Hunter March (born April 5, 1991) is an American television host, actor, producer, and comedian best known for his work as the host of Sugar Rush on Netflix,[1] Nightly Pop on E!,[2] and Emogenius on Game Show Network.[3]
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| Born | April 5, 1991 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, television host, producer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Sugar Rush Nightly Pop |
| Relatives | Hal March (grandfather) Candy Toxton (grandmother) |
Early life
editHunter March was born on April 5, 1991.[citation needed] He is the grandson of actress Candy Toxton, and Hal March, former host of the game show The $64,000 Question.[4]
Career
editAwesomenessTV
editMarch joined AwesomenessTV as an intern in 2012,[5] near the inception of the company and was promoted to producer then on-camera host where he became one of the early faces of the company. He has hosted 2,000 episodes of multiple shows for AwesomenessTV[citation needed] and has been the permanent host of the Daily Report for over five years.[citation needed]
In 2015 and 2016, March hosted Top Five Live, AwesomenessTV's larger-budget daily live talk show for Verizon/Go90.[6]
Game show career
editMarch was the host of Emogenius on Game Show Network, which aired from 2017 to 2018.[7][8]
E!'s Nightly Pop
editMarch was also the co-host of the E! late-night show Nightly Pop. The show went on for 650 episodes over the course of four years before being cancelled[9] on August 26, 2022,[10] which concluded its final airing in October.[11]
Netflix's Sugar Rush
editIn July 2018, Netflix premiered its newest culinary competition show Sugar Rush of which March was the host.[12] In the show judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo, along with a special celebrity guest judge that varied between episodes, judge teams of top bakers for a grand prize of $10,000 in each show.[13]
Netflix's Blown Away
editIn early 2023, March signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix's Blown Away,[14] a glassblowing competition series.
Author
editIn 2017, March released TBH: 51 True Story Collabs through Scholastic, a self-help book for teens featuring stories contributed by 24 different major influencers including Rebecca Black, Alex Aiono, and Jenn McAllister. For every book sold, Scholastic is donating a book to the Pajama Program.[15]
References
edit- ^ Gooden, Tai. "Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked". Bustle. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 16, 2018). "E! Sets New Late-Night Pop Culture Show 'Nightly Pop'". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 14, 2017). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hunter March to Host GSN's New Emoji-Solving Game Show Emogenius, 6/7". BWW. May 4, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Meet 12 of the Biggest Young Stars on YouTube". Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Shows on go90 — Talk Show, Fashion/Beauty, Reality Series". VideoInk. May 24, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Premiere Of Game Show Network's 'Emogenius,' Hosted By YouTuber Hunter March, Draws 336,000 Viewers - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 14, 2017). "GSN Renews 'Winsanity' & 'Divided'; Greenlights New Emoji Game Show – Upfronts". Deadline. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ White, Peter (August 26, 2022). "E! Restructure: 'Daily Pop' & 'Nightly Pop' Canceled, Production Teams To Exit As Linear Network Eyes New Nightly Show". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 28, 2022). "Hunter March Jokes About 'Nightly Pop' Cancellation After Undergoing Spine Surgery". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (September 23, 2022). "'Nightly Pop' Ends On E! And Nina Parker, Hunter March & Morgan Stewart Share Emotional Farewell Messages". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Netflix Continues to Take on Food Network With 'Sugar Rush'". ca.style.yahoo.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Sugar Rush is Netflix's latest foray into food television". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 9, 2023). "Hunter March to Host 'Blown Away: Extreme Heat' on Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hunter March To Release Compilation Book About YouTubers' Offscreen Lives - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. February 15, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.