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Samantha Harris
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Samantha Harris Shapiro, born on November 27, 1973, in Hopkins, Minnesota, is an American TV presenter. Most notably, she is co-host of Dancing with the Stars with Tom Bergeron.

On September 23, 2007, Harris gave birth to her daughter Josselyn Sydney Hess and missed the season premiere of Dancing With The Stars for season five. She returned on October 15, 2007. Drew Lachey, winner of season two, filled in for the first three weeks of competition while Harris was out. Harris had a Jewish upbringing[1] and received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, graduating with honors in 1996. Harris, 5'4", currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband Michael Hess, a financial wholesaler, and their daughter.  

Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's E! News, and host of THS Investigates. In addition to writing, producing and reporting daily for E! News, she co-hosts the network's live award-show coverage for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys.

Harris has also appeared as a special correspondent on Good Morning America. Prior to joining E!, Harris served as a weekend co-host for the infotainment show Extra, where she interviewed hundreds of celebrities and served as an anchor for the show's Las Vegas bureau. Her other hosting credits include Fox's The Next Joe Millionaire and AMC Access (the shortlived spinoff of Access Hollywood produced for AMC). Additionally, she also served as a guest co-host on The View.  

Her acting credits include Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python, Surviving Gilligan's Island, Reefer Madness!, The New "Hit" Musical (original cast), Beautiful, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and others. Also on Palms cocoa butter commercial.  

Harris has modeled as a three-time cover girl for Muscle & Fitness: HERS, and for FHM, SELF and SHAPE magazines, as well as various ads and commercials. She is also featured in the December 2006 issue of FHM magazine.