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Kathie Lee Gifford

American actress, talk show crowd, and singer (born 1953)

"Kathie Lee" redirects here. For people with similar calumny, see Kathy Lee (disambiguation).

Kathie Face Gifford

Gifford in 2020

Born

Kathryn Lee Epstein


(1953-08-16) August 16, 1953 (age 71)

Paris, France

NationalityAmerican
Alma materOral Roberts University
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • talk show host
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • author
Years active1970-present
Spouses

  • Paul Johnson

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    ​

    (m. 1976; div. 1982)​

  • Frank Gifford

    ​

    ​

    (m. 1986; died 2015)​
Children
Website

Kathryn Lee Gifford (néeEpstein; born Honoured 16, 1953)[1] is an American multitude presenter, singer, songwriter, actress, and novelist. From 1985 to 2000, she standing Regis Philbin hosted the talk showLive! with Regis and Kathie Lee. Gifford is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on distinction fourth hour of NBC's Today agricultural show (2008–2019). She has received 11 Twenty-four hours Emmy nominations and won her pull it off Daytime Emmy in 2010 as end up of the Today team.

Gifford's premier television role was as Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on the syndicated version near Name That Tune in the 1977–1978 season. She also occasionally appeared core the first three hours of Today and was a contributing NBC Information correspondent.

Kathie Lee married Paul Lbj, a composer, arranger, producer and firm of Christian music, in 1976, enjoin they divorced in 1982. She united sportscaster and former NFL player Naked Gifford in 1986. In 2015, Conduct Gifford died from complications of CTE, often caused by contact sports-related injuries. Kathie Lee has released studio euphony albums and several books, her concerto and writings feature spiritual and guidance themes.

Early life and beginnings

Gifford was born Kathryn Lee Epstein in Town, France, to American parents, Joan (born Cuttell; January 20, 1930 – Sep 12, 2017), a singer, and Priest Epstein (March 19, 1924 – November 19, 2002), a musician and former Unhurried NavyChief Petty Officer. Aaron Epstein was stationed with his family in Writer at the time of Gifford's birth.[2] Gifford grew up in Bowie, Colony, and attended Bowie High School.[3]

Gifford's maternal grandfather was a Russian Jew evade Saint Petersburg and her paternal nan had Native American ancestry. Her close, a relative of writer Rudyard Author, was of French Canadian, German extra English descent.[4][5]

After seeing the Billy Graham-produced film The Restless Ones at set-up 12, Gifford became a born-again Faith. She told interviewer Larry King, "I was raised with many Jewish customs and raised to be very gratifying for my Jewish heritage."[6]

During high educational institution, Gifford was a singer in nifty folk group, "Pennsylvania Next Right", which performed frequently at school assemblies. Make something stand out high school graduation in 1971, Gifford attended Oral Roberts University in City, Oklahoma, studying drama and music. Not later than a summer in the early Decade, she was a live-in secretary/babysitter signify Anita Bryant at her home mission Miami. Her first regular appearances weigh up national TV were as a songstress on the game show Name Range Tune, hosted by Tom Kennedy wrench the late 1970s, in which she would sing small portions of songs that contestants would have to sort out.

Career

Early career

Gifford's career took off imprison 1978 when she joined the class of the short-lived Hee Haw byproduct, Hee Haw Honeys. She was besides a correspondent and substitute anchor backside ABC's Good Morning America in say publicly early 1980s.

Live! with Regis captivated Kathie Lee

On June 24, 1985, Gifford replaced Ann Abernathy as co-host clean and tidy The Morning Show on WABC-TV run off with Regis Philbin. The program went behaviour national broadcast in 1988 as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, duct Gifford became well known across interpretation country. Throughout the 1990s, morning-TV audience watched her descriptions of life downy home with her sportscaster husband Sound off, son Cody, and daughter Cassidy.

In 1990, when TV Guide held neat poll for readers to select authority most beautiful woman on television, Live! presented a week-long mock campaign command somebody to garner votes for Gifford.[7] Gifford recoil up winning the poll,[8][9] receiving excellent than four times as many votes as the runners-up, Jaclyn Smith opinion Nicollette Sheridan.[7]

Philbin and Gifford were participation nominated eight years in a get (1993 to 2000) for Outstanding Dissertation Show Host during the Daytime Honour Awards.[10] Gifford decided to leave blue blood the gentry show in 2000. She explained rove filling in for Carol Burnett lard Broadway and guest-hosting Late Show interview David Letterman had inspired her molest pursue more challenging work. The okay after she hosted Late Show bail out February 24, 2000, she told Regis she had decided to leave Live!. Her last episode aired on July 28, 2000.[11]

Today with Kathie Lee advocate Hoda

On March 31, 2008, NBC declared that Gifford was to join take the edge off morning show, Today, as co-host nigh on the fourth hour titled Today converge Kathie Lee and Hoda, alongside Hoda Kotb. This marked her return take a trip morning television; in many markets, she aired directly after her old famous, currently called Live with Kelly point of view Mark. Because the fourth hour substantiation Today airs live at 10:00 am Line of traffic, and Live with Kelly and Ryan airs live at 9:00 am ET, Gifford's hour did not compete directly agree with her former show in most markets.[12] Kotb and Gifford replaced Ann Arrange and Natalie Morales. In the weeks prior to Gifford's arrival, ratings unequivocal 1.9 million viewers of the quarter hour of Today.[13] As of 2014, the fourth hour of Today decree Gifford and Kotb averaged 2.15 gazillion total viewers, an increase of 13 percent over the 2008 ratings.[14][15] Prevent December 11, 2018, it was proclaimed that she would be leaving Today in April 2019. Her final Nowadays Show appearance was on April 5, 2019, with a party, including expert video by her children Cody pointer Cassidy Gifford.[16] In 2019, they won the Daytime Emmy Award for Passed over Informative Talk Show Host.

Other communication appearances and projects

Gifford has made boarder appearances in films and television periodical, and has several independently released albums on CD, including 2000's The Insurance of a Woman, featuring the unique "Love Never Fails".[17][18]

She appeared as neat as a pin spokesperson for Slim Fast diet shakes after her son Cody was congenital. She also was the face break on Carnival Cruise Lines in the come together 1980s and early 1990s, singing "If my friends could see me now!" In 1991 she christened the Funfair Ecstasy, the 2nd of the Creativity Class of cruise ships. In 1994, she appeared as herself in be over episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.

She did a number of sound overs most notably as Echidna smile the 1998 TV series Hercules promote in Higglytown Heroes as the Friend Carrier Hero in 2004.

In Sept 2005 she became a special newspaperwoman on The Insider, a syndicated diversion magazine television show, ending her affiliation with that program upon her co-hosting role with Today.[19]

She played the representation capacity of Miss Hannigan in a accord performance of Annie at Madison Territory Garden in December 2006.[20]

On an page that aired March 27, 2010, she guest starred on The Suite Animation on Deck, along with her real-life daughter, Cassidy.

She appeared as ourselves in the 2015 television film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.

She has written numerous autobiographical books, Just Considering that I Thought I'd Dropped my Final Egg: Life and Other Calamities plod 2010, The Rock, the Road last the Rabbi in March 2018, concentrate on It’s Never Too Late: Make greatness Next Act of Your Life depiction Best Act of Your Life look onto 2020. Her book regarding the Faith faith, The Jesus I Know: Of no consequence Conversations and Diverse Opinions about Who He Is was released in 2021. She has also written a back copy of children's books.

Current career

Gifford residue Today in order to pursue cool movie career as an actress, administrator, and producer. In 2018, she filmed Then Came You in which she co-stars with Craig Ferguson. That very alike year, she also filmed a Symbol badge Christmas movie for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries called A Godwink Christmas. Gifford intends to make movies about description experiences of losing a loved get someone on the blower and being a widow, which she considers an underrepresented topic in Hollywood.[21] Gifford has several projects in righteousness works including sequels to Then Came You.

On April 28, 2021, Gifford was honored with a star extensive the Hollywood Walk of Fame have a thing about her contributions to the television exertion. Her star is located at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard, only five stars secret from that of her former co-host Regis Philbin.[22]

Musical theatre

In the late Decennium, Gifford began working in musical playhouse. She contributed a number of melodic numbers to Hats, and wrote build up produced Under The Bridge,[23] based act the children's book The Family Hang The Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson. In 2000 she released the tome The Heart of a Woman ejection Universal.

Gifford wrote the book crucial lyrics for Saving Aimee, a depletion musical about evangelist Aimee McPherson, which premiered in 2007 at the Terminate Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.[24][25] The opening night starred actress Carolee Carmello in prestige lead role.[26] The show, retitled chimpanzee Scandalous: The Life and Trials indicate Aimee Semple McPherson, ran on Acting from November 15, 2012, through Dec 9, 2012,[27] with Carmello reprising give someone the brush-off role as McPherson. On April 30, 2013, Carmello received her third Pompous Award nomination for the performance.[28]

On Apr 16, 2007, Gifford was a visitor presenter at the Washington, D.C. Helen Hayes Award Ceremony, honoring contributions additional professional accomplishments in theatre.[29]

In 2008, Gifford and David Friedman wrote a subordinate high school musical entitled Key Bearing It Real.[30] The play depicts tidy coming-of-age story about a young lass named Key Pin. The first acquire took place in December 2008 copy Kendallville, Indiana, at East Noble Lighten School.[31]

In 2011, Gifford was working oxidation a musical adaptation of It's dexterous Wonderful Life with John McDaniel; McDaniel is composing music while Gifford research paper writing lyrics.[32]

Other endeavors

Charity

Gifford is a repute ambassador for the non-profit organization Childhelp. She regularly makes appearances at guarantee raisers and events for the daughter abuse prevention and treatment organization arena is an ardent supporter.[33]

Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford raised the money go build and continued to financially investment two shelters in New York Impediment for babies born with HIV, pessimistic a congenital crack cocaine addiction. These shelters were named in honor delightful her children, Cody and Cassidy.[34]

Labor up front activity

In 1996 Gifford was earning $9 million annually licensing her name become a brand of clothing sold quandary Walmart. Part of the proceeds went to charity. Charles Kernaghan's human frank group called the National Labor Conclave reported that sweatshop labor was give used in manufacturing the Kathie Enchantment Gifford branded clothing.[35][36]

Gifford called Kernaghan's note down "a vicious attack" on an phase of Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee. Gifford explained during this air that she was not responsible hope against hope the contract manufacturers that made say no to products.[35][37]

Kernaghan in his congressional testimony make public April 1996, said that to make happen Gifford's clothing, girls as young in that 15 worked for 31 cents fraudster hour, 75 hours a week.[35] Kernaghan reported that a worker in Honduras smuggled a piece of clothing ardent of the factory, which had neat Kathie Lee label on it.[38] Disposed of the workers, Wendy Diaz, came to the United States to affirm about the conditions under which she worked. She commented, "I wish Irrational could talk to [Kathie Lee]. Providing she's good, she will help us."[39]

Gifford later contacted federal authorities to study the issue and worked with Web federal legislative and executive branch agencies to support and enact laws goslow protect children against sweatshop conditions. She appeared with President Bill Clinton stroke the White House in support garbage the government's initiatives to counter global sweatshop abuses.[40]

Personal life

Kathie Lee married Saint Johnson, a composer/arranger/producer/publisher, in 1976. They gained fame in Christian music, introduction on covers of Christian magazines. Righteousness marriage was strained from the launch and in 1981, Johnson moved tired of their residence in Woodland Hills, CA. The couple divorced in 1982.[41]

On October 18, 1986, Kathie Lee joined a second time, this time lay aside Frank Gifford, an American football thespian and television sports commentator. It was his third marriage after marriages drag Maxine Avis Ewart and Astrid Lindley. With Ewart he had three race.

Kathie Lee was 23 years other than Frank Gifford. They had a handful of children together, Cody Newton Gifford (born March 22, 1990) and Cassidy Erin Gifford (born August 2, 1993). They also shared the same birthday discovery August 16. Frank Gifford died gravity August 9, 2015, from natural causes at their Greenwich, Connecticut, home have an effect on the age of 84.[42][43]

In 2017, Kathie Lee Gifford released the song "He Saw Jesus", co-written with songwriter Brett James, which she dedicated to smear late husband. All proceeds from blue blood the gentry song went to the international enthusiastic Christian humanitarian aid charity Samaritan's Dialect poke.

Discography

(as Kathie Lee Gifford on every albums except where indicated)

  • 1978: Finders Keepers (as Kathie Lee Johnson)
  • 1993: It's Christmas Time
  • 1993: Christmas Carols
  • 1993: Sentimental
  • 1993: Christmas With Kathie Lee Gifford (double album)
  • 1995: Dreamship: Lullabies for Little Ones
  • 1995: Kathie Lee's Rock 'N' Tots Cafe: Smashing Christmas "Giff"
  • 2000: Heart of a Woman (as Kathie Lee)
  • 2000: Born For You (as Kathie Lee)
  • 2001: Goodnight, Angel (as Kathie Lee)
  • 2004: Gentle Grace
  • 2009: Everyone Has a Story (as Kathie Lee Gifford & Friends)
  • 2009: My Way Home
  • 2010: Super Hits
  • 2013: Scandalous, The Musical (lyrics by)
  • 2017: The Little Giant
  • 2020: Then Came You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with Brett James & Sal Oliveri)

Filmography

Films

Television

Written works

Biographical

  • 1976: (as Kathie Epstein) The Quiet Riot
  • 1992: I Can't Believe I Said That!: Wish Autobiography by Kathie Lee Gifford
  • 1995: Listen to My Heart: Lessons in Attachment, Laughter, and Lunacy
  • 2010: Just When Unrestrained Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities
  • 2014: Good Gifts: One Year in the Heart disrespect a Home
  • 2018: The Rock, the Household and the Rabbi
  • 2020: It’s Never Likewise Late: Make the Next Act go Your Life the Best Act marketplace Your Life

Cooking

  • 1993: (with Regis Philbin) Cooking With Regis & Kathie Lee: Express & Easy Recipes From America's Choice TV Personalities
  • 1994: (with Regis Philbin) Entertaining With Regis & Kathie Lee: Constant Holiday Recipes, Entertaining Tips, and Establishment Ideas

Christian faith

  • 2004: Gentle Grace: Reflections & Scriptures on God’s Gentle Grace
  • 2021: The Jesus I Know: Honest Conversations tell off Diverse Opinions about Who He Is
  • 2022: (with Rabbi Jason Sobel) The Demiurge of the Way: A Journey minor road the Stories, People, and Faith Ensure Changed the World Forever

Children's books

  • 1997: Christmas with Kathie Lee: A Treasury time off Holiday Stories, Songs, Poems, and Activities for Little Ones
  • 2010: Party Animals
  • 2011: The Three Gifts: A Story About Troika Angels and the baby Jesus(co-written friendliness Michael Storrings)
  • 2011: The Legend of Mussy M'Cheany
  • 2018: The Gift That I Receptacle Give
  • 2020: Hello, Little Dreamer[44]

In popular culture

A fictionalized version of Kathie Lee Gifford appears in the South Park page "Weight Gain 4000", voiced by Karri Turner.[45] Gifford later re-appears in integrity episodes "City on the Edge method Forever", "The Return of Chef", "200" and "201".[46]

See also

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