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On June 16, 2004 Leah gave birth to her first daughter
Sofia Bella.
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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.
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Leah Remini recently appeared on
MTV Cribs, revealing her mansion.
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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).
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Her mother Vicki Marshall, was a high school principal.
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In 1999, Leah appeared in straight-to-video release Follow Your Heart.
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Leah appeared in the movie Old School (2003) as Lara Campbell.
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She is very close to her mother.
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Leah had to audition seven times for her role in
Living Dolls.
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When Leah was growing up she wanted to become a singer.
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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.
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Leah gained around 80lbs while she was pregnant.
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She quit tap dancing at 12 after realizing there wasn't a market for it.
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Leah was recently named by US Weekly magazine as one of the best-dressed at the recent Emmy Awards.
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She has a dog called Blue.
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She was once advised to drop her Brooklyn accent, but refused.
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In May 2002, She joined the nationally syndicated Don and Mike radio show.
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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.
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Her weight has naturally varied widely since becoming pregnant, in fact she was heard to lament on an episode of
Fat Actress.
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Her father was the owner of an asbestos company.
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Leah has had a variety of jobs, waitressing, selling car insurance, and as a telemarketer for a solar heating company.
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Her first ever speaking line was in an episode of Head of the Class.
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Leah is one of the few people who read their own fan mail.
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Her father is Sicilian, her mother Austrian/Jewish.
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She is good friends with Tom Cruise.
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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".
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She is a firm believer in Scientology.
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She likes to listen to R&B, Gospel, Salsa, and Oldies.
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She met her husband at a club.
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She is 5 ft. 3 in. tall (1.60 meters).
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She ranked #19 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002.
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She moved to Los Angeles with her mother and sister at the age of 13, and left school at 14.
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She shares a birthday with Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Hunt, Shane Stanley, Ice Cube and Courteney Cox.
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She is half Italian and half Russian.
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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.
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A documentary of her wedding was aired on VH1 series (Inside) Out on June 16 2004.
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Her Astrological sign is Gemini.
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She married longtime boyfriend Angelo Pagan on July 19,2003 in Las Vegas.
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She auditioned for the role of Monica on
Friends.