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Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, to George
Remini, an Italian-American owner of an asbestos company (not to be
confused with the late Gambino crime family captain George Remini). Her
mother Vicki Marshall, a former high school principal and current LA
restaurant owner, is originally from Austria.
Leah Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969) who was her
assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-sisters:
Christina Remini (born 1969), Elizabeth Remini (born 1976), Stephanie
Remini (born 1977), and Shannon Remini (born 1984). Shannon has acted on
Leah's show as a character named Desiree.
Leah Remini ini moved to Los Angeles at the age of 13. She tried fitting
into her new neighborhood by imitating the look and style of the local
Mexican-American culture. When Remini was 14, she left school against
the advice of her mother.
At the beginning of her working life, Remini had a variety of jobs, such
as waitressing, selling car insurance, and as a telemarketer for a solar
heating company.
Leah Remini stands 5' 3" (1.60 m) tall.
Leah Remini's entrance into television came in the mid-'80s, when she
got her first speaking line as an actress on an episode of Head of the
Class. Later she was on the show Cheers where she appeared as Carla
Tortelli's daughter Serafina on two episodes. Leah played the lead on
Living Dolls, a short-lived spin-off from Who's the Boss? In 1991, she
had a recurring role as Stacey Carosi, a love interest of Zack Morris,
on Saved by the Bell (during the summer when the gang worked at the
Malibu Sands Beach Club) and starred in the short-lived sitcom The Man
in the Family. Remini also guest starred in The Commish, where her
character was involved in the plot line responsible for Geoffrey
Naufft's departure from the show. She gained some popularity with her
role as Terri Reynolds on the 1997 NBC comedy series Fired Up. She
starred as the main character Carrie in the TV sitcom The King of
Queens. She had several guest appearances on shows such as Evening
Shade, Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue and Friends (in the Season 1 episode
"The One with the Birth"). She originally auditioned for the part of
Monica Geller but did not get the role and instead was considered for
the role of Rachel Green. Remini has also made an appearance on MTV
Cribs.
Leah Remini has starred in an online nine-episode MSNweb series, In The
Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Jenny McCarthy. The show was
based on being a mother, and users could submit their stories to have it
made into real webisodes.
On July 19, 2003 she married actor Angelo Pagan. This was aired on the
VH1 series Inside Out. On June 16, 2004, she gave birth to a daughter,
Sofia Bella a day after her 34th birthday. This was chronicled on the
VH1 documentary Inside Out: Leah Remini the Baby Special. Remini was
also showcased on The Rachael Ray Show during a period of time she was
trying to wean her child of pacifiers and drinking from a bottle.
Fat Ass: Leah Remini's weight has varied widely after the
birth of her daughter, she was heard to lament on an episode of Fat
Actress. Viewers of the King of Queens might note that Remini gained
weight when she got pregnant during the middle seasons of the show, but
lost the weight by the show's 9th and final season.
Leah Remini currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her family
and her dog Blue. Remini is also good friends with Jennifer Lopez and
her husband Marc Anthony.
Leah Remini is a member of the Church of Scientology.
This Leah Remini Biography Page is Copyright © 2004 - 2009 Chuck Ayoub
