George Gray (television personality)
George Gray | |
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Born | George Edward Gray March 11, 1967 Ballwin, Missouri, U.S. |
Occupation | Game show host, comedian, announcer |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | www |
George Edward Gray (born March 11, 1967) is an American game show host, announcer, and comedian.[1]
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Early life and career
Born in Ballwin, Missouri, Gray attended high school in Tucson, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona,[2] during which time he played drums with local band The Reason Why with his two English buddies Tony Randall and Shane Lamont. After working as a sketch and stand-up comedian, Gray's first television hosting gig was for the Fox Movie Channel doing a show called FXM Friday Nights. He then appeared as co-host of the long-running series Movies For Guys Who Like Movies on TBS.[3]
Hosting career
Gray's first in-studio show was Extreme Gong, an updated version of The Gong Show, on GSN[3] in the late 1990s. He also hosted the first season of the American version of Junkyard Wars, which was nominated for a prime-time Emmy.[3]
Gray was chosen in 2001 by NBC Enterprises to host the daily syndicated American version of the game show The Weakest Link, which aired from 2002-03. TV critic Steve Rogers likened Gray's hosting style to the demeanor of a "class clown", in contrast to the "severe schoolmarm" attitude of original The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson.[4]
After hosting the reality series Todd TV on FX and the GSN special National Lampoon's Greek Games, in late 2004, Gray went on to become the co-host of NBC's $25 Million Dollar Hoax.[3] He hosted ESPN's reality sports competition I'd Do Anything.[5] Beginning in 2006, he hosted the HGTV show What's With That House? (a.k.a. That House),[6] as well as HGTV's Manland and the building competition Summer Showdown.[7]
The Price Is Right
After previously appearing with a group of rotating auditioning announcers, Gray officially became the fourth regular announcer on The Price Is Right on April 18, 2011, succeeding Rich Fields.[8]
On January 15, 2015 Gray fell off of a treadmill he was describing during the show. The video quickly went viral.[9]
References
- ^ Paternie, Patrick C. "George Gray". The Mercury News. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "George Gray-CBS Press Express". CBS Press Express. CBS Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "George Gray - The Price is Right". PriceisRight.com. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Syndicated version of 'The Weakest Link' tweaks its format". Reality TV World. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "ESPN TO DEBUT I'D DO ANYTHING CHANCE TO WIN A SPORTS FANTASY TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 28". ESPN.com. ESPN original Entertainment. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Higgins, Polly. "Television: Stray cat ex-Tucsonan finds home on HGTV". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Huff, Richard. "'Summer Showdown' has Structrual Flaws". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Grosvenor, Carrie. "Carrie Grosvenor The Price is Right Has a New Announcer". About.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ Harding, David. "SEE IT: Announcer for The Price Is Right falls while walking backwards on treadmill during show". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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Preceded by Rich Fields |
Announcer of The Price Is Right 2011–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |