• Mary Lee Shackelford is an American born in the late 1960s
• She is known for being the former wife of Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr, a famous American TV show host, actor and comedian
• Mary is believed to have studied at a local high school in Texas and then later graduated with a Bachelor's degree
• She is known to have married Steve Harvey in 1996 and has a son with him, and is currently believed to have remarried and be living with her second husband
• Mary's former husband Steve Harvey is an American born in 1957 and is known for his achievements as a game-show host, especially for having hosted “Celebrity Family Feud” since 2008
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Who is Mary Lee Harvey?
Mary Lee Shackelford was born in Texas, USA sometime in the late ‘60s, her nationality’s American, and it’s believed that her zodiac sign’s Scorpio. She’s probably only known for being a former wife of Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr, a famous American TV show host, actor and comedian.
Mary’s today staying away from the media’s attention, and not a lot about her is known.
Education and early life
Mary and her siblings were raised in Texas by their parents, however, almost nothing is known about Mary’s family, because she respects their privacy.
She was quite active during her teenage years, and was interested in numerous activities, playing various sports and dancing and acting with the school’s drama club. Mary studied at a local high school in Texas, and matriculated in the second half of the ‘80s; she hasn’t spoken about whether or not she then continued her education, but it’s believed that she did enroll at college, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree four years later.
Mary’s career
Mary hasn’t spoken about her career in public, but it’s believed that she’s been working as a real estate agent for the past two decades.
Love life and marriage with Steve Harvey
Steve and Mary exchanged vows in 1996, two years after he’d divorced his first wife Marcia Harvey, with whom he has three children.
Mary and Steve could often have been seen spending time together in public, and she kept him company during most of his red carpet events. Mary gave birth to their son Wynton, but she and Harvey divorced in 2005; she claimed that the reason was Harvey being unfaithful, as well as physically and mentally abusive.
Mary eventually remarried, and today her surname’s Vaughn.
Since 2007, Steve’s been married to his third wife, Marjorie Bridges, and has confessed that she’s made him a better man.
Mary’s married to her second husband as of November 2022, and has a son with her first husband Steve Harvey.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Mary wasn’t allowed to make public statements about Harvey following their divorce, but she still did, and was thus sentenced to spend 30 days behind bars; it’s also been reported that she sued Steve for $60 million in 2016, claiming that he had ‘murdered her soul’, but she lost that lawsuit too.
She’s passionate about music, especially about blues and jazz, and her favorite musician is Gary Moore.
Mary’s a lover of animals, with cats and birds being her favorites.
She’s into travelling, and Steve took her all around the US while they were still married, and they also vacationed in several Asian and European countries.
Mary’s favorite actresses are Julianne Moore and Jessica Chastain, and some of her favorite movies include “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, “The Zookeeper’s Wife”, and “Miss Julie”.
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Height, eyes and wealth
Mary’s today in her mid-50s. Her eyes are brown, she has long brown hair, weighs around 120lbs (58kgs) and is 5ft 6ins (1.65m) tall.
Mary’s net worth’s been estimated at over $500,000 as of November 2022, and her former husband Steve’s at over $200 million.
Who is Mary’s former husband Steve?
Steve Harvey was born in Welch, West Virginia USA, on 17 January 1957, making his zodiac sign Capricorn. He’s probably best known for his achievements as a game-show host, especially for having hosted “Celebrity Family Feud” since 2008. The comedy game-show follows two teams of celebrities as they’re trying to guess what various surveys said, and has won two of its six award nominations.
American coal miner Jesse Harvey and his wife Eloise Vera raised their son Steve in Welch alongside his siblings Terry, Pauline and Mona; the family eventually moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Steve studied at Glenville High School, and upon matriculating in 1974, enrolled at Kent State University, eventually transferring to West Virginia University, but dropped-out a year later.
He then worked various jobs to financially support himself, including being a boxer, carpet cleaner and insurance salesman. Steve began working as a stand-up comedian on 8 October 1985, but still became homeless, living in his car for three years.
His luck changed in 1990, when he reached the finals in the Second Annual Johnnie Walker Comedy Search, which helped him become a host of the comedy “Showtime at the Apollo”; the series made Steve popular in only a few years, and he was then cast to star in the 1994 comedy series “Me and the Boys”.
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) October 13, 2021
He continued working as a stand-up comedian, and in 1997 toured with Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac and D. L. Hughley, which went on to become the highest grossing comedy tour of all time. In 2000, Steve became the host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show”, and is still hosting it to this day.
He also began working on his acting career in the first half of the 2000s, and starred alongside Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding Jr. in the 2003 musical comedy movie “The Fighting Temptations”. Steve then appeared in the 2003 teen comedy movie “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”, the 2004 dance movie “You Got Served”, and the same year in sports comedy film “Racing Stripes”.
He’s also an author, and published his first book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” in 2009.
It was in September 2010 that Steve began hosting the game-show “Family Feud”, and it quickly surpassed all the ratings set by the show’s former hosts. On 2 August 2012, Steve performed stand-up comedy for the last time, retired from the genre following his performance at Las Vegas’ hotel and casino MGM Grand.
He received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.
Steve hosted the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 2015, and somehow managed to crown the wrong girl; he apologized a few minutes later, but was still invited to host the pageant again in 2016, ‘17, ’18, ‘19 and 2021.
Steve united all his businesses in one in 2017, under the name Steve Harvey Global. He’s also launched the philanthropic organization Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which aims to help troubled youth.
