Kathy Lee Gifford
Date of Birth
16 August 1953, Paris, France
Birth Name
Kathryn Lee Epstein
Nickname
Kathie Me
Height
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Spouse
Frank Gifford (18 October 1986 – present) 2 children
Paul Johnson (23 April 1976 – 1983) (divorced)
Trivia
Studied drama and music at Oral Roberts University.
Was accused of running Honduras sweatshops in 1996, related to her clothing line.
Threatened to sue the National Enquirer for articles printed about her children. [March 2000]
She was born the same year as Frank Gifford’s oldest son, Jeff.
Named Maryland Junior Miss at age 17.
Has homes in Greenwich, CT; Key Largo, FL; Nantucket, MA; and a ski condo in Colorado.
Was a high school cheerleader.
Born at 11:30pm-CET
Has two children: Cody Gifford (b.1990) and Cassidy Gifford (b.1993).
Attended high school in Bowie, MD.
Tried out for the part of Tiffany Welles on “Charlie’s Angels” (1976) and was told she wasn’t pretty enough. Shelley Hack got the part and was later replaced because she wasn’t a good enough actress.
Dropped out of Oral Roberts University during her junior year with no plans to finish.
Named her dog, Regis, after her famous former co-star, Regis Philbin.
Has released several Christian music albums over the years. 2000’s The Heart of a Woman was her first pop release.
Releases her albums on her own label, Lamb Records. Her two most recent albums are Goodnight, Angel and Party Animals.
Her brother is Rev. David Paul Epstein, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan (catty-corner from Carnegie Hall).
Mrs. Gifford’s father, Aaron Leon Epstein, died on November 19, 2002. He had been terminally ill for the past few years, and his illness was one of the reasons Mrs. Gifford decided to leave “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” (1989) in 2000, after more than a decade as host.
Mrs. Gifford’s dog Chardonnay, a white poodle given to her by husband Frank in 1988, was found dead from a coyote attack on January 28, 2003.
Measurements: 35C/D-24 1/2-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Worked for a time as Anita Bryant’s assistant.
She was the main topic of a “South Park” (1997) episode from Season 1 called “Weight Gain 4000″.
Personal Quotes
Yes, Frank hurt me deeply, but my kids have a wonderful father and they deserve a family. about her husband Frank Gifford’s extramarital affair.
“I’ve changed it 50 times. You show me a woman who hasn’t, except for Janet Reno” – about coloring her hair.
“Ridiculous! It’s extremely cold in our studio, so you could be wearing a steel harness and you’d still have a little action, if you know what I mean. I do not like industrial-strength push-up bras. I wear very flimsy things. Besides, what 46-year old woman who’s nursed two kids goes braless?” – about rumors that she goes on the air braless
“I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I’m fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies.”
Mrs. Gifford on what she does first thing in the morning: “Brush my teeth and say good morning to the picture of my Daddy sitting next to my sink.”
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