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Who was Leeza Gibbons 's spouse from 1989 to 1991?
Leeza Gibbons Leeza Kim Gibbons ( born March 26 , 1957 ) is an American talk show host . She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for Entertainment Tonight ( 1984–2000 ) as well as for having her own syndicated daytime talk show , Leeza ( 1993–2000 ) . In 2013 , her book Take 2 became a New York Times bestseller and she won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle or Travel program for the PBS show , My Generation . On February 16 , 2015 , Leeza was named the winner of Celebrity Apprentice , having raised $714,000 for her charity Leezas Care Connection . 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 . Gibbons has two siblings – a brother , Carlos Jr. , and a sister , Cammy . Leeza and her family also adopted a young chimpanzee from a traveling circus they named Martha . When Martha was older , it became difficult to manage her care and she was sent to a Great Ape sanctuary in Florida , where she still lives to this day . Gibbons grew up in Columbia , South Carolina in a housing subdivision called Whitehall , and graduated from Irmo High School . After completing high school , Gibbons graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolinas school of journalism and mass communication , where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority . Career . Leeza Gibbons’s television career started at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg , South Carolina . Then she was the co host of PM Magazine for KFDM-TV in Beaumont , Texas , and later moved up to then-sister station WFAA-TV in Dallas . In 1983 Gibbons joined WCBS-TV in New York City , where she became a host on Two on the Town , a program modeled after PM Magazine ; her co-host was Robb Weller . The following year , they would both join Entertainment Tonight , with Gibbons as a reporter and co-anchor of the programs weekend edition . Concurrently hosted , Leeza was her own NBC/syndicated talk show , which ran from June 1993 to September 2000 . The show originated as John & Leeza from Hollywood , a talk show with former Entertainment Tonight co-host John Tesh . Tesh was dropped from the show after seven months , and Gibbons hosted solo for the remainder of the series . From 2001–2003 , Gibbons was the host and managing editor of the television show Extra . In 2011 , she pulled down double duty ( again ) as the host of the PBS talk show My Generation ( 2011–2014 ) and as co-host and executive producer of the syndicated news magazine show America Now ( 2011–2015 ) . In the 1990s , Gibbons hosted the radio countdown show Blockbuster Top 25 Countdown with Leeza Gibbons . The show was created for Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary formats . Gibbons 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 shows 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 . The change in format brought new life to the show , as the show continued on for another 12 years ( ending in 2013 ) . In the early to mid-1990s , Gibbons partnered with Guthy Renker and became a trailblazer in the world of direct response . She was the first television star on a daily show to be featured in an infomercial as she starred in back-to-back blockbusters ( Personal Power 2 and Get the Edge ) with a young Tony Robbins . In 1998 , Gibbons has received the Congressional Horizon Award ( 1998 ) for her work on childrens issues . In early 2000s , Gibbons launched her mineral makeup line , Sheer Cover Studio , with Guthy-Renker . Gibbons said , Sheer Cover is not just a makeup product , its 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 . Presently , Sheer Cover continues to be sold around the world . In 2005 , Gibbons received the Public Leadership in Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology for raising awareness about Alzheimers disease . On November 14 , 2007 , California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Gibbons to the board that oversees Californias stem cell research agency . Gibbons fills a slot designated for a patient advocate for Alzheimers as the result of her nonprofit group , Leezas Place , which is aimed at caregivers for persons with memory disorders . Gibbons efforts with memory disorders grew out of her own familys experience with her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease and died in May 2008 . 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 Loved One with Memory Loss , tells the story of Leezas familys personal struggle with Alzheimers disease after her mothers diagnosis . She 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 who may be suffering with a memory loss disorder . In 2013 , Gibbons won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Travel Host for the PBS series My Generation . In 2015 , she won the NBC reality game-show series Celebrity Apprentice , beating out TV news personality Geraldo Rivera . She became the second female winner of the show , after Joan Rivers . She began co-hosting the Rose Parade on January 2 , 2017 . In 2015 , Gibbons received the Icon award from the Electronic Retailing Association , where it was announced that Gibbons had crossed the $1 billion mark in sales . Her partnership with Guthy-Renker is the longest studio/talent relationship in infomercial history . In 2016 , Gibbons and Guthy-Renker launched their latest infomercial together , Dr Denese Skinscience . Personal life . Gibbons has been married four times ; she was married to John Hicks from 1980 to 1982 . From 1989 to 1991 , she was married to British actor Christopher Quinten , who she met when they both featured in the 1988 New Zealand Telethon , and with whom she has a daughter , Jordan Alexandra ( Lexi ) Gibbons . She was married to actor Stephen Meadows from 1991 to 2005 , and they had two sons , Troy and Nathan Daniel . In 2011 , she married New York Times best selling author , Steven Fenton , in Beverly Hills . Fenton is the son of the former mayor of Beverly Hills , Frank M . Fenton . Gibbons is a member of Hollywood United Methodist Church , and had all her children baptized there . Her grandmother and mother have both been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease . External links . - Leezas Care Connection