Kathie Lee Gifford Reflects on Leaving TODAY to Pursue a Film Career

CLIP04/02/19

Kathie Lee Gifford chats about her decision to leave the TODAY show after 11 years to write and direct movies, how she ended up co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years and why David Letterman is kind of responsible for that departure.

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Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Kathie Lee Gifford, Reflects, Leaving, today, Pursue, Film Career, TSJF Interview

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