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'''Lisa Guerrero''' (born April 9, 1964) is an American journalist, actress, former [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]], artist, and [[Model (person)|model]]. Since 2006, Guerrero has been an investigative correspondent for the nationally syndicated newsmagazine ''[[Inside Edition]]''.
'''Lisa Coles Guerrero''' (born April 9, 1964) is an American journalist, actress, former [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]], artist, and [[Model (person)|model]]. Since 2006, Guerrero has been an investigative correspondent for the nationally syndicated newsmagazine ''[[Inside Edition]]''.


==Early years==
==Early years==
Guerrero was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], to Walter Coles, an American of [[English people|English]] descent, and Lucy Guerrero, who was from [[Chile]]. Guerrero spent her childhood living in [[San Diego]], [[California]], and [[Huntington Beach, California]]. In 1972, when she was aged eight, her mother died of lymphoma cancer. She graduated from [[Edison High School (Huntington Beach, California)|Edison High School]] in 1982, which is located in Huntington Beach, California, a suburb located in Orange County, CA.
Guerrero was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], to Walter Coles, an American of [[English people|English]] descent, and Lucy Guerrero, who was from [[Chile]]. Guerrero spent her childhood living in [[San Diego]], [[California]], and [[Huntington Beach, California]]. In 1972, when she was aged eight, her mother died of lymphoma cancer. Lisa is a graduate of [[Edison High School (Huntington Beach, California)|Edison High School]] in Huntington Beach, California which is located in Orange County.<ref>Los Angeles Times, Worth the wait: Edison High School Hall of Fame’s newest inductees honored</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-30 |title=Worth the wait: Edison High School Hall of Fame's newest inductees honored in delayed event |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-09-30/edison-high-school-alumni-hall-of-fame-adds-seven-members |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Daily Pilot |language=en-US |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123002541/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-09-30/edison-high-school-alumni-hall-of-fame-adds-seven-members |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


===Early career and acting roles===
===Early career and acting roles===
Guerrero began her show-business career in the 1980s as a [[NFL Cheerleading|cheerleader]] for the [[Los Angeles Rams]], after which she became Entertainment Director for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[New England Patriots]]. In the 1990s, she starred in [[Aaron Spelling]]'s ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' as the female jewel thief Francesca Vargas. She also guest-starred on ''[[Frasier]]'' (as Joanne, the woman Frasier meets in the airport and follows onto a plane in the Season 4 finale "Odd Man Out" and Season 5 premiere "Frasier's Imaginary Friend"), ''[[Cybill]]'', ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' and ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''.
Guerrero began her show business career in the 1980s as a [[NFL Cheerleading|cheerleader]] for the [[Los Angeles Rams]], after which she became entertainment director for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[New England Patriots]]. In the 1990s, she starred in [[Aaron Spelling]]'s ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' as the female jewel thief Francesca Vargas. She also guest-starred on ''[[Frasier]]'' (as Joanne, the woman Frasier meets in the airport and follows onto a plane in the Season 4 finale "Odd Man Out" and Season 5 premiere "Frasier's Imaginary Friend"), ''[[Cybill]]'', ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' and ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''.


In 1992, Guerrero, billed under her given name '''Lisa Coles''', made a brief appearance<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=September 29, 2011|title=FARINELLA: Monday night memories |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/farinella-monday-night-memories/article_265ffd78-55c1-522d-af13-be980dbb03cb.html|work=The Sun Chronicle|location= |access-date=}}</ref> in the [[superhero film]] ''[[Batman Returns]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shasiesworld.com/2016/10/interview-inside-editions-lisa-guerrero.html|title=INTERVIEW: INSIDE EDITION'S LISA GUERRERO VENTURES INTO DIY WITH NEW BOOK|last= |first= |date=October 28, 2016|website=Shasie's World|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walters|first=John|date=October 12, 2017|title='Take Off Your Dress': How Men In Hollywood, From Steven Seagal to Harvey Weinstein, Treated Women for Decades|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/off-dress-men-hollywood-steven-202021745.html|work=Yahoo|location= |access-date=}}</ref> Guerrero's character, credited as "Volunteer Bimbo"<ref>{{cite book |last=Reinhart|first=Mark S.|author-link= |date= 31 July 2013|title=The Batman Filmography, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWAsAAAAQBAJ&q=lisa+guerrero+batman+returns&pg=PA123|location= |publisher= |page=123|isbn=9780786468911}}</ref> tells the film's villain, [[Oswald Cobblepot (Batman Returns)|Penguin]] ([[Danny DeVito]]) that he is the coolest [[Role model|role-model]] a young person could have. The Penguin retorted by saying that she's the hottest young person a role-model could have.
In 1992, Guerrero, billed under her given name '''Lisa Coles''', made a brief appearance<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=September 29, 2011|title=FARINELLA: Monday night memories |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/sports/farinella-monday-night-memories/article_265ffd78-55c1-522d-af13-be980dbb03cb.html|work=The Sun Chronicle|location= |access-date=}}</ref> in the [[superhero film]] ''[[Batman Returns]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shasiesworld.com/2016/10/interview-inside-editions-lisa-guerrero.html|title=INTERVIEW: INSIDE EDITION'S LISA GUERRERO VENTURES INTO DIY WITH NEW BOOK|last= |first= |date=October 28, 2016|website=Shasie's World|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walters|first=John|date=October 12, 2017|title='Take Off Your Dress': How Men In Hollywood, From Steven Seagal to Harvey Weinstein, Treated Women for Decades|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/off-dress-men-hollywood-steven-202021745.html|work=Yahoo|location= |access-date=}} {{Dead link|date=August 2023}}</ref> Guerrero's character, credited as "Volunteer Bimbo",<ref>{{cite book |last=Reinhart|first=Mark S.|author-link= |date= July 31, 2013|title=The Batman Filmography, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWAsAAAAQBAJ&q=lisa+guerrero+batman+returns&pg=PA123|location= |publisher= McFarland|page=123|isbn=9780786468911}}</ref> tells the film's villain, [[Oswald Cobblepot (Batman Returns)|Penguin]] ([[Danny DeVito]]), that he is the coolest [[role model]] a young person could have. The Penguin retorted by saying that she's the hottest young person a role model could have.


In 1997, she became a sports anchor on [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]' [[KCBS-TV]] and later [[KTTV]].
In 1997, she became a sports anchor on [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]' [[KCBS-TV]], and later on [[KTTV]].


===Fox Sports===
===Fox Sports===
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===''Monday Night Football''===
===''Monday Night Football''===
In 2003, she left ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' to join [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Monday Night Football]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/abcsports/mnf/columns/guerrero_lisa/bio.html|title=Monday Night Football - Guerrero, Lisa|website=www.espn.com|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Casselberry|first=Ian|date=February 3, 2021|title=Lisa Guerrero recounts her traumatic experience as Monday Night Football sideline reporter|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/abc/lisa-guerrero-recounts-traumatic-experience-monday-night-football-sideline-reporter.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis|first=Jon|date= |title=Decade in Review: 10 worst personnel moves|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2009/12/decade-in-review-10-worst-personnel/|work=Sports Media Watch|location= |access-date=}}</ref> as a sideline reporter. Guerrero was fired from the ''Monday Night Football'' team after one season.
In 2003, she left ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' to join [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Monday Night Football]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/abcsports/mnf/columns/guerrero_lisa/bio.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121003322/http://www.espn.com/abcsports/mnf/columns/guerrero_lisa/bio.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2023|title=Monday Night Football - Guerrero, Lisa|website=www.espn.com|access-date=April 24, 2020}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Casselberry |first=Ian |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Lisa Guerrero recounts her traumatic experience as Monday Night Football sideline reporter |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/abc/lisa-guerrero-recounts-traumatic-experience-monday-night-football-sideline-reporter.html |work=Awful Announcing |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Jon |date=December 2009 |title=Decade in Review: 10 worst personnel moves |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2009/12/decade-in-review-10-worst-personnel/ |work=Sports Media Watch |access-date=}}</ref> as a sideline reporter. Guerrero was fired from the ''Monday Night Football'' team after one season. Two decades later, Guerrero revealed in her book that she had suffered a miscarriage while on the air at MNF.<ref name="People MNF Miscarriage">{{cite magazine | url=https://people.com/sports/lisa-guerrero-reveals-miscarriage-suffered-on-monday-night-football/ | title='Monday Night Football' Alum Lisa Guerrero Reveals She Suffered Miscarriage on Live TV During a Game | first=Sandra Sobieraj | last=Westfall | date=January 18, 2023 | work=People | access-date=July 24, 2024 | archive-date=July 18, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718195901/https://people.com/sports/lisa-guerrero-reveals-miscarriage-suffered-on-monday-night-football/ | url-status=live }}</ref>


===''Playboy''===
===''Playboy''===
Guerrero was the celebrity cover model in the January 2006 issue of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine, billed on the cover as "The Best Damn Sports Beauty".<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletes who have graced the pages of Playboy |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/athletes-who-have-graced-pages-playboy#slide-64 |website=NBCSports.com|date=17 October 2008 }}</ref>
Guerrero was the celebrity cover model in the January 2006 issue of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine, billed on the cover as "The Best Damn Sports Beauty".<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletes who have graced the pages of Playboy |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/athletes-who-have-graced-pages-playboy#slide-64 |website=NBCSports.com |date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2020 |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711060445/https://www.nbcsports.com/athletes-who-have-graced-pages-playboy#slide-64 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Fifteen years later, Guerrero hosted the ''Secrets of [[Playboy]].'' The show won the ''Critics Choice Award'' for ''Best Crime and Justice Show'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=June 12, 2022 |title=‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ & ‘Top Chef’ Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/critics-choice-real-tv-awards-winners-rupauls-drag-race-top-chef-2022-1235043990/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her in-studio sit down interviews with the survivors earned critical praise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Playboy Cover Model Lisa Guerrero on Slobbering First Impression on Hugh Hefner |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/playboy-model-lisa-guerrero-hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-215201412.html |website=www.yahoo.com |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
Fifteen years later, Guerrero hosted the ''Secrets of [[Playboy]].'' The show won the ''Critics Choice Award'' for ''Best Crime and Justice Show'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=June 12, 2022 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/critics-choice-real-tv-awards-winners-rupauls-drag-race-top-chef-2022-1235043990/amp/ |access-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822035239/https://deadline.com/2022/06/critics-choice-real-tv-awards-winners-rupauls-drag-race-top-chef-2022-1235043990/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her in-studio sit down interviews with the survivors earned critical praise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Playboy Cover Model Lisa Guerrero on Slobbering First Impression on Hugh Hefner |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/playboy-model-lisa-guerrero-hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-215201412.html |website=www.yahoo.com |date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404221150/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/playboy-model-lisa-guerrero-hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-215201412.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


===''Inside Edition''===
===''Inside Edition''===
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===Acting===
===Acting===
Guerrero has appeared in numerous TV and film projects throughout her forty-year career, including a starring role in [[Aaron Spelling]]'s [[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]], guest starring on [[Frasier]], [[The George Lopez Show]], [[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]], and a recurring role in [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s television drama series ''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]''. She appeared in [[Batman Returns]] and was also featured in the [[Bennett Miller|Bennet Miller]]'s film starring [[Brad Pitt]] ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]].''
Guerrero has appeared in numerous TV and film projects throughout her forty-year career, including a starring role in [[Aaron Spelling]]'s ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'', guest starring on ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[The George Lopez Show]]'', ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', and a recurring role in [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s television drama series ''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]''. She appeared in ''[[Batman Returns]]'' and was also featured in the [[Bennett Miller|Bennet Miller]] film ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'', starring [[Brad Pitt]].


Guerrero and her ex-husband, retired baseball pitcher [[Scott Erickson]], made an independent film titled ''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007). Guerrero played the lead role and was also credited as [[executive producer]]. Guerrero also co-hosted [[VH1]]'s game show ''[[The World Series of Pop Culture]]''. In 2010, Guerrero hosted the first live webcast of the [[82nd Academy Awards]] [[red carpet]] for Oscar.com, integrating viewers' questions from [[Facebook]] into celebrity interviews. In January 2012, Guerrero hosted ''Shooting Stars: Salute to Service'', a [[reality television|reality competition show]] on the [[Velocity (TV network)|Velocity]] channel.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
Guerrero and her then-husband, retired baseball pitcher [[Scott Erickson]], made an independent film titled ''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007). Guerrero played the lead role and was also credited as [[executive producer]]. Guerrero also co-hosted [[VH1]]'s game show ''[[The World Series of Pop Culture]]''. In 2010, Guerrero hosted the first live webcast of the [[82nd Academy Awards]] [[red carpet]] for Oscar.com, integrating viewers' questions from [[Facebook]] into celebrity interviews. In January 2012, Guerrero hosted ''Shooting Stars: Salute to Service'', a [[reality television|reality competition show]] on the [[Velocity (TV network)|Velocity]] channel.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}


In total, Lisa has appeared in 18 film and television projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=IMDB |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0171322/filmotype/actress?ref_=m_nmfm_1 |website=www.imdb.com |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
In total, Guerrero has appeared in 18 film and television projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=IMDB |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0171322/filmotype/actress?ref_=m_nmfm_1 |website=www.imdb.com |access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref>


===Author===
===Author===
Guerrero wrote a memoir titled ''[https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-My-Path-Being-Brave/dp/0306829495 Warrior: My Path to Being Brave]'' which was published by Hachette Books in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/lisa-guerrero/warrior/9780306829499/ |website=www.hachettebooks.com |publisher=Hachette Books |access-date=19 August 2022 |title=Warrior: My Path to Being Brave}}</ref>
Guerrero wrote a memoir titled ''Warrior: My Path to Being Brave'' which was published by [[Hachette Books]] in January 2023.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/lisa-guerrero/warrior/9780306829499/|publisher=Hachette Books|access-date=August 19, 2022|title=Warrior: My Path to Being Brave|date=May 2, 2022|isbn=9780306829499|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822033112/https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/lisa-guerrero/warrior/9780306829499/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Guerrero previously wrote the book, ''[https://www.amazon.com/Jewelry-Your-Table-One-Kind/dp/0764352490/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FTSI5PTT4R13&keywords=Jewelry+For+Your+Table&qid=1674263286&s=books&sprefix=jewelry+for+your+table%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1 Jewelry For Your Table],'' a how-to crafts treatise on [[table setting]], published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerrero |first=Lisa |title=Jewelry for Your Table: How to Make One-of-a-Kind Napkin Rings From Vintage Pieces |publisher=Schiffer Craft |year=November 28, 2016 |isbn=978-0764352492 |edition=1st |language=English}}</ref>
Guerrero previously wrote the book, ''Jewelry For Your Table'', a how-to crafts treatise on [[table setting]], published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerrero |first=Lisa |title=Jewelry for Your Table: How to Make One-of-a-Kind Napkin Rings From Vintage Pieces |publisher=Schiffer Craft |date=November 28, 2016 |isbn=978-0764352492 |edition=1st |language=English}}</ref>


She has occasionally written a blog for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' sports section and ''[[HuffPost]]''.{{citation needed|date= September 2019}}
She has occasionally written a blog for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' sports section and ''[[HuffPost]]''.{{citation needed|date= September 2019}}

==Personal life==
Guerrero was married to [[Scott Erickson]] from 2004 through 2019. In her 2023 book, ''Warrior'', Guerrero revealed that an unplanned pregnancy early in her relationship with Erickson ended in a miscarriage, suffered while she was on the sideline reporting for ''Monday Night Football''.<ref name="People MNF Miscarriage" />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''Headline News'' (2008–present) Guest
*''Headline News'' (2008–present) Guest
*''[[E! News]]'' (2008–present) Guest
*''[[E! News]]'' (2008–present) Guest
*''[[Inside Edition]]'' (2007–2008) West Coast Correspondent
*''[[Inside Edition]]'' (2007–2008) West Coast correspondent
*''[[World Series of Pop Culture]]'' (8 episodes, 2006) Commentator
*''[[World Series of Pop Culture]]'' (8 episodes, 2006) Commentator
*''[[The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch]]'' (1 episode, 2006)
*''[[The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch]]'' (1 episode, 2006)
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*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' (1 episode, 2003)
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' (1 episode, 2003)
*''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'' (2001–2002) TV series
*''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'' (2001–2002) TV series
*''Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant'' (2000) (TV) Co-Host
*''Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant'' (2000) TV co-host
*''Southern California Sports Report'' (2000) TV series Host
*''Southern California Sports Report'' (2000) TV series host
*''[[Sports Geniuses]]'' (2000) TV series Co-host
*''[[Sports Geniuses]]'' (2000) TV series co-host
*''[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]'' (1994) TV series Co-anchor
*''[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]'' (1994) TV series co-anchor
*''Wild West Showdown'' (1994)
*''Wild West Showdown'' (1994)


=== Actress ===
=== Actress ===
*''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1 episode, 1990)
*''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1 episode, 1990)
*''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' (1 episode, 1991)
*''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' (1 episode, 1991)
*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
*''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]] (1992)''
*''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]] (1992)''
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*''[[Winged Creatures (film)|Winged Creatures]]'' (2008)
*''[[Winged Creatures (film)|Winged Creatures]]'' (2008)
*''[[Victorious]]'' (pilot, 2010) {{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}
*''[[Victorious]]'' (pilot, 2010) {{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}
*''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]'' (2010-2011)
*''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]'' (2010–2011)
*''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' (2011)
*''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' (2011)


=== Producer ===
=== Producer ===
*''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007)
*''[[A Plumm Summer]]'' (2007)

==Books==
* {{cite book
| last = Guerrero
| first = Lisa
| title = Jewelry for Your Table: How to Make One-of-a-Kind Napkin Rings From Vintage Pieces
| publisher = Schiffer Craft
| date = November 28, 2016
| isbn = 978-0-764-35249-2
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Guerrero
| first = Lisa
| title = Warrior: My Path to Being Brave
| publisher = Hachette Books
| date = January 24, 2023
| isbn = 978-0-306-82949-9
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.lisaguerrero.com}}
* {{official website|http://www.lisaguerrero.com}}
*{{IMDb name|0171322}}
*{{IMDb name|0171322}}


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Lisa Guerrero
Guerrero in 2019
Born
Lisa Coles Guerrero

(1964-04-09) April 9, 1964 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Websitewww.lisaguerrero.com

Lisa Coles Guerrero (born April 9, 1964) is an American journalist, actress, former sportscaster, artist, and model. Since 2006, Guerrero has been an investigative correspondent for the nationally syndicated newsmagazine Inside Edition.

Early years

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Guerrero was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Walter Coles, an American of English descent, and Lucy Guerrero, who was from Chile. Guerrero spent her childhood living in San Diego, California, and Huntington Beach, California. In 1972, when she was aged eight, her mother died of lymphoma cancer. Lisa is a graduate of Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California which is located in Orange County.[1][2]

Career

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Early career and acting roles

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Guerrero began her show business career in the 1980s as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams, after which she became entertainment director for the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. In the 1990s, she starred in Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach as the female jewel thief Francesca Vargas. She also guest-starred on Frasier (as Joanne, the woman Frasier meets in the airport and follows onto a plane in the Season 4 finale "Odd Man Out" and Season 5 premiere "Frasier's Imaginary Friend"), Cybill, George Lopez and In the Heat of the Night.

In 1992, Guerrero, billed under her given name Lisa Coles, made a brief appearance[3] in the superhero film Batman Returns.[4][5] Guerrero's character, credited as "Volunteer Bimbo",[6] tells the film's villain, Penguin (Danny DeVito), that he is the coolest role model a young person could have. The Penguin retorted by saying that she's the hottest young person a role model could have.

In 1997, she became a sports anchor on Los Angeles' KCBS-TV, and later on KTTV.

Fox Sports

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In 1999, Lisa Guerrero moved to the Fox Network, where she participated in shows such as Sports Geniuses, Fox Overtime, Fox Extra Innings, and the Toughman competition shows. Guerrero travelled to Egypt to tape the special Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies, and was the first female host of the San Diego Chargers magazine-style television show. Guerrero also co-hosted The Best Damn Sports Show Period, alongside Tom Arnold, John Salley, John Kruk and Michael Irvin.

Monday Night Football

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In 2003, she left The Best Damn Sports Show Period to join ABC's Monday Night Football[7][8][9] as a sideline reporter. Guerrero was fired from the Monday Night Football team after one season. Two decades later, Guerrero revealed in her book that she had suffered a miscarriage while on the air at MNF.[10]

Playboy

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Guerrero was the celebrity cover model in the January 2006 issue of Playboy magazine, billed on the cover as "The Best Damn Sports Beauty".[11]

Fifteen years later, Guerrero hosted the Secrets of Playboy. The show won the Critics Choice Award for Best Crime and Justice Show in 2022.[12] Her in-studio sit down interviews with the survivors earned critical praise.[13]

Inside Edition

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On June 15, 2006, Guerrero became a correspondent on the TV news magazine Inside Edition. She later became the show's chief investigative correspondent and has worked on undercover stories and investigative reports. In 2011, she won the National Headliner Award for Best Investigative Report, beating Anderson Cooper for her undercover exposé on air duct cleaning scams.

Guerrero was nominated for a Prism Award for her story on the dangers of alcohol and boating. She was also nominated for a Genesis Award nomination for her investigation into horse slaughter farms in Florida.

In total, Guerrero has won over 35 national journalism awards and honors since becoming Inside Edition's chief investigative correspondent in 2010.

Acting

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Guerrero has appeared in numerous TV and film projects throughout her forty-year career, including a starring role in Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach, guest starring on Frasier, The George Lopez Show, In the Heat of the Night, and a recurring role in TNT's television drama series Southland. She appeared in Batman Returns and was also featured in the Bennet Miller film Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt.

Guerrero and her then-husband, retired baseball pitcher Scott Erickson, made an independent film titled A Plumm Summer (2007). Guerrero played the lead role and was also credited as executive producer. Guerrero also co-hosted VH1's game show The World Series of Pop Culture. In 2010, Guerrero hosted the first live webcast of the 82nd Academy Awards red carpet for Oscar.com, integrating viewers' questions from Facebook into celebrity interviews. In January 2012, Guerrero hosted Shooting Stars: Salute to Service, a reality competition show on the Velocity channel.[citation needed]

In total, Guerrero has appeared in 18 film and television projects.[14]

Author

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Guerrero wrote a memoir titled Warrior: My Path to Being Brave which was published by Hachette Books in January 2023.[15]

Guerrero previously wrote the book, Jewelry For Your Table, a how-to crafts treatise on table setting, published in 2016.[16]

She has occasionally written a blog for the Los Angeles Times sports section and HuffPost.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Guerrero was married to Scott Erickson from 2004 through 2019. In her 2023 book, Warrior, Guerrero revealed that an unplanned pregnancy early in her relationship with Erickson ended in a miscarriage, suffered while she was on the sideline reporting for Monday Night Football.[10]

Filmography

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Self

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Actress

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Producer

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Books

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  • Guerrero, Lisa (November 28, 2016). Jewelry for Your Table: How to Make One-of-a-Kind Napkin Rings From Vintage Pieces. Schiffer Craft. ISBN 978-0-764-35249-2.
  • Guerrero, Lisa (January 24, 2023). Warrior: My Path to Being Brave. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-306-82949-9.

References

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  1. ^ Los Angeles Times, Worth the wait: Edison High School Hall of Fame’s newest inductees honored
  2. ^ "Worth the wait: Edison High School Hall of Fame's newest inductees honored in delayed event". Daily Pilot. September 30, 2021. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "FARINELLA: Monday night memories". The Sun Chronicle. September 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "INTERVIEW: INSIDE EDITION'S LISA GUERRERO VENTURES INTO DIY WITH NEW BOOK". Shasie's World. October 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Walters, John (October 12, 2017). "'Take Off Your Dress': How Men In Hollywood, From Steven Seagal to Harvey Weinstein, Treated Women for Decades". Yahoo. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ Reinhart, Mark S. (July 31, 2013). The Batman Filmography, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 123. ISBN 9780786468911.
  7. ^ "Monday Night Football - Guerrero, Lisa". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Casselberry, Ian (February 3, 2021). "Lisa Guerrero recounts her traumatic experience as Monday Night Football sideline reporter". Awful Announcing.
  9. ^ Lewis, Jon (December 2009). "Decade in Review: 10 worst personnel moves". Sports Media Watch.
  10. ^ a b Westfall, Sandra Sobieraj (January 18, 2023). "'Monday Night Football' Alum Lisa Guerrero Reveals She Suffered Miscarriage on Live TV During a Game". People. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Athletes who have graced the pages of Playboy". NBCSports.com. October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 12, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards". Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Playboy Cover Model Lisa Guerrero on Slobbering First Impression on Hugh Hefner". www.yahoo.com. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "IMDB". www.imdb.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Warrior: My Path to Being Brave. Hachette Books. May 2, 2022. ISBN 9780306829499. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  16. ^ Guerrero, Lisa (November 28, 2016). Jewelry for Your Table: How to Make One-of-a-Kind Napkin Rings From Vintage Pieces (1st ed.). Schiffer Craft. ISBN 978-0764352492.
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