Leigh Keno

Short Biography

Leigh Keno and Leslie B. Keno (born March 14, 1957, Herkimer County, New York) are American antiques experts, authors, and television hosts. The Keno brothers are identical twins, and - the sons of antique dealers - took an interest in antiques at a young age. Leigh Keno attended Hamilton College, and Leslie Keno attended Williams College, graduating in 1979. The brothers have appeared as furniture appraisers on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow since 1997, have hosted the WGBH series Find! together since 2003, and have been hosts of the internet show Collect This! with the Keno Brothers on MSN`s Tech & Gadgets guide site since 2008.In 2000, the twins co-authored a book on antique furniture with Joan Barzilay Freund, Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture. Leigh opened his own antique dealership in New York City in 1986 and Leslie heads the American furniture and decorative arts division at Sotheby`s. Both were awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2005. In 2008, the brothers joined then-First Lady Laura Bush on a History Channel televised tour of the White House. In 2009 Leigh launched Keno Auctions a full service auction house. In 2010 they created a furniture line called Keno Bros. that is manufactured by Theodore Alexander.