Maria Menounos became known as a television host, journalist and actress. She is known for being a radio correspondent on Access Hollywood and Extra. The American actress has worked tirelessly in the industry and has created an impressive career for herself.
Who is Maria Menounos? Biography,
Born June 8, 1978, Maria Menounosa grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. Although she was American by birth, Maria Menounos was born to Greek parents, Costas and Litsa Menounos, who worked as janitors at a nightclub. For his secondary education, Menounos attended Medford High School.
At age 17, Menounos began competing in beauty pageants such as Miss Massachusetts Teen USA and Miss Teen USA. She won the Miss Massachusetts title but came out in the top 15 Miss Teen USA. She then attended Emerson College in Boston, where she graduated in 2000.
Maria started working as a correspondent with Entertainment Tonight and it opened doors to bigger opportunities and platforms. She even had acting roles for series and movies such as Without a Trace, My Extra Miles and Fantastic Four to mention a few.
Besides being a TV host and actress, Maria Menounos is an occasional professional wrestler, mostly involved in tag team matches. The American actress is also involved in humanitarian projects, having founded Take Action Hollywood. The project was inspired by her trip to South Africa where she reported on the effects of the AIDS crisis. Also Cosmo Girl Cup was launched to reward a group of teenagers who have a positive impact on their communities.
Net worth of Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos has an estimated net worth of around $9 million. This amount is the product of a flourishing career that began when Maria Menounos worked as a reporter for Channel One News while in her final year at Emerson. In 2002, she worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight where she mainly reported on movies, music and fashion. In order to focus on her acting career, she retired from the program in 2005.
In the same year, she played a nurse in Fantastic Four. His voice and likeness were also used for the video game James Bond 007: From Russia with Love. Away from acting, Maria directed the film Longtime Listener which starred Wilmer Valderrama. Her passion for cinema would see her produce an independent film Land of Happy Misfires with Keven Undergaro, while he was at university. But the film negative was stolen and the project was not completed. However, years later, she completely recovered and restored the film using her personal funds. She then co-founded an online entertainment network with Keven Undergaro.
In 2007, Maria hosted the Clash of the Choirs reality game series. In 2009, the entertainment reporter who has always been a WWE fan makes his first October appearance. Since then, she has been actively involved in wrestling teaming up with several female wrestlers such as Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox, and Eve Torres.
In 2011, she joined Warner Bros’ Extra which she hosted alongside Mario Lopez. His work on Extra was recognized with a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Activities Program. In 2013, she started her own interview series called Conversations with Maria Menounos. The following year, her reality series – Chasing Maria Menounos premiered on Oxygen Network. That same year, she signed a multi-year contract with E! Entertainment host and produce shows. But in 2017, Menounos had to retire from showbiz because he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Is Maria Menounos married? Who is her husband?
Maria Menounos is currently married to her longtime lover and collaborator, Keven Undergaro. The director and producer professed his love for Maria and offered her Live on the Howard Stern Show in 2016. The following year, Menounos had to undergo surgery to end his battle with a brain tumor. A few months later, the couple got married on December 31, 2017 in Times Square, New York.
Keven Undergaro, born November 16, 1967 is a director, producer and writer. As a young boy growing up in Massachusetts, he showed an interest in video games, film and television.
Keven attended Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire where he majored in history. After school, he did not see himself engaged in regular work, so he pursued his ambition of working in Hollywood. He first worked as a carnival worker and slept in trucks to secure funds to travel to Los Angeles. When he arrived in LA, he landed the job of editor of MTV. Singled Out. He ventured into making independent films, but then went bankrupt. At this point, Keven met 19-year-old Maria Menounos, who started collaborating. He created AfterBuzz TV, which has become one of the largest online broadcasting networks in the world, with Maria Menounos as co-founder. He also created Black Hollywood Live, Cercle du livre and The Popcorn Talk Network.
Height, weight, measurements
The Greek-American actress is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 52 kg. She has a remarkable slender figure which she maintains with a healthy diet and working out regimen. Her total measurements are 34-23-26 all in inches.
Although many people are quick to compliment her physique, Maria sees her smile as the most important aspect of her appearance.
