Samantha Harris

Infobox Actor

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name =Samantha Harris
birthdate =birth date and age|1973|11|27
location = Hopkins, Minnesota
birthname = Samantha Harris Shapiro
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yearsactive =
spouse = Michael Hess
children = Josselyn Sydney Hess (born September 23, 2007)

Samantha Harris Shapiro (born November 27, 1973 in Hopkins, Minnesota), is an American TV presenter. Most notably, she is co-host of "Dancing with the Stars" with Tom Bergeron.

Background

Harris was born Samantha Harris Shapiro and raised in Hopkins, Minnesota. Her late father, Richard Shapiro, was a rock 'n' roll promoter; and her mother, Bonnie Harris Shapiro, was a dancer. In 1972, the two founded one of the country's first renaissance festivals, "King Richard's Faire", which continues to this day.

On September 23, 2007, Harris gave birth to her daughter Josselyn Sydney Hess and missed the season premiere of Dancing With The Stars for season five. She returned on October 15, 2007. Drew Lachey, winner of season two, filled in for the first three weeks of competition while Harris was out.

Harris had a Jewish upbringing [ [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/32533/format/html/displaystory.html j. - Celebrity Jews ] ] and received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, graduating with honors in 1996.

Harris, 5'4", currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband Michael Hess, a financial wholesaler, and their daughter.

TV hosting

Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's "E! News", and host of "THS Investigates". In addition to writing, producing and reporting daily for E! News, she co-hosts the network's live award-show coverage for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys. She has also appeared as a special correspondent on "Good Morning America".

Prior to joining E!, Harris served as a weekend co-host for the infotainment show "Extra", where she interviewed hundreds of celebrities and served as an anchor for the show's Las Vegas bureau.

Her most recent hosting job is for Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) along with Tom Bergeron taking over in 2006 for Lisa Canning.

Her other hosting credits include Fox's "The Next Joe Millionaire" and "AMC Access" (the shortlived spinoff of "Access Hollywood" produced for AMC). Additionally, she also served as a guest co-host on "The View".

Acting work

Her acting credits include "Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python", "Surviving Gilligan's Island", "Reefer Madness!", "The New "Hit" Musical" (original cast), "Beautiful", "", and others. Also on Palms cocoa butter commercial.

Modeling

Harris has modeled as a three-time cover girl for "Muscle & Fitness: HERS", and for "FHM", [cite web|title=Samantha Harris - Girls of FHM|url=http://www.fhmus.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=1&idx_id=2573 Samantha Harris in FHM December 2006|publisher=FHM Online|accessdate=2007-11-22] "SELF" and "SHAPE" magazines, as well as various ads and commercials. She is also featured in the December 2006 issue of FHM magazine.

Charities

Harris supports cancer research and volunteers for charity events such as the Revlon Run/Walk and What A Pair.Fact|date=April 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.samantha-harris.com/ Official Website]
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