Lee Russo: Facts About Ben Mankiewicz’s Wife

Lee Russo is publicly known as the current wife of Ben Mankiewicz. Although Lee Russo’s husband is mostly called Ben Mankiewicz, his parents named him Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz. Ben is an American television personality, political commentator, and film critic.

Ben Mankiewicz is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been a commentator on The Young Turks and What the Flick?!. He is a writer and producer, known for White House Down (2013), Mank (2020), and The Practice (1997). This article is about the wife of Ben Mankiewicz, Lee Russo.

Lee Russo: Bio Summary

Who Is Ben Mankiewicz’s Wife?

Lee Russo is widely noticed because of her husband Ben Mankiewicz, who is well known in the entertainment industry. Lee Russo is the second and current wife of Ben Mankiewicz. Lee and her husband Ben got married in the year 2013 after dating for a while. They got married on the TCM cruise.

Since they got married, the couple has remained together until now. They have been a couple for nine years and counting. They are enjoying a blissful married life and there is no sign of separation between the two. The couple has a daughter named Josie and she was born on 25 March 2013. She is 9 years old as of 2022.

They currently live in Santa Monica, California, with their daughter Josie and three pet dogs. Ben Mankiewicz was previously married to Contessa Kellogg. They got to on 29 January 2005 and separated on the 7th October 2010.

Ben Mankiewicz’s wife Lee Russo has lived a confidential life. She has not revealed a lot about herself so much is unknown about her early life, date of birth, birthplace, family, educational qualifications, background, career, and other deets. Let’s hope she opens up more about her personal life, other than that this is all we have.

Facts About Ben Mankiewicz

Ben Mankiewicz was born Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz on March 25, 1967, in Washington, D.C. As of 2022, he is at the age of 55 years. His parents are Frank Mankiewicz, a press secretary, and Holly Mankiewicz (née Jolley) of German-Jewish descent. He is a member of the Mankiewicz family.

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Ben Mankiewicz is the cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis the grandson of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, the grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz.

Regarding his education, Ben Mankiewicz is a product of the Georgetown Day School, where he attended his primary and secondary education, Tufts University for undergraduate studies, and Columbia University for graduate studies.

Ben Mankiewicz started his career as a reporter and an anchor for WCSC-TV (a CBS affiliate) in Charleston, South Carolina. He joined WAMI in Miami, Florida in 1998, where he served as anchor of The Times, a daily news magazine show, and the station’s highlight program. He is currently a host of Turner Classic Movies.

Ben Mankiewicz made his debut on TCM in September 2003, he became the second host hired in the network’s history (Robert Osborne being the first). As a film critic, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated television series At the Movies from 2008 to 2009 and co-hosted the online film review show What the Flick?! on The Young Turks Network.

Ben Mankiewicz launched the TCM original podcast (April 2020), “The Plot Thickens” in which he interviews renowned director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, etc.) who chronicles his life in and out of the film. The podcast is scheduled to have others connected to the film interviewed in subsequent podcasts.

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Lee Russo’s husband, Ben Mankiewicz has also made cameo appearances in the Lifetime television movie The Bling Ring (2011) and the action film White House Down (2013). He also appears regularly on other shows as a political and media commentator, including The Michael Brooks Show in 2017, and hosts a segment on the CBS Sunday morning show called Screen Time. He was among the people interviewed for the documentary film Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019).