Brianne Leary

Born

1957-07-28

Birthplace

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Biography

Brianne Banigan Leary is an American actress and inventor. She co-hosted the Disney Channel's second season of Walt Disney World Inside Out with George Foreman and J.D. Roth. She also hosted Animal Planet's Petsburgh, USA. Her mother was the Assistant City Editor for the Arizona Daily Star and she is cousin to writer Timothy Leary. When in High School at Canyon Del Oro - in Tucson, Arizona - she was a gymnastics champion, finishing in the top three at the State Championship in 1974. She first appeared on television as a contestant on Match Game '76. She won several games over the four episodes in which she appeared, earning a total of $9,050. She came back to the show three years later as a celebrity panelist, becoming the only person to appear on the 1970s incarnation as both a contestant and a panelist.