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Kathie Lee Gifford
Television Presenter/talk Show Host/actress/singer-songwriter
Female
Born
Aug 16, 1953
Age
59
Hometown
Paris
Alma Mater
Oral Roberts Univ...
Other Names
Epstein, Kathryn Lee
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run (1985%E2%80%932000) on the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She has received 11 Daytime… Read More
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Matt Lauer Broke His 17 Year 'No Dance' Policy This Morning On 'Today'Business Insider - May 03, 2013
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'Smash': Kathie Lee Gifford Drops By To Mambo With IvyHuffington Post - Apr 29, 2013
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'Smash' Going Out BigHuffington Post - Apr 24, 2013
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Hoda Getting Raves For 'Today' Co AnchoringHuffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
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CHILDHOOD
1953
Birth
Born on August 16, 1953.
TEENAGE
1970
16 Years Old
In 1970, Gifford represented Maryland in America's Junior Miss Pageant.
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TWENTIES
1978
24 Years Old
In 1978, she joined the cast of the short-lived Hee Haw spinoff, Hee Haw Honeys.
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1983
29 Years Old
Following her divorce from Johnson in 1983, Gifford met sports commentator Frank Gifford (born August 16, 1930) during an episode of ABC's Good Morning America; the couple married in 1986.
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THIRTIES
1985
31 Years Old
On June 24, 1985, she replaced Ann Abernathy as co-host of The Morning Show on WABC-TV with Regis Philbin.
1988
34 Years Old
The program went into national broadcast in 1988 as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Gifford became well-known across the country.
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FORTIES
2000
46 Years Old
Since Live, Gifford has made guest appearances in films and television series, and has several independently released albums on CD, including 2000's The Heart of a Woman, featuring the single "Love Never Fails".
FIFTIES
2005
51 Years Old
In September 2005 she became a special correspondent on The Insider, a syndicated entertainment magazine television show, ending her relationship with that program upon her co-hosting role with Today.
2006
52 Years Old
She played the role of Miss Hannigan in a concert performance of Annie at Madison Square Garden in December 2006.
In 2007, she premiered Saving Aimee, a stage musical about evangelist Aimee McPherson, at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.
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On March 31, 2008, NBC announced that Gifford was to join its morning show, Today, as co-host of the fourth hour, alongside Hoda Kotb.
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She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of The Today Show team.
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