When one's name is attached to one's most popular invention or innovation, one's celebrity is more lasting. Such a case is that of Roy Jacuzzi, who in 1968, introduced the earliest self-contained whirlpool bathtub, which he initially called the Roman Bathtub.
He had earlier made a portable pump, the J-300, that could be used in any tub. This 1950s innovation was motivated by his young son's arthritis. It was sold to the public, using comedian Jack Benny as the commercial spokesman.
The shapely Suzanne Somers did that job for the Roman Bathtub, easily beating out Jack Benny in sex appeal.
The Jacuzzi family immigrated to California from Italy soon after 1900. The first pumps the family manufactured were for farm use.
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