Lara Spencer Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9¾ in |
Weight | 62 kg |
Date of Birth | June 19, 1969 |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Spouse | Rick McVey |
Lara Spencer is an American TV presenter, author, and producer known for being the co-anchor of Good Morning America. She has been active since 1999 and has been associated with the GMA team. Lara is a wonderful presenter and an interesting personality. She has appeared on numerous shows such as Gary Unmarried, Ron Russell’s Set the Record Straight, and Entertainment Tonight. She has a huge social media fan base with more than 400k followers on Instagram and more than 300k followers on Twitter.
Born Name
Lara Christine Von Seelen
Nick Name
Lara
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Garden City, Long Island, New York, United States
Residence
1961 Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
She attended Garden City High School and graduated in 1987. She later went to Pennsylvania State University and graduated in 1991 in Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism
Occupation
TV Presenter
Family
- Father – Richard von Seelen (Retired as the president of the North American division of Pringle of Scotland)
- Mother – Carolyn
Manager
Lara Spencer is represented by William Morris Endeavor.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9¾ in or 177 cm
Weight
62 kg or 136.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Lara Spencer has dated –
- David Haffenreffer (1999-2015) – She started dating real estate broker David Haffenreffer in 1999. After dating for almost a year, the couple got married on September 30, 2000. The couple was married for almost 15 years before their divorce was finalized in June 2015. They have 2 kids together named David and Katherine Paige.
- Rick McVey (2016-Present) – Spencer later started dating Rick McVey, a 60-year-old businessman in 2016. The duo was engaged for almost 7 months before they tied the knot on September 1, 2018.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Attractive smile
- Her way of talking is very engaging.
Best Known For
Being a well-known TV presenter and for her work as a co-anchor for ABC’s Good Morning America
First TV Show
She made her TV show debut on Antiques Roadshow in January 2004.
Lara Spencer Favorite Things
- Food – Bar Pizza from Eddie’s Pizza, New York
- Sport – Tennis
- Books – Everybody’s Got Something
Source – FavoriteOf.com, Shape, ABC
Lara Spencer Facts
- She has 3 dogs named Harry, Dandy, and Coco.
- Lara has been a diver in her high school days. Also, her expertise could be measured on the scale of her national ranking as an All-American diver. She was also honored in her college days for the same.
- Lara was also a good athlete and had participated in many competitions in her high school days. She got her scholarship at Penn State University on the base of her athletic skills.
- Lara has a passion for making new things out of old things and her project Flea Market Flip is a reflection of the same.
- She is a host as well as the producer for her project Flea Market Flip.
- She started her career as a volunteer with the NBC page program.
- Lara is also the author of I Brake for Yard Sales which was published in April 2012. After the success of her book, she also produced a TV Movie of the same name.
- She has 3 stepchildren also.
- She can be followed on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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