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JD Roberto

JD Roberto
Born
John David Roberto

(1969-10-23) October 23, 1969 (age 55)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
EducationNYU's Tisch School of the Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting), University of British Columbia (Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen)
Occupation(s)Television personality, writer, host, producer
Known forHosting Battle of the Ages, Daily Burn 365, Better, How To Get The Guy, Are You Hot?, Outback Jack, The Alaskan Adventure Challenge, Shark Chasers, American Idol Extra, The Search for the Next Elvira, Reality Remix, Shop 'til You Drop, You Lie Like a Dog, Food Fight, Cut To The Chase, Flamingo Fortune, The Price Is Right Live!, The Pyramid
AwardsTwo-time Emmy nominated

John David "JD" Roberto (born October 23, 1969) is an American television personality, writer, host, and producer.

Biography

Born in White Plains, New York, Roberto went to the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. He also attended the University of British Columbia, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing for Stage and Screen.[1]

Television show hosting

Roberto is host of Battle of the Ages,[2] a family-oriented game show airing on BYUtv. He is also currently the Executive Producer, writer, and host of Daily Burn 365, a live, daily fitness program for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.[3] Prior to DB365, Roberto was the host of Better, a syndicated morning talk show for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award as host of the show.

Roberto hosted the prime time reality TV shows How To Get The Guy[4] and Are You Hot?[5] (ABC), the relationship show Outback Jack[6] (TBS), The Alaskan Adventure Challenge[7] (Discovery Channel), the adventure travel show Shark Chasers[8] (Travel Channel) American Idol Extra,[9] the finale of The Search for the Next Elvira[10] and Reality Remix[11] (Fox Reality Channel). He has also been a recurring guest host of E! News Live.

His game show hosting credits include two seasons of Shop 'til You Drop from 2003 to 2005 (succeeding Pat Finn),[12] You Lie Like a Dog,[13] (Animal Planet), Food Fight[14] (Food Network), Cut To The Chase (TBS) and the Florida State Lottery game show, Flamingo Fortune.[15]

He is one of the hosts of The Price Is Right Live!,[16] a live version of the long-running TV game show presented at the Bally's Casino in Las Vegas. He was a guest announcer on the actual show itself for its 39th season, which premiered September 20, 2010, shortly after previous announcer Rich Fields left the show (who was eventually replaced by George Gray). Roberto is also the announcer of Game Show Network's The Pyramid.[17]

Since September 2015, Roberto has been the host of the online streaming fitness workout show DailyBurn 365 for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017.[18]

Acting

As an actor, Roberto has appeared on All My Children (ABC), Passions (NBC), General Hospital (ABC), The New Adventures of Robin Hood (NBC) and the sitcoms Frasier[19](NBC), Family Matters (ABC) and Step by Step,[19] (ABC). Film appearances include 'Til Night, Strippers,[20] the short film Moment of Silence[21] and Nautilus[22] with Richard Norton

Stage credits in New York and Los Angeles include performances at Theatre for the New City, Soho Rep, PS 122 and the title role in of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the Laguna Playhouse.[23]

Stunt performances

He was a stunt performer in such feature films as Flicka,[24] Charlie's Angels,[25] The Green Hornet, Galaxy Quest,[26] The Mask of Zorro[27] The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and in the web series The Bannen Way.

Roberto received a SAG Award nomination for Best Stunt Ensemble as part of the stunt team on The Amazing Spider-Man.

Writer

Roberto is the author of The Hands On Dad blog and has written for The Huffington Post, The Bump, Parents Magazine, and LA Parent Magazine. Roberto's travel writing has been featured on the World Hum.[28] He has been a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times in the field of love and relationships. His writing has also appeared on the Imperfect Parent web site.[29] In 2011, Roberto's screenplay Heavy Water was named a Top 10 Finalist in the American Zoetrope Screenwriting Competition.

References

  1. ^ Roberto, John David (2010). "Biography". jdroberto.com. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Battle of the Ages".
  3. ^ "Daily Burn Launches Daily Live Fitness Show" (Press release).
  4. ^ "How to Get the Guy Pictures, JD Roberto Photos - Photo Gallery: How to Get the Guy". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  5. ^ "Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People Episodes". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  6. ^ "Outback Jack - JD Roberto's Outback Diary - Episode Eight". Tbs.com. 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  7. ^ "Trail Mix Crunch Alaskan Adventure Challenge Minisodes". Dsc.discovery.com. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  8. ^ Thomas, Pete (2002-01-18). "Cutting to the Chase in Sharks' Lair". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  9. ^ "Select a Channel". Fox Flash. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  10. ^ "The Search for the Next Elvira : Hulu on TWoP - Video, TV Shows, Full Episodes, Movies, Video Clips | TWoP". Televisionwithoutpity.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Fox Reality – News". Foxreality.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  12. ^ "Shop 'til You Drop on Lifetime - Watch Full Shop 'til You Drop Episodes, Read Episode Guides and More". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  13. ^ "Original Comedy Game Show Set to Premiere on Monday, January 31 On Animal Planet. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  14. ^ "Food Fight on Food Network - Watch Full Food Fight Episodes, Read Episode Guides and More". Tvguide.com. 2003-05-17. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  15. ^ "Orlandoans Set To Host Lottery Show". Orlando Sentinel. 1995-10-07. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  16. ^ Arseniuk, Melissa (November 13, 2008). "C'mon down: Vegas 'Price is Right' resembles television namesake". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  17. ^ "News - JD Roberto". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  18. ^ "Meet JD Roberto, Your DailyBurn 365 Host". dailyburn.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  19. ^ a b "J.D. Roberto - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  20. ^ "Strippers (2000)". Ca.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  21. ^ "Moment of Silence". SPIKE. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  22. ^ Nautilus, MTI Home Video, DVD Release January 18, 2000
  23. ^ "Playbill Online".
  24. ^ Flicka, 20th century Fox, DVD Release February 6, 2007
  25. ^ Charlie's Angels, Sony Pictures, DVD release March 27, 2001
  26. ^ Galaxy Quest, Dreamworks Video, DVD Release May 2, 2000
  27. ^ The Mask of Zorro, Sony Pictures, DVD December 1, 1998
  28. ^ "Street Kids in Enzo's World". World Hum. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  29. ^ Strasser, Teresa; Roberto, JD (2006-04-06). "Dr. Phil, you set us up. Obviously". Articles.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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