The media had sparked a rumor about the actress Leslie Bibb being the sister of Kevin James and Gary Valentine. But is this true?
She is the sister of actors and comedians Kevin George Knipfing (Kevin James) and Gary Valentine. Both of them have a long list of credits in films and television shows.
Leslie Bibb
Leslie Bibb is an American actress and model. She has appeared in films such as Iron Man and What If? She has also made appearances in Netflix’s workplace comedy God’s Favorite Idiot as Satan.
Despite being famous, she is not socially active and does not have an Instagram account. However, her brother Kevin James has an Insta page and a Twitter account.
Her father is Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr, a German-American and her mother Janet Knipfing is a homemaker. She was raised by her single mother alongside her three sisters after her father died when she was three years old.
Her brothers, Kevin and Gary Valentine, are both actors and comedians just like her. She is very supportive of their work and does not involve herself in any media attention. She also works as a spokesperson for the LIFE Foundation, where she helps promote Life Insurance Awareness Month. She is also a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a non-profit organization that raises funds for the Mexico-based orphanage Casa Hogar Sion.
Leslie Knipfing
Leslie Knipfing, the sister of famous American actor and comedian Kevin James, is not an actress but she has worked with her brother on some films. She is a charity event manager of her brother’s JVK Foundation, which aims to raise funds for people with Retinitis Pigmentosa, an eye disease that causes blindness.
She has been suffering from this condition since childhood and had to rely on her family for support. However, she has managed to fulfill her wish to be a philanthropist by raising money for charity events that benefit people with Retinitis Pigmentosa.
She is the youngest child of Joseph Valentine Knipfing and Janet Knipfing, who are both insurance agency owners. She was raised Catholic and has German ancestry. She also has two brothers, Gary Valentine and Kevin James.
Leslie James
Leslie Bibb is an actress and model. She started acting in television and film in the late 1990s. She appeared in a few shows, and made her feature film debut with a small role in Private Parts (1997).
Bibb is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots non-profit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. She also works as a spokeswoman for Revlon’s Almay brand.
She started her career as a model and competed in the Elite Agency’s nationwide modeling competition. After winning the competition, she moved to New York City and signed with the agency.
She made her feature film debut in 1997, appearing in the comedy Private Parts. She then starred as Brooke McQueen, the most popular girl in Kennedy High School, on the WB Network dramedy series Popular (1999-2001). The show was a major success among teenagers, leading Bibb to more recognizable film roles. She won the Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress and was nominated for a Young Hollywood Award in the category of Exciting New Face – Female.
Leslie Valentine
There are many people and online media who mistupned actress Leslie Bibb with actress Leslie Knipfing. The truth is that Bibb and Knipfing are not the same person.
Bibb was previously married to banker Rob Born on November 22, 2003, and she divorced him in 2004. She has since been in a relationship with actor Sam Rockwell.
She was born on November 17, 1974, in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. She is 47 years old as of 2022.
Her father is Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr. and she is the only daughter of him.
In her career, she has not yet released any details of her work or filmography. However, she is a charity event manager for her brother Kevin James.
She is suffering from a rare genetic disorder called Retinitis Pigmentosa that causes loss of vision. She might have dropped her dream of becoming an actress due to this condition. Nevertheless, she has been active in social work and is a part of the insurance agency her father had established.