An American TV host, songwriter, singer, actress, author and comedian is named as Kathie Lee Gifford. She is famous as the co-host of the talk show “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” played on WABC-TV. She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team. Her first television role had been as Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on the syndicated version of Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978. She appeared as herself in the 2015 television film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! On December 11, 2018, it was announced that she will be leaving "Today" in April 2019. She is currently working on a musical adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life with John McDaniel; McDaniel is composing music while Gifford is writing lyrics.
Kathie Lee Gifford is leaving 'Today'.
Television icon Kathie Lee Gifford will bid farewell to NBC's "Today" show next April 2019. Gifford, who has hosted the NBC morning show’s popular fourth hour alongside Hoda Kotb for the last decade, announced Tuesday that she’ll be leaving the show in April 2019 after celebrating her 11-year anniversary. As we all know, Kathie Lee's plate has been overflowing lately with film, music and book projects, and after giving us eleven extraordinary years, she's decided to focus her attention full-time on those other creative endeavors. NBC and Kelly are still negotiating the terms of her exit.
Early Life, Education, Children, Husband, Net Worth of Kathie
On 16th August 1953, Kathie Lee Gifford was born in Paris, France with the birth name of Kathryn Lee Epstein. Her nationality is French-American and her ethnicity is mixed (Russian Jewish, English, German, French). She was born to Aaron Epstein a former US Navy Chief Petty Officer and musician and singer Joan Epstein. At the time of Kathie’s birth, her father was stationed in France. After returning to the US, the family settled in Bowie, Maryland. Her religion is Christian.
Regarding her education, she went to Bowie High School. She then studied music and drama at Oral Roberts University located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Kathie has got a very hot body figure. She has a tall height of 5 feet 5 inches. She has a balanced weight of 68 kg. She has blonde hair and brown eyes. Her body measurements are 40-30-38 inches. Her bra size is 36D, shoe size is 7.5 US and dress size is 14 US. With her glowing face, she attracts a lot of people towards her.
Kathie is a married woman. She was married to her husband Frank Gifford in the year 1986. The couple is also blessed with two children named Cassidy Gifford who was born in the year 2003 is also an actress and Cody Newton Gifford, who was born on 22nd of March, 1990. Her husband Frank Gifford died in the year 2015 at the age of 84. Presently, she is living a happy life with her children.
Previously, she was involved in many relationships and affairs in her life. Her first husband was a journalist named Paul Johnson. She was married to him in between 1976 and 1983. Later, they got divorced. Then, she dated actor Carl Weathers only for a year.
The famous and successful American TV host, Kathie Lee has a net worth of $20 Million as of 2018. She is making an impressive net worth. Her exact salary has not been revealed yet and will be updated soon.
