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Date of Birth: 1957 , March-26
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Leeza Gibbons
Birth Name Leeza Kim Gibbons
Father Carlos Gibbons
Mother Jean Gibbons
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Hartsville, South Carolina
Ethnicity White
Profession Actress
Net Worth $20 million
Eye Color Dark-Brown
Hair Color Blonde
Body Measurements N/A
Shoe Size 8.5 us
Weight in KG 65 kg
Married Yes
Married to Steve Fenton (m. 2011)
Children Jordan Alexandra Gibbons, Troy Meadows, Nathan Daniel Meadows
Divorce Stephen Meadows (m. 2005)
Education University of South Carolina
Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel/Children’s Series Host
Movies Take 2 2013
TV Show The Apprentice, Entertainment Tonight

Quick Timeline of Leeza Gibbons

1957 Born in Hartsville, South Carolina
1970 Attended Irmo High School
1976 Joined CBS affiliate
1984 Began reporting Entertainment Tonight and concurrently
2008 Ran the show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2009 Released her first book, Take Your Oxygen First
2003 Founded Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
1980 Married to John Hicks
1989 Married to Chris Quinten
1989 First child, Jordan Alexandra Gibbons
1991 Married to Stephen Meadows
1992 Second child, Troy Meadows
2011 Married to Steve Fenton
2013 Won Daytime Emmy Awards
1998 Honored as Star on the Walk of Fame

Detail Timeline of Leeza Gibbons

May 26 , 1957

Born in Hartsville, South Carolina

Leeza Gibbons was born as Leeza Kim Gibbons in Hartsville, South Carolina, United States of America to Jean Gibbons and Carlos Gibbons. She was raised in upper middle class family. She is an American and is of white ethnicity.

1970

Attended Irmo High School

As a child, Leeza was enrolled at Irmo High School. She completed her high school graduation from there and then she joined University of South Carolina with a major in journalism and mass communication. She also earned her Summa Cum Laude from there.

1976

Joined CBS affiliate

She began her career as a broadcaster and that was at the CBS affiliate in the mid 1970s. She then joined PM Magazine as its co host. She also worked at WFAA-TV Channel 8 for several months.

1984

Began reporting Entertainment Tonight and concurrently

In 1983 she joined the TV show Two on the Town as its co host. In 1984, she joined Entertainment Tonight and concurrently as its reporter and an anchor. She left this show in 2000 and became active in daytime talk show.

June 23 , 2008

Ran the show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

She has also appeared in the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as the presenter of this show. She ran this show for about a week in June 2008. At the end of 2007, she was also appointed at the oversees California's stem cell research agency.

2009

Released her first book, Take Your Oxygen First

Leeza Gibbons is a talented and beautiful television personality, TV show host, actress and an author from United States. As a writer she published her first book Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness... in 2009.

2003

Founded Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation

Her mother Jean Gibbons was the patient of Alzheimer's disease and this took her life in 2008. After her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she founded the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation in November 2003. She is also the Ambassador for AARP’s Care.

1980

Married to John Hicks

Leeza got married to John Hicks for the first time in her life in 1980. This married life lasted for only two years as they dissolved this married life in 1982. The actual reason why they got divorced is unknown.

1989

Married to Chris Quinten

In the late 1980s, while she was at charity fund-raiser in New Zealand she met her second husband Chris Quinten there. Chris Quinten is also an actor and they began their romantic love affairs after their first meeting. They got married in 1989 and a loving spouse they also had a together that year. They got divorced in 1991.

1989

First child, Jordan Alexandra Gibbons

She became mother for the first time in her life in 1989. She and her second husband Chris Quinten welcomed their first child together within few months of their married life, That time they welcomed a baby girl and they named her Jordan Alexandra Gibbons.

February 14 , 1991

Married to Stephen Meadows

In the early 1990s, Leeza was seen with Stephen Meadows. She was dating him as her boyfriend and this love life dissolved her second married life. She and Stephen Meadows got married on 14th of February 1991. 

1992

Second child, Troy Meadows

She became mother for the second time in her life in 1992. She and her third husband, Stephen Meadows welcomed their first child together in the early 1990s and that time it was a son and they named him Troy Meadows.

April 20 , 2011

Married to Steve Fenton

On 20th of April 2011, Leeza got married to Steve Fenton. Steve Fenton is a talented guy; he is an actor, writer and producer. They are still having a successful married life and are happy to have each other in their life.

2013

Won Daytime Emmy Awards

She got her first nomination in Daytime Emmy Awards in 1995 for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host. She has won this award only once and that was in 2013 for Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle/Travel Program.

1998

Honored as Star on the Walk of Fame

She has been active in the broadcasting and television world since the mid 1970s. For her continuous work and contribution in the television world, she was honored with Star on the Walk of Fame in the mid 1998.

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Leeza got married to John Hicks for the first time in her life in 1980. This married life lasted for only two years as they dissolved this married life in 1982. The actual reason for their divorce is still unknown.

In the late 1980s, while she was at a charity fund-raiser in New Zealand she met her second husband Chris Quinten there. Chris Quinten is also an actor and they began their romantic love affairs after their first meeting. They got married in 1989 and the couple welcomed their child together that year. They got divorced in 1991.

In the early 1990s, Leeza was seen with Stephen Meadows. She dated him as her boyfriend. She and Stephen Meadows got married on the 14th of February 1991. They also had two children together. This married life lasted longer than her previous two but not forever as they announced their separation in early 2005 citing irreconcilable differences. They got divorced in the year 2005.

On the 20th of April 2011, Leeza got married to Steve Fenton. Steve Fenton is a talented guy; he is an actor, writer, and producer. They are still having a successful married life and are happy to have each other in their life.

As a child, Leeza was enrolled at Irmo High School. She completed her high school graduation from there and then she joined the University of South Carolina with a major in journalism and mass communication. She also earned her Summa Cum Laude from there. She began her career as a broadcaster and that was at the CBS affiliate in the mid-1970s. She then joined PM Magazine as its co-host.

She also worked at WFAA-TV Channel 8 for several months. In 1983 she joined the TV show "Two on the Town" as its co-host. In 1984, she joined "Entertainment Tonight" and worked as a correspondent and a co-host of the show until 2000. Since January 2, 2017, Lezza Gibbons started as the co-host of "Rose Parade", which is a part of "America's New Year Celebration".

Lezza is also an author, to date, she has published six books. Lately, Leeza Gibbons published the book "Fierce Optimism: Seven Secrets for Playing Nice and Winning Big" on April 12th, 2016. Gibbons. Leeza Gibbons's "Take 2", which was published in 2013 became the New York Times bestseller. 

Her net worth is estimated at around $20 million.