Mindy Burbano Stearns
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Mindy Burbano is a television entertainment anchor and reporter, radio personality, and entertainer.
Born and raised in Forest Grove, Oregon, she studied television and film at the University of Oregon, then graduating from the Oregon Health Sciences University with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Her first on-air job was as an entertainment reporter for Good Day Oregon at KPTV-TV in Portland, Oregon, then moving on to co-hosting Saginaw, Michigan's popular radio show, Mike and Mindy in the Morning. Burbano then gained fame 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 moved on to KTLA-TV's News at Ten, providing news and gossip on celebrities in American and abroad.
Burbano is also famous for her array of vocal sound effects. She is one of Oprah Winfrey's "favorite guests" on her show, and has appeared on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Burbano also appeared as "Gym Teacher Ms. Harbula" in the film The Princess Diaries, a role that was written specifically for her.
She is married to Glenn Stearns and gave birth to a baby girl, Brooke Marie Stearns on October 13, 2005.