Robin .-Early life:Silverstone...
. Miss Match also starred Ryan O’Neal, Jo Beth Williams, Lake Bell
Lake Bell
-Early life:Bell was born in New York City, the daughter of Robin Bell, owner of the design firm Robin Bell Design, Inc. in New York, and Harvey Siegel. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant, and Bell has stated that she was raised in a "comically dysfunctional family".Bell attended The...
, David Conrad
David Conrad
David Crawford Conrad is an American actor. From 2005 to 2010, he starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt.-Early life:...
, James Roday
James Roday
James Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...
, and Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor, currently starring as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle. He is also known for his portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.He has acted in traditionally distributed...
. The show was nominated for a Golden Globe by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an organization composed of working journalists who cover the United States film industry for a variety of outlets, including newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. Today, the 90 members of the HFPA represent at least 55...
and airs via syndication
On-air personality
Daniels reports on relationships, dating, fashion, and celebrity/pop-culture news on live television programs. She has been a national spokesperson and appeared in marketing campaigns for consumer products and brands such as Crest, Oral B, and Febreze.Internet
Daniels is a writer for The Huffington Post, where she contributes a column entitled "Matchmaker in the Know." She is also the host of a web series, Relationship Chatter, that airs on over 25 different portals online, three times a week. Daniels participates in web chats and seminars in other multimedia.Book
In 2005, Daniels authored Matchbook: the Diary of a Modern-Day Matchmaker, published by Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
. It tells the story of a single divorce attorney turned matchmaker, her clients, and her search for “Mr. Right.” Matchbook was sold in 30 countries and was translated into three different languages.