What is Leah Remini’s net worth and salary?
Leah Remini is an American actress, author, and activist who has a net worth of $25 million. Remini is best known for her portrayal of Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom “The King of Queens,” and from 2016 to 2019, she hosted and co-produced the Emmy-winning A&E series “Leah Remini: Scientology and Consequences”. She has appeared in dozens of TV shows and movies, including “Kevin Can Wait,” “Saved by the Bell” and “Old School.”
Youth
Leah Remini was born Leah Marie Remini on June 15, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Vicki, was a teacher and her father, George, owned an asbestos removal company. She grew up with sister Nicole and half-sisters Stephanie, Shannon, Elizabeth and Christine. Stephanie died of cancer in 2013.
Remini was raised Catholic, but her mother began dating a member of the Church of Scientology when Leah was 9, and she soon joined the organization. Vicki, Leah and Nicole moved to Clearwater, Florida to live in a Scientology compound, then moved to Los Angeles when Leah was 13. Remini dropped out of school at 14 to focus on acting.
Career
Leah’s first acting role was an appearance in “Head of the Class” in 1988, followed by a role in “Who’s the Boss?” in 1989. He was then cast in a movie called “Who’s the Boss?” spin-off called “Living Dolls” with Halle Berry; the show lasted 12 episodes. In 1991, Remini played Stacey Carosi in 6 episodes of Saved by the Bell. She also appeared in ‘Cheers’, ‘Friends’, ‘Evening Shade’, ‘NYPD Blue’ and many other shows before landing ‘King of Queens’ which ran for 9 seasons and 207 episodes (1998-2007). She teamed up with ‘King of Queens’ co-star Kevin James again in 2017 when she joined the cast of his CBS show ‘Kevin Can Wait’.
Leah also co-hosted “The Talk” from 2010 to 2011 and competed on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2013, finishing in fifth place. Remini has also appeared in several films, alongside Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson in ‘Old School’, Ed Helms and Tracy Morgan in ‘The Clapper’ and Jeff Garlin and Natasha Lyonne in ‘Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie’ . “. .”
In January 2020, Remini’s production company No Seriously Productions signed a first-look deal with Critical Content to develop unscripted content. The first project, an anthology documentary series called “Seeking Justice,” focuses on organizations that perpetuated physical, mental, and sexual abuse.
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Scientology
Leah has spent more than 3 decades in the Church of Scientology and has been outspoken about the organization’s practices since leaving in 2013, particularly their hookup policy. Because of this policy, Remini’s family left the Church of Scientology rather than sever ties with it.
In 2015, Leah wrote the book Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, which received rave reviews and reached #1 on The New York Times Bestseller list. The following year, she began hosting “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” which won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational or Special Series in 2017.
Personal life
Remini married actor Angelo Pagan on July 19, 2003, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, and they welcomed daughter Sofia on June 16, 2004. Pagan also has 3 sons from a previous marriage. Leah and Angelo appeared on their own TLC reality show, “Leah Remini: It’s All Relative” from 2014 to 2015. The show ran for 26 episodes and featured appearances by several of Leah’s relatives, including mother Vicki, father. stepson George and sister Shannon.
Remini enjoys philanthropic work and supports CHILD USA, Donors Choose, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project and many other charities.
immobility
Leah lives in a 9,300 square foot mansion in Studio City, California. She paid $3.75 million for the home in 2003 and it includes 5 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. As of 2019, the home was estimated at $8.5 million.
