Amy Bruni

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Amy Bruni
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation Paranormal investigator
Years active2007–present
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Children1

Amy Bruni (born July 10, 1976) [1] [2] [3] is an American paranormal investigator and writer known for her appearances on the series Ghost Hunters and Kindred Spirits .

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Early life

Bruni was born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in a home in Alameda [3] [4] that she and her family believed was haunted. [5] [6] Bruni says she had her first paranormal experience in the home at age six. [7] "We had multiple experiences with spirits," Bruni recalled. "One time we had neighbors over for dinner and they were saying they didn’t believe in ghosts, and right then a picture came off the wall, hovered there for a second and crashed to the floor. They never set foot in the house again." [3] Her experiences in her childhood home inspired her to seek a career studying the supernatural. [5]

Career

Prior to pursuing a career as a paranormal investigator, Bruni worked as a project manager for a health insurance company in California. [3] "I led a very normal life...  It was a normal job, with benefits and everything." [3] In her free time, Bruni started a podcast in 2007 detailing her interest and experiences with the supernatural, which caught the attention of Ghost Hunters investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. [3] The two contacted Bruni via Myspace [8] and asked her to accompany them on an investigation in California, after which she joined the series as a team member. [3] [9] Her work on Ghost Hunters led her to relocate to the show's base in Rhode Island, where she settled in Portsmouth. [3] Bruni worked on the series for over one hundred episodes. [10] In 2014, Bruni left Ghost Hunters after completing the series' seventh season in order to spend more time with her daughter, who was then a toddler. [8]

Beginning in 2016, Bruni has worked as a paranormal investigator with Adam Berry on the Travel Channel series Kindred Spirits . [11] As of 2023, the series, which also features occasional appearances from psychic Chip Coffey, had completed seven seasons. [12]

In 2020, she published the book Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts, [13] which was a USA Today bestseller. [5]

Personal life

While filming an episode of Ghost Hunters in Rhode Island, Bruni met her partner, Jimmy. [3] [8] In 2012, she gave birth to their daughter, Charlotte. [14] As of 2024, Bruni resided on Rhode Island's Aquidneck Island. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Amy Bruni". TV Insider . TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ @amybruni (July 11, 2024). "Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday! It was very low key, just the way I like it..." Archived from the original on March 20, 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bodah, Paula M. (September 10, 2021). "Paranormal investigator Amy Bruni of Portsmouth explores evidence of the afterlife on Earth". The Newport Daily News . Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Amiable or malevolent, ghosts fascinate the 45-year-old, and she has spent a lifetime trying to understand them.
  4. ↑ Coelho, Jamie (October 15, 2020). "Reality TV Star Amy Bruni Spills on Her New Book". Rhode Island Monthly . Archived from the original on November 9, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Miller, G. Wayne (February 17, 2021). "RI local and star of 'Ghost Hunters' + 'Kindred Spirits' on her search for the paranormal". Providence Journal . Archived from the original on December 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ McGowan, Dan (October 29, 2020). "One of the world's most famous ghost hunters lives in Rhode Island - and she's got stories to tell". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on May 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Fadroski, Kelly Skye (October 21, 2020). "'Kindred Spirits' host Amy Bruni explains how to talk to ghosts, and shares a Queen Mary scare in new book". Los Angeles Daily News . Archived from the original on March 20, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 McHugh, Andrea E. (October 17, 2024). "The Two Sides of Supernatural Star Amy Bruni". Rhode Island Monthly . Archived from the original on January 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Amy Bruni: Walking With Ghosts". Downtown Wilkes-Barre. October 29, 2024. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ Angelo, Megan (June 12, 2013). "Ghost Hunters' Amy Bruni on Ghost-Hunting Pregnant, New Motherhood, and What to Do if You Have a Paranormal Visitor". Glamour . Archived from the original on November 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ Tremaine, Julie (October 28, 2022). "'Kindred Spirits' ghost hunters Amy Bruni and Adam Berry dish on haunted restaurants and the show's most famous Easter egg, 'ghost bread'". Yahoo! . Archived from the original on December 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Neale, April (January 17, 2023). "TV Talk exclusive: 'Kindred Spirits' paranormal team Amy Bruni, Chip Coffey and Adam Berry on living life with no regrets". The Idaho Press . Archived from the original on March 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ Davis, Allison P. (October 26, 2020). "Some Advice About Ghosts and Ghosting, From a Paranormal Investigator". The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 31, 2021.
  14. ↑ Grossman, Samantha (September 10, 2014). "Just a Toddler and a Basset Hound Having a Spirited Outdoor Dance Party". Time . Archived from the original on December 19, 2023.
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