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| − | '''Kathy Lee Gifford''' (born '''Kathie Lee Epstein''' 1953 - ) is a well-known [[conservative]] and [[evangelical Christian]] television personality and singer known for her perky demeanor, who co-hosted ''Live with Regis and Kathy Lee'' with [[Regis Philbin]] and still owns one-quarter of the daytime show. | + | '''Kathy Lee Gifford''' (born '''Kathie Lee Epstein''' 1953 - ) is a well-known [[conservative]] and [[evangelical Christian]] television personality and singer known for her perky demeanor, who co-hosted ''Live with Regis and Kathy Lee'' with [[Regis Philbin]] and still owns one-quarter of the daytime show. Raised in a [[Jewish]] home, Gifford embraced Christianity at age 12. Her brother is an [[evangelical Christian]] [[pastor]]. |
| − | Gifford has been married to the famous former [[NY Giants]] star player and former ABC television football announcer [[Frank Gifford]] since 1986. The couple has two children together | + | Gifford has been married to the famous former [[NY Giants]] star player and former ABC television football announcer [[Frank Gifford]] since 1986. The couple has two children together. Gifford credits her Christian faith with getting her through troubled times in her life. One of those difficult times involved an extra-marital liaison pre-arranged with a woman by editors of the ''Star'' tabloid against Gifford's husband, in 1997, that was set-up on tape and made public for at least the purpose of personally embarrassing Gifford. The Giffords' marriage weathered this difficult time. |
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Revision as of 19:45, September 30, 2009
Kathy Lee Gifford (born Kathie Lee Epstein 1953 - ) is a well-known conservative and evangelical Christian television personality and singer known for her perky demeanor, who co-hosted Live with Regis and Kathy Lee with Regis Philbin and still owns one-quarter of the daytime show. Raised in a Jewish home, Gifford embraced Christianity at age 12. Her brother is an evangelical Christian pastor.
Gifford has been married to the famous former NY Giants star player and former ABC television football announcer Frank Gifford since 1986. The couple has two children together. Gifford credits her Christian faith with getting her through troubled times in her life. One of those difficult times involved an extra-marital liaison pre-arranged with a woman by editors of the Star tabloid against Gifford's husband, in 1997, that was set-up on tape and made public for at least the purpose of personally embarrassing Gifford. The Giffords' marriage weathered this difficult time.