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DEBBIE SILVERMAN

BIOGRAPHY

 Animal trainer Debbie Silverman has trained some of the entertainment industry’s most famous animal celebrities, including the three dynamic members of the Friskies Cat Team, the Chef’s Blend Cat and the sophisticated Fancy Feast Cat.

Debbie Silverman has coached cats, dogs, ducks, horses, sheep and chimpanzees for guest appearances in films, television shows and commercials. She has been working with Critters of the Cinema; the Los Angeles based animal training company, for over five years. Debbie Silverman has participated in numerous projects including the following television shows: “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Third Rock From The Sun.” “General Hospital,” “Bold and the Beautiful” and “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.”

Additionally, Debbie Silverman has worked on several made-for-television movies, including “More Dogs Than Bones,” “Henderson’s Note,” “Four Dogs” and Disney’s “Geppetto.” Her credits also include the “Got Milk?” television commercial and music videos for Fastball and The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Debbie Silverman worked with tuxedo cats on the Julie Andrews feature film, “The Princess Diaries,” directed by Gary Marshall.

Debbie Silverman studied animal training at Moorpark College in California, where she worked with monkeys, parrots, foxes, bobcats, llamas and ravens. While still an undergraduate, Debbie Silverman began training animals for the entertainment industry, including wolves, birds, big cats and a sea lion. Some of her “students” have appeared in feature films such as “Hook,” “Batman Returns” and “Monkey Trouble.” While completing her academic training, Debbie Silverman also worked as a volunteer zookeeper at both the Los Angeles and the Santa Barbara Zoos.

Currently Debbie Silverman devotes a great deal of her time to training cats and traveling to cat shows across the country where she and her feline celebrities teach cat owners about the benefits of cat training.

Debbie Silverman and her training skills have recently been featured in the national magazine “Cat USA.” She also worked with the producers of a 26-week series on cat training that was featured on the “Do It Yourself Network” and on the Internet.