Ginger Zee Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 6.5 in |
Weight | 61 kg |
Date of Birth | January 13, 1981 |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Spouse | Ben Aaron |
Ginger Zee is an American TV personality, author, dancer, and actress, best known as the ABC News meteorologist for the news, talk-show series Good Morning America starting in 2011 alongside Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Amy Robach, and Michael Strahan. Ginger had her start on TV right after she graduated from college and worked for TV and radio stations such as WEYI-TV, WYIN-TV, WOOD-TV, WLAV-FM, WMAQ (NBC), and WBMA-LD. During the time period she worked with WMAQ (2006-2011), an NBC-owned TV station, she was asked to jump in and fill the spot of a guest meteorologist on the weekend edition of The Today Show. This was the fulfillment of her goal that she set at her college graduation, which was to appear on The Today Show by the time she turned 30.
On November 12, 2011, Ginger joined ABC News TV news, talk-show, Good Morning America Weekend, and guest-starred on other ABC programs such as ABC News Nightline (2012-2014) and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (2012-2017). At the end of 2013, ABC News made an announcement that Ginger would be promoted into a Chief Meteorologist for Good Morning America, and also become ABC News weather editor. In 2016, she was also a contestant on the 22nd season of the music, game-show Dancing with the Stars, paired with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, and ended up in 3rd place. Ginger is also an accomplished author who has published books such as Natural Disaster: I Cover Them, I Am One (2017), Chasing Helicity (2018), and Chasing Helicity Into the Wind (2019).
Born Name
Ginger Renee Zuidgees
Nick Name
Ginger Zee
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Orange, California, United States
Residence
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Ginger Zee attended Rockford High School in Rockford, Michigan, United States, and graduated in 1999.
She then enrolled in Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States, and got her bachelor of arts degree in meteorology from there. She also minored in Spanish and mathematics.
Occupation
TV Personality, Actress, Author, Dancer
Family
- Father – Robert O. “Bob” Zuidgeest
- Mother – Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft (née Hemleb)
- Siblings – Sean (Brother) (Musician in the band Outer Vibe), Walter (Brother)
- Others – Carl John Craft (Stepfather), Adrianna Craft (Younger Half-Sister), Elaina Craft (Younger Half-Sister), Delaney (Cousin), Adriaan Cornelis “Adrian/Arie” Uidgeest (Paternal Grandfather), Hillegonda “Hilda” Zuidgeest (née VanderShoor) (Paternal Grandmother), George Joseph Hemleb (Maternal Grandfather), Paula Adeline Wesner (Maternal Grandmother), Adrianus Cornelis Zuidgeest (Paternal Great-Grandfather), Emma Paulina Wilhelmina Daniels (Paternal Great-Grandmother), Willem van der Schoor (Paternal Great-Grandfather), Hendrika Don (Paternal Great-Grandmother), Otto Albert John Hemleb (Maternal Great-Grandfather), Ethel Murie Nixon (Maternal Great-Grandmother)
Manager
Ginger Zee is represented by –
- N.S. Bienstock (Talent Agent) in New York City, New York, United States
- United Talent Agency (UTA) (Talent Agent Commercial) in Beverly Hills, California, United States
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 6.5 in or 169 cm
Weight
61 kg or 134.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Ginger Zee has dated –
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of Dutch, German, and English descent.
Hair Color
Light Brown
She has also dyed her hair ‘Dark Brown’ with ‘Blonde’ highlights in the past.
Eye Color
Ice Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin lips
Best Known For
- Being a Chief Meteorologist for Good Morning America starting in late 2013
- Being a contestant in the music, game-show Dancing with the Stars in 2016, and finishing in the 3rd place
- Her social media fanbase with more than 2.5 million followers on Twitter, more than 900k followers on Instagram, and more than 600k followers on Facebook
First TV Show
Ginger Zee made her first TV show appearance as ‘Herself’ in an episode titled Back Seat Driver of the documentary series Storm Chasers in October 2010.
As an uncredited voice actress, Ginger Zee made her first TV show appearance as Dr. Zephyr Skye in an episode of the animation, adventure, family series Miles from Tomorrowland in November 2016.
She made her credited voice acting debut on Golic and Wingo in 2018.
Personal Trainer
Growing up, Ginger had eating struggles connected to anorexia. When she had the desire to control something in her life following her parents’ divorce, she decided: “I’ll just not eat!” Ginger even lied to herself and others that she ate already. Her mom noticed that something was wrong when she saw her at the airport and it was obvious that her weight spiraled down from 90 lbs or 41 kg to 70 lbs or 32 kg, and she could see every bone in her body clearly.
Ginger’s mom took her to the hospital immediately, and she reported struggling with eating disorders until she enrolled in college, when she finally felt ready to appreciate food after years of therapy. As of March 2019, Ginger wakes up at 4:00 AM every morning and takes a shower. She uses the steam on the glass of the shower door to write a few things she’s thankful for, and always adds a little image of 2 footprints to signify her sons. On the other side, she always writes 1 goal she wants to achieve or focus on more closely.
After she gets out of the shower, she removes her the remnants of the makeup from the day before and puts moisturizer everywhere on her body as it helps her slow down aging. On the way to the studio, she checks her e-mails and starts meditating. Ginger usually takes a deep breath while thinking about her favorite colors, blue and green, and exhales while thinking of red, symbolizing all of the negativity leaving her body.
When she’s at work, Ginger put eye patches to remove or reduce black circles under the eyes and then does her Facebook Live teaser after she gets her makeup done. Before she enters the studio, she has to FaceTime her sons, or at least get pictures or videos of them to continue with her day. After her segment on Good Morning America ends, at approximately 9:00 AM, she starts her workout before meetings. Ginger eats afterward and sometimes even manages to squeeze a lunchtime with her family at home.
Ginger’s workout routine varies depending on the time and energy on a given day – from cardio such as running on a treadmill, riding a bike, or lifting weights, she makes sure she gets it done before her segment on World News on ABC News starts in the afternoon. Ginger also swam with humpback whales in late January 2019 off the coast of the Dominican Republic.
Ginger Zee Favorite Things
- School Subjects – Science, Mathematics
- University Subjects – Physics, Dynamics, Synoptics, Thermodynamics
- Singer – Adam Lambert
- Colors – Blue, Green
Source – Facebook About, Twitter, Good Morning America
Ginger Zee Facts
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