NeNe Leakes Biography
NeNe Leakes (born Linnethia Monique Johnson) is an American television personality, actress, presenter, author, and fashion designer best known for her performances in the Fox comedy-drama series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Glee. She is also recognized for her eleven seasons as an original cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and her recurring role as Roz Washington on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee (2008-15, 2017-20).
NeNe Leakes Career
She is an American actress, presenter, businesswoman, author, and fashion designer. Roz Washington, a recurrent character on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee, is her most well-known role. She was raised in Athens, Georgia, after being born in Queens, New York. She is well known for her ten seasons on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008-15, 2017-20) as an original cast member. Leakes also had a series regular role on the NBC sitcom The New Normal as Rocky Rhoades until the show was canceled in 2013. She was a contestant on NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She made her Broadway debut in 2014 as Madame in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and she appeared in Chicago in 2015.
She was a regular panelist on ABC’s remake of the 1950s game show To Tell the Truth. In addition to her television appearances, Leakes had a clothing line on Home Shopping Network before opening her SWAGG boutiques in select cities across the country. After meeting casting director Robi Reed-Humes before meeting the creators of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Leakes had already been on TV shows such as The Parkers. In 2003, she played a stripper in the film The Fighting Temptations, which also starred Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé. However, none of her scenes make it into the final version of the film.
Leakes made her first appearance as an original cast member on The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008. She and Denene Millner co-wrote the book Never Make the Same Mistake Twice after the first season. For the first seven seasons, Leakes was a main cast member. Leakes revealed in June 2015 that she would not be returning for the eighth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Leakes, on the other hand, appeared in a supporting role on season 8 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, apparently getting her full salary from the previous seven seasons. For the tenth through twelfth seasons, Leakes returned to the show as a full-time housewife. Leakes announced her departure from The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2020.
Leakes has also made the leap to scripted television, starring as Rocky Roades, a secretary in the NBC sitcom The New Normal. In the third season of Ryan Murphy’s show Glee, Leakes played synchronized swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist Coach Roz Washington in a recurring role. Leakes appeared on the eleventh season of Donald Trump’s NBC show Celebrity Apprentice in 2011. After an incident with fellow cast member Star Jones on the eleventh episode of Celebrity Apprentice, Leakes walked off the set.
Leakes has participated in Betty White’s Off Their Rockers and The Price Is Right, as well as guest hosting Anderson Live and The Talk. She was revealed as one of the celebrities competing in the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars on March 4, 2014. In Las Vegas, Leakes portrayed the Mistress of Sensuality in Cirque du Soleil: Zumanity, a resident show. On November 25, 2014, she made her Broadway debut as Madame in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. She stayed in the role until January 3, 2015, when the show ended. She was cast as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago on Broadway for four weeks in November 2015. In April 2020, Leakes released a song called “Come and Get This Hunni.”
NeNe Leakes Entertainment, a television production firm, was formed by Leakes. Along with True Entertainment, the firm produced Leakes’ spin-off series I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding, which premiered on September 17, 2013.
Leakes revealed in February 2014 that she would be launching a clothing line later that year. Leakes debuted the Nene Leakes Collection on the Home Shopping Network on July 28, 2014. (HSN). Leakes stated in March 2016 that she would be touring the United States in a one-woman comedy tour dubbed “So Nasty, So Rude,” after one of her catchphrases. The tour began in April, and many of the dates were sold out.
Leakes opened the first SWAGG Boutique in Duluth, Georgia, in November 2017, and it will close in August 2020. SWAGG Boutique quickly extended to Maryland’s MGM National Harbor and Miami Beach, both of which are still up and running. In October 2020, Leakes stated on Instagram that she would be opening a lounge in Duluth, Georgia. The Linnethia Lounge, named after Leakes’ maiden name, opens in May 2021. Among others who have appeared and performed are Keke Wyatt and Tamar Braxton.
NeNe Leakes Age
How old is NeNe? She is 54 years old as of 2021. She was born Linnethia Monique “NeNe” Leakes on 13 December 1967 in Queens, New York, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 13th of December every year.
NeNe Leakes Education
Leakes graduated from high school in her senior year. After graduating from high school, she went on to get a bachelor’s degree at a public US state university.
NeNe Leakes Nationality | Ethnicity
What ethnicity is Leakes? she belongs to the mixed ethnicity/heritage, NeNe was born in Queens, New York, United States and she holds African American nationality.
NeNe Leakes Height
How tall is Leakes? The American TV presenter stands at a height of 5 Foot 7 Inches and weighs 65kg.
NeNe Leakes Family | Parents
Monique Johnson was born in the New York City borough of Queens. She was one of her parents’ five children, and she and one of her brothers were sent to live with an aunt in Athens, Georgia, while her mother cared for the other three.
NeNe Leakes Husband | Married
Leakes was married to Gregg Leakes until 2010, when the two separated and divorced on September 29, 2011. In January 2013, the two reconciled and confirmed their engagement. On June 22, 2013, NeNe and Gregg remarried. Gregg was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in June 2018, however, he was declared cancer-free in May 2019. She reported in June 2021 that his cancer had returned and that he was recovering in the hospital after surgery. Gregg Leakes died on September 1, 2021, at the age of 66, from colon cancer.
NeNe Leakes Wedding
On June 22, 2013, NeNe and Gregg wedded at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta. I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding, a spin-off from Bravo, captured their wedding planning and ceremony.
NeNe Leakes Children
The two are parents to two amazing children, Bryson Rashard Bryant, Brentt Leakes.
NeNe Leakes Salary
How much does she earn? The amazing mother of two has an estimated salary of $1 million per year.
NeNe Leakes Net Worth
Leakes has an estimated net worth of $14 Million which she has earned through being a television personality, actress, presenter, author, and fashion designer.
