Vinnie Tortorich (born September 27, 1962), is an author, radio and podcast host, fitness trainer, and model based in Beverly Hills, California.His career began in New Orleans, Louisiana, after he graduated from Tulane University, where he studied on a football scholarship. He was a star athlete at Ascension Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. He became a fitness trainer while living in New Orleans, and hosted a radio show on WWWL.