Entertainment Tonight

Background:

A former television entertainment anchor for KTLA-TV, Mindy Burbano started out as an entertainment reporter for “Good Day Oregon” at KPTV-TV and co-host for Saginaw, Michigan's popular radio show “Mike and Mindy in the Morning” before going to the spotlight as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.

Meanwhile, she has appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show and “Live with Regis and Kathy Lee,” as well as guested on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "7th Heaven." She also narrated the reality television show "Bridezillas" (2005).

Burbano also played small roles in the films "The Purification of David B." (1998), "The Princess Diaries" (2001), "A Family X-mas" (2003), "Where's Angelo?" (2003), and "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" (2003).

Oregon Native

Childhood and Family:

Born and raised in Forest Grove, Oregon, Mindy Burbano attended the University of Oregon, where she studied television and film. She then went to the Oregon Health Sciences University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree.

Mike and Mindy in the Morning

Career:

Getting her first on-air job as an entertainment reporter for “Good Day Oregon” at KPTV-TV in Portland, Oregon, Mindy Burbano moved on to co-host “Mike and Mindy in the Morning,” a Saginaw, Michigan's popular radio show.

Burbano's career increased to the next level when she worked as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, reporting general entertainment news, interviewing celebrities, making on-set visits to movie and television productions, and attending movie premieres and industry events. She subsequently became television entertainment anchor for KTLA-TV's News at Ten, providing news and gossip on celebrities in America and abroad.

Meanwhile, Burbano has appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show and “Live with Regis and Kathy Lee.” She also has been spotted as a guest in two episodes of the ABC/The WB sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," and The WB/CW Emmy-nominated family drama series "7th Heaven." She also served as narrator on the reality television show "Bridezillas" (2005).

On the big screen, Burbano could be seen in the films "The Purification of David B." (1998), an independent comedy directed by Ed Henry and Chris Pfeifer, and in "The Princess Diaries" (2001; starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews), Garry Marshall's comedy-drama adapted from Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name in which Burbano portrayed gym teacher Ms. Harbula.

She also appeared in writer/director Warren Eig's comedy movie "A Family X-mas" (2003), Harris Goldberg's 20-minute short drama film "Where's Angelo?" (2003; with Robert Forster, Michael Madsen, and Beverly D'Angelo), and Sam Weisman's comedy "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" (2003; starring David Spade and Mary McCormack), playing a news correspondent.

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