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Samantha Harris Profile |
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Birth Date: November 27, 1973
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Birth Place: Hopkins, Minnesota, USA
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Birth Name: Samantha Harris Shapiro
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Samantha Harris Shapiro (born November 27, 1973 in Hopkins,
Minnesota), is an American TV presenter. Most notably, she
is co-host of Dancing with the Stars with Tom Bergeron.
Harris was born Samantha Harris Shapiro and raised in
Hopkins, Minnesota. Her late father, Richard Shapiro, was a
rock 'n' roll promoter; and her mother, Bonnie Harris
Shapiro, was a dancer. In 1972, the two founded one of the
country's first renaissance festivals, King Richard's Faire,
which continues to this day.
On September 23, 2007, Harris gave birth to her daughter
Josselyn Sydney Hess and missed the season premiere of
Dancing With The Stars for season five. She returned on
October 15, 2007. Drew Lachey, winner of season two, filled
in for the first three weeks of competition while Harris was
out.
Harris had a Jewish upbringing and received her Bachelor of
Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of
Journalism at Northwestern University, graduating with
honors in 1996.
Harris, 5'4", currently resides in Los Angeles, California,
with her husband Michael Hess, a financial wholesaler, and
their daughter.
Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's
E! News, and host of THS Investigates. In addition to
writing, producing and reporting daily for E! News, she
co-hosts the network's live award-show coverage for the
Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys. She has also appeared as a
special correspondent on Good Morning America.
Prior to joining E!, Harris served as a weekend co-host for
the infotainment show Extra, where she interviewed hundreds
of celebrities and served as an anchor for the show's Las
Vegas bureau.
Her other hosting credits include Fox's The Next Joe
Millionaire and AMC Access (the shortlived spinoff of Access
Hollywood produced for AMC). Additionally, she also served
as a guest co-host on The View.
Harris has modeled as a three-time cover girl for Muscle &
Fitness: HERS, and for FHM, SELF and SHAPE magazines, as
well as various ads and commercials. She is also featured in
the December 2006 issue of FHM magazine. |
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Other
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In the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), she plays "Miss
Burnsville", who is competing for the Miss Minnesota title.
In the movie Beautiful (2000), she plays "Miss Minnesota".
She is a three-time cover girl for the women's fitness
magazine, Muscle & Fitness Hers. She has also been featured
in Maxim, Shape and Self magazines.
Her parents created one of the country's first renaissance
festivals, called King Richard's Faire. Their original one
began in 1972 in the Chicago, Illinois, area. They then
expanded, and the second faire still operates in Carver,
Massachusetts.
At age 33, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter,
Josselyn Sydney, was born on September 23, 2007. Arriving a
few weeks early, she weighed in at 6 lbs, 12 oz and 20
inches. |
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since June 17, 2008