Samantha Brown

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Samantha Brown Wiki Biography

Samantha Elizabeth Brown was born on 31 March 1970, in Dallas, Texas USA, of German and Scottish descent. Samantha is a television host, best known to have hosted several Travel Channel shows over the course of her career, which have included “Great Hotels”, “Passport to Europe” and “Passport to Latin America”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Samantha Brown? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through her success as a television host. She’s also delved into business, releasing her own travel luggage brand called Samantha Brown: Travel America. She’s been a part of numerous projects, and as she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.

Samantha attended Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire, and after matriculating became a part of the Music and Drama Company. She also took voice lessons, and then attended Chapman University before transferring to Syracuse University, from where she would eventually graduate with a degree in musical theatre.

Early in her career, Brown appeared in a lot of commercials, and was a spokesperson for the company Century Cable. She also appeared in various HP Pavilion commercials, and became a spokesperson for ECCO shoes. In 1999, Travel Channel was looking for a host and held auditions, after which Samantha was chosen and would start travelling the world. She visits numerous vacation destinations and hotels around the world, often also describing activities that can be done in the area. She also showcases food while travelling for around 230 days in a year. According to an interview, it takes her an average of eight days to film an hour long episode, but these contribute substantially to her net worth.

Some of the other shows she has hosted as part of the Travel Channel include “Passport to Great Weekends”, “Great Vacation Homes” and “Girl Meets Hawaii”. Aside from her regular programming, she has also hosted several specials, including “Great Cruises: Freedom of the Seas” in which she was aboard the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. She also hosted other cruise shows in some of the largest and most expensive cruise lines in the world. In 2007, she hosted “Passport to Great Weekends” which showed her exploring 48-hour vacation sites around the United States. She also filmed “Passport to China” in Beijing.

In 2010, a program called “Samantha Brown’s 10th Anniversary Special” was released which commemorates her 10 years as a host of the channel. She then became a part of the series “Samantha Brown’s Asia”, and made a guest appearance in “The Price is Right”. She has also appeared in an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” and would do a promotional video of the Disney Resort in Hawaii. She would continue gaining numerous opportunities, with a few of her latest projects including “The Trip: 2014” and “The Trip: 2015” which has her travelling to several countries. She also hosts the series “50/50” with Chris Grundy.For her personal life, it is known that Samantha married Kevin O’Leary in 2006 and they welcomed fraternal twins in 2013.

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Samantha Brown Quick Info

Full Name Samantha Brown
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth March 31, 1970
Place Of Birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 1.6 m
Profession Television host
Education Syracuse University
Nationality American
Spouse Kevin O’Leary
Children Ellis James, Elizabeth Mae
Parents Elsie Mae Brown, Christopher D. Brown
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealSamanthaBrown
Twitter https://twitter.com/samanthabrown
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1757540/
Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series
Movies The Last Stand, Lift
TV Shows Passport to Europe, Great Hotels, Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends, Passport to Latin America, Samantha Brown’s Asia, Girl Meets Hawaii, Passport to Asia

Samantha Brown Important Facts

  • Transferred to Syracuse University.
  • Attended Chapman University.
  • Is of Scottish and German descent.
  • Gave birth to twins (her 1st & 2nd children) at age 42, a son Ellis James O’Leary & a daughter Elizabeth Mae O’Leary on January 17, 2013. Children’s father is her husband, Kevin O’Leary.
  • Although on TV she is often seen getting massages, they are never full massages. They usually last as long as the segment shown.
  • In January 2006, she announced her engagement to Kevin O’Leary of Cambridge, Maryland, who is a specialist in computer servers.
  • Born in Dallas, Texas. Her family soon moved to Derry, New Hampshire, where she grew up and graduated from Pinkerton Academy. She took 12 years of voice lessons, attended Chapman University, and transferred to Syracuse University to study musical theater.
  • Spokeswoman in Champion Windows commercials based in Toledo, OH.
  • Born in Dallas, Texas, her family soon moved to New Castle, New Hampshire, where she grew up. Currently resides in New York City, New York.
  • Favorite movie: Cinema Paradiso (1988).

Samantha Brown Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Girl Meets Hawaii 2000-2001 TV Series 14 episodes Writer
Great Vacation Homes 1999 TV Series writer Writer
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Holiday Special 2011 TV Series Actress
Walt Disney World Holidays 2006 TV Movie Host Actress
Samantha Brown’s Inside the Suitcase 2010 TV Movie documentary co-executive producer Producer
Where’s Walnuts?! 2013 Short thanks Thanks
Travel Hacks 2016 TV Series Herself Self
The Trip 2016 2016 TV Movie Herself – Host Self
50/50 2015 TV Series Herself – Host Self
Metropolis 2015 TV Series Herself Self
The Trip: 2015 2015 TV Movie Herself Self
The Trip: 2014 2014 TV Movie documentary Herself – Host Self
Samantha Brown’s Cash Attack 2013 TV Series Herself – Host Self
Destination Showdown 2013 TV Series documentary Herself – Panelist Self
Trip of a Lifetime 2013 TV Movie documentary Herself – Host Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 2012 TV Movie Herself Self
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2011 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Best Places I’ve Ever Been: Disney Memories 2011 TV Movie Herself Self
Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends 2009-2010 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
Samantha Brown’s Greek Islands 2010 TV Movie Herself – Host Self
The Price Is Right 2010 TV Series Herself Self
Fanathon 2010 TV Movie Herself Self
Vancouver 2010 TV Movie Herself Self
Samantha Brown’s Inside the Suitcase 2010 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Disney Parks Christmas Parade Special 2009 TV Special documentary Herself Self
Samantha Brown: Passport to China 2008 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
Disney Holiday Magic with Samantha Brown 2007 TV Special documentary Herself Self
Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America 2007 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
Passport to Green Getaways 2007 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 2006 TV Special Herself Self
Great Cruises: Freedom of the Seas with Samantha Brown 2006 TV Movie Herself Self
Passport to Europe 2005 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
America’s Best Beaches 2004 2004 TV Special Herself / Host Self
Great Hotels 2002 TV Series documentary Herself – Host Self
Girl Meets Hawaii 2000-2001 TV Series Herself Self
Great Vacation Homes 1999 TV Series Herself – Host Self

Samantha Brown Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2008 Daytime Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Series Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America (2007) Won
2008 Daytime Emmy Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Series Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America (2007) Nominated