Mark Steines
| Mark Steines | |
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Steines interviewing Julia Stiles in 2007
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| Born |
June 7, 1964 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Iowa |
| Occupation | Journalist/Anchor, Actor |
| Years active | 1990s – present |
| Height | 1.83 |
| Children | Kai Harper and Avery James |
| Relatives | Mike Steines (brother) |
Mark Anthony Steines (born June 7, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist and actor who was host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight from 2004 to 2012, joining the program on August 24, 1995. He left the show on July 27, 2012. He now hosts a new show with Debbie Matenopoulos called The Home and Family Show which airs on Hallmark Channel.
Steines was born in Dubuque, Iowa, one of two sons. He graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He then went to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on a football scholarship, graduating with a B.A. in radio and television.
Steines has competed four times in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the most recent being in 2013. According to records kept by the event’s celebrity coordinator, The Celebrity Source, Gene Hackman and Bruce Jenner are the only celebrities who have competed more times than Steines in the 38 year history of the race.
He married former Entertainment Tonight correspondent and Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett on the island of Kauai on July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Kai Harper and Avery James ("AJ"). In January 2013 Steines and Cornett officially announced that they were seeking a divorce after 17 years of marriage.
On August 20, 2016, Mark married Julie Freyermuth in a surprise ceremony (to their guests) at his LA home. Mark met Julie a year earlier when she was a guest on his Hallmark TV show, Home and Family.
After graduation Steines worked in the newsroom at KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa, rising up the ranks to reporter and photographer. He then moved on to KSPR-TV in Springfield, Missouri, where he was the sports anchor until 1991. His career led him to KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, California, and ESPN assignments. Steines was awarded two Emmys and a Golden Mike Award for work he did on KCAL specials.
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