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Samantha Harris Biography

Birth Name:
Samantha Harris Shapiro
Birth Place:
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Profession
TV host, reporter, anchor, actor

Fast Facts

  • Got to meet many rock stars and go backstage at concerts as a child, because her father was a rock-concert promoter
  • Was a member of the original cast of Reefer Madness!: The New "Hit" Musical, which opened in Los Angeles in 1998
  • While cohosting Dancing With the Stars, she often simultaneously held a second job, first as a correspondent on E! News, and then as a correspondent and panelist on The Insider
  • Made her Broadway debut in 2009, portraying Roxie Hart in a revival of Chicago
  • Collaborated with DL1961 Premium Denim to launch a signature jean, the "Samantha," in 2011
  • Is a fitness enthusiast who has been featured on the covers of magazines such as Muscle & Fitness Hers, Pilates Style, Fit Parent and Wellness
  • Serves on the Feeding America Entertainment Council
  • Is a supporter of the March of Dimes

Awards

  • 2007Emmy-Outstanding Reality/Competition Program: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Reality/Competition Program: nominated

Relationships

  • Hillary Madison Hess -- Daughter
  • Josselyn Sydney Hess -- Daughter
  • Richard Shapiro -- Father
  • Michael Hess -- Husband
  • Bonnie Shapiro -- Mother