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'''Leeza Kim Gibbons''' (born 26 March 1957) is an [[United States|American]] [[talk show]] host |
'''Leeza Kim Gibbons''' (born 26 March 1957) is an [[United States|American]] [[talk show]] host, [[producer]], [[philanthropist]] and [[caregiver]] advocate. |
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The spectrum of Leeza Gibbons' career in entertainment and new media combined with her stunning "hands on" advocacy for healthcare, patients and caregivers is diverse and impressive. Leeza's on-camera hosting dominance in entertainment news and talk show arenas range from the most popular entertainment news show in history, [[Entertainment Tonight]] to TV news magazine [[Extra]]. For six years she was producer and host of the eponymous [[Leeza]] - the Emmy award winning daytime show covering pop-culture, beauty, medical and social issues. Currently she hosts the [[PBS]] TV show My Generation and her radio show, [[Hollywood Confidential]] which reaches over 3.5 million listeners in the United States and Canada. Her direct response [[Sheer Cover]] beauty and cosmetics infomercial show is in its 7th year with worldwide viewership in the tens of millions. |
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Leeza's compassion, inspiration and commitment to her continual education in healthcare, as well as the education of others, is a special gift potentiated by her listening and communication skills honed as a mother, journalist and humanitarian. It was her family's experience with Leeza's mother and grandmother that inspired Leeza to create [[The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation]] (a 501c3 non-profit) and its signature program, [[Leeza's Place]]. "After the two strongest women in my life became victims of the thief of memory called Alzheimer's disease, I created what we wished we had…a place to get support, help and hope for our challenging health journey". Now there are 8 Leeza's Place locations nationwide offering free services for family caregivers of loved ones with any chronic illness or disease. A recognized thought leader in the field, she wrote a book about her personal experience called [[Take Your Oxygen First]]: Caring for Yourself while Caring for Someone with Memory Loss, which was named one of the best consumer health books in the marketplace from [[Library Journal]], with additional kudos from [[Publishers Weekly]]. |
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Leeza's journalistic ability and her personal experience found a natural outlet on the Lifetime Series, Health Corner, a weekly TV magazine show focusing on providing viewers with information on health, wellness and prevention as well as the latest discoveries and technologies in the health field. Her television career notably includes shows which reach out to viewer's needs, such as the Lifetime series, What Should You Do? During the course of almost 100 episodes of this program, Leeza provided answers and empowered viewers with help and advice for dealing with life-threatening emergencies. Leeza also is the founder and creator of Sheer Inspiration Life Coaching, a web based business offering visitors one-on-one access to experts who can help them reclaim, reinvent or enhance their lives. |
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Her numerous guest appearances on shows such as Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Oprah, The Today Show, Donny Duestch and The View have all centered around her role as a social entrepreneur and her leadership and involvement in health issues which help foster social awareness and responsibility. Most recently she was named one of the "Ten who Make a Difference" by AARP being called the "Voice of the Caregiver", and she has just been named an AARP Ambassador of Care. |
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Leeza has been on the board of the Alzheimer's Association for over a decade, as well as a two decade commitment to the celebrity panel of the American Red Cross. Leeza is also one of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointees to the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Gibbons replaced [[Meredith Vieira]] for a week of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' shows on June 23–27, 2008. |
Gibbons replaced [[Meredith Vieira]] for a week of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' shows on June 23–27, 2008. |
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In May 2009, Gibbons' new book ''"Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Love One with Memory Loss"'' tells the story of Leeza's family's personal struggle with [[Alzheimer's disease]] after her mother's diagnosis and provides practical advice on how caregivers and their families can and must take care of their own physical, emotional and spiritual needs in order to give better care to their loved ones suffering with a memory loss disorder.<ref>{{cite web|author=Take Your Oxygen First |url=http://www.takeyouroxygenfirst.com |title=> Home |publisher=Take Your Oxygen First |date=2004-11-08 |accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> |
In May 2009, Gibbons' new book ''"Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Love One with Memory Loss"'' tells the story of Leeza's family's personal struggle with [[Alzheimer's disease]] after her mother's diagnosis and provides practical advice on how caregivers and their families can and must take care of their own physical, emotional and spiritual needs in order to give better care to their loved ones suffering with a memory loss disorder.<ref>{{cite web|author=Take Your Oxygen First |url=http://www.takeyouroxygenfirst.com |title=> Home |publisher=Take Your Oxygen First |date=2004-11-08 |accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref>. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.leezagibbons.com/ |
*[http://www.leezagibbons.com/ LeezaGibbons.com] |
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*[http://www.leezasplace.org/ |
*[http://www.leezasplace.org/ LeezasPlace.org] |
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*[http://www.dare2carenow.org/ Leeza Gibbons' Oscar Night Gala] |
*[http://www.dare2carenow.org/ Leeza Gibbons' Oscar Night Gala] |
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*{{IMDB name|id=0004957|name=Leeza Gibbons}} |
*{{IMDB name|id=0004957|name=Leeza Gibbons}} |
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Revision as of 00:36, 23 October 2010
Leeza Gibbons | |
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| File:SC905 LEEZA 000895 SM2.jpg Leeza Gibbons | |
| Born | Leeza Kim Gibbons |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) |
John Hicks (m. 1980–1982)(divorced) (divorced) |
| Website | http://www.leezagibbons.com |
Leeza Kim Gibbons (born 26 March 1957) is an American talk show host, producer, philanthropist and caregiver advocate.
The spectrum of Leeza Gibbons' career in entertainment and new media combined with her stunning "hands on" advocacy for healthcare, patients and caregivers is diverse and impressive. Leeza's on-camera hosting dominance in entertainment news and talk show arenas range from the most popular entertainment news show in history, Entertainment Tonight to TV news magazine Extra. For six years she was producer and host of the eponymous Leeza - the Emmy award winning daytime show covering pop-culture, beauty, medical and social issues. Currently she hosts the PBS TV show My Generation and her radio show, Hollywood Confidential which reaches over 3.5 million listeners in the United States and Canada. Her direct response Sheer Cover beauty and cosmetics infomercial show is in its 7th year with worldwide viewership in the tens of millions.
Leeza's compassion, inspiration and commitment to her continual education in healthcare, as well as the education of others, is a special gift potentiated by her listening and communication skills honed as a mother, journalist and humanitarian. It was her family's experience with Leeza's mother and grandmother that inspired Leeza to create The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation (a 501c3 non-profit) and its signature program, Leeza's Place. "After the two strongest women in my life became victims of the thief of memory called Alzheimer's disease, I created what we wished we had…a place to get support, help and hope for our challenging health journey". Now there are 8 Leeza's Place locations nationwide offering free services for family caregivers of loved ones with any chronic illness or disease. A recognized thought leader in the field, she wrote a book about her personal experience called Take Your Oxygen First: Caring for Yourself while Caring for Someone with Memory Loss, which was named one of the best consumer health books in the marketplace from Library Journal, with additional kudos from Publishers Weekly.
Leeza's journalistic ability and her personal experience found a natural outlet on the Lifetime Series, Health Corner, a weekly TV magazine show focusing on providing viewers with information on health, wellness and prevention as well as the latest discoveries and technologies in the health field. Her television career notably includes shows which reach out to viewer's needs, such as the Lifetime series, What Should You Do? During the course of almost 100 episodes of this program, Leeza provided answers and empowered viewers with help and advice for dealing with life-threatening emergencies. Leeza also is the founder and creator of Sheer Inspiration Life Coaching, a web based business offering visitors one-on-one access to experts who can help them reclaim, reinvent or enhance their lives.
Her numerous guest appearances on shows such as Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Oprah, The Today Show, Donny Duestch and The View have all centered around her role as a social entrepreneur and her leadership and involvement in health issues which help foster social awareness and responsibility. Most recently she was named one of the "Ten who Make a Difference" by AARP being called the "Voice of the Caregiver", and she has just been named an AARP Ambassador of Care.
Leeza has been on the board of the Alzheimer's Association for over a decade, as well as a two decade commitment to the celebrity panel of the American Red Cross. Leeza is also one of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's appointees to the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
Biography
Early life
Gibbons was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, the daughter of Jean and Carlos Gibbons, a former state superintendent of education and antique shop owner.[1][2] Leeza has two siblings; a brother, Carlos Jr., and a sister, Camy. Gibbons grew up in Irmo, South Carolina, a suburb of Columbia, and graduated from Irmo High School. After completing high school, Gibbons attended the University of South Carolina's school of journalism and mass communication, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Career
Her past television credits include co-hosting local segments of PM Magazine for WFAA-TV Channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth during the early 1980s, hosting Entertainment Tonight and Extra, as well as hosting Leeza, her own NBC/syndicated talk show, which ran from January 1994 to September 2000. In the 1990s, she was the co-host of John and Leeza, a talk show with former co-host of Entertainment Tonight, John Tesh. After one season, Tesh was dropped from the show, and Gibbons hosted solo for the remainder of the series. She has also guest starred on several shows, including The Geena Davis Show, The Simple Life, The Simpsons, Home Improvement, and Just Shoot Me. She played a television reporter in the RoboCop films and had a small role as a reporter in Soapdish. She also hosted a series that explores true stories of survival in Lifetime's What Should You Do?
In 1988, she was also the host of the Telethon show on New Zealand's TVNZ network, which she hosted alongside Christopher Quinten, whom she later married (see below). In addition to her television and radio career, Gibbons has received the Congressional Horizon Award for her work on children's issues.
In the 1990s, Leeza hosted the radio countdown show Blockbuster Top 25 Countdown with Leeza Gibbons. The show was created for Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary formats. Leeza counted down the hits in the respective formats and included entertainment news and pre-recorded interviews. When Blockbuster Video stopped sponsoring the program in 1999, the show's name was changed to Leeza Gibbons' Top 25 Countdown. The Adult Contemporary version was cut to a top 20. In January 2001, the countdown aspect of the show was dropped and was renamed Leeza Gibbons' Hollywood Confidential, which focused more on entertainment news.
In early 2000s, Gibbons launched her mineral makeup line Sheer Cover with Guthy-Renker.[3] Leeza says, "Sheer Cover is a not just a makeup product, it's a transformative experience for women who have serious skin issues like sun damage, birth marks, scars and acne or just for any woman who wants natural looking skin that glows with a healthy radiance."[4]
On February 20, 2007, the ABC television network announced that Gibbons would be a participant in its Spring 2007 Dancing with the Stars reality show.[5] She was eliminated from the competition on April 10, 2007. She was the third celebrity eliminated.
On November 14, 2007, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Gibbons to the board that oversees California's stem cell research agency.[6] Gibbons fills a slot designated for a patient advocate for Alzheimers as the result of her nonprofit group, Leeza's Place, which is aimed at caregivers for persons with memory disorders.[7] Gibbons' efforts with memory disorders grew out of her own family's experience with her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and died in May 2008.[8]
Gibbons replaced Meredith Vieira for a week of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire shows on June 23–27, 2008.
In May 2009, Gibbons' new book "Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Love One with Memory Loss" tells the story of Leeza's family's personal struggle with Alzheimer's disease after her mother's diagnosis and provides practical advice on how caregivers and their families can and must take care of their own physical, emotional and spiritual needs in order to give better care to their loved ones suffering with a memory loss disorder.[9].
References
- ^ "Leeza Gibbons Biography (1957-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Leeza Gibbons Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Everything Leeza". Leezagibbons.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Everything Leeza". Leezagibbons.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ unknown (February 20, 2007). "Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars". ABC.com Dancing with the Stars. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "California Stem Cell Report: Celebrity Leeza Gibbons Named as CIRM Director". Californiastemcellreport.blogspot.com. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Welcome to Leeza's Place - A Place for Caregivers, Caregiver Support Groups, Connecting Caregivers, Caregiver Resources, Caregiver Help, Family Caregiving, Senior Caregiving, Caregiving Support". Leezasplace.org. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Everything Leeza". Leezagibbons.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Take Your Oxygen First (2004-11-08). "> Home". Take Your Oxygen First. Retrieved 2010-10-19.