BIRTHDATE: August 28, 1970
BIRTHPLACE: Lancaster, PA
STAR SIGN: Virgo
YEARS ON SHOW: 2006 - present
MARITAL STATUS: Wed Bobby Ghassemieh on March 7, 2010
CHILDREN: Son Gavin Blaze Gareis Ghassemieh was born on June 11, 2010

Acting wasn't always at the forefront of Jennifer Gareis' "beautiful" mind. With algebra and geometry as her favorite subjects in school, she took the advice of her older sister and worked toward a career in accounting. She attended Franklin & Marshall College located in her hometown, Lancaster, PA, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Although she was offered a job from a well-respected accounting firm in her senior year of college, she thanked them for the opportunity and chose to follow her dream: acting.