In October 2011, it was announced that Remini signed a talent development deal at ABC and ABC Studios that requires the network and the studio to develop a comedy project for Remini to star in and produce. Remini and Holly Robinson Peete appeared on The Young and the Restless on July 28, 2011. On December 15, 2009, Remini appeared as Carrie Heffernan on Lopez Tonight, with George Lopez as Doug Heffernan in an episode reuniting the cast of the George Lopez sitcom. She has made two guest appearances on Chelsea Lately. Since The King of Queens ended, Remini has starred in nine-episode webisodes of In the Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Jenny McCarthy. The King of Queens ran for nine seasons, from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007. Remini also starred in her own reality show, which aired on VH1. During her time on the show, she had a supporting role in the comedy film Old School (2003). In 1994, Remini auditioned for the role of Monica Geller in Friends, but the role went to Courteney Cox however, she did appear in the 1995 episode "The One with the Birth." In 1998, Remini landed the role of Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. She then appeared in two short-lived series, First Time Out and Fired Up. Remini guest-starred on Saved by the Bell, playing Stacey Carosi. The show premiered in late 1989 and ran for 12 episodes, after a series of negative reviews from television critics and poor ratings. One of Remini's early television roles was on Who's the Boss? as Charlie Briscoe, which led to a spin-off series entitled Living Dolls, where Remini starred with Halle Berry. Remini moved to Los Angeles, California, at age 13 with her mother to pursue an acting career. She also has four half-sisters, including Christina (born 1969). Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), who was her assistant on The King of Queens. Her mother is of Austrian Jewish background and her father was Sicilian. Remini was born to a private-school teacher Vicki Marshall and George Remini, who owned an asbestos-removal company. She was also one of the co-hosts on the CBS network daytime talk show/series The Talk, before being fired in 2011. Prior to The King of Queens, she was known for her six episode stint as Stacey Carosi in 1991 on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell. Her mother is of Austrian Jewish background and her father was Sicilia Leah Remini (born: Leah Marie Remini on Jin Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS hit sitcom The King of Queens from 1998 to 2007. Description: Leah Remini (born: Leah Marie Remini on Jin Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS hit sitcom The King of Queens from 1998 to 2007.
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