- Born
- Birth nameLeeza Kim Gibbons
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Leeza Gibbons is an Emmy Winning host and NY Times Best-Selling author with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but her favorite title (aside from wife and mom) is storyteller.
Leeza has spent 4 decades as a producer, reporter, host and interviewer known for her insight into what drives human behavior. From Entertainment Tonight and EXTRA to her eponymous talk show and the Rose Parade, when Leeza is in front of the camera, audiences take note. Along with her on-air dominance Leeza has been awarded icon status for her success in direct-to-consumer marketing.
Her track record for relating to viewers has resulted in decades of record-breaking sales and her 30 year partnership with Guthy Renker is considered the Industry’s gold standard.
In the early 2000's after her mother's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Leeza established herself as a social entrepreneur offering innovative support and services for families facing Alzheimer's through her nonprofit, Leeza's Care Connection. Her mom asked her daughter to "tell her story and make it count" and Gibbons loves the opportunity to do that in her role as a health advocate. She has three adult children and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, NY Times best-selling author Steven Fenton
- IMDb mini biography by: ET fan
- SpousesSteve Fenton(April 20, 2011 - present)Stephen Meadows(February 14, 1991 - August 2005) (divorced, 2 children)Chris Quinten(December 10, 1988 - 1991) (divorced, 1 child)John Hicks(1980 - 1982) (divorced)
- ChildrenJordan Alexandra 'Lexi' Quinten
- ParentsJean Gibbons
- RelativesCamille 'Cammie' Gibbons(Sibling)Carlos Gibbons Jr.(Sibling)
- Wanted her daytime talk show, which ran from 1993-2000, to focus on women's issues from a feminist point of view. Ms. Gibbons stated that she wanted her show to empower women.
- Her parents are Carlos Gibbons and Jean Gibbons. Her mother has Alzheimer's disease, as did her grandmother.
- Established the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation.
- AARP's Ambassador for Care.
- Departed from Entertainment Tonight (1981) in 1995 to concentrate full-time on her daytime talk show.
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