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. is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Hopkins is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... For the current season, see Dancing with the Stars (US season 5). ... Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American television personality and a popular one-time game show host, best known to the public as the host of Americas Funniest Home Videos, which he has hosted since 2001, as well as the TV game show Hollywood...

Background

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. Hopkins is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Renaissance Fair (or Renaissance Faire) sometimes referred to as a Renaissance festival, is an outdoor weekend gathering drawing on themes from pop culture perceptions of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, strongly mediated through the entertainment media and comics. ...

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. is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the video game based on the American series, see Dancing with the Stars (video game) Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Andrew Drew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer and actor. ...

Harris had a Jewish upbringing^[1] and received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, graduating with honors in 1996. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... B.S. redirects here. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism (often just called Medill) is one of the premier journalism, integrated marketing, and media schools in the United States. ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Harris currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband Michael Hess, a financial wholesaler, and their daughter Josselyn Sydney Hess. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

TV hosting

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. E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... E! News is the E! networks nightly entertainment news show. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ...

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. Infotainment (a portmanteau of information and entertainment) refers to a general type of media broadcast program which provides a combination of current events news and feature news, or features stories. Infotainment also refers to the segments of programming in television news programs which overall consist of both hard news segments... Extra is an entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

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. FOX redirects here. ... Access Hollywood logo used 2001-2005 Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. ... AMC is a cable television network that primarily airs movies. ... This article is about the talk show. ...

Acting work

Her acting credits include Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python, Surviving Gilligan's Island, Reefer Madness!, The New "Hit" Musical (original cast), Beautiful, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and others. Look up beautiful in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ...

Modeling

Harris has modeled as a three-time cover girl for Muscle & Fitness: HERS, and for FHM,^[2] SELF and SHAPE magazines, as well as various ads and commercials. She is also featured in the December 2006 issue of FHM magazine. Self magazine is an American magazine specializing in fitness, health and nutrition for women. ... Look up shape in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Charities

Harris supports cancer research and volunteers for charity events such as the Revlon Run/Walk and What A Pair. Cancer research is research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure. ...

References

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External links

• Official Website
  • Samantha Harris at the Internet Movie Database