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Leah Remini

Highest Rated: 60% Old School (2003)

Lowest Rated: 20% The Clapper (2017)

Birthday: Jun 15, 1970

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Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Leah Remini built a career in sitcoms and, even when controversy threatened to derail her career, kept making audiences laugh. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Los Angeles in her early teens and began pursuing acting soon after. She landed guest appearances on "Head of the Class" (ABC, 1986-91) and "Who's the Boss?" (ABC, 1984-92). The actress was cast as one of the leads, alongside Halle Berry, in the short-lived modeling comedy "Living Dolls" (ABC, 1989). Despite the show's cancellation, she continued making regular appearances, including a memorable guest arc on the teen comedy "Saved by the Bell" (NBC, 1989-93) as the summer love interest of Mark-Paul Gosselaar's Zack. Similarly, she had a showy guest turn on the hit sitcom "Cheers" (NBC, 1982-93) playing the daughter of Rhea Perlman's Carla. She tried again, unsuccessfully, at leading a sitcom in "First Time Out" (The WB, 1995), but had a slightly longer run with "Fired Up" (NBC, 1997-98) opposite Sharon Lawrence. Remini finally found the right formula when she joined Kevin James and Jerry Stiller on "King of Queens" (CBS, 1998-2007). Playing the long-suffering wife of James' delivery driver, she saw her profile jump considerably. After the sitcom ended, she became one of the original hosts of the daytime talk show "The Talk" (CBS, 2010- ). Remini was let go after the first year, however, and ended up in a very public feud with fellow host Sharon Osborne over her dismissal. In 2013, the actress went public with her split from the Church of Scientology, which she had been a member of since childhood. She eventually wrote a memoir on the experience, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology. She quickly became the face of any anti-Scientology stories. The actress returned to working in sitcoms, starring in "Family Tools" (ABC, 2013) and joining the cast of "The Exes" (TV Land, 2011-15). In 2017, she reteamed with James in the sitcom "Kevin Can Wait" (CBS, 2016-18), but the duo couldn't replicate the success of "King of Queens." On the big screen, Remini joined Jennifer Lopez for the comedy "Second Act" (2018). The actress also produced and hosted the series "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" (A&E, 2016-19) showcasing other former church members.

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Highest rated movies

60% 86% Old School
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44% 44% Second Act Watchlist 20% 33% The Clapper Watchlist 32% Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie Watchlist
Follow Your Heart
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Star Witness
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28% Mad Families
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Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
44% 44% Second Act Joan (Character) $39.2M 2018
20% 33% The Clapper Proudcer Louise (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 32% Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie Esta (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 28% Mad Families Cheyenne (Character) - 2017
60% 86% Old School Lara (Character) $74.6M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Follow Your Heart Angie LaRocca (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks Segan Cruz (Voice) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Star Witness Unknown (Character) - 1994

TV

Credit
28% 40% Kevin Can Wait Vanessa Cellucci (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2017-2018 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet People Puzzler Host 2021-2023
No Score Yet 58% So You Think You Can Dance Judge 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest,
Host
2014 2016 2018 2021-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nick Cannon Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2013-2014 2016 2018 2021
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dr. Oz Show Guest 2015-2016 2020
No Score Yet 45% The Masked Singer Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dancing With the Stars Guest,
Contestant
2013 2015 2019
No Score Yet 94% Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath Unknown (Character),
Executive Producer
2016-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2019
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2014-2016 2018
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2014-2015 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Match Game Guest 2016-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: The Conversation Continues Unknown (Character) 2017
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2017
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017
41% 61% Chelsea Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Real Time With Bill Maher Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Kitchen Rules Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed Judge 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Unknown (Character),
Guest
2008 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet 20/20 Guest 2015
No Score Yet 76% The Exes Nicki (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2014-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Leah Remini: It's All Relative Self,
Executive Producer
2014-2015
No Score Yet 25% Repeat After Me Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Game Night Guest 2014
84% 74% RuPaul's Drag Race Judge 2014
13% No Score Yet Family Tools Terry Baumgardner (Character) 2013
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2010 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Host 2010-2011
No Score Yet 80% The King of Queens Carrie Heffernan (Character) 1998-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2001
17% No Score Yet Fired Up Terry Reynolds (Character) 1997-1998
83% 95% NYPD Blue Angela Bohi (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet First Time Out Unknown (Character) 1995
78% 93% Friends Lydia (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Commish Gail Ross (Guest Star) 1994
87% 95% Cheers Serafina Tortelli (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet 57% Saved by the Bell Stacey Carosi (Guest Star) 1991-1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hogan Family Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Living Dolls Charlie Briscoe (Character) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who's the Boss? Unknown (Guest Star) 1989