Leeza Gibbons Biography (1957-)

Born March 26, 1957, in Hartsville, SC; daughter of Carols (a former state superintendent of education and antique shop owner) and Jean Gibbons; married John Hicks, 1980 (divorced); married Christopher Quentin, 1988 (divorced, 1990); married Stephen Meadows (an architect and actor), February 14, 1991; children: (second marriage) Alexandra (Lexi); (third marriage) Troy, Nathan Daniel. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., BeverlyHills, CA 90212; Celebrity Consultants, Inc., 3340 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3080, Santa Monica, CA 90405.; Office: Leeza Gibbons Enterprises, 3500 West Olive, Suite 980, Burbank, CA 91505.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Television talk show host, producer, entertainment reporter
Birth Details: March 26, 1957; Hartsville, South Carolina, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Cohost, Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T., ET Weekend, This Week in Entertainment, and Entertainment This Week), syndicated, 1984-1995
Contributor, Good Morning, Australia, c. 1987
Cohost, George Schlatter's Funny People, NBC, 1988
Host, Growing Up Together, Lifetime, 1991-1992
Host, John and Leeza (also known as John and Leeza from Hollywood), NBC, 1993-1994
Host, Leeza, NBC, 1994-2000
Special contributor, Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1995-
Herself, Sunset Beach, 1997
Host, The Teen Files, 1998
Herself/Anchor, Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2000-2003
Herself, Secrets of Superstar Fitness, 2002
Substitute host, Extra (also known as Extra: The EntertainmentMagazine), syndicated, 2003-
Host, What Should You Do?, Lifetime, 2003
Also appeared in Entertainment This Week; PM Magazine.
Specials
Cohost, The 58th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1989
Host, Golden Globe Awards Preview Show, TBS, 1989
Host from Hollywood, MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, syndicated, 1990
Host, The 1990 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1990
Host, The 1990 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1990
Host, The 1990 Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1990
Host, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1990
Host, CBS Tournament of Roses Parade (also known as The 102nd Tournament of Roses Parade), CBS, 1991
Host, Hollywood's Welcome Home Desert Storm Parade, syndicated, 1991
Cohost, Miss Teen USA, CBS, 1991
Host, The 1991 Miss Universe Pageant (also known as The 40th Annual Miss USA Pageant), CBS, 1991
Cohost, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1991
Cohost, The 1992 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1992
Host, The 1992 Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1992
Host, The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1992
Cohost, Hollywood Gets MADD, TBS, 1993
Host, The 1993 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1993
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
Host, Countdown to Christmas (also known as Santa's Journey), NBC, 1994
Host, Shattered Glory: The Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Story,NBC, 1994
Interviewee, Spotlight with Phyllis George, TNN, 1995
Host, Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1995
Host, Candid Camera's 50th Anniversary, CBS, 1996
Host, Exclusively Leeza: Straight from the Heart, TNN, 1996
Plugged In: A Parent's Guide to TV, The Family Channel, 1997
Host, Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 1998
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Celebrity Charity Connections, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Hollywood's Youth Obsession, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: The Thinning of Hollywood,E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Leeza Gibbons, Lifetime, 1999
Host, Teen Files: Smoking--Truth or Dare? (documentary), UPN, 1999
Host, Teen Files: The Truth about Drinking (documentary), UPN, 1999
Host, Teen Files: The Truth about Hate (documentary), UPN, 1999
Host, Teen Files: The Truth about Sex (documentary), UPN, 1999
Host, Teen Files: The Truth about Violence (documentary), UPN, 1999
Host, Teen Files: The Truth about Drugs (documentary), UPN, 2000
Host, Teen Files: Surviving High School (documentary), UPN, 2000
Host, IWON.com Annual $10 Million Giveaway, CBS, 2000

The Great American History Quiz: Pursuit of Happiness, History Channel, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: The Hollywood Pressure, E!Entertainment Television, 2000
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Television Taboos, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Host, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Gay Hollywood, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001
Host, Divas and Kings 2000 and Beyond: The Soul Train 30th Anniversary, The WB, 2001
Host, On the Red Carpet: Oscars 2002, ABC, 2002
Host, Test the Nation, Fox, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 25th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1990
Presenter, Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1992
Presenter, The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1992
Presenter, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993
Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
Presenter, The 30th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1995
Host, The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995
Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1996
Presenter, The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1996
Host, The 13th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1997
Host, The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
Host, The 14th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1998
Prism Awards 2000, syndicated, 2000
Host, The 7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 2001
Presenter, The 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 2001
The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 2001
Episodic
Herself, "The Wedding Bell Blues," Riptide, 1986
Herself, "Goin' to the Chapel: Part 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1990
"Springtime for Tupper," Dream On, HBO, 1990
Herself, "The Player," The Jackie Thomas Show, 1993
Herself, The Howard Stern Show, 1994
Herself, "Reality Bites," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994
Woman at Salem Place, Days of Our Lives, 1994
Herself, "Cybill's Fifteen Minutes," Cybill, CBS, 1995
Herself, "If You're Going to Talk the Talk," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1996
Interviewer, "Lord of the Flys," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures ofSuperman, ABC, 1996
Leeza, "Something about Leeza," Something So Right, 1997
Voice of herself, "My Feral Lady," Duckman (animated), 1997
Herself, "Veronica's Husband Won't Leave," Veronica's Closet, NBC,1997
Herself, "Home Alone," Home Improvement, ABC, 1998
Herself, "Hype," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1999
Guest host, Larry King Live, CNN, 2000
Herself, "Motherly Advice," The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2000
Voice of herself, "Lisa the Tree Hugger," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 2000
Herself, "Someone Else's Eyes," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002
Herself, "The Boys in the Band," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2002
Herself, Ask Rita, 2003
Herself, Good Day L.A., Fox, 2003
Herself, Larry King Live, CNN, 2003
Herself, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003, 2004
Host, "Simple Life Reunion," The Simple Life, Fox, 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Also appeared as herself, Sunset Beach; guest, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, PBS; herself, In Living Color, Fox; in Home.
Television Work
Series
Creative consultant, Growing Up Together, Lifetime, 1991
Executive producer, Leeza, NBC, 1998-1999
Executive consulting editor, Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2000-
Executive producer, The Michael Essany Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Specials
Executive producer, Intimate Portrait: John F. Kennedy, Jr., Lifetime, 1996
Executive producer, Exclusively Leeza: Straight from the Heart, TNN, 1996
Executive producer, Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: The Thinning ofHollywood (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Executive producer, Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: Hollywood's Youth (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Executive producer, Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: Celebrity Charity Connections (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Executive producer, Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: Television Taboos (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Executive producer, Assignment E! With Leeza Gibbons: Gay Hollywood (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Television Appearances
Pilots
Producer, Teen Court, MTV, c. 2001
Film Appearances
Entertainment Tonight reporter, Maxie (also known as Free Spirit), Orion, 1985
Jess Perkins, Robocop, Orion, 1987
Jess Perkins, Robocop 2, Orion, 1990
Herself, He Said, She Said, Paramount, 1991
Herself, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991
Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
Herself, Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
Herself, Bless the Child (also known as Die Prophezeiung),2000
The reporter, Man of the Year, Media Financial Inc., 2002
Radio Work
Executive producer of syndicated radio series, including Blockbuster'sTop 25 Countdown with Leeza Gibbons, The Entertainment Report, and Entertainment Tonight on the Radio, as well as The Leeza GibbonsSuperstar Music Special.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Broadcasting & Cable, June 19, 2000, p. 11; April 28, 2003, p.10
Entertainment Weekly, November 17, 2000, p. 106
People Weekly, November 3, 1997, p. 51; September 4, 2000, p. 65;April 15, 2002, p. 133
Variety, June 26, 2000, p. 18

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