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• Samantha Harris is an actress and TV presenter most known for co-hosting NBC's Dancing with the Stars along with Tom Bergeron.

  Harris is headed to Broadway for a six week stint in the show Chicago beginning on July 7, 2009. She has been cast in the role of Roxie Hart.I'm Not Obsessed: Samantha Harris To Join Chicago Cast On Broadway (May 21, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Samantha Harris Shapiro
  2. Born: November 27, 1973
  3. Birthplace: Hopkins, Minnesota
  4. Born Jewish
  5. Attended: Northwestern University
  6. Degree: Bachelor of Science in journalism
  7. Husband: Financial wholesaler Michael Hess
  8. Daughter: Josselyn Sydney Hess, born on September 23, 2007
  9. Appeared in Muscle & Fitness: HERS, FHM, SELF and SHAPE magazines
  10. Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's E! News
  11. The host of THS Investigates
  12. Substitute host and correspondent for The Insider
  13. Appeared on Palmer's cocoa butter commercial
  14. Supports cancer research
  15. July 2009: Cast in the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway show Chicago
  16. Resides in Los Angeles, California

• Film and Television

  • 1996: D3: The Mighty Ducks as Cindy
  • 1997: George of the Jungle as Ursula's Friend
  • 1998: The Paperboy as Nita Fischetti
  • 1999: Drop Dead Gorgeous as Miss Burnsville
  • 2000: Beautiful as Miss Minnesota
  • 2001: Surviving Gilligan's Island as Dawn Wells
  • 2002: Player$ as Host
  • 2003: The Next Joe Millionaire as Hostess
  • 2005: THS Investigates as Host
  • 2006-2009: Dancing with the Stars as Host
  • 2007-2009: Entertainment Tonight

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  Dancing with the Stars | Tom Bergeron | Dancing with the Stars Spoilers

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