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Leah Remini
Leah Remini’s acting career began with roles on shows including Who’s the Boss?, Living Dolls, The Man in the Family, Saved by the Bell and Cheers before she was cast as Carrie Heffernan on CBS’s The King of Queens. Remini starred on the sitcom for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007.
Remini was a cohost on the first season of CBS’s The Talk, which premiered in 2010. In 2013, Remini competed on season 17 of Dancing With the Stars, finishing in fifth place with her pro partner, Tony Dovolani. Remini’s TLC reality series, Leah Remini: It’s All Relative, premiered in 2014 and aired for two seasons. The actress reunited with her King of Queens costar Kevin James for Kevin Can Wait, which aired on CBS from 2016 to 2018. Remini replaced Matthew Morrison as a judge on the 17th season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2022.
Remini left the Church of Scientology in July 2013 and has been highly critical of the organization since her departure. She released her book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, in 2015 and her Emmy-winning series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, premiered on A&E in November 2016.
After seven years of dating, Remini married Angelo Pagan in July 2003. Remini became a stepmom to Pagan’s sons from previous relationships: Alex, Nicholas, and Angelo Jr. The couple welcomed daughter Sofia in June 2004.
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