Leslie Bibb is an actress and a model, born on 17th November 1974 in Bismarck, North Dakota USA, and is probably best known for her roles in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Iron Man”, but she has also made other significant appearances in films and TV shows including “Law Abiding Citizen”, “See Spot Run”, “Zookeeper” and many others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Leslie Bibb is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Bibb’s overall net worth is over $2 million, accumulated by appearing in numerous films and TV shows since 1996. After her debut in the TV series “Popular”, her popularity rose along with her net worth. Since she is still an active member of the entertainment industry, her net worth continues to grow.
Leslie Bibb Net Worth $2 Million
Bibb was born the youngest of four children in her family. After her father passed away when she was only three years old, her family moved to Richmond, Virginia where Leslie attended the all-girl Saint Gertrude High School.
After finishing her junior year, in 1990 she went to New York City to sign a contract with Elite Agency, having previously won a competition that they and The Oprah Winfrey Show had organized. She modeled over the summer, travelling to Japan, eventually returning to America for her senior year and matriculating in 1991. Bibb then decided to enroll at the University of Virginia, but abandoned her studies after just one semester in order to pursue a full-time modeling career, during which she subsequently appeared in magazines including “Maxim” and “FHM”. Her net worth was well established.
Before starting an acting career, Leslie also attended the William Esper acting studio for three years. She started acting in small parts in TV shows such as “Pacific Blue” and “Home Improvement”, but her first film role came in the comedy movie “Private Parts”. Other roles soon followed, this time in TV series “The Big Easy” in which she played the female lead, however, her big break came when she got the role of the lead character in the WB Network TV series “Popular”, which brought her a Teen Choice Award for Television Choice Actress, and a Young Hollywood Award nomination for Exciting New Face – Female. At this time, she also filmed the horror-thriller movie “The Skulls” (2000), then played next to Patrick Fugit and Tom Waits in the independent film “Wristcutters: A Love Story”, which was shown at The Sundance Film Festival and The Seattle International Film Festival Awards in 2006; the film was very well received by the critics and nominated for several awards. Later that year, she appeared in the comedy film “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”. The films “Sex and Death 101”, “The Midnight Meat Train”, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” and “Law Abiding Citizen” soon followed, and in 2010 she appeared in “Iron Man 2” which turned out to be her biggest box office success. Bibb also starred in “Miss Nobody”, a film she also co-produced, and her performance brought her the Best Actress Award at the 26th Boston Film Festival.
When it comes to her more recent activity, Leslie is starring in the You Tube Red original show “Rhett and Link’s Buddy System” in 2016.
In her personal life, Bibb was married to investment banker Rob Born from November 2003 until December 2004. Since 2007, she has been in a relationship with actor Sam Rockwell. Apart from acting, Leslie is also a supporter of Friends of El Faro, an organization that raises money for an orphanage in Mexico.
Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face - Female
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for TV - Choice Actress
Movies
Zookeeper, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Law Abiding Citizen, Hell Baby, The Midnight Meat Train, Iron Man, Confessions of a Shopaholic, See Spot Run, 7500, Meeting Evil, No Good Deed, Iron Man 2, Movie 43, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, The Skulls, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Trick 'r Tr...
TV Shows
The League, About a Boy, GCB, Crossing Jordan, Line of Fire, Popular, Something So Right, Fired Up, The Big Easy, Funny or Die Presents, WHIH Newsfront
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People get DUIs, people get in fights with their boyfriends, it happens, life happens, but it's about being accountable for your actions. I don't know. I'm just not that girl, I don't go to clubs. I'm a pretty normal girl.
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I feel like if you're a girl in the South, you know 'Gone with the Wind' better than anything. Scarlett O'Hara is such a quintessential Southern woman.
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I never think, Oh, I'm so beautiful. To me, feeling happy is more important.
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I felt like the big geek in high school. And I still feel like a big geek.
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I've had some styles that make me wonder what the hell I was thinking. How did I let someone do that to me?
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Listen, if you said to me, 'Adam Shankman is going to direct you in a musical and you have six months to learn how to tap,' I'd practice till I was blue in the face. I would do it because I'm so headstrong and think I can do anything. But just to show up and sing a little ditty, no.
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I'm not a 'Steel Magnolias' kind of girl. I'm kind of like a guy. My favorite movie is 'Caddyshack.'
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My dad died when I was three so my mom had to raise four kids on her own, and I think there's a part of me that pulls upon having watched my mom do that our whole lives. She had to make it work.
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Women have that weird way of trying to be feminist. You know, like 'hear me roar.' But what they really want is a man to open the door for them.
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My friends tease me because I don't like clutter. I'm not someone who gets attached to things.
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I do have body-image issues, just like everyone else. I mean, I wish I had bigger boobs. And I hate my butt. I want an onion butt - you know, a butt that'll bring tears to your eyes?
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There is something that feels stagnant about having things you don't use or wear. But shoes are my thing. Shoes and scarves, I'm a big fan of the scarf.
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I like day dates. On night dates, you just go somewhere and start drinking. But if you really want to see if a girl is worth your time, go to a museum or for coffee.
Presently working with Will Ferrell in a movie now in production about NASCAR, which became Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). She is also shooting the Crossing Jordan (2001) TV show. She has also just finished an untitled independent movie yet to be released. [September 2005]
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Ranked #51 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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Was Maid of Honor at one of her sister's wedding in October, 2007. Her sister and her fiancé met on Match.com.
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Was on her high school dance team.
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In 1990, as a 16-year-old brunette with a southern accent, she won a model search on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986). As a result, she modeled in Europe and Japan, began to appear on magazine covers, and started acting in commercials and soap operas. Today she is grateful to Oprah and recently told her she would not be where she is today without her.
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Hobbies: Hiking, Biking, Collecting Antiques
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Pets: 2 Dogs named Jack and Harley
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College: Brief Time at Virginia, 3 Years at the William Esper Acting Studio.
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High School: St. Gertrude's All-Girls School
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Siblings: 3 older sisters including Christa Bibb (Leslie is the youngest).