Laura Savini is the name of an American actress, director, and television personality, better recognized as the wife of Jimmy Webb, who is an American singer, songwriter, and composer. She is also well-known for appearing nationally on PBS in pledge-drive programs.
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Laura Savini was born in the United States of America. Her nickname is Laura. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Her zodiac sign is Leo and she followed the Christian religion. Being a secretive persona, she has reserved her family history and hasn’t shared anything regarding her parents as well as siblings.
Now reflecting on Laura’s educational qualification, there is nothing information available on the internet which helps to understand that how much she was educated. Reportedly, she did her graduation but she hasn’t revealed her college name yet.
Laura Savini Relationship Status
Looking at Laura’s current relationship status, she is a married woman. She is married to her long-time boyfriend named, Jimmy Layne Webb aka Jimmy Webb, who is an American singer, songwriter, and composer.
The lover birds were met for the first time with one another on New Year’s Eva 1999 backstage on Billy Joel’s 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert at Madison Square Garden.
The loving duo was met in the year 2003 again when Laura interviewed Jimmy for the local television show Metro Guide. Soon they started dating each other.
Finally, the couple has tied their knot on 24th October 2004 after dating for over a year. After their marriage, they settled in Long Island, New York. From their marriage, they don’t have any children yet. But she has six step-children from her husband’s previous marriage.
However, Laura wasn’t Jimmy’s only wife. Previously he was married to a model-cover girl named, Patricia “Patsy” Sullivan aka Patsy Sullivan-Webb. She is the youngest daughter of screen actor Barry Sullivan and Swedish actress and model Gita Hall.
The lover birds were met for the first time while posing for the cover of Teen magazine when Patsy was 12 years old girl. Finally, the couple has tied their knot on 14th July 1974.
Walking down the aisle at their wedding was their 19-month-old son, who had been born when Patsy was still a minor. After they married, the couple had four more sons and then a daughter.
Among their six children, only three of the names were available on the internet, those were Christiaan Webb, Justin Webb, and James Webb. They also formed and ran a rock band named, “The Web Brothers” in 1998.
After 22 years of marriage, Jimmy and Patsy separated and later divorced in the year 1996. Though Jimmy did not mention Patsy in his memoir, “The Cake and the Rain”.
Laura Savini Professional Career
Talking about Laura’s professional career, she is an American actress, director, and television personality. From the year 1996 to 2011, she has served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at WLIW, a PBS station in New York City. During that time, she appeared nationally on PBS in the pledge-drive programs.
Then in the year 1998, she started her filming career by directing the television movie, “Visions of Italy, Southern Style” and “Visions of Italy, Northern Style”. She is also known for producing the television movie, “This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music”.
Besides, her other notable work in television was mentioned below-
- Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman (TV Special) (2002)
- Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee (TV Movie Documentary) (2004)
- Farm Aid 2009 (TV Special) (2009); Self-Host
- Diahann Carroll: The Lady. The Music. The Legend (TV Movie) (2002); Self – PBS Interviewer
- Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (Documentary) (2014); Self – PBS Host
- Johnny Reid: Heart & Soul – A Place Called Love Live in Concert (TV Special) (2013)
- Matthew Morrison: Where It All Began – Live from the Bushnell (TV Special) (2013); Executive Producer
Jimmy Webb Career
On the other hand, Laura’s husband, Jimmy is an American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs such as, “Up Up and Away”, “Wichita Lineman”, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman”, “MacArthur Park”, “All I Know”, “Galveston”, and “Worst That Could Happen”.
Moreover, Jimmy had composed the scores and the soundtracks for the numerous Movies and TV Shows, which were mentioned below-
- How Sweet It Is! (1968)
- Doc (1971)
- The Naked Ape (1973)
- American Pop (1981)
- The Last Unicorn (1982)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
- Voices (1985)
- Amazing Stories (1985)
- The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- The Santa Clause (1994)
- Get Shorty (1995)
- Heat (1995)
- Clean and Narrow (2000)
- The Kid (2000)
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
- View from the Top (2003)
- Chicken Little (2005)
Besides, throughout his entire career, Jimmy has achieved several Honors and Awards such as-
Honors
- National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986
- Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990
- Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1999….and many more
Awards
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year [“Up, Up and Way”; 1967]
- Grammy Award for Best Orchestration [“Macarthur Park”; 1969]
- Grammy Award for Best Country Song [“Highwayman”; 1985]….and many more
Laura Savini Net Worth And Salary
When it comes to celebrities people also want to know how much Laura Savini’s net worth was and what was her salary? According to some reliable sources she has an estimated net worth of around $7 million. She has earned this sum of wealth mainly from her career as an actress, director, and television personality. She hasn’t revealed her salary yet.
On the other hand, her husband Jimmy Webb has an estimated net worth of around $11 million. He has earned this sum of wealth from his professional career as a singer, songwriter, and composer.
Laura Savini Age
When it comes to celebrities and their personal affairs, no doubt, the fans are always curious to know about all the small things. In this case, people are want to know how old is Laura Savini? She celebrates her birthday on 8th March and she was born in 1964, in the United States of America. As per wiki, she is now 57 years old.
5 Facts On Laura Savini That Might Surprised You!
- Laura Savini’s birth flower is Gladiolus & Poppy.
- In 2009, her husband Jimmy and his sons collaborated on the album Cottonwood Farm.
- Currently, she serves as an executive producer at CT Public. It is a network of public radio stations in the state of Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and eastern Long Island, affiliated with NPR.
- Her husband Jimmy is the only artist, who has received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.
- Laura stands at an average height with moderate weight. Her height is approx 5 feet 5 inches and her weight is about 55 kg.
