Leslie Sansone

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Leslie Sansone
Born (1961-02-14) February 14, 1961 (age 64)
Other namesLeslie Sansone Tommelleo
Occupation Fitness instructor
Spouse
Joseph Bullano
(m. 1994)
Website lesliesansone.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Leslie Sansone (born February 14, 1961) is an American fitness instructor from New Castle, Pennsylvania. Since her first video was published in 1980, [1] she has released over a hundred DVDs and four books. [2] Sansone promotes walking exercises, [3] resulting in a business self-reported to be worth $200 million. [1]

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Early life and family

Sansone was born on February 14, 1961, [4] in New Castle, Pennsylvania. [2] She briefly studied engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and Youngstown State University before dropping out to work full-time as a fitness instructor. [4] Sansone has three children, the younger two of whom she had with Joseph Bullano, whom she married [4] in 1994.

References

  1. 1 2 Ellin, Abby (November 15, 2007). "The Fonda Factor" . The New York Times. p. G1. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Kerr, Suzy. "Biography for Leslie Sansone". Livestrong.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Internicola, Dorene (September 29, 2014). "This Exercise Is Called the Superfood of Fitness". Today.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Haynes, Monica L. (December 4, 2001). "A Motivator in Motion from New Castle Studio, Fitness Guru Spreads Her Influence Worldwide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.