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Leeza Gibbons: Biography

Leeza Gibbons

Birth Name: Leeza Kim Gibbons
Birth Place: Hartsville, SC
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/26/1957, Aries
Profession: TV host; reporter; actor; producer

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Leeza Gibbons Fast Facts:

Broke into broadcasting as an anchor for the National Public Radio Affiliate WLTR in Columbia, SC, which was followed by a stint anchoring and reporting for WSPA-TV in Spartanburg.
Played Jesse Perkins in the 1987 sci-fi smash RoboCop, a role she reprised in the 1990 sequel.
Was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 7, 1998.
As a tribute to her mother and grandmother, founded the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, an organization for Alzheimer's sufferers and their caregivers, in 2002.
Released the how-to book Scrapbooking Traditions in 2005.
Was paired with professional ballroom dancer Tony Dovolani for the fourth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Leeza Gibbons Relationships:
Carlos Gibbons Jr. - Brother
Christopher Quinten - Ex-husband
Steven Fenton - Husband
Jean Gibbons - Mother
Stephen Meadows - Ex-husband
John Hicks - Ex-husband
Troy Stephen Meadows - Son
Jordan Alexandra - Daughter
Carlos Gibbons - Father
Camille - Sister
Nathan Daniel Meadows - Son
College:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (1978, BA in Journalism, Magna Cum Laude)

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Dancing with the Stars, Brian Fortuna, Shandi Finnessey , Alec Mazo , Paulina Porizkova, Tony Dovolani, Leeza Gibbons , Clyde Drexler, Elena Grinenko Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Leeza Gibbons Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Tom Bergeron, Samantha Harris, Tony Dovolani, Leeza Gibbons Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Leeza Gibbons, Tony Dovolani Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars,Tony Dovolani, Leeza Gibbons Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Leeza Gibbons, Tony Dovolani Carol Kaelson/ABC

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