Who Is Christi Marie Zabel?

Christi Marie Zabel is the late wife of American director, cinematographer, producer, and actor of television films and documentaries, Todd Emmanuel Fisher simply known as Todd Fisher. Christi’s widowed husband Todd Fisher is also a business executive and curator. He has a professional background in architectural design and sound engineering, with experience designing and building sound stages, recording studios, and television facilities.

Christi Marie Zabel: Bio Summary

Christi Marie Zabel was born on 18 July 1957, in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA. She was welcomed into the world by her parents Larry V. Zabel and Marie Nichols Hanning. She may have siblings but there is no information about them at the moment.

Christi Marie Zabel was a “straight A” student growing up. She was a budding painter and rodeo queen. She was a student at Kern Valley High School, where she graduated in 1977. There isn’t much about her early life available at the moment.

Christi Marie Zabel relocated to Los Angeles, California, USA to pursue her dream of becoming a professional artist. She arrived in Los Angeles and soon became a high-profile set dresser and make-up artist. She worked with several entertainers such as Michael Jackson, KISS, and Cher.

Christi Marie Zabel took after her father, western artist Larry Zabel. She painted hundreds of amazingly unique and beautiful artistic representations of scenes that she found captivating and beautiful in the world around her.

Christi Marie Zabel’s artwork embodied her love of nature and people of all ages, and her aura exuded that of a mother that would rather be playing in the creek with her children than doing anything else in the world.

Personal Life

Christi Marie Zabel met Johnny Rivers, American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer and they fell in love with each other. They got married and started their family. They had three children before they got divorced. Their children are Vanessa Rivers, James Rivers, and Brandon Rivers.

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After the divorce, Christi Marie Zabel and her children moved to San Luis Obispo County. She later met Todd Fisher and they started dating. They got married and Todd became the stepfather to Christi’s children from her marriage to Johnny Rivers.

In 1989, Christi Marie Zabel and Todd Fisher bought a ranch in Creston which they proudly named Freedom Farms. Christi taught an art class at Creston Elementary and worked as the head of the art and costume department for the Hollywood Motion Picture Museum, which was founded by her mother-in-law, Debbie Reynolds.

Christi Marie Zabel and her husband Todd Fisher were married until Christi died. Their union was from 1989 until 2008. They were married for close to two decades, 19 years.

What Happened To Christi Marie Zabel?

Christi Marie Zabel passed away on the 17th of August 2008, when she was 51 years old. She died after bravely battling cancer for more than a year. She was really loved by her family and friends. She loved and cherished her family and painting as well. Her husband Todd Fisher is still alive and healthy. He is a business executive.

Todd Fisher is the past CEO, president, CFO, and treasurer of the Debbie Reynolds Hotel & Casino (DRHC), Debbie Reynolds Management Company, Inc., and Debbie Reynolds Resorts, Inc. He is the CEO and curator of the Hollywood Motion Picture Museum, which is housed at Debbie Reynolds Studios (DR Studios) in North Hollywood and his ranch.

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