Amy Bruni
American paranormal investigator & writer (born 1976)
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Amy Bruni (born July 10, 1976)[1][2][3] is an American paranormal investigator and writer known for her appearances on the series Ghost Hunters and Kindred Spirits.
Amy Bruni | |
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| Born | July 10, 1976 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Paranormal investigator |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | amybruni |
Early life
Bruni was born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in a home in Alameda[3][4] that she and her family believed was haunted.[5][6] Bruni says she had her first paranormal experience in the home at age six.[7] "We had multiple experiences with spirits," Bruni recalled. "One time we had neighbors over for dinner and they were saying they didn’t believe in ghosts, and right then a picture came off the wall, hovered there for a second and crashed to the floor. They never set foot in the house again."[3] Her experiences in her childhood home inspired her to seek a career studying the supernatural.[5]
Career
Prior to pursuing a career as a paranormal investigator, Bruni worked as a project manager for a health insurance company in California.[3] "I led a very normal life... It was a normal job, with benefits and everything."[3] In her free time, Bruni started a podcast in 2007 detailing her interest and experiences with the supernatural, which caught the attention of Ghost Hunters investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.[3] The two contacted Bruni via Myspace[8] and asked her to accompany them on an investigation in California, after which she joined the series as a team member.[3][9] Her work on Ghost Hunters led her to relocate to the show's base in Rhode Island, where she settled in Portsmouth.[3] Bruni worked on the series for over one hundred episodes.[10] In 2014, Bruni left Ghost Hunters after completing the series' seventh season in order to spend more time with her daughter, who was then a toddler.[8]
Beginning in 2016, Bruni has worked as a paranormal investigator with Adam Berry on the Travel Channel series Kindred Spirits.[11] As of 2023, the series, which also features occasional appearances from psychic Chip Coffey, had completed seven seasons.[12]
In 2020, she published the book Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts,[13] which was a USA Today bestseller.[5]
Personal life
While filming an episode of Ghost Hunters in Rhode Island, Bruni met her partner, Jimmy.[3][8] In 2012, she gave birth to their daughter, Charlotte.[14] As of 2024, Bruni resided on Rhode Island's Aquidneck Island.[8]
Credits
- Ghost Hunters (2007–2011)
- Kindred Spirits (2016–present)