Leeza Gibbons
Biography
Leeza Gibbons is an American talk show host who started in television in 1978 at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, and raised in Columbia, she studied journalism at the University of South Carolina. She moved through PM Magazine and WCBS before joining Entertainment Tonight in 1984, where she worked as a reporter and weekend co-anchor and later became a correspondent and co-host. Her syndicated daytime talk show, Leeza, ran from 1993 to 2000. She hosted Extra from 2001 to 2003 and later hosted PBS's My Generation and co-hosted the news magazine America Now. In 2013 she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel Host for My Generation, and in 2015 she won The Celebrity Apprentice. She also hosted a radio countdown show and wrote Take 2, a New York Times bestseller.
69years old
Turns 70 on March 26in 168 days
- Born Hartsville
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Leeza Kim Gibbons
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 6 years1985 to 1991
Every film, newest first
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Worked with
Leeza Gibbons made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Whoopi Goldberg's page
Robert Downey Jr.'s page
Glenn Close's page
Kevin Kline's page
Costas Mandylor's page
Sally Field's page
All films by Irvin Kershner
Michael HoffmanDirector, 1 film, 1991
All films by Michael Hoffman
Paul AaronDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Paul Aaron
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Daytime Emmy Award | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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