Leeza Gibbons

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Leeza Kim Gibbons (born March 26, 1957) is an American talk show host. Gibbons is the host of her own radio show, "Leeza Live", part of the Westwood One radio syndication company.

Biography

Early life

Gibbons was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, and grew up in Irmo, South Carolina, a suburb of Columbia. She graduated from Irmo High School. She is daughter of Jean and Carlos Gibbons, who was a former state superintendent of education as well as antique shop owner. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Leeza-Gibbons.html Leeza Gibbons Biography (1957-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804485686/bio Leeza Gibbons Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] She has a brother, Carlos, Jr., and a sister, Cammy. Gibbons graduated from the University of South Carolina's school of journalism and mass communication. She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Career

Her past television credits include co-hosting "PM Magazine", "Entertainment Tonight" and hosting "Extra", as well as "Leeza", her own NBC/syndicated talk show, which ran from January 1994 to September 2000. In the 1990s she was the co-host of "John and Leeza", a talk show with former co-host of "Entertainment Tonight", John Tesh. She has also guest starred on several shows, including "The Geena Davis Show", "The Simple Life", and "The Simpsons". She played a television reporter in the "Robocop" films and had a small role as a reporter in "Soapdish". She has also been in Lifetime's "What Should You Do?"

In 1988, she was also the host of the "Telethon" show on New Zealand's TVNZ network, which she hosted alongside Christopher Quinten, whom she later married (see below). In addition to her television and radio career, Gibbons has received the Congressional Horizon Award for her work on children's issues.

On February 20, 2007, the ABC television network announced that Gibbons would be a participant in its Spring 2007 "Dancing with the Stars" reality show. [cite news |title=Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars| last=unknown|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=2890554&page=1
work=ABC.com Dancing with the Stars|date=February 20, 2007|accessdate=2007-02-21] She was eliminated from the competition on April 10th, 2007. She was the third celebrity eliminated.
(Leeza Gibbons replaced Meredith Vieira for a week of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" shows on June 23-27, 2008.)

Personal life

Gibbons has been married three times.Her first was to John Hicks from 1980-82. From 1989- 91 she was married to British actor Christopher Quinten, with whom she has daughter Jordan Alexandra (Lexi) Gibbons. Her third marriage began in 1991 to Stephen Meadows. They have sons Troy and Nathan Daniel. Meadows filed for divorce in February 2005, after 14 years of marriage to Gibbons.

Gibbons is active in her non-profit organization, "Leeza's Place," an organization that educates and empowers caregivers of loved ones affected by memory disorders. Gibbons also has a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame for television.

References

External links

* [http://www.leezagibbons.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.leezasplace.org/ Leeza's nonprofit]
* [http://www.pr.com/article/1013 Leeza Gibbons Interview at PR.com]
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