Samantha Brown
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Brown in 2006
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Samantha Elizabeth Brown March 31, 1970 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | TV personality, TV show host |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin O'Leary (2006-present) |
| Children | Ellis James, Elizabeth Mae (twins, b. 2013) |
| Website | Samantha-Brown.com |
Samantha Elizabeth Brown (born March 31, 1970) is an American television host, notable for her work as the host of several Travel Channel shows including Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Vacation Homes, Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Great Weekends, Green Getaways, Passport to China, and Samantha Brown's Asia. As of 2012 Samantha Brown has made her own travel luggage called Samantha Brown: Travel America. Brown is known for her perky disposition. She is currently a resident of Brooklyn, New York.
Brown was born in Dallas, Texas, but her family soon moved to New Castle, New Hampshire, where she grew up and graduated from Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire. She performed with Music and Drama Company with award winning designer Brian Sidney Bembridge; took 12 years of voice lessons; attended Chapman University, and transferred to Syracuse University to study musical theater. As stated in one of her episodes in Passport to Europe, she is of Scottish and German descent.
On January 17, 2013 she and husband Kevin O’Leary welcomed twins, a son, Ellis James, and a daughter, Elizabeth Mae, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brown's early career included working in commercials, notably playing the spokesperson "Wendy Wire" for a company called Century Cable. She appeared in the HP Pavilion "Computer is Personal Again" commercials. Additionally, she is the spokesperson for ECCO shoes. and was also a spokesperson in a 2009 commercial for Cedar Point amusement park. She is involved in the comedy sketch group "Mouth", based in New York, where she has lived for over 12 years.
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