Rachel Federoff
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
- Producer
Rachel Federoff is a respected American businesswoman, reality television personality, entertainer and actor. She is known for co-starring on the matchmaking reality series, The Millionaire Matchmaker, on Bravo TV. She is also known as a prolific and relatable public speaker and acclaimed love coach. She is the co-founder and CEO of Love And Matchmaking, a highly-rated personal matchmaking service and love coaching company.
Federoff was born in Newport Beach, CA, where she was raised. She spent her teenage years studying psychology and performing in theatre. After some college, she moved to Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and business partner, Destin Pfaff, and their two young boys, Sin Halo and Ever Reign.
In 2007 Federoff and Pfaff started dating. Their romance was swift, and was regularly featured on Millionaire Matchmaker. Federoff's first son made multiple appearances on the show.
In 2009, Federoff became series co-star of Millionaire Matchmaker on the Bravo TV Network, which starred and was produced by Patti Stanger. The hour-long show followed Stanger and her matchmaking staff at her company, Millionaire's Club. Each episode featured two millionaires that needed the services of a matchmaker. They would date and receive coaching from the staff in hopes of a happy ending. Federoff, along with her future husband at the time, Pfaff, co-starred together through Season 6. With her wild hair, authentic personality, and no patience for Stanger's tirades, Federoff was quickly embraced by fans and became an irreplaceable, and arguably the most recognizable, member of the cast.
In April 2009, Stanger and Pfaff were co-hosts of the XM Satellite Radio show P.S. I Love You for XM Satellite Radio. The live call-in program featured Federoff on a regular basis.
In September of 2011, Pfaff and Federoff got married in New York City. They refused to allow tapping of their event, as it was "only meant for us". Federoff has made regular television appearances and has been featured in numerous publications including People Magazine, Travel+Leisure, Bustle, Reader's Digest, Yahoo! Life, Business Insider, Loveline, OK! Magazine and Oprah Magazine. She even been parodied by Saturday Night Live and MAD TV.
In 2014, Federoff and Pfaff "broke the internet" with their announcement they were leaving Millionaire Matchmaker before the start of filming Season 7 began. The show only lasted two more seasons without them. The show ran from January 22, 2008 - March 29, 2015. Speculation ranged from Stanger's personality being the inciting incident to that Stanger just "let them go" to Federoff being pregnant to Pfaff and Federoff getting their own television show. When asked directly during an online fan Q and A, Pfaff stated, "It was just time. Too much toxicity in the air. We needed to focus on each other and our kids." Federoff added, "We also wanted to do something that could truly help get some love back into the world." Pfaff continued, "And we had some creative endeavors we wanted to explore. It was just time. So... we quit. All of it. We just quit." Federoff closed out the topic with the statement, "Yes, we did. We had to."
In 2014, Federoff and her husband, Destin Pfaff, stated that "the world needs love again... the world needs REAL matchmakers". They immediately launched the elite national matchmaking site Love and Matchmaking in 2014 to high client ratings and a staggering success rate.
In 2016, Federoff and Pfaff reunited with Stanger briefly for a season of WETV's Million Dollar Matchmaker. She was pregnant with her second son during the filming.
She is a regular public speaker at global events including Comikaze, Reality Rocks, Woman's Show Calgary and beyond. Federoff is also a film producer and actor - appearing in multiple films including Sushi Girl and Ushi Must Marry. She is slated to star in Pfaff's film, A Violent Intent, in summer 2024.
Federoff was born in Newport Beach, CA, where she was raised. She spent her teenage years studying psychology and performing in theatre. After some college, she moved to Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and business partner, Destin Pfaff, and their two young boys, Sin Halo and Ever Reign.
In 2007 Federoff and Pfaff started dating. Their romance was swift, and was regularly featured on Millionaire Matchmaker. Federoff's first son made multiple appearances on the show.
In 2009, Federoff became series co-star of Millionaire Matchmaker on the Bravo TV Network, which starred and was produced by Patti Stanger. The hour-long show followed Stanger and her matchmaking staff at her company, Millionaire's Club. Each episode featured two millionaires that needed the services of a matchmaker. They would date and receive coaching from the staff in hopes of a happy ending. Federoff, along with her future husband at the time, Pfaff, co-starred together through Season 6. With her wild hair, authentic personality, and no patience for Stanger's tirades, Federoff was quickly embraced by fans and became an irreplaceable, and arguably the most recognizable, member of the cast.
In April 2009, Stanger and Pfaff were co-hosts of the XM Satellite Radio show P.S. I Love You for XM Satellite Radio. The live call-in program featured Federoff on a regular basis.
In September of 2011, Pfaff and Federoff got married in New York City. They refused to allow tapping of their event, as it was "only meant for us". Federoff has made regular television appearances and has been featured in numerous publications including People Magazine, Travel+Leisure, Bustle, Reader's Digest, Yahoo! Life, Business Insider, Loveline, OK! Magazine and Oprah Magazine. She even been parodied by Saturday Night Live and MAD TV.
In 2014, Federoff and Pfaff "broke the internet" with their announcement they were leaving Millionaire Matchmaker before the start of filming Season 7 began. The show only lasted two more seasons without them. The show ran from January 22, 2008 - March 29, 2015. Speculation ranged from Stanger's personality being the inciting incident to that Stanger just "let them go" to Federoff being pregnant to Pfaff and Federoff getting their own television show. When asked directly during an online fan Q and A, Pfaff stated, "It was just time. Too much toxicity in the air. We needed to focus on each other and our kids." Federoff added, "We also wanted to do something that could truly help get some love back into the world." Pfaff continued, "And we had some creative endeavors we wanted to explore. It was just time. So... we quit. All of it. We just quit." Federoff closed out the topic with the statement, "Yes, we did. We had to."
In 2014, Federoff and her husband, Destin Pfaff, stated that "the world needs love again... the world needs REAL matchmakers". They immediately launched the elite national matchmaking site Love and Matchmaking in 2014 to high client ratings and a staggering success rate.
In 2016, Federoff and Pfaff reunited with Stanger briefly for a season of WETV's Million Dollar Matchmaker. She was pregnant with her second son during the filming.
She is a regular public speaker at global events including Comikaze, Reality Rocks, Woman's Show Calgary and beyond. Federoff is also a film producer and actor - appearing in multiple films including Sushi Girl and Ushi Must Marry. She is slated to star in Pfaff's film, A Violent Intent, in summer 2024.