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Who Is Kathie Lee Gifford?

Kathie Lee Gifford spent several years pursing a career as a Christian singer. She was invited to Good Morning America when a producer heard her host an A.M. radio show. She joined Regis Philbin on The Morning Show in 1985, and the duo became an instant hit for their banter and chemistry. She co-hosted the fourth of Today show with Hoda Kotb for more than a decade.

Early Life

Kathryn Lee Epstein was born on August 16, 1953, in Paris, France. Her father, Aaron Leon Epstein, was an American naval officer and weekend jazz saxophonist, and her mother, Joan (nee Cuttell), was a former naval secretary turned radio singer.

Kathie Lee and her two siblings, David and Michelle, grew up in France and several other European countries where their father was stationed. The family returned to the United States in 1957 and eventually settled in Bowie, Maryland, where Aaron Epstein worked as a newspaper distributor and insurance agent. He and his wife later became proprietors of a resort hotel.

One of her grandparents was Jewis

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