Leah Remini Bio - Leah Remini Biography

Leah Remini: Biography

Birth Date: June 15,1970
Birth Place: Bensonhurst,Brooklyn,NY
Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Father: George Remini (divorced)
Mother: Vicki Marshall
Sister: Nicole Remini; born 1969
Half-sister: Christine; born 1970
Half-sister: Elizabeth; born 1976
Half-sister: Stephanie; born 1978
Half-sister: Shannon; born 1984

Height: 5'3"

Nationality: American

Marital Status: Married to singer/actor Angelo Pagan (July 19,2003-present)

Children:daughter,Sofia Bella,with husband Angelo Pagan, 3 stepsons [Angelo's children from a previous marriage]

Religion:Scientology

Extra Facts

-Her Mother is Jewish/Austrian and her Father is Italian (Sicilian).
-Then moved to Florida after mother's divorce.
-Moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister at the age of 13.
-Leah left school at 14.
-She had a variety of jobs, such as waitressing, phone sales, cashier, selling car insurance, and as a telemarketer for a solar heating company.
-Her mother owns a reastaurant in Los Angeles.
-She had auditioned for the role of Monica on Friends.

In July 2006, Leah was one of the first few privileged Hollywood stars to see Suri, the daughter of fellow Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.(edit)
Leah Remini recently appeared on MTV Cribs, revealing her mansion.(edit)
Leah has one full sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), and four half-sisters: Shannon (born 1984), Stephanie (born 1978), Elizabeth (born 1976), and Christine (born 1970)(edit)
Her mother Vicki Marshall, was a high school principal.(edit)
In 1999, Leah appeared in straight-to-video release Follow Your Heart.(edit)
Leah appeared in the movie Old School (2003) as Lara Campbell. (edit)
She is very close to her mother.(edit)
Leah had to audition seven times for her role in Living Dolls.(edit)
When Leah was growing up she wanted to become a singer.(edit)
Leah has been known to respond to fan letters with pamphlets and other materials encouraging her fans to join the Scientology religion, saying that it has made her a very happy person.(edit)
Leah gained around 80lbs while she was pregnant.(edit)
She quit tap dancing at 12 after realising there wasn't a market for it.(edit)
Leah was recently named by US Weekly magazine as one of the best-dressed at the recent Emmy Awards.(edit)
She has a dog called Blue.(edit)
She was once advised to drop her Brooklyn accent, but refused.(edit)
In May 2002, She joined the nationally syndicated Don and Mike radio show. (edit)
In December 2005, she helped promote the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum, which puts forth a conspiracy theory connecting Adolf Hitler to the psychiatric profession.(edit)
Her weight has naturally varied widely since becoming pregnant, in fact she was heard to lament on an episode of Fat Actress.(edit)
Her father was the owner of an asbestos company.(edit)
Leah has had a variety of jobs , waitressing, selling car insurance, and as a telemarketer for a solar heating company.(edit)
Her first ever speaking line was in an episode of Head of the class.(edit)
Her husband has appeared in an episode of The King Of Queens.(edit)
Leah is one of the few people who read their own fanmail.(edit)
Her father is Sicilian, her mother Austrian/Jewish.(edit)
She is good friends with Tom Cruise(edit)
She was described by Kevin James as having "the mouth of a construction worker in the body of a model."

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She worked with personal trainer Gina Lombardi to lose 20 pounds for her role in "Fired Up". (edit)
She is a firm believer in Scientology.(edit)
She likes to listen to R&B, Gospel, Salsa, and Oldies.(edit)
She met her husband at a club.(edit)
She is 5 ft. 3 in. tall.(edit)
She ranked #19 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002.(edit)
She moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister at the age of 13, and left school at 14.(edit)
She shares a birthday with Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Hunt, Shane Stanley, Ice Cube and Courteney Cox.(edit)
She is half Italian and half Russian.(edit)
She is married to singer, Angelo Pagan.
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She played the voice of the character Grace Nakimura in the 1993 computer game Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. (edit)
A documentary of her wedding was aired on VH1 series Insideout on june 16 2004.(edit)
Her Astrological sign is Gemini.(edit)
She married longtime boyfriend Angelo Pagan on July 19,2003 in Las Vegas.(edit)
She auditioned for the role of Monica on Friends.(edit)

Leah: Cleanliness, cologne, genuineness, attentiveness, integrity - all very sexy to me in a man. Compliments that come out of nowhere are sexy. I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies.(edit)
Leah: But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue.(edit)
Leah: Men have just come up to me and asked for my number right away. That doesn't work. You have to know somebody and have a conversation.(edit)
Leah: I think that's the thing that helped me the most growing up... feeling that I didn't have to lash out at her by doing drugs or whatever.(edit)
Leah: Men stop trying after a while and get lazy.(edit)
Leah: I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.(edit)
Leah: Jane Jetson - I didn't respect her. She allowed her daughter to be kinda slutty.(edit)
Leah: I loved I Love Lucy. I loved their relationship, because he was so tolerant of her. (edit)
Leah: Although I do have a sailor's mouth, it's not attractive to me to hear men cursing. That kinda talk is not charming. (edit)
Leah: I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to.(edit)
Leah: I love police officers, firemen, the usual girl stuff... And I like talking dirty..I do.(edit)
Leah: (Responding to critisism of Scientology) If somebody is going to get turned off about something because of what they read or heard, then that person's not smart enough to even enter a church. If you're really against something, then know what you're against.(edit)